Influences on Intelligence

Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding adoption studies is false?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

In all instances, adopted children show higher IQ similarities than related children.

Question 2

Feelings of __________ can undermine group members’ performance on IQ tests.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

stereotype vulnerability

Question 3

Children raised in substandard circumstances should experience a gradual increase in IQ.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 4

Culture-fair tests are used because they are the best at predicting academic achievement.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 5

Stereotype vulnerability refers to savants.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 6

Minorities are less likely than European Americans to live in physically, environmentally, or intellectually impoverished environments.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 7

IQ test questions that favor the majority group suffer from _________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

culture bias

Question 8

Performance on IQ tests have steadily increased over the generations.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 9

Because identical twins begin as a single fertilized egg that then separates, identical twins share ____ percent of genetic makeup.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

100

Question 10

Skills that define intelligence depend on the culture in which the test is developed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Influences on Intelligence Answers