Question 1

When we refer to someone\'s intelligence quotient as if it were fixed and objectively real trait such as height, we commit a reasoning error called

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reification

Question 2

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to dapt to new situations is known as

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intelligence

Question 3

The sort of problem solving that demonstrates \"school smarts\" is what researchers have historically assessed in their tests of

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intelligence

Question 4

Those who emphasize the importance of the g factor would be most likely to encourage

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quantifying intelligence with a single numerical score

Question 5

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related test items that seem to tap a common ability is called

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factor analysis

Question 6

Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

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differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals

Question 7

A person who demonstrates an exceptional specific mental skill while otherwise remaining very limited in intellectual capacity is said to show signs of

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savant syndrome

Question 8

Psychological tests show that 18-year-old Isaiah has an intelligence score of 65. Nevertheless, Isaiah can, with a few seconds of mental calculation, accurately tell the day of the week on which Christmas falls for any year in this century. It would be fair to conclude that

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Isaiah is a person with savant syndrome

Question 9

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

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extrinsic motivation

Question 10

Emotional intelligence is a critical component of

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creativity

Question 11

Environmental stimulation during childhood often contributes to the development of intelligence by altering the circuitry of the brain. This alteration illustrates

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neural plasticity

Question 12

Encouraging those of high intellectual ability to mate with one another was of most interest to

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Alfred Binet

Question 13

The French government commissioned Binet to develop an intelligence test that would

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demonstrate the innate intellectual superiority of western European races

Question 14

Binet used the term mental age to refer to

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the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of intelligence test performance

Question 15

A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 8-year-old was said to ahve an IQ of

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133

Question 16

A survey of the history of intelligence testing reinforces the important lesson that

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although science strives for objectivity, scientists can be influenced by their personal biases

Question 17

Aptitude tests are specifically designed to

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predict ability to learn a new skill

Question 18

Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer. This is an example of an _______ test.

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aptitude

Question 19

When a person\'s test performance can be compared with that ofa representative and pretested sample of people, the test is said to be

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standardized

Question 20

A bell-shaped curve that characterizes a large sample of intelligence test scores is a graphic representation of a

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normal distribution

Question 21

The widespread improvement in intelligence test performance during the past century is called

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the Flynn effect

Question 22

The Flynn effect best illustrates that the process of intelligence testing requires up-to-date

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standardization samples

Question 23

A test is reliable if it

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yields dependably consistent scores

Question 24

Dr. Bronfman has administered her new 100-item test of abstract reasoning to a large sample of students. She is presently comparing their scores on the odd-numbered questions with those on the even-numbered questions in an effort to

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determine the test\'s reliability

Question 25

After learning about his low score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Gunter complained, \'I don\'t believe that test is a measure of intelligence at all.\" Gunter\'s statement is equivalent to saying that the WAIS lacks

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validity

Question 26

A condition involving mental retardation caused by an extra chromosome in one\'s genetic makeup is known as

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Down syndrome

Question 27

Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to

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be academically successful

Question 28

Research on the determinants of intelligence indicates that

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both genes and environment have some influences on intelligence scores

Question 29

The impact of early environmental influences on intelligence is most apparent among young children who experience

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savant syndrome

Question 30

On which of the following tasks are males most likely to outperform females?

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mentally rotating three-dimensional objects

Question 31

Intelligence tests are most likely to considered culturally biased in terms of their

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content validity

Question 32

Self-fulfilling expectations are most likely to be triggered by

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stereotype threat

Question 33

Blacks have been found to score lower on tests of verbal aptitude when tested by Whites than when tested by Blacks. This best illustrates the impact of

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stereotype threat

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