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Most cases of mental retardation have no identifiable organic cause.From what you know of their views concerning intelligence,discuss what each of the following might say about these cases of mental retardation: Jensen,Wechsler,Gardner,and Scarr.

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Regarding the debate about the structure of intelligence that lasted many decades,it is clear that


A) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap g.
B) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap primary mental abilities.
C) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap convergent thinking.
D) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap n.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Ashley is 30 years old.She has an IQ score of 60,and she has developed academic skills equivalent to a sixth-grade education level.She is self-supporting,even though she still lives with her parents.According to the system traditionally used to categorize various levels of mental retardation,Ashley would MOST likely be classified as having


A) moderate mental retardation.
B) mild mental retardation.
C) severe mental retardation.
D) profound mental retardation.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following explanations of ethnic differences in IQ scores suggests that a person's beliefs that others will attribute his or her possible failure to racial inferiority will lead to performance anxiety and lower IQ scores?


A) reaction range
B) stereotype vulnerability
C) self-monitoring hypothesis
D) ethnic standardization

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The person who is sensitive to others' needs and accepts others for who they are is evidencing the ____ type of intelligence.


A) fluid
B) practical
C) verbal
D) social

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The results of twin studies and adoption studies best illustrate the unifying theme in psychology that


A) people's experience of the world is highly subjective.
B) heredity and environment jointly influence behavior.
C) psychology is theoretically diverse.
D) psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The fact that a test is given with uniform procedures in administration and scoring means that the test has been


A) normed.
B) standardized.
C) converted to percentiles.
D) converted to deviation scores.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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A group of high IQ students are found to have larger brains than a group of low IQ students.From this we can conclude that


A) IQ is largely determined by genetics and biology.
B) IQ is largely determined by environment.
C) IQ is determined by both genetics and environment.
D) None of the above can be concluded from this finding.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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____________________ is the term that refers to the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure and is also used to refer to the accuracy or usefulness of the inferences or decisions based on a test.

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When test performance is compared to other independent criteria currently available to access a given trait the psychologists is measuring


A) criterion-related validity.
B) construct validity.
C) test-retest validity.
D) content validity.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon devised the first intelligence test in 1905 in order to


A) predict future life success.
B) provide support for the belief that intelligence is genetically determined.
C) provide support for the belief that intelligence is environmentally determined.
D) predict the school performance of children.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The average IQ of this year's graduating class at Bradbury High is 112 points.The average IQ of the graduating class from 25 years ago was 107 points,and the average IQ of the graduating class from 50 years ago was 101 points.This trend is consistent with


A) heritability.
B) shifts in reaction range.
C) the Flynn effect.
D) reciprocal determinism.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following statistics is generally used to estimate reliability and validity?


A) the correlation coefficient
B) the standard deviation
C) the percentile score
D) the median

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Leticia is a prima ballerina with a New York ballet company.According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences,Leticia is likely to score high in which of the following?


A) interpersonal intelligence
B) spatial intelligence
C) experiential intelligence
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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How are modern day intelligence tests scored? What is the meaning of an individual's score on a modern intelligence test?

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Approximately ____ of IQ scores fall between 85 and 115.


A) 33%
B) 50%
C) 68%
D) 95%

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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According to Joseph Renzulli,eminent adults who make enduring contributions to their fields tend to show high levels of all of the following,EXCEPT


A) creativity.
B) motivation.
C) intelligence.
D) social skills.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to your textbook,creativity tests may have limited value.Why is this the case?


A) The tests are not very reliable.
B) It is basically impossible to define creativity.
C) Creativity is a subjective judgment.
D) The tests measure creativity out of context.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In most school districts,designations of intellectual "giftedness" tend to be determined primarily by


A) IQ test performance.
B) degree of social competence.
C) creativity.
D) leadership skills.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Dr.Clarke designs a test she believes will predict an individual's ability to perform in managerial positions.When Dr.Clark administers her test to 100 managers at Aldor Corporation,she finds that some of the best managers do well on the test,but others do quite poorly.Dr.Clarke should probably conclude that her test


A) lacks criterion-related validity.
B) lacks content validity.
C) is not well standardized.
D) is unreliable.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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