Question 1

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her

Accepted Answer

The average mental ability a person displays at a given age is known as his or her mental age. This concept was developed by Alfred Binet in the early 20th century as a way to measure a child's intelligence relative to their chronological age. The idea was to determine if a child was developing at a typical or advanced pace, or if they were experiencing delays or deficits in cognitive abilities. Mental age is still used today in some contexts, although it has been largely supplanted by IQ scores and other measures of intelligence.

Question 2

Connie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to choose a picture that shows how a piece of paper would look if it were folded or cut.This section of the intelligence tests is measuring

Accepted Answer

The section of the test that asks Connie to choose a picture that shows how a piece of paper would look if it were folded or cut is measuring visual-spatial processing. This is because it assesses her ability to mentally manipulate and understand spatial relationships between two-dimensional objects, which requires the use of visual-spatial skills.

Question 3

Mental age scores

Accepted Answer

Mental age scores only provide information about a person's cognitive abilities relative to those of others in the same age group. They do not indicate overall intelligence or intellectual potential. Therefore, they cannot be considered a better measure of intelligence than deviation IQ scores, and they are not necessarily lower than chronological ages for those with superior intelligence.

Question 4

The _____ section of the Stanford-Binet asks subjects to correctly remember the order of colored beads seen, to repeat a series of digits forward and backward, and to name the last word in each sentence after hearing several sentences read.

Accepted Answer

This section tests working memory, which involves the ability to hold onto and manipulate information in the short-term. The tasks described - remembering a sequence of colored beads, repeating digits, and recalling the final word in a sentence - all require an individual to use their working memory.

Question 5

Marie is taking the Stanford-Binet.She is asked to put puzzles together and copy geometric shapes on which section of this intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

Putting puzzles together and copying geometric shapes involves visual-spatial processing, which is the ability to perceive, analyze, and mentally manipulate visual images. Therefore, the correct section of the Stanford-Binet for these tasks is visual-spatial processing.

Question 6

To find out what a child's mental age actually means, we have to consider the child's _____ so that we can relate mental age to _____.

Accepted Answer

Mental age is calculated by comparing a child's performance on cognitive tasks to that of the average performance of children at different chronological ages. Therefore, knowing the child's actual chronological age is necessary in order to contextualize their mental age. Choice A is not incorrect, but it is a narrow definition of mental age as it only takes into account one aspect of cognitive ability. Choices B and D are not relevant to understanding mental age.

Question 7

The _____ section of the Stanford-Binet 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?"

Accepted Answer

The section of the Stanford-Binet that contains questions involving arithmetic, math problem solving, and numerical concepts is called the quantitative reasoning section. This section assesses the individual's ability to use numbers and mathematical concepts to solve problems. The example given in the question is a clear example of quantitative reasoning.

Question 8

The original _____ assumed that a child's intellectual ability improved with increasing age.

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, developed by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon in 1905, was the first intelligence test designed to measure a child's intellectual ability and mental age. The underlying assumption of the test was that intellectual ability increases with age, and the test was designed to measure the mental age of a child compared to their chronological age.

Question 9

The average _____-year-old should be able to point on a paper doll where the doll's hair, mouth, nose, and feet are and to build a tower of four blocks when shown how.

Accepted Answer

A two-year-old typically has the developmental ability to identify basic body parts on a doll and can build a tower of four blocks when shown how.

Question 10

On which section of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition 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?

Accepted Answer

Analogies, completing missing shapes, and story-telling require the subjects to use their reasoning skills, which are measured by the fluid reasoning section of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. The other sections, such as working memory, quantitative reasoning, and visual-spatial processing, measure different cognitive abilities.

Question 11

The _____ is appropriate for people from age two to 90 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.

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th edition, is designed to assess individuals from age two to 90 years old and measures five cognitive factors using both verbal and non-verbal questions.

Question 12

Suzy is taking the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition 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

Accepted Answer

This question is measuring Suzy's fluid reasoning, which is the ability to solve problems and think abstractly. The question presents a scenario that requires Suzy to use logic and reason to identify what is silly or impossible about the statement, demonstrating her fluid reasoning abilities.

Question 13

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition yields a score for

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition yields scores for general intelligence, verbal and nonverbal intelligence, and each of the five cognitive factors (fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory). Therefore, the correct choice is D - all of these.

Question 14

A person's _____ is a good measure of that person's actual ability and is based on the level of age-ranked questions that s/he can answer.

Accepted Answer

Mental age is a measure of a person's actual ability and is based on the level of age-ranked questions they can answer. It is often used in intelligence testing.

Question 15

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)?

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet (SB5) knowledge section measures a person's knowledge and understanding of concepts in various areas such as science, history, and literature. As Helen displays excellent vocabulary and a wide variety of knowledge on different topics, she is likely to perform high on this section.

Question 16

The original Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale was

Accepted Answer

The original Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale is a test made up of age-ranked questions that get a little harder at each age level.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition measures each factor with both verbal (involving words and numbers) and non-verbal (involving pictures and objects) questions, making option A the correct choice. Option B (explicit and implicit) is not relevant to the test, option C (convergent and divergent) is not a description of the types of questions on the test, and option D (concrete and creative) is not a relevant description of the types of questions on the test.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The five sections of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition are knowledge, fluid reasoning, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory. Creative processing is not one of the sections.

Question 19

John's performance on a set of age-graded tests would be used to estimate his

Accepted Answer

Age-graded tests are designed to assess an individual's mental age rather than their chronological age. Therefore, John's performance on these tests would be used to estimate his mental age.

Question 20

Lewis Term is known for

Accepted Answer

Lewis Terman is known for revising the Binet-Simon intelligence test for use in North America, which became known as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales.

Quiz 9: Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence