Intelligence, Testing, and Problem Solving Practice

1. To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of ______.

2. Those who emphasize the importance of the g factor would be most likely to encourage

a. Discontinuing special programs for intellectually advantaged children.

b. Deriving adult intelligence scores from the ratio of mental age to chronological age.

c. Using a small standardization sample in the process of intelligence test construction.

d. Quantifying intelligence with a single numerical score.

e. Studying autistic savants in order to research alternative forms of intelligence.

3. When Mrs. Mcguire asks her students to answer questions in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate. Mrs. McGuire’s perceptual skill best illustrates ______.

4. Psychological tests show that 18-year-old George has an intelligence score of 65. Nevertheless, George can, with a few seconds of mental calculation, accurately tell the day of the week on which Independence Day falls for any year in this century. It would be fair to conclude that:

5. Referring to #4, what theory of intelligence does the answer support?

6. The ability to deal effectively with social conflict is not likely to be reflected in one’s performance on the WAIS. This best illustrates that intelligence is a. Impossible to measure with any reliability b. Unrelated to the speed of cognitive processing c. A collection of distinctly different abilities d. A joint function of nature and nurture e. Affected by stereotype threat 7. The Flynn Effect best illustrates that the process of intelligence testing requires up-to-date ______. 8. On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20% chance of rain, so Sheryl took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80% chance that it would not rain, so Sheryl left her umbrella at home. Sheryl’s behavior best illustrates the impact of ______. 9. In developing a test of intellectual ability for Parisian schoolchildren, Binet and Simon assumed that a. The test would measure capacities that were determined by heredity and thus unalterable b. The would yield an intelligence quotient consisting of chronological age divided by mental age multiplied by 100 c. Measures of physical and sensory skills would be good predictors of school achievement d. A bright child would perform like a normal child of an older age e. Intelligence tests translated into French would be more valid than other tests 10. A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 8- year-old was said to have an IQ of ______. 11. You earn a 5 on the AP Psychology exam at the end of the year. This type of test is a(n) ______test and is measuring ______. 12. Maria has just finished taking the MCAT, which attempts to predict how you would perform in medical school. The MCAT is a(n) ______test. 13. Scientists are trained to carefully observe and record any research outcomes that inconsistent with their hypotheses. This practice most directly serves to reduce ______.

14. When Brandon was told that he correctly answered 80% of the items on a math achievement test, he asked how his performance compared with that of the average test-take. Brandon’s concern was directly related to the issue of ______. 15. Dr. Bronfman has administered her new 100-item test of abstract reasoning to a large sample of students. She is presently comparing their scores on the first 50 questions with those on the second 50 questions in an effort to make sure the test is ______. 16. After learning about his low score on the WAIS, Gunter complained, “I don’t believe that test is a measure of intelligence at all.” Gunter’s statement is equivalent of saying that the WAIS lacks ______. 17. The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is a. Less than between children and their biological parents b. Equal to that between identical twins raised together c. Equal to that between fraternal twins raised together d. Greater than that between fraternal twins raised together e. Equal to that between adopted siblings raised together 18. As Jose gets older, his intelligence scores are going to most closely resemble his a) adoptive parents or b) his biological parents? 19. The heritability of intelligence refers to:

20. Professor Thompson’s research focuses on the impact of prototypes on the speed of object recognition and identification. This research best represents the ______specialty area. (perspective/approach) 21. When someone mentions college basketball, Fred immediately thinks of the University of Kentucky. In this instance, Kentucky is a ______. 22. Jamilla knew her crush’s area code, but did not know his phone number, so she started trying every single number combination, one after another (100-0000, 100-0001, etc.) This best illustrates problem solving by means a of a(n) ______. 23. Anika resisted changing her answer to a test question after reminding herself that “it’s always best to stick with your first answer.” Anika’s decision best illustrates the use of a(n) ______. 24. Raul and Sophia were having a picnic when it started to rain. They did not think of using their big plastic tablecloth as a temporary rain shelter and so were drenched within minutes. Their oversight best illustrates ______. 25. Because Ken is 6’6”, people often mistakenly assume that he must be a member of his high school basketball team. This mistaken judgment best illustrates the impact of ______. 26. The danger of using the representativeness heuristic is that it may lead us to a. Make judgments in a very inefficient, time-consuming fashion b. Judge event likelihood solely on the basis of event memorability c. Disregard probability information that is relevant to our judgments d. Judge objects only in terms of their functional ability e. Base decisions solely on mathematical judgments 27. After learning that her two best friends had lost their jobs, Mariah began to grossly overestimate the national unemployment rate. Mariah’s reaction best illustrates the consequences of ______.