intelligence review questions
If a 20-year-old girl correctly answered questions on an intelligence exam similar to a ten-year-old, she would be said to have a mental age of ten. In this case, her IQ would be:
50
The Flynn effect is best illustrated by which of the following statements?
Intelligence scores increase from generation to generation.
Which of the multiple intelligences posited by Howard Gardner is most closely related to the concept of emotional intelligence?
Intrapersonal
Michael, who has an IQ of 60, is able to do complex calculations in his head, regardless of the size of the numbers. When he is with his family and friends, he does not engage socially; he focuses on his numerical calculations. Which of the following best describes these characteristics?
Savant syndrome
Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the:
Stanford-Binet
Which of the following refers to the potential of an individual to perform an as-yet-unlearned task?
aptitude
The WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) and WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) are credited for:
creating intelligence tests specific to different age groups
Which of the following types of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions?
crystallized
Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:
emotional intelligence
The French government commissioned Binet to develop an intelligence test that would:
reduce the need to rely on teachers' subjectively biased judgments of students' learning potential.
Henry took an intelligence test and scored lower than he thought he should. He kept retaking the test, but he kept getting about the same score each time. This series of events indicates that the test was:
reliable
On individual intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler scales, an IQ of 100 indicates that the test taker:
scored at the average level for test takers of the same age.
The heritability of intelligence refers to:
the percentage of variation in intelligence within a group that is attributed to genetic factors.
Mathematics achievement scores from a group of tenth graders are shown above. The distribution is normal with a standard deviation of 10. Approximately what percentage of students scored between 50 and 80?
82%
Which of the following results of correlational studies implies that environment contributes to the determination of IQ?
Correlations for children and their adoptive parents are statistically significant and positive.
