1. The first reasonably valid IQ test in the world was developed by A. Alfred Binet B. Lewis Terman C.

David Wechsler D. William Stern

2. Which of the following is true of Binet's approach? A. he interpreted scores on his test as a measure of innate intelligence. B. he wanted to use test scores to identify children who needed special help. C. he tied the development of his test to a fairly complex theory of intelligence. D. he chose problems for the test that could only be scored subjectively.

3. Most experts view intelligence as a person's A. general knowledge B. ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations. C. technical skills D. ability to perform well on IQ tests

4. Spearman's g factor refers to A. an IQ test's validity and reliability B. a general intelligence that underlies success on a variety of tasks C. the environmental contribution to intelligence D. the standardization process of an IQ test.

5. The first intelligence test was created for the purpose of A. measuring academic ability, social cognition, and creativity B. studying differences in cognitive ability among various human races

C. identifying children who might have difficulty in school D. assessing thinking, spatial skills, and insight

6. A child with an IQ of 110 should be A. grounded and made to study harder B. placed in a gifted class C. placed in a class for the mentally retarded D. placed in a regular class

7. The IQs of adopted children are better predicted from the IQs of their A. foster parents B. natural parents C. adoptive parents D. grandparents

8. In considering the nature of intelligence, experts would be most likely to agree that intelligence is A. shaped at birth B. fixed at birth and cannot change C. the ability to learn from experience D. composed of many different traits

9. Studies around the world consistently yield estimates that

A. heredity is responsible for 90% of the variation in IQ B. environment is responsible for all of IQ C. about 50% of the variation in IQ is due to heredity D. there is very little interaction between heredity and environment

10. A child is considered gifted if his IQ is over _______ A. 100 B. 110 C. 120 D. 130
Answer Key: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D

1. An IQ score of 98 for a nine-year-old boy means that he A. scored 98 percent correct on the test B. is better than 98 percent of all nine-year-olds taking the test C. would be considered to be of average intelligence D. has an IQ in the 98th percentile

2. In order to assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists, have made extensive use of A. factor analysis B. game theory C. regression analysis D. calculus

3. For any given person, it would be fairly accurate to conclude that in terms of understanding the variability of IQ, roughly ____% is due to genetic factors, ____% is due to shared environment, and _____% is due to perceived environment. A. 33 1/3%, 33 1/3%, 33 1/3% B. 50%, 30%, 20% C. 10%, 65%, 25% D. 50%, 50%, 0%

4. Most intelligence tests have a mean, or average score, of _____ A. 50 B. 85 C. 100 D. 120

5. Simon and Binet assumed that children who scored well in IQ tests A. displayed increased perceptual abilities B. are introverted C. are as intellectually developed as average children who are older than they are D. are extroverted

6. The intelligence test developed by Binet and all subsequent IQ tests have been designed to A. measure achievement B. evaluate inherited traits C. predict emotional status D. predict school performance

7. Studies around the world consistently yield estimates that A. heredity is responsible for 90 percent of the variation in IQ B. environment is responsible for all of IQ C. about 50 percent of the variation in IQ is due to heredity D. there is very little interaction between heredity and environment

8. On the WAIS-III IQ test, the standard deviation score is ________. A. 66.26 B. 1

C. 44 D. 15

9. The Bayley Scales are used to A. predict later IQ B. predict future school success C. identify developmental delays D. identify learning disabilities

10. Binet and Terman would have been most likely to disagree on A. emotional intelligence B. heredity issues C. the impact of education on intelligence D. the impact of nutrition on intelligence
Answer Key: 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.B

1. Intelligence tests are designed to measure ________, while achievement tests are designed to measure ________ A. competence, performance B. knowledge, aptitude C. performance, competence D. aptitude, competence

2. Reported racial gaps in average intelligence scores are most likely attributable to A. environmental factors B. genetic factors

C. unreliable testing methods D. biased testing methods

3. An appealing aspect of the Raven's Progressive Matrices test is that it is ________. A. believed to be the "best" measure of IQ by most experts B. easy to administer C. mostly free of cultural influences D. the only IQ test approved by the U.S. government to be used in public schools

4. Which of the following were Terman's findings as a result of his study of gifted children? A. more gifted children come from the upper socioeconomic levels. B. gifted children are emotionally well-adjusted. C. gifted children are extroverted D. gifted children are less successful in later life.

