AnswersPsychology - EL2084Influences on Intelligence

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__________ states that scores on IQ tests have steadily risen since 1920.

A
Heritability
B
Stereotype vulnerability
C
Flynn effect
D
Environmental theory
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_________ is the score resulting from dividing a person’s chronological age by his or her mental age and multiplying that number by 100.

A
Intelligence quotient
B
Full scale score
C
Emotional quotient
D
Standardization
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All of the following are subtheories of the triarchic theory of human intelligence except __________ subtheory.

A
practical
B
creative
C
analytical
D
emotional
4

__________ subtheory explains that intelligence is influenced by culture.

A
Contextual
B
Componential
C
Experiential
D
Emotional
5

Siblings raised together have higher similarity in IQ than siblings reared apart.

A
T
B
F
6

__________ is not a general mental ability tested on most intelligence tests.

A
Reasoning
B
Abstract thinking
C
Comprehension
D
Social skills
7

Howard Gardner suggests that the ability to understand nature is a type of intelligence.

A
T
B
F
8

Intelligence tests were originally used to differentiate between students who were having academic difficulty and students who were not.

A
T
B
F
9

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

A
100
B
75
C
50
D
25
10

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

A
T
B
F
11

Defining intelligence can be tricky because intelligence can mean different things to different people. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
12

Performance on IQ tests have steadily increased over the generations.

A
T
B
F
13

There is a positive correlation between tests that measure different things.

A
T
B
F
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__________ and __________ make up the Full Scale IQ score on The Wechsler Intelligence Scale.

A
Aptitude . . . achievement scores
B
Mental . . . chronological age
C
Verbal . . . mathematical ability
D
Verbal . . . performance scores
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Skills that define intelligence depend on the culture in which the test is developed.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following statements concerning Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences is not correct?

A
Gardner is not interested in assessing levels of intelligence.
B
Gardner has based his theory on research in various areas of psychology.
C
Garner claims that musical intelligence is dependent on spatial intelligence.
D
Gardner claims that individuals can possess more than one type of intelligence.
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What was Howard Gardner’s concern about traditional intelligence tests?

A
He claimed intelligence tests did not cover important skills.
B
He claimed intelligence tests did not take emotional aspects into consideration.
C
He claimed intelligence tests did not consider culture.
D
He claimed intelligence tests did not show mental age.
18

Down’s syndrome is one organic cause of an intellectual disability. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Someone who appears to be lacking in intelligence according to intelligence testing scores but seems to excel in other domains is said to have __________.

A
savant syndrome
B
prodigy syndrome
C
a brain injury
D
high general intelligence
20

Recognizing and understanding the emotions of others is a component of emotional intelligence.

A
T
B
F

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