Question 1

Mr. Nanchet supervises a Future Business Leaders of America club and admits only those who score in the top 15 percent on an intelligence test because he feels that these students have the most potential to have long, successful business careers. This use of an intelligence test is

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A)   appropriate because those with high scores are more likely to succeed in their future careers.
B)   inappropriate because high scores are only moderately correlated with future job prestige and work performance.
C)   appropriate because the careers of those with lower scores will not benefit from the additional education and experience this type of club will offer.
D)   inappropriate because the test predicts that those who scored in the higher 50 percent will outperform those who scored in the lower 50 percent in their future careers.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Who proposed the triarchic theory of intelligence?

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A)   Robert Sternberg
B)   David Wechsler
C)   Alfred Binet
D)   William SternE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What was the original numerical formula of an intelligence quotient?

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A)   chronological age divided by mental age multiplied by 100
B)   mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100
C)   chronological age multiplied by 100
D)   mental age divided by chronological ageE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

According to Winner, which of the following is NOT a characterizing criterion for gifted children?

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A)   mastering a capacity or skill earlier than their age peers
B)   craving high-level explicit instruction
C)   needing minimal help from adults in learning
D)   faster information processingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a component of the definition of intellectual disability?

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A)   demonstrates a consistent lack of empathy
B)   IQ score of 70 or below
C)   deficits in adaptive behavior to everyday demands
D)   appearance of characteristics before the age of 18E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

According to Nathan Brody, abstract reasoning, the capacity to acquire knowledge, and problem-solving ability constitute

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A)   specific intellectual abilities.
B)   general intelligence.
C)   emotional intelligence.
D)   nonverbal intelligence.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following would typically not be considered in the development of a culturally fair test?

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A)   ethnic background
B)   socioeconomic status
C)   family structure
D)   language differencesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following factors contributes the MOST to a person's level of wisdom?

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A)   age
B)   intelligence
C)   experiences with difficult life problems and having wisdom-enhancing mentors
D)   efforts in seeking personal happinessE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Brain imaging studies show that which part of the brain is MOST linked with higher intelligence?

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A)   frontal and parietal lobes
B)   temporal lobe
C)   frontal and occipital lobes
D)   temporal and parietal lobesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Who coined the term "intelligence quotient"?

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A)   Alfred Binet
B)   Robert Sternberg
C)   William Stern
D)   David WechslerE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about intelligence is NOT correct according to some experts?

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A)   Intelligence is the ability to solve problems.
B)   Intelligence includes creativity and interpersonal skills.
C)   Intelligence is the capacity to adapt and learn from experience.
D)   Intelligence can be measured directly, similar to measuring height or age.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Critics of emotional intelligence argue that

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A)   it broadens the concept of intelligence too widely.
B)   it can't be assessed and researched.
C)   it favors girls and women.
D)   emotion is already included in Gardner's multiple intelligence theory.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following conclusions was drawn from the Flynn effect study?

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A)   Heredity plays slightly more of a role than environment in the overall rise in global intelligence.
B)   The overall rise in intelligence helps to support the theory of multiple intelligences.
C)   The measured increases in intelligence could not be due to heredity.
D)   The measured increases in intelligence could not be due to environmental influences.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Who proposed that practical know-how should be considered part of intelligence?

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A)   Robert Sternberg
B)   Alfred Binet
C)   David Weschsler
D)   Lev VygotskyE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and to come up with unique solutions to problems is called

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A)   spontaneity.
B)   congruency.
C)   elasticity.
D)   creativity.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Define Baltes' concepts of cognitive mechanics and pragmatics and explain any effects of aging.

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Question 17

Most people who are gifted tend to

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A)   be more mature and have fewer emotional problems than others.
B)   have more externalized problems such as aggression than internalized problems such as depression and anxiety.
C)   be more emotionally disturbed than others.
D)   be more introverted than others.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

When assessing cognitive abilities both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, Schaie found that

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A)   decline starts at the same time in both research methods.
B)   decline starts earlier in cross-sectional studies than in longitudinal studies.
C)   decline starts earlier in longitudinal studies than in cross-sectional studies.
D)   decline only occurs in cross-sectional studies, but never occurs in longitudinal studies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

If 40-year-olds and 60-year-olds show differences in intelligence test scores, the differences in the test scores

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A)   must be due to age effects.
B)   may be due to either age effects or cohort effects.
C)   must be due to cohort effects.
D)   are due to neither age effects nor cohort effects.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

According to John Horn, an individual's ______ is comprised of accumulated information and verbal skills.

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A)   fluid intelligence
B)   crystallized intelligence
C)   creative intelligence
D)   practical intelligenceE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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