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1
What is one limitation of Galton's research?
A)He only researched people raised in poverty.
B)He focused on computational and numerical skills.
C)He only conducted research on women and minorities.
D)He missed the implications that being raised in a privileged environment has for IQ.
2
Why is Stern's traditional concept of IQ, which incorporates mental age and chronological age, no longer used?
A)It is not very useful for assessing the intelligence of children.
B)It has poor reliability.
C)It is not very useful for assessing the intelligence of adults.
D)It is difficult to calculate.
3
To study intelligence, psychologists have relied primarily upon 2 approaches, the ___________approach and the _________________approach.
A)psychometric; cognitive processes
B)psychodynamic; cognitive processes
C)problem-solving; hierarchical
D)psychometric; problem-solving
4
The ‘g’ factor can best be described as
A)an unusual intellectual ability.
B)the core of intelligence.
C)the level of intellectual giftedness one possesses.
D)an intellectual ability that does not vary among individuals.
5
The ability to retrieve and use previously learned information and which forms the basis for expertise is known as ___________ intelligence.
A)fluid
B)crystallised
C)emotional
D)expert
6
Your ability to reason abstractly and think logically so that you can solve new problems depends largely on your _____________ intelligence.
A)fluid
B)crystallised
C)practical
D)adaptive
7
The three main components of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence include
A)practical components, performance components and knowledge acquisition components.
B)metacomponents, performance components and knowledge acquisition components.
C)analytical components, metacomponents and knowledge acquisition components.
D)metacomponents, mesocomponents and microcomponents.
8
Which of the following theorists developed a theory of intelligence with eight distinct varieties of adaptive abilities?
A)Howard Gardner
B)Peter Salovey
C)John Mayer
D)John B. Carroll
9
Thomas recently took a test designed to measure how much he has learned at school. Which kind of test is Thomas most likely to have taken?
A)An intelligence test
B)An aptitude test
C)An achievement test
D)A knowledge acquisition test
10
______________ describes how well a test measures what it is designed to measure, whereas __________ refers to the consistency of measurement.
A)Standardisation; reliability
B)Internal consistency; validity
C)Test-retest reliability; validity
D)Validity; reliability
11
Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between genetics and intelligence is true?
A)The more genes people have in common, the more similar their IQs tend to be.
B)Researchers suggest that there is an ‘intelligence gene’.
C)Genetics plays a very small role in intelligence.
D)Genetics explains the vast majority of one's intellectual abilities.
12
The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) measures emotional intelligence on which of the following domains?
A)perceiving emotions; using emotions to facilitate thought; understanding emotions; managing emotions
B)perceiving emotions; emotional coping; understanding emotions; managing emotions
C)perceiving emotions; emotional suppression; understanding emotions; emotional coping
D)emotional coping; using emotions to facilitate thought; understanding emotions; managing emotions
13
Which of the following statements best describes the Flynn effect?
A)It is the opposite of the rising curve phenomenon.
B)Women perform better on tests of perceptual speed.
C)IQs in the West are falling every decade.
D)IQs in the West are increasing every decade.
14
Which of the following statements concerning sex differences in cognitive abilities is true?
A)Men perform better on tests of perceptual speed.
B)The cognitive abilities performance distributions of men and women overlap considerably.
C)Women are more accurate in target directed skills.
D)Sex differences in cognitive abilities are caused solely by environmental factors.
15
What does mainstreaming refer to?
A)Educating children with learning disabilities in separate schools from regular education children
B)Educating children with learning disabilities in the same schools as regular education children
C)Educating children with learning disabilities on a one to one basis
D)Home schooling children with learning disabilities







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