Question 1

Of these pairs of ages, the correlation between IQ score at one age and IQ score at the later age is HIGHEST for which pair?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 years and 5 years
B)  7 years and 9 years
C)  5 years and 10 years
D)  8 years and 9 years

Question 2

Which statement about the Carolina Abecedarian Project is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The project was small in scale and aimed at providing a positive preschool experience for 3- and 4-year-old children.
B)  The project concentrated on children who were only slightly at risk for developmental problems, such as those in moderate levels of poverty.
C)  The project focused only on the participating child rather than on the entire family.
D)  The project demonstrated that it is possible to design interventions that have lasting effects on the intellectual development of poor children.

Question 3

The acquisition of phonological recoding skills would enable a learner to

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A)  understand that the word at has both the /a/ sound and the /t/ sound.
B)  fluently read the sentence "See the cat."
C)  sound out the word cat.
D)  learn about the features of a cat from a sentence he or she reads about cats.

Question 4

Numerical magnitude representations are NOT required for

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A)  comprehending that 10 represents more of something than does 8.
B)  knowing whether 6 or 9 indicates a greater number of objects.
C)  correctly estimating where 700 is on a number line from 1 to 1000.
D)  understanding that the written word three represents three objects.

Question 5

Sternberg's theory of intelligence views traditional theories of intelligence as

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A)  too narrow.
B)  not capable of being properly measured.
C)  including an insufficient number of intelligences.
D)  including only observable behaviours.

Question 6

Which test is a commonly used measure of the quality of the family environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simon-Binet
B)  WISC
C)  HOME
D)  QFE

Question 7

Which statement is an example of an active effect of the genotype on a child's scientific understanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sally is interested in science, so she joins the science club at school.
B)  Gabriel loves to go to the science museum, so his parents take him often.
C)  Charlotte is curious about scientific phenomena, so her parents explain many scientific phenomena to her.
D)  Blake's parents love to read about science, so they have many science books and magazines in their home.

Question 8

Which statement is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attending school makes children smarter.
B)  Intelligence differences amongst elementary school children can best be explained by age differences.
C)  Minimal cognitive skills are measured in IQ tests.
D)  Education increases general intelligence.

Question 9

The historical rise in IQ scores may reflect increased societal emphasis on abstract problem solving and reasoning. Which statement would support this view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scores on tests of fluid intelligence have increased almost twice as much compared to tests of other forms of intelligence.
B)  Scores on tests of mathematical reasoning have increased almost twice as much compared to tests of other forms of intelligence.
C)  Scores on tests of crystalized intelligence have increased almost twice as much compared to tests of other forms of intelligence.
D)  Scores on tests of general intelligence have increased almost twice as much compared to tests of other forms of intelligence.

Question 10

Thurstone's primary mental abilities do NOT include

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal meaning.
B)  picture completion.
C)  spatial visualization.
D)  rote memory.

Question 11

A school principal who is interested in the impact of schooling on children's IQ scores needs to acquire evidence for the relationship between schooling and intelligence. Write a brief review of the relevant research on the topic.

Accepted Answer

Attending school makes children smarter....

Question 12

A composer is MOST likely to have a high level of _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic
B)  logical-mathematical
C)  spatial
D)  musical

Question 13

Kayla is a ballerina. She is MOST likely to have high levels of _____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic
B)  bodily-kinesthetic
C)  intrapersonal
D)  interpersonal

Question 14

Which word is a child LEAST likely to use visually based retrieval to read?

Accepted Answer

A)  cat
B)  mommy
C)  grandma
D)  boy

Question 15

What is an IQ? Describe how IQ scores are computed. Why are IQ scores calculated in this manner? What is the advantage to this method of computation?

Accepted Answer

IQ is an abbreviation for intelligence q...

Question 16

Proceeding directly from the visual form of a word to its meaning is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  phonological recoding.
B)  phonemic awareness.
C)  strategy-choice process.
D)  visually based retrieval.

Question 17

_____ effects of the genotype emerge through children influencing other people's behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive
B)  Evocative
C)  Interactive
D)  Active

Question 18

Sandra Scarr has proposed three processes by which an individual's genes are associated with the type of environment he or she encounters. The _____ process proposed by Scarr is NOT relevant for children who are adopted outside their biological family.

Accepted Answer

A)  active
B)  passive
C)  evocative
D)  inductive

Question 19

Practical intelligence refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to draw inferences and understand relations between concepts not encountered previously.
B)  the part of intelligence that is common to all intellectual tasks.
C)  factual knowledge about the world.
D)  mental abilities important for success in many situations and not measured on intelligence tests.

Question 20

Intelligence tests are BEST used with children who are at least _____ old.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months
B)  5 years
C)  2 years
D)  10 years

Exam 8: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Which test is a commonly used measure of the quality of the family environment?

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Which word is a child LEAST likely to use visually based retrieval to read?

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A school principal who is interested in the impact of schooling on children's IQ scores needs to acquire evidence for the relationship between schooling and intelligence. Write a brief review of the relevant research on the topic.

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The acquisition of phonological recoding skills would enable a learner to

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Which statement is TRUE?

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Practical intelligence refers to

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Proceeding directly from the visual form of a word to its meaning is referred to as

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Intelligence tests are BEST used with children who are at least _____ old.

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Which statement about the Carolina Abecedarian Project is TRUE?

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Numerical magnitude representations are NOT required for

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The historical rise in IQ scores may reflect increased societal emphasis on abstract problem solving and reasoning. Which statement would support this view?

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Sternberg's theory of intelligence views traditional theories of intelligence as

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Which statement is an example of an active effect of the genotype on a child's scientific understanding?

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Thurstone's primary mental abilities do NOT include

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_____ effects of the genotype emerge through children influencing other people's behaviours.

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Sandra Scarr has proposed three processes by which an individual's genes are associated with the type of environment he or she encounters. The _____ process proposed by Scarr is NOT relevant for children who are adopted outside their biological family.

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Of these pairs of ages, the correlation between IQ score at one age and IQ score at the later age is HIGHEST for which pair?

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What is an IQ? Describe how IQ scores are computed. Why are IQ scores calculated in this manner? What is the advantage to this method of computation?

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Kayla is a ballerina. She is MOST likely to have high levels of _____ intelligence.

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A composer is MOST likely to have a high level of _____ intelligence.

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