PSYC 1720 Chapter 6 Quiz

PSYC 1720 Chapter 6 Quiz | Saint Paul College

Question 1                         

Intervention programs, such as Head Start and the Abecedarian Project,

                a)            provide evidence that environmental factors can impact an individual’s IQ.

                b)            provide evidence that genetic factors most influence IQ.

                c)            show that through an improved diet, a typical child’s IQ scores could be doubled.

                d)            show that the average IQ scores in the U.S. have increased steadily since 1960.

Question 2                         

According to research, IQ scores are

a)            good predictors of school and occupational success.

b)            poor predictors of school and occupational success.

c)            good predictors of school success but bad predictors of occupational success.

d)            totally invalid.

Question 3                         

Who would most likely do the best job of playing a game in which the goal was to list as many novel ways to use a