5. Which of the following provides the strongest evidence of the role of heredity in determining intelligence? A. the IQ scores of fraternal twins are more similar than those of ordinary siblings B. the IQ scores of identical twins raised together are more similar than those of identical twins raised apart. C. the IQ scores of identical twins raised separately are similar D. the IQ scores of adopted children show relatively weak correlations with scores of adoptive as well as biological parents

6. The similarity between the intelligence scores of identical twins raised apart is A. greater than that between ordinary siblings reared together B. equal to that between identical twins reared together

C. equal to that between fraternal twins reared together100 D. less than that between children and their biological parents

7. Families in the higher socioeconomic levels produce: A. fewer gifted children. B. better-educated children. C. more gifted children D. more children

8. Studies of 2 to 7 month old babies show that babies who quickly become bored with a picture A. develop into introverted individuals later on in life B. score higher on IQ tests later on C. score lower on IQ tests later on D. develop high degrees of spatial intelligence

9. Before which age do IQ tests generally not predict future scores A. three B. six C. nine D. twelve

10. The single most valid measure of intelligence on IQ tests is: A. adaptive skills B. episodic memory C. mathematical reasoning D. vocabulary
Answer Key: 1.A 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.D

1. According to Sternberg's triarchic (three-part) theory of intelligence, intelligence consists of three main aspects: analytic intelligence, creative intelligence, and ______ intelligence A. componential B. experiential C. contextual D. practical

2. At what age are mental test scores first stably predictive of later IQ? A. infancy B. preschool C. middle childhood D. adolescence

3. Susan took an intelligence test when she was 18 and scored 114. What is her intelligence quotient likely to be at the age of 32? A. 110 B. 114 C. 118 D. 98

4: Measures of fluid intelligence, such as speed of reasoning and memory, _______ into adulthood and then _______ due to the aging process A. increase; decline B. increase; stabilize C. decrease; decline D. increase; stabilize

5. Research on the effect of social class on IQ has shown A. a cumulative deficit B. a social class effect on infant scales only C. no difference in IQ based on social class D. a decreasing effect of social class after the grade school years

6. Jim took the same IQ test on different days and gets the same score each time. This means that the test possess a high degree of A. reliability B. predictive validity C. standardization D. correctness

7. Jorge is a Latino student who is about to take an IQ test. Jorge may obtain a lower IQ score than some of his white classmates because A. he believes that Latinos generally score poorly on IQ tests. B. his genetic make-up is inferior to that of his classmates. C. he has less contextual intelligence than his classmates. D. he has less fluid intelligence than his classmates.

8. Block design, picture arrangement and object assembly are three subtests of the A. Raven's test B. GRE C. WAIS D. SAT

9. For which ability is there a substantial sex difference where boys score higher than girls: A. verbal B. spatial

C. memory D. mathematical

10. The bell shaped distribution of intelligence test scores is called A. cluster distribution B. normal distribution C. hyperbola D. asymptote
Answer Key: 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.B

1. A 10 year old who responded to the original Stanford - Binet with the proficiency of an average 11 year old was said to have an IQ of A. 120 B. 110 C. 90 D. 75

2. To assess mental age Binet and Simon measured children's A. mathematical skills B. pulse C. reasoning skills D. attention span

3. The knowledge and skills obtained through learning and experience is called A. crystallized intelligence B. Flynn effect

C. Doppler effect D. fluid intelligence

4. If a seven-year-old child takes Alfred Binet's test of intelligence and has a mental age of eight, A. his chronological age must be eight. B. he is less intelligent than most eight year olds. C. his score equals the average score of eight year olds. D. he is in need of remedial education.

5. The best indicator of infant's intellectual aptitude is their A. tendency to quickly shift their gaze from a familiar to a novel picture B. birth weight C. ability to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar voices D. head circumference at birth

6. IQ scores of identical twins tend to be more alike than those of same-sex fraternal twins. This might be taken as very good evidence for a hereditary effect. On the other hand, which of the following possible findings would give the best evidence AGAINST such a conclusion? A. Parents treat identical twins more alike than they do fraternal twins B. Identical twins are typically born into middle-class families, where they both are provided with stimulating environments C. when adopted, all twins scores become more similar to adoptive parents and less like biological parents D. Identical twins tend to have similar achievement test scores

7. To be a good inventor, which of the kinds of intelligence described by Sternberg would you most need?

A. analytical B. operational C. creative D. practical

8. The right side of your brain controls the _______ side of your body and the left side of your brain controls the _______ side of your body A. left; right B. right; left C. right; right D. left; left

9. A measure of the correlation between scores of the same people on the same test given two times is A. split-half reliability. B. criterion validity. C. test-retest reliability. D. face validity.

