Question 1

What is the difference in how Down syndrome versus Fragile X syndrome is caused?

Accepted Answer

Down syndrome is genetic but n...

Question 2

Katie is an exceptional violin player, but rather ordinary in other areas. She is most likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   not gifted
B)   a prodigy
C)   gifted in math as well
D)   autistic

Question 3

If you speak two languages, when you name a picture in one language, you'll initially also activate its name in the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why did Spearman conclude that in addition to g, there were also "specific factors" of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

IQ scores from different tests...

Question 5

Riley has figured out how to unlock his bedroom door with a paper clip. What has he most likely overcome in his new use of the paper clip?

Accepted Answer

A)   functional fixedness
B)   the representational problem
C)   the representative heuristic
D)   the confirmation bias

Question 6

Condolisa is a good problem solver because she considers solutions to previously solved problems to help her with new ones. This illustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   working backwards
B)   analogical thinking
C)   an algorithm
D)   insight

Question 7

Solving a problem critically depends on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   one's general intelligence
B)   manipulation of mental images
C)   how you represent it
D)   the use of language

Question 8

After eating two different meals in Bermuda that were spicy, Zelda assumes that all Bermuda cuisine is spicy. This example illustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   inductive reasoning
B)   deductive reasoning
C)   affirming the consequent
D)   the confirmation bias

Question 9

A key aspect of intelligence is the ability to adapt to the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For an IQ test to be reliable, scores on the test must be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   valid
B)   important
C)   meaningful
D)   consistent

Question 11

What type of thinking shares attributes with perception?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of thinking shares attributes with...

Question 12

Several factors affect crystallized and fluid intelligence. For example, as we age, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   both crystallized and fluid intelligence tend to decrease
B)   both crystallized and fluid intelligence tend to increase
C)   both crystallized and fluid intelligence remain constant
D)   crystallized intelligence tends to remain constant and fluid intelligence deteriorates

Question 13

Dallas is a 10-year-old boy who has a mental age of 10 years. His IQ would be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   80
B)   100
C)   115
D)   130

Question 14

What does it mean to say that someone is or is not intelligent?

Accepted Answer

Intelligence is not a concrete entity th...

Question 15

The system of rules that governs how we assign meaning to the morphemes we use is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax
B)   semantics
C)   phonology
D)   regularization

Question 16

The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bit by the dog" have the same meaning, but differ in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   syntax
B)   pragmatics
C)   semantics
D)   morphology

Question 17

The problem with inductive reasoning is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   it may lead to false conclusions
B)   it takes too much time
C)   it cannot be used in science
D)   it unambiguously confirms our ideas

Question 18

What is one major flaw of the traditional IQ computational method?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is culturally biased.
B)   It does not really measure intelligence.
C)   It cannot make distinctions in terms of degree of intelligence.
D)   It makes a false suggestion that people become less intelligent with age.

Question 19

A ________ is the environment you create by your very presence and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Macroenvironment
B)   Microenvironment
C)   Socioenvironment
D)   Reaction range

Question 20

Practical intelligence predicts academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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