Question

2) Which of the following IQ tests was specifically designed to attempt to overcome ethnic and cultural biases that may exist in other IQ tests?

A) the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale B) the WPPSI-R C) the Raven Progressive Matrices Test D) the Remote Associates Test

3) Luis completes a Wechsler scale and his overall score is 90. What may we conclude about Luis?

A) He has an intellectual disability. B) His IQ is barely within the normal range C) His IQ is in the normal range. D) His IQ is in the gifted range.

4) The controversies surrounding Arthur Jensen and Cyril Burt demonstrate that when it comes to intellectual ability ____.

A) formal education can substantially change IQ scores on all types of intelligence tests B) the lower IQ scores of members of immigrant groups persist for several generations C) the debate over nature versus nurture has political and social implications as well D) there is strong support among psychologists for the concept of eugenics

7) The idea that the larger the family, the less intelligent the later born children will be, is at the core of ____.

A) evolutionary theory B) the two-factor theory of intelligence C) the confluence model D) the Six Arts program

8) What factors other than IQ test scores are considered before classifying someone as having an intellectual disability?

A) level of difficulties in self-care, schoolwork, and social relationships B) the level of intellectual functioning of the parents and siblings C) the socioeconomic level at which the family lives D) physical health and if perception, emotional expression, etc. are within normal limits

9) The building blocks of thinking include all of the following except ___________.

A) Concepts B) Mental Images C) Ideas D) Schemas

11) A weakness of all the factor-analytic theories of intelligence is that they are all based on the assumption that ____.

A) intelligence is a very stable, lifelong characteristic, unaffected by environment B) certain social groups are innately endowed with superior intellectual capacity C) IQ tests really do evaluate potential rather than the amount of knowledge acquired D) intelligence is somehow related to school performance and achievement

12) How has the education of those with intellectual disabilities changed since the 1970s?

A) Many new institutions have been built to house and train individuals with intellectual disabilities. B) Most children with intellectual disabilities are now mainstreamed into regular classes and activities. C) New operant techniques are now used, which can raise IQ up to 20 points. D) New drugs and therapies can actually reverse brain damage so all children can receive the same education.

13) Modern brain-scanning techniques have been used to show that people with intellectual disabilities often have damage to their ____.

A) medulla and reticular formation b) pons and thalamus C)cerebellum and hippocampus D) parietal and temporal lobes

14) Dina scores about 65 on standard IQ tests. She is trained as a cashier, is married, and has a child. What may we conclude about Dina?

A) Most likely her low IQ score is due to emotional difficulties. B) She may be classified as having a moderate intellectual disability. C) Most likely she will need to reside in an institution. D) she is similar to about 85 percent of all individuals with intellectual disabilities.

16) Differential psychology was introduced in the United States by ____ in the form of ____.

A) Charles Darwin; animal research B) Francis Galton; tests of physical ability C) James Cattell; mental tests D) Alfred Binet; achievement tests

19) When we use a problem solving technique that has worked in the past and fail to see that a new approach would be better, the type of bias in our thinking is called ____.

A) confirmation bias B) Hindsight bias C) mental set D) functional fixedness

21) For me when I think grocery store, I think Hannaford's. Hannaford's in this case is a _______________.

A) Schema B) Mental Image C) concept d) prototype

28) College graduates seeking admission to graduate programs often must take the Graduate Record Examination, a test that evaluates their verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills. Scores are used to determine students' potential for graduate level work. For the most part, this is a/an ____ test.

A) Achievement B) aptitude C) intelligence D) Personality

31) A weakness of the anthropometric approach to measuring intelligence was that ____.

A) physical abilities have essentially no relationship to mental abilities B) evolutionary theory cannot account for higher intelligence among humans compared to lower animals C) it was impossible to accurately measure physical abilities such as grip strength and head size D) Americans behaved very differently on these physical tests, compared to the English

32) William Stern developed the idea of the ____ by forming a ratio between mental age and chronological age.

A) intelligence quotient B) deviation IQ C) levels of intellectual disabilities D) aptitude score

35) An ongoing controversy regarding IQ tests is whether they ____.

A) are moderately good predictors of school performance B) contain items that are biased in terms of gender C) are culturally biased against African-Americans and other ethnic minorities d) include items that measure achievement in history and literature

36) The Binet-Simon intelligence test consisted of ____.

A) various verbal, quantitative, and performance tasks B) questions that can be answered by most children at different ages c) a series of visual and word puzzles that must be completed d) questions about history, literature, and mathematics

37) PKU can lead to mental retardation and is caused by ____.

a) a genetic defect that leads to abnormal metabolizing of an amino acid. b) maternal abuse of alcohol or other chemicals during the prenatal period c) prenatal exposure to X-rays that hindered normal cell migration in the brain. d)hypoxia, or lack of oxygen to the brain, during the birth process.

39) ____ is strongly related to fluid intelligence.

a) Academic preparation b) Real-life experiences c) Short-term memory d) Environment

40) Wechsler's concept of a deviation IQ compares a person's intelligence test score with the ____.

a) midpoint between the scores of the intellectually disabled and the gifted b)  mean score of his or her age peers c) average scores of children and adolescents d) median scores of those with very low verbal ability

42) We can improve our thinking and be less biased by ______________.

a) being creative b) using divergent thinking c) using critical thinking d) all of the above.

44) Most people with an intellectual disability ____.

a) will remain in institutions for their entire lives, being cared for by other people b) can take care of themselves but are unable to hold a job or have significant social relationships c) are unable to speak d) are able to care for themselves, hold responsible jobs, and have meaningful social relationships

45) A distinguishing feature of the Wechsler scales is a report that contains ____.

a) specific recommendations for increasing intelligence scores b) a measure of how much the score was affected by cultural bias c) measures of both aptitude and achievement d) verbal, performance, and overall IQ scores

49) What was the nature of the controversy that surrounded psychologist Arthur Jensen?

a) He favored a reduction in funding for Project Head Start. b) He believed that Asian-Americans were intellectually superior to European Americans. c) He believed that observed IQ score differences between racial groups were due to genetic factors. d) He attempted to revive a program of eugenics.

Answer 1

• ANSWER-the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale was specifically designed to attempt to overcome ethnic and cultural biases that may exist in other IQ tests.It included a non-verbal performance scale meant for overcoming biases because of language,culture and education
• ANSWER-His IQ is in the normal range.A score of 90 indicates average intelligence.
• ANSWER-The controversies surrounding Arthur Jensen and Cyril Burt demonstrate that when it comes to intellectual ability the debate over nature versus nurture has political and social implications as well
• ANSWER-The idea that the larger the family, the less intelligent the later born children will be, is at the core of the confluence model.According to this model,average intelligence tends to decline,as the size of family increases.Intelligence tends to decline in birth order as well.
• ANSWER-The building blocks of thinking include all of the following except ideas. Language, images, and concepts are the 3 important blocks of thinking.
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