1. Your instructor has just asked the class What is intelligence?

Of the following, which statement embodies the spirit of psychologies simplest answer? C. Intelligence is whatever intelligence tests measure. 2. Some people who score low on intelligence tests have an island of brilliance, which refers to some incredible ability, such as heightened musical memory. This condition is known as: B. savant syndrome. 3. _______________ is often required for everyday tasks, which are frequently ill-defined, with multiple solutions. D. Practical intelligence 4. The American revision of Binets original intelligence test was called: A. the Stanford-Binet. 5. _____________ refers to a condition of limited mental ability, which is indicated by an intelligence test score at or below _____, as well as difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living. A. Mental retardation; 70 6. Individuals with mental retardation at this level may progress to sixth-grade level academically, and they may, with assistance, achieve self-supporting social and vocational skills. D. mild 7. Identical twins reared together have intelligence test scores that are: A. virtually as similar as those of a single person taking the same test twice. 8. In the Iranian orphanage, the typical child could not sit up unassisted at age ___ or walk at age: B. 2; 4. 9. _______________ refers to the extent to which differences among people are attributed to genes. C. Heritability 10. Twenty-five-year-old, Teresa, is a black woman scheduled to take a math aptitude test. To ensure her best performance and reduce the chance of stereotype threat, which of the following situations would you recommend for her? B. She should have a black woman administer the test. 11. Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students performance on a difficult ____________ test and to depress male students performance on a difficult ____________ test. A. math problem solving; verbal fluency 12. ____________ is a self-confirming concern that you will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. B. Stereotype threat 2. Shadrah is a manager at a call center and is trying to foster innovation and creativity in the workplace. In her efforts, she should try to increase the _____________ in her employees. C. intrinsic motivation 3. Willis again picked the wrong day to ask his boss for a day off, especially with the multimillion-dollar project proposal due in a couple of days. This best illustrates a lack of: C. emotional intelligence. 4. The widely used American revision of Alfred Binets original intelligence test was developed by: C. Lewis Terman.

5. In his study of children with high intelligence scores, Terman found that: C. the children were healthy, well-adjusted, and did well academically. 6. A local think tank has been tracking performance on intelligence tests over the last 70 years. Like other researchers tracking such data, they have found that their sample has been subject to the Flynn effect. This indicates that: C. intelligence test performance has been improving. 8. Identical twins brains are virtually the same in areas associated with _________________ intelligence. C. verbal and spatial 9. Sarah comes from a loving but poor family. Her family wants her to do well in school, and she is in this type of program to boost her cognitive and social skills. C. Project Head Start 10. Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men. This best illustrates the impact of: D. stereotype threat. 11. In terms of gender differences in intellectual abilities, females: D. All of these intellectual abilities can be attributed to females. 1. Although he is unable to speak coherently and has been diagnosed with autism, 18-year-old Andrew can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. Andrew illustrates a condition known as: B. savant syndrome. 4. If course exams assess a students mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to: B. have content validity. 5. Individuals with mental retardation at this level may progress to second-grade level academically, and they may support themselves by working in sheltered workshops. C. moderate 6. Some hereditarians have been fearful that higher twentieth-century birth rates among those with lower intelligence scores would shove human intelligence scores progressively downward. This fear has been most directly alleviated by the discovery of: D. the Flynn effect. 7. Zelda was adopted when she was an infant. Her adoptive parents intelligence test scores are in the average range. Her biological parents, on the other hand, have test scores well above average. When Zelda is 30, what can we predict about her performance on an intelligence test? C. It will be more similar to her biological parents test scores. 12. In terms of gender differences in intellectual abilities, boys: D. All of these intellectual abilities can be attributed to males. 1. Sternberg suggests that there are ______ intelligences and his theory is known as the: D. 3; triarchic theory.

3. _______________ refers to our ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use our emotions. A. Emotional intelligence 4. A performance score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) that is higher than all but two percent of all scores earns an intelligence score of: C. 130. 6. While it was difficult for his family, they knew that placing Paul in an institution would be best for his safety and well-being as he required constant aid and supervision. Pauls intelligence score is: D. below 20. 12. Which of the following research findings can you use to convince your grandmother that racial differences in average intelligence test scores are likely due to environmental factors? A. White and Black infants score equally well on infant intelligence measures.

2. Which procedure is used to identify the different the dimensions of performance that underlie peoples intelligence scores? A. factor analysis 3. Injury to the _____________________ lobe damages the convergent thinking required by intelligence test scores and for school success. B. left parietal 4. The widely used American revision of Alfred Binets original intelligence test was developed by: C. Lewis Terman. 5. _____________ refers to a condition of limited mental ability, which is indicated by an intelligence test score at or below _____, as well as difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living. A. Mental retardation; 70 9. _______________ observed the dramatic effects of early experiences and demonstrated the impact of early intervention in an Iranian orphanage. B. Hunt 10. At the state spelling bee, the winner once again this year is a girl. You are pleased but cant figure out why females seem to win so much. You ask your psychologist friend who explains that girls are better spellers and only ____ percent of males spell better than the average female. C. 30