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If you obtained a high score on a test that measured basic powers of reasoning and problem solving where all the facts were supplied to you during the test,this would indicate that you have high ____intelligence.


A) crystallized
B) meta
C) fluid
D) verbal

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If the scores for the computer-administered Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) correlate highly with first-year college grade-point average,then the computer versions of the test would be said to have good ____.


A) predictive validity
B) construct validity
C) test-retest reliability
D) split-half reliability

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When Yanping entered college,she was unsure about which major to choose.She took a vocational interest test that indicated that she was highly analytic and should choose a math-based major.This spring she will graduate with honors with a mechanical engineering degree.The test Yanping took appears to have good ____validity.


A) content
B) split-half
C) predictive
D) concurrent

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The early days of IQ tests contained many misconceptions and abuses.Describe some of the errors and misuses of IQ tests during the early 1900s.

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Dr.Hans Zarkoffis testing groups of teenagers and senior citizens on their ability to imagine the rotation of objects in space.He finds that the teenagers perform much better than the seniors.Dr.Zarkoffinitially suspects that his results are due to the declining mental ability of the senior group,but then realizes that the teenagers have had more experience with video games.This is an example of a____effect.


A) cohort
B) mortality
C) history
D) testing

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Vlade is experiencing test anxiety during his psychology exam.His symptoms are least likely to include ____.


A) heart palpitations
B) sweating
C) negative thoughts about failing the exam
D) unconsciousness

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Sierra is diagnosed as being intellectually disabled.She can manage most of her personal needs,has a job shredding paper documents,and knows which bus line to take to her job.However,Sierra needs help with managing money,scheduling doctor's appointments,and communicating with her boss.Sierra would be classified as having a____ intellectual disability.


A) mild
B) moderate
C) severe
D) profound

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Meredith was in a Head Start program as a child.What was the most likely result?


A) Her IQ score was raised dramatically the first year and continued to rise more slowly through high school.
B) Her attitude toward school, her health, and academic skills improved.
C) She received training in how to cope with academic stressors and consequently had less anxiety associated with school.
D) There was probably no measurable result; enrichment programs seem not to be able to compensate for early deprivation.

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Murray is studying the effects of heredity and environment on IQ test scores.He thinks that heredity is the most important factor in determining IQ.Which finding would support his argument most strongly?


A) Identical twins reared together tend to have similar IQ scores.
B) Identical twins reared apart tend to have similar IQ scores.
C) Siblings reared together tend to have similar IQ scores.
D) Unrelated children reared together tend to have similar IQ scores.

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Which of the following is not an accurate finding about Head Start programs?


A) IQ gains persist several years after children leave Head Start.
B) Head Start students are less likely to be held back a grade later in their school careers.
C) Head Start has benefited children's health.
D) Children's academic skills and motivation increase in Head Start programs.

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As people over sixty-five years old grow older,their crystallized intelligence will ____and their fluid intelligence will ____.


A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease

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Lewis Terman and the other psychologists who adopted IQ tests for use in the United States in the early 1900s believed that intelligence is ____.


A) solely influenced by the environment
B) fixed and inherited
C) influenced by the reaction range
D) nonexistent

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Fiona and Michael are discussing how best to measure intelligence.Fiona says that while she acknowledges that traditional IQ tests are useful,it is important to also include questions that measure how well people can adapt to new situations and their ability to create something new,along with how well people can apply their intelligence to everyday problems.Michael disagrees and says that only traditional IQ tests should be used because intelligence is one general trait,the g factor.Fiona is an advocate for the ____theory,and Michael is an advocate for the ____theory.


A) psychometric; triarchic
B) triarchic; psychometric
C) psychometric; information-processing
D) triarchic; multiple intelligences

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Nora is conducting research on emotional intelligence.In designing her study,Nora plans to follow several cohorts across a ten-year time span.She will select individuals initially from four agegroups: ten-year-olds,twenty-year-olds,thirty-year-olds,and forty-year-olds.She will follow these cohorts over ten years and gather qualitative and quantitative data.Nora's study is known as a ____.


A) cross-sequential with resampling study
B) cross-sectional study
C) longitudinal study
D) correlational research project

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Mild cases of intellectual disability that have no obvious genetic or environmental cause are referred to as ____.


A) Down syndrome
B) psychosocial intellectual disability
C) fragile X syndrome
D) Williams syndrome

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Dr.Mensa is creating a study of intelligence and would like to develop a cross-sequential with resampling design.The main feature of this design is ____.


A) the combination of both cross-sectional and longitudinal methods
B) the use of both g and s dimensions of intelligence
C) a focus on the products and processes of intelligence
D) utilizing both aptitude and achievement measures

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Which problem is still an issue with modern IQ tests?


A) They fail to assess aspects of intelligence that are related to abstract reasoning or verbal comprehension.
B) They do not predict success on the job or in academic settings.
C) They draw many test items from the vocabulary and experiences of the dominant middle-class culture.
D) They do not define and document their measures of intelligence.

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Based on research studies of college students,what percentage of the students taking this exam could be expected to be suffering from some test anxiety?


A) 2 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 90 percent

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Pauline scores low on the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) .However,she works as a Girl Scout leader and is capable of finding her way out of the woods whenever her troop gets lost.Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would say that Pauline probably has ____intelligence.


A) practical
B) interpersonal
C) logical-mathematical
D) creative

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Sunyoung is a psychologist who is studying how well people perform on a dichotic listening task.She hypothesizes that more intelligent people will perform better on this task because they are able to mobilize and distribute their attention more readily.Sunyoung probably takes a(n) ____approach to intelligence.


A) information-processing
B) psychometric
C) divergent thinking
D) hereditary

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