Chapter 9: Intelligence
Settings
.
- 1.The science of measuring mental capacities and processes is known as:
- A.
Psychophysics
- B.
Psychoanalysis
- C.
Psychometrics
- D.
Psychometry
- 2.Who was the discoverer of the general intelligence factor, g?
- A.
John Watson
- B.
Alfred Binet
- C.
Sir Francis Galton
- D.
Charles Spearman
- 3.When her mother had her tested, 5-year-old Emily scored the mental age of a 6-yearold. Her ratio IQ is approximately:
- A.
85
- B.
95
- C.
110
- D.
120
- 4.
- A.
Ratio IQ is most often used to describe the intelligence of children
- B.
Deviation IQ is most often used to describe the intelligence of adults
- C.
Ratio IQ is most often used to describe the intelligence of adults
- D.
Both have an average score of 100
- 5.The first intelligence test was created to:
- A.
Identify children who were early
- B.
Identify children who needed to wait a year before starting first grade
- C.
Identify children who qualified for programs for the gifted and talented
- D.
Identify children who needed remedial educational programs
- 6.The two-factor theory of intelligence is important because it suggests that:
- A.
Individuals can be tested for their two primary abilities
- B.
A primary intelligence area can be matched with one at the other end of the cognitive spectrum
- C.
Both heredity and environment play a role in intelligence testing
- D.
Intelligence is not a single, general ability
- 7.A savant typically has a _______________intelligence than a prodigy.
- A.
Higher
- B.
Lower
- C.
Much higher
- D.
More variable
- 8.Bryan and Sam are 8-year-old brothers who are genetic copies of each other. They are:
- A.
Monozygotic twins
- B.
Dizygotic twins
- C.
Fraternal twins
- D.
Maternal twins
- 9.
- A.
Remained steady
- B.
Steadily decreased
- C.
Increased dramatically
- D.
Steadily increased
- 10.Which of the following could not be predicted by intelligence scores collected in the 1932 Scottish study?
- A.
Death in WWII
- B.
Death from lung cancer
- C.
Heart disease
- D.
Psychiatric illness
- 11.Which of the following is not difficult to measure?
- A.
Response times
- B.
Wisdom
- C.
Emotional intelligence
- D.
Creativity
- 12.
- A.
Monozygotic twins
- B.
Dizygotic twins
- C.
Identical twins
- D.
Supernal twins
- 13.The heritability factor among wealthy children is .72; the heritability factor among poor children is:
- A.
Similar
- B.
Slightly lower
- C.
Substantially lower
- D.
Slightly higher
- 14.Siblings raised in the same household have a(n):
- A.
Similar intelligence level
- B.
Dissimilar intelligence level
- C.
Nonshared environment
- D.
Shared environment
- 15.
- A.
Intelligence is influenced by environment
- B.
Intelligence is influenced by genes
- C.
Average IQ score is 100
- D.
Average IQ score is 100
- 16.On tests that measure such items as vocabulary, general information, and verbal reasoning, people show from age 18 to age 70:
- A.
Very little change
- B.
A steady decline
- C.
A slight improvement
- D.
A dramatic decline
- 17.Ratio IQ scores produce a normal curve that is shaped like a(n):
- A.
Rectangle
- B.
Inverted bell
- C.
Bell
- D.
Square
- 18.When IQ scores are mapped on a bell curve, the average score is:
- A.
90
- B.
100
- C.
110
- D.
120
- 19.
- A.
Achievement test
- B.
Spatial memory test
- C.
Intelligence test
- D.
Vocabulary test
- 20.The statistical test that Charles Spearman used in developing his two-factor theory of intelligence was:
- A.
The chi square
- B.
The test of mean differences
- C.
The analysis of determinants
- D.
Factor analysis
Back to top