Question 1

The ____________ are subset indices in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) that do not place emphasis on how quickly an individual can solve a problem.

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A)  Working Memory and Cognitive Proficiency
B)  Working Memory and Perceptual Speed
C)  Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning
D)  Digit Span and ArithmeticE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Research into "brain-training" programs has shown that

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A)  the games have a positive and lasting effect on general intelligence.
B)  the games rarely have an effect on real-world skills,outside of the laboratory.
C)  brain-training games have a positive impact multiple types of intelligence.
D)  the games have absolutely no effect on any type of skill or task.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

According to Robert Sternberg,____________ refers to the ability to come up with new ways of solving problems.

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A)  analytical intelligence
B)  creative intelligence
C)  practical intelligence
D)  artistic intelligenceE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) provides a Full Scale IQ measurement,but also breaks intelligence into which two indices?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Ability and Cognitive Proficiency
B)  Working Memory and Perceptual Speed
C)  Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning
D)  Vocabulary and ArithmeticE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the relationship between a person's brain size,and his or her intelligence?

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A)  There is no relationship between brain size and intelligence.
B)  Brain size is somewhat correlated with intelligence,but the relationship is complicated.
C)  Not surprisingly,large brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.
D)  Surprisingly,small brain size is a consistent predictor of high intellectual ability.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Anthropometrics refers to the

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A)  measurement of physical and mental variation in people.
B)  cultural and environmental influences on people's behaviour.
C)  tests used to measure Gardner's multiple intelligences.
D)  calculation of an individual's mental age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Binet and Simon's test was developed as a way to measure____________,but was adapted by others into a measure of ________________.

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A)  academic achievement;innate intelligence
B)  innate intelligence;academic achievement
C)  chronological age;mental age
D)  mental age;chronological ageE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Mikom is a First Nations student and is about to write his MCAT for entrance into medical school.Mikom is very worried about his performance on the test because he has repeatedly head that First Nations individuals tend to do poorly on standardized tests.What concept is being represented in this example?

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A)  between-group heritability
B)  confirmation bias
C)  stereotype threat
D)  test biasE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

When researchers compare the distribution of IQ scores for males to the one for females,which of the following differences is most consistently found?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mean score for the male distribution is greater than the one for the females.
B)  The mean score for the female distribution is greater than the one for the males.
C)  The variability among males is greater than it is among females.
D)  The variability among females is greater than it is among males.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The "Flynn effect" refers to

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A)  the finding that IQ scores are positively correlated with nutrition.
B)  the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over time.
C)  the finding that IQ scores have steadily decreased over time.
D)  the finding that IQ scores are negatively correlated with education levels.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Ms.Umar is an elementary school teacher.She tries to match her teaching style to the way in which each student seems to learn best.For example,she believes some of her students learn best when she illustrates ideas on the board,while other students appear to learn best when they perform hands-on actives.Ms.Umar likely believes in the idea of

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence.
B)  triarchic intelligence.
C)  fluid intelligence.
D)  learning styles.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In general,studies examining the correlations between intelligence scores for different family members indicate that __________________ is the greatest determinant for shared intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  education
B)  shared experience
C)  biological relatedness
D)  shared environmentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is a younger adult most likely to do better than a healthy older adult?

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A)  naming the capitals of provinces
B)  solving a geometric puzzle
C)  defining vocabulary words
D)  calculating the area of a circle from the length of the radiusE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of these is one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural
B)  active
C)  creative
D)  naturalistE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Neebin can list all of the Canadian Prime Ministers,beginning with Sir John A MacDonald.Which type of intelligence is she relying most on?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic
B)  fluid
C)  crystallized
D)  staticE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity,which of the following pair-comparisons should show the same correlation in IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  fraternal twins and biological siblings
B)  identical twins and fraternal twins
C)  identical twins and parents-children
D)  adopted twins and biological siblingsE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A higher "g" is correlated with higher divorce rates.
B)  A lower "g" is correlated with higher incarceration rates.
C)  A higher "g" is correlated with lower poverty rates.
D)  A higher "g" is correlated with more efficient neural conduction.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Adira has an IQ score that is much lower than average and has been diagnosed as having a form of autism.Despite her disabilities,Adira can perform incredible feats of mental arithmetic,including finding the square root of five-digit numbers without a calculator or paper and pencil! Adira would be classified as a

Accepted Answer

A)  kinetic learner.
B)  crystallized thinker.
C)  fluid thinker.
D)  savant.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

________ devised a simple formula for calculating an index of intelligence,or intelligence quotient (IQ) .

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler
B)  Francis Galton
C)  Lewis Terman
D)  Charles SpearmanE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

__________ drugs are substances are believed to beneficially affect intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  N-back
B)  Brain-training
C)  Transgenic
D)  NootropicE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between a person's brain size,and his or her intelligence?

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________ devised a simple formula for calculating an index of intelligence,or intelligence quotient (IQ) .

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When researchers compare the distribution of IQ scores for males to the one for females,which of the following differences is most consistently found?

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According to Robert Sternberg,____________ refers to the ability to come up with new ways of solving problems.

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The ____________ are subset indices in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) that do not place emphasis on how quickly an individual can solve a problem.

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__________ drugs are substances are believed to beneficially affect intelligence.

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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) provides a Full Scale IQ measurement,but also breaks intelligence into which two indices?

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If intelligence is determined primarily by heredity,which of the following pair-comparisons should show the same correlation in IQ scores?

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Which of the following is a younger adult most likely to do better than a healthy older adult?

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Which of these is one of Gardner's multiple intelligences?

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