Deck 9: A: Intelligence

Question 1

The core of intelligence consists of general mental abilities in the areas of reasoning,problem-solving,knowledge,memory,and successful adaptation to one's surroundings,which is called

A) creative aptitude.
B) the g-factor.
C) the beta factor.
D) performance intelligence.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Humans have been successful due to their intelligence,which allowed them to be more

A) adaptable.
B) future-oriented.
C) communal.
D) aggressive.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following psychologists was asked by the minister of education in Paris in 1904 to find a way to distinguish slower students from the more capable (or the capable but lazy)with the result being the modern intelligence test?

A) Sigmund Freud
B) Maria Montessori
C) Alfred Binet
D) Jean Piaget

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The generally-accepted definition of intelligence includes the ability to

A) record and recall visual images.
B) act purposely.
C) interact effectively in social groups.
D) think emotively.

Question 5

The global capacity to act purposefully,think rationally,and deal effectively with the environment is known as

A) inductive reasoning.
B) creativity.
C) deductive reasoning.
D) intelligence.

Question 6

The items that Binet included on his test were based on the

A) educational tasks taught at the various grade levels in the schools of that time.
B) tasks that an average child could perform at each age level.
C) opinions of psychologists during that time period.
D) updating of items from earlier group IQ tests and creativity tests.

Question 7

Alfred Binet is best known for

A) conducting a longitudinal study of the gifted.
B) developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence.
C) developing the first useful individual test of intelligence.
D) developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.

Question 8

Miriam would be described as an excellent problem-solver,who acts purposely and adapts well to changes in her surroundings.According to this chapter,Miriam is

A) exhibiting the ability to use heuristics in thinking.
B) intuitive.
C) intelligent.
D) exhibiting the fluency aspect of creative thinking.

Question 9

Compared to other species,humans have been successful due to

A) their physical strength.
B) their speed.
C) their intelligence.
D) a combination of all of these.

Question 10

In Binet's test of intelligence,items included at each age level were those which

A) could be answered by an average child of that age.
B) measured rote learning and memory.
C) revealed a child's grade level in school.
D) required creative as well as correct answers.

Question 11

Binet and an associate created a test made up of "intellectual" questions and problems and learned which questions an average child could answer at each age.Then,they gave other children this test and were able to tell whether a child was

A) motivated to learn.
B) able to comprehend the material being presented at each grade level.
C) performing up to his or her potential.
D) able to think divergently.

Question 12

Which of the following persons is responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence in 1904?

A) Sigmund Freud
B) Howard Gardner
C) Alfred Binet
D) David Wechsler

Question 13

Which of the following is part of the generally-accepted definition of intelligence?

A) naturalistic abilities
B) iconic memory and eidetic imagery
C) ability to deal effectively with the environment
D) spatial and kinesthetic abilities

Question 14

Steven Hawkings is a theoritical physicist who is confined to a wheelchair and must "speak" by manually controlling a speech synthesizer due to Lou Gehrig's disease.Hawkings's ability to continue to advance our understanding of the universe illustrates how our intelligence and thinking ability

A) is innate.
B) would not be realized without learning being a continual process.
C) is less important than our motivation to succeed.
D) makes us adaptable to situations.

Question 15

The g-factor refers to

A) the variability of intelligence that is due to genetic factors.
B) one's verbal intelligence.
C) one's performance intelligence.
D) general mental abilities.

Question 16

Binet was asked to help find a way to distinguish slower students from more capable ones,and this led to Binet's development of

A) artificial intelligence.
B) the first individual intelligence test.
C) the multiple intelligence model.
D) the first test of creative thinking.

Question 17

Humans live in deserts,jungles,mountains,frenzied cities,placid retreats,and space stations,which illustrates how our intelligence has helped humans to be more

A) practical.
B) future-oriented.
C) communal.
D) adaptable.

Question 18

Intelligence cannot be

A) operationally defined.
B) observed directly.
C) measured.
D) any of these.

Question 19

Homo Sapiens comes form the Latin words for

A) man and wise.
B) like and thinkers.
C) one and mind.
D) brain and upright.

Question 20

The generally-accepted definition of intelligence includes all of the following skills EXCEPT the ability to

A) recall and organize data into patterns.
B) act purposely.
C) think rationally.
D) deal effectively with the environment.

