Module 37
Charles Spearman's "g" refers to what?
general intelligence
If approached on the street by a stranger and asked to make a guess about their IQ score, your best guess would be which of the following?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 125
E. 150
C. 100
People are said to have an intellectual disability if they have difficulty adapting to the demands of independent living and have an IQ score of ______ or below.
70
What term is used to describe the proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes?
heritability
What is the term used to describe a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype?
stereotype threat
Howard Gardner found evidence of multiple intelligences in individuals who scored low on intelligence but had an area of exceptional ability -- for example, to make complex calculations. Those people likely have what condition?
savant syndrome
If a test yeilds consistent results upon retesting, it can be said to have a high degree of what?
reliability
What is the name for a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21?
Down Syndrome (also known as Down's Syndrome)
Who proposed that believing intelligence is changeable, not fixed, fosters a growth mindset?
Carol Dweck
Which gender outperforms the other in spelling and verbal fluency?
Females outperform males
Who proposed the triarchic theory of intelligence?
Robert Sternberg
The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's chronological age to their what?
mental age
What type of intelligence refers to our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills and tends to increase with age?
crystallized intelligence
If environments become more qual, the heritability of intelligence will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. be unchanged
A. increase
Which of the following is true of boys compared with girls?
A. Boys have a higher average intelligence score.
B. Boys are better spellers than girls.
C. Boys are better at detecting emotions.
D. Boys are more verbally fluent.
E. Boys are more likely to be represented among those scoring extremely lwo as well as those scoring extremely high on tests of mental abilities.
E. Boys are more likely to be represented among those scoring extremely lwo as well as those scoring extremely high on tests of mental abilities.
What are the four components of emotional intelligence?
1. perceiving emotions
2. understanding emotions
3. managing emotions
4. using emotions
Students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in their first year of college. This helps establish that these exams have
A. standard validity
B. split-half reliability
C. content validity
D. predictive validity
E. test-retest reliability
D. predictive validity
Hal scored an 89 on an intelligence test when he was 16. Now, at age 56, he is interested in what his score would be as an adult. The score he is most likely to earn on the new test would be which of the following?
A. 49
B. 70
C. 92
D. 129
E. 140
C. 92
There is a greater correlation between the IQ scores of identical twins raised together than for fraternal twins raised together. What conclusion can be drawn from this data?
A. There is no significant hereditary contribution to intelligence.
B. There is no significant environmental contribution to intelligence.
C. There is no significant genetic or environmental effect on intelligence.
D. There is a genetic effect on intelligence.
E. There is an environmental effect on intelligence.
D. There is a genetic effect on intelligence.
According to most experts, intelligence tests are not biased because
A. the average scores for various racial and ethnic groups do not differ by much.
B. the tests do a pretty good job of predicting what they are supposed to predict.
C. cultural background has little influence on test scores.
D. scores on the test are not very stable even when you don't consider race.
E. scores are increasing for almost all groups because of the Flynn effect.
B. the tests do a pretty good job of predicting what they are supposed to predict.
Who developed the theory of intelligence which proposed that our abilities are best classified into eight or nine independent intelligences, which include a broad range of skills beyond traditional school smarts?
Howard Gardner
If the scores on an intelligence test form a normal curve with a standard deviation of 15, 68% of people will have scores that fall between what two numbers?
85 and 115
What type of research study compares people of different ages at the same point in time?
cross-sectional study
Researchers studying the effects of genes on intelligence have found that
A. intelligence is affected by many genes working together.
B. there is a gene that is involve din the intelligence of men but not women.
C. there is a gene that is involved in the intelligence of women but not men.
D. a single gene is involved in the intelligence of both men and women.
E. there is no evidence that genes play a role in intelligence.
A. intelligence is affected by many genes working together.
Which of the following provides the best evidence that race is more of a social construct than a biological category?
A. People of varying ancestry may categorize themselves as having the same race.
B. Scores on tests of mental abilities vary by race.
C. Behavior traits are associated with race.
D. Skin cancer rates vary by race.
E. The incidence of high blood pressure varies by race.
A. People of varying ancestry may categorize themselves as having the same race.