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Sternberg's __________ model of intelligence offers a theory of multiple types of intelligence.


A) crystallized
B) fluid
C) triarchic
D) triangular

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Alfred Binet designed the first __________ test.


A) aptitude
B) intelligence
C) achievement
D) perception

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Sternberg is to Spearman as __________ is to __________.


A) general (g) intelligence; practical intelligence
B) analytical intelligence; general (g) intelligence
C) multiple intelligences; specific abilities
D) creative intelligence; crystallized intelligence

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Which portion of the brain is most active on tasks involving reasoning, planning, and judgment?


A) Parietal lobe
B) Temporal lobe
C) Somatosensory cortex
D) Prefrontal cortex

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Which of the following represents the selective placement confound associated with adoption studies?


A) Children who are adopted may have other psychological disturbances that influence IQ.
B) Adoptive children may have experienced lacking environments depending on time in foster care.
C) Adopted children may have more enriched environments than their biological counterparts.
D) Adoption agencies frequently place children in homes similar to those of the biological parents.

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Terman and Oden's (1974) longitudinal study of gifted children found that they were


A) socially maladjusted.
B) rather resistant to mental illness.
C) mostly females.
D) unlikely to complete doctoral or law degrees.

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A test that is classified as a "valid" measure is one that


A) allows for comparison across groups of people.
B) has well-developed norms.
C) produces repeatable scores over time.
D) measures what it is intended to measure.

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The first true longitudinal study of the effects of giftedness on social success was conducted by


A) Weschler.
B) Spearman.
C) Terman.
D) Gardiner.

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Someone with brain damage could lose language abilities, but may still maintain other skills and abilities, like math or creativity. Which concept of intelligence is supported by evidence like this?


A) Cattell and Horn's fluid and crystalized intelligences
B) Galton's emphasis on sensory abilities
C) Gardner's multiple intelligence theory
D) Sternberg's triarchic theory

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Marcos, a geology professor, has always been fascinated by the study of fossils, shells, and rock formations. According to Gardner, Marcos is strong in the area of __________ intelligence.


A) naturalistic
B) kinesthetic
C) logical
D) spatial

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A psychologist who studies the extent to which a trait, such as IQ, is heritable among women is using a __________ approach.


A) between-group heritability
B) within-group heritability
C) deviation IQ
D) cumulative deficit

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What is the relationship between schooling and intelligence?


A) More-educated people tend to have have more neural connections.
B) Only children with high IQ scores enjoy and flourish in schools.
C) Success in school involves more practical and creative intelligence.
D) The duration of schooling is unrelated to IQ scores.

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Which of the following is true concerning "twin study" research findings?


A) Fraternal twins have more similar IQ scores than identical twins.
B) Identical twins and fraternal twins share similarly high IQ correlations.
C) Identical twins have more similar IQ scores than fraternal twins.
D) Identical twins raised together have less similar scores than identical twins raised apart.

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Which of the following conclusions about the effects of breastfeeding on IQ is accurate?


A) Breastfeeding increases IQ due to better nutritional health and advanced myelinization.
B) Breastfeeding may increase IQ not due to health effects but due to the influence of a social bond between mother and infant.
C) There is no difference between breastfeeding or bottle-feeding as both provide the necessary nutrition for brain development.
D) While there appears to be a positive relation, there are many confounds that prevent causal conclusions.

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Tom is a relatively reserved individual who does not like to take risks. While in university, he does not like to take classes that he isn't sure he can do well at, as he believes he is stupid when he gets poor grades and ends up dropping those classes because he can't change his grades. Tom likely believes that intelligence is


A) a fixed entity.
B) a flexible process.
C) different for certain types of classes.
D) the by-product of sensory capacity.

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According to Robert Sternberg, which type of intelligence is best described as "street smarts," or the ability to use information to get along in life? People who have it know how to be tactful, how to manipulate situations to their advantage, and how to use inside information to increase their odds of success.


A) analytical intelligence
B) creative intelligence
C) practical intelligence
D) exponential intelligence

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Identical twins have IQ correlations around 0.7, whereas fraternal twins have IQ correlations of about 0.3. What do these correlations suggest?


A) Identical twins have very similar IQs while fraternal twins do not.
B) Neither identical twins nor fraternal twins have very similar IQs.
C) Fraternal twins have very similar IQs while identical twins do not.
D) Both identical twins and fraternal twins have very similar IQs.

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Which of the following is a common criticism of Terman's longitudinal study of gifted children?


A) It used IQ tests to estimate intelligence.
B) It included students from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.
C) It failed to really test "giftedness."
D) It lacked a control group of non-gifted children.

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Which environmental factor is associated with higher performance IQ scores, as well as fewer behavioural problems?


A) vegetarian diets
B) having a father involved in your upbringing
C) being adopted
D) attending private schools

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Which of the following groups of children is most likely to have the most similar IQ scores?


A) Identical twins reared apart
B) Same-sex fraternal twins
C) Siblings reared together
D) Identical twins reared together

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