Question 21

Regarding aptitude tests,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Special aptitude tests measure a broader range of abilities than intelligence tests do.
B) Multiple aptitude tests that measure two or more types of ability tend to be more like intelligence tests.
C) The tests required to enter graduate schools in law, medicine, business, and dentistry are examples of multiple aptitude tests.
D) Aptitude is defined as the capacity for learning certain abilities.

Question 22

Lana will be taking a test to be admitted to the graduate program in psychology.This test is most likely a __________ test.

A) multiple aptitude
B) general intelligence
C) special aptitude
D) differential achievement

Question 23

A test is said to be reliable if it

A) measures the skill it claims to test.
B) is unaffected by external factors, such as the time of administration.
C) gives approximately the same score to a person each time he or she takes it.
D) allows one to correctly predict who will be successful when placed in a real-life situation.

Question 24

The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide which type of definition of intelligence?

A) functional
B) conditional
C) reliable
D) operational

Question 25

If you weigh yourself several times in a row and the bathroom scale gives the same weight each time,then the bathroom scale is said to be

A) valid.
B) reliable.
C) objective.
D) standardized.

Question 26

The capacity for learning certain abilities is called

A) divergent thinking.
B) intelligence.
C) aptitude.
D) scholastics.

Question 27

Dr.Wyner has determined that his new intelligence test is reliable,which means that it

A) measures what it claims to measure.
B) yields almost the same score, each time it is given to the same person.
C) is administered using standard procedures.
D) gives the same score when different people correct it.

Question 28

Gayle has applied for a summer job and has been asked to take a test to determine if she will succeed in clerical work.Gayle is most likely taking a __________ test.

A) divergent thinking
B) multiple aptitude
C) general intelligence
D) special aptitude

Question 29

An operational definition of intelligence is based on the

A) procedures used to measure intelligence.
B) standardization sample that was tested.
C) validity of the intelligence test.
D) reliability of the intelligence test.

Question 30

For a test to be reliable,the scores must be

A) diverse and accurate.
B) valid and objectively obtained.
C) consistent and highly correlated.
D) standardized using a norm sample.

Question 31

The broadest aptitude measures,which assess a wide variety of mental abilities,are __________ tests.

A) multiple aptitude
B) general intelligence
C) special aptitude
D) differential achievement

Question 32

The well-known SAT Reasoning Test (SAT),which measures aptitudes for language,math,and reasoning,is considered to be a(n)__________ test.

A) special aptitude
B) general intelligence
C) multiple aptitude
D) differential achievement

Question 33

The definition that involves specifying what procedures were used to measure intelligence is called a(n)__________ definition.

A) conditional
B) contemporary
C) operational
D) normal curve

Question 34

Tests required to enter graduate schools of law,medicine,business,and dentistry are considered to be __________ tests.

A) special aptitude
B) general intelligence
C) multiple aptitude
D) differential achievement

Question 35

Helena is taking a test to determine her capacity for learning musical abilities.Helena is most likely taking a(n)__________ test.

A) aptitude
B) intelligence
C) creative production
D) auditory recognition

Question 36

Any measure used to assess a person's intelligence,aptitude,or other mental functions is referred to as a(n)

A) divergent thinking test.
B) inductive measure.
C) psychometric test.
D) deductive measure.

Question 37

Which of the following types of tests predicts whether you will succeed in a single area,such as clerical work or computer programming?

A) special aptitude test
B) multiple aptitude test
C) general intelligence test
D) divergent thinking test

Question 38

The ability of a test to yield the same score,or nearly the same score,each time it is given to the same person is called

A) reliability.
B) validity.
C) objectivity.
D) standardization.

Question 39

A psychologist who gives you a list of test items when you ask him or her for a definition of intelligence is

A) evading the question.
B) providing a formal definition.
C) providing Wechsler's definition.
D) providing an operational definition.

Question 40

Jasmine is taking a test that will determine whether she would be successful at computer programming.Jasmine is most likely taking a __________ test.

A) divergent thinking
B) special aptitude
C) general intelligence
D) multiple aptitude

Question 41

Maggie takes an intelligence test one week and obtains a score of 115.The next week she takes the same test and receives a score of 117 and 116 the following week.Regarding her intellectual ability,this test appears to

A) lack validity.
B) show reliability.
C) show objectivity.
D) lack standardization.

Question 42

If a test measures what it claims to measure,then the test is said to be

A) reliable.
B) valid.
C) objective.
D) culture-fair.

Question 43

A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders.One week later,the psychologist returns and readministers the same test.The psychologist is most likely interested in the

A) validity of the test.
B) operational defintion of intelligence.
C) creation of a culture-fair test.
D) reliability of the test.

Question 44

A high correlation between scores on a test of one's knowledge of auto mechanics and one's actual performance in an automotive shop is evidence of the test's

A) validity.
B) reliablity.
C) objectivity.
D) standardization.

Question 45

Dr.Ables administers two different versions of the same test to a group of people and compares the scores from each version.Dr.Ables is establishing this test's

A) criterion validity.
B) equivalent-forms reliability.
C) test-retest reliablity.
D) split-half reliability.

Question 46

If your IQ test gives the same score when corrected by different people,it is considered a(n)__________ test.

A) reliable
B) valid
C) objective
D) subjective

Question 47

An objective test is one that

A) measures what it claims to measure.
B) yields almost the same score, each time it is given to the same person.
C) is administered using standard procedures.
D) gives the same score when different people correct it.

Question 48

A valid test is one that

A) measures what it claims to measure.
B) yields almost the same score, each time it is given to the same person.
C) is administered using standard procedures.
D) gives the same score when different people correct it.

Question 49

After administering a test to a large number of people,a psychologist compares their scores on the odd-numbered questions to their scores on the even-numbered questions.By checking whether these scores match,the psychologist is able to check for

A) criterion validity.
B) equivalent-forms objectivity.
C) test-retest reliablity.
D) split-half reliability.

Question 50

Scores on a test of legal aptitude are compared to grades in law school in order to establish the test's

A) validity.
B) reliablity.
C) objectivity.
D) standardization.

Question 51

Dr.Searman compares the scores on a new intelligence test to the students' grades in school in order to establish the test's

A) test-retest reliability.
B) equivalent-forms reliability.
C) content-construct validity.
D) criterion validity.

Question 52

Which of the following is NOT an approach to check the reliability of a test?

A) test-retest
B) equivalent-forms
C) split-half
D) criterion-reference

Question 53

Dr.Yeadley administers an intelligence test to 100 college freshmen.Two weeks later,Dr.Yeadley returns and administers the same test to these students.By comparing the two scores of these subjects,Dr.Yeadley will determine

A) criterion validity.
B) equivalent-forms reliability.
C) test-retest reliability.
D) objective standardization.

Question 54

One way to determine the validity of a test is to compare test scores to some measure of actual performance or standard of success.This is referred to as __________ validity.

A) test-retest
B) equivalent-forms
C) content-construct
D) criterion

Question 55

Which of the following is an approach used to check the reliability of a test?

A) split-half
B) content-construct
C) percent variance
D) criterion-referenced

Question 56

A medical test for pregnancy,which gives positive and negative responses for the same woman on the same day is lacking

A) standardization.
B) objectivity.
C) diversity.
D) reliability.

Question 57

Which of the following is another word for reliability?

A) practicality
B) consistency
C) relevance
D) validity

Question 58

A psychologist administers an intelligence test to a group of grade school children and then administers this same test to these children two weeks later.The psychologist finds that the children's scores have changed significantly from the first to the second administration.Due to this finding,the psychologist should

A) inform the parents of the instability of their children's IQ.
B) question the reliability of the test.
C) assume the test is not providing an operational definition of intelligence.
D) realize that the test lacked the required objectivity to be considered an intelligence test.

Question 59

Many "free" tests you encounter,such as those found in magazines and on the Internet,have little or no

A) reliability.
B) validity.
C) objectivity.
D) subjectivity.

Question 60

Test-retest,split-half,and equivalent-forms are three approaches to check a test's

A) reliability.
B) validity.
C) objectivity.
D) standardization.

Question 61

Lisa is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is presented with the question,"An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's

A) working memory.
B) fluid reasoning.
C) quantitative reasoning.
D) visual-spatial processing.

Question 62

Which of the following is NOT one of the five sections of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition?

A) knowledge
B) fluid reasoning
C) creative processing
D) working memory

Question 63

Regarding objectivity and test standardization,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Without standardization, we couldn't fairly compare the scores of people taking the test at different times
B) Without norms, there would be no way to tell whether a score is high, low, or average.
C) The objectivity of a test guarantees the fairness of the test.
D) Test standardization involves both standard procedures and finding the average score made by a large group of people like those for whom the test was designed.

Question 64

On which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)is reasoning ability measured by having the subjects complete analogy questions,fill in the missing shape in a group of shapes,and tell a story about what's happening in a series of pictures?

A) fluid reasoning
B) working memory
C) quantitative reasoning
D) visual-spatial processing

Question 65

Which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)would have questions similar to the following: "If you have 30 oranges and give 5 oranges to each of your 3 brothers,how many oranges will you have left?"

A) fluid reasoning
B) working memory
C) quantitative reasoning
D) visual-spatial processing

Question 66

Test standardization includes formalizing testing procedures and establishing

A) norms.
B) percent variance.
C) split-half validity.
D) culture-fairness.

Question 67

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition is measured with questions involving words and numbers called __________ questions.

A) verbal
B) nonverbal
C) divergent
D) implicit

Question 68

Helen is captain of the college scholars' bowl team.She displays an excellent vocabulary and can answer questions on a wide variety of topics,including history,science,philosophy,and literature.With these skills,Helen would probably show a high performance on which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)?

A) quantitative reasoning section
B) working memory section
C) divergent thinking section
D) knowledge section

Question 69

Which of the following intelligence tests is appropriate for people from age two to 85+ years old and measures five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning,knowledge,quantitative reasoning,visual-spatial processing,and working memory)using both verbal and non-verbal questions for each area?

A) Wechsler Intelligence Scales
B) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th ed.
C) SAT Reasoning Test
D) Raven Progressive Matrices

Question 70

Each factor on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition is measured with questions involving the use of pictures and objects called __________ questions.

A) verbal
B) nonverbal
C) divergent
D) explicit

Question 71

On which section of the Stanford-Binet (SB5)would you be asked questions,such as "Why is yeast added to bread dough?" and "What does cryptic mean?"

A) quantitative reasoning section
B) working memory section
C) divergent thinking section
D) knowledge section

Question 72

Alfred Binet's test was revised for use in North America and renamed the Stanford-Binet test in 1916 by

A) David Wechsler.
B) Howard Gardner.
C) Lewis Terman.
D) Robert Sternberg.

Question 73

When one establishes guidelines to follow in administering a test and interpreting it,such as using the same instructions and allowing the same amount of test-taking time,then one is demonstrating test

A) validity.
B) objectivity.
C) reliability.
D) standardization.

Question 74

Test standardization involves finding which of the following that was made by a large group of people like those for whom the test was designed?

A) validity score
B) reliability score
C) norm
D) all of these

Question 75

Lewis Terman is known for

A) revising Binet's test for use in North America.
B) developing a broader view of intelligence that includes eight different kinds of intelligence.
C) developing the first useful individual test of intelligence in 1904.
D) developing the first culture-fair test of intelligence.

Question 76

Dr.Sanchez and his two assistants administer a test to three groups of students using the same instructions and answer forms; and the students in each group are given the same amount of time to work on the test.Their administration of the test illustrates test

A) validity.
B) reliability.
C) objectivity.
D) standardization.

Question 77

During test standardization,the average score made by the people taking the test is referred to as a(n)

A) norm.
B) mode.
C) range.
D) standard deviation.

Question 78

Suzy is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5)and is asked this question,"I knew my bag was going to be in the last place I looked,so I looked there first.What is silly or impossible about that?" This question is measuring Suzy's

A) fluid reasoning.
B) working memory.
C) quantitative reasoning.
D) visual-spatial processing.

Question 79

If Mary,Sue,and Johnny correct a test and all obtain the same score,the test is most likely a(n)__________ test.

A) valid
B) objective
C) reliable
D) standardized

Question 80

The Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale is

A) a specialized group test for measuring adult intelligence.
B) made up of age-ranked questions that get a little harder at each age level.
C) only useful for intelligence testing with infants and very young children.
D) designed to test stable aspects of divergent thinking that are unaffected by experience or education.