10. Peter says that he is intellectually gifted because he scored 140 on his IQ test. This attitude is commonly known as A. Validity B. Reification C. Deification D. The Flynn effect
Answer Key: 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.B

1. In answer to the racial differences found in IQ scores, Sternberg has argued that some black cultures emphasize and train A. practical rather than analytical intelligence B. creative rather than practical intelligence C. musical rather than language intelligence D. spatial rather than math intelligence

2. Tests of ____________ measure what an individual will be able to do later, whereas tests of ____________ measure what an individual can do now A. aptitude; achievement B. validity; aptitude C. aptitude; reliability D. aptitude; achievement

3. You have a one-year-old who seems to be delayed in her motor development and you are concerned. Your childs day care worker suggests that your child be tested to be certain that she is developing normally. Which test would be most appropriate for your child? A. Stanford-Binet test B. Bayley Scales of Infant Development C. WISC-R D. Raven's Matrices test

4. Who supported the theory of a single intelligence score as an index of an individual's mental abilities? A. Flynn B. Binet C. Spearman D. Wagner

5. The Bayley Scales measure A. the same things as the Stanford-Binet B. primarily sensory and motor skills C. verbal skills primarily D. only physical characteristics such as weight

6. A ten-year-old who displays the intelligence of a 12-year-old would have an IQ of A. 80 B. 90 C. 200 D. 120

7. Susan knows her strengths and weaknesses and chooses realistic goals for herself. She is high in which of Gardner's intelligence? A. interpersonal B. linguistic C. intrapersonal D. contextual

8. Modern intelligence tests compute an individual's score as A. how far the person's performance deviates from the average performance of others who are the same age B. (mental age/chronological age) * 100 C. a percentage of correct answers D. (chronological age/mental age * 100

9. The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is A. based on socio economic status B. entirely hereditary C. a diverse set of distinct abilities D. fixed at birth

10. There appears to be the most amount of consistency for performance of different tasks for ________.

A. all individuals B. those with high IQ scores C. those with low IQ scores D. those with average IQ scores
Answer Key: 1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.C

1. A factor that ________ the understanding of the genetic versus environmental impacts on IQ is that twins who are separated tend to be placed in ________ households. A. hinders, similar B. confuses, dysfunctional C. furthers, similar D. furthers, dissimilar

2. If a test is standardized this means that A. a person's score can be compared with that of a pre tested group B. the test is reliable C. the test is valid D. the average will always be 100

3. Criticisms of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences ________.

A. pertain to testing and measuring only B. pertain to testing and measuring, whether these intelligences are skills, and cultural biases C. pertain to testing and measuring and whether these intelligences are skills only D. pertain to whether these intelligences are skills only

4. Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize A. Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences B. Sternberg's and Wagner's concept of practical intelligence C. the standardization of college aptitude tests D. the predictive reliability of modern intelligence tests

5. Another name for the "self-fulfilling prophesy" as an abuse of IQ test data is: A. racial/cultural bias B. gender bias C. age bias D. Pygmalion effect

6. The formula that was originally used to calculate the IQ was

A. (chronological age/mental age. X 100 = IQ B. (mental age/chronological age. X 100 = IQ C. mental age X (chronological age/100) = IQ D. (chronological age X mental age ) X 100 = IQ

7. Studies show that there is a positive correlation between intelligence and A. digestion B. neural processing speed C. muscle mass D. telepathy

8. Zajonc has proposed a model to explain the impact of family size and birth order on children's IQs. According to his model, early-born children have higher IQs because they

A. get less attention from their parents B. are more likely to have a varied environment C. experience a higher than average intellectual environment D. learn language earlier

9. The Cerebral Circumference Index is a measure of intelligence based on the circumference of the head just above the eyebrows. It is most reasonable to assume that the test is A. reliable but not valid. B. valid but not reliable. C. both valid and reliable. D. neither valid nor reliable.

10. Approximately what percentage of individuals will score between 85 and 115 on the WAIS? A. 94% B. 74% C. 68% D. 10%
Answer Key: 1.A 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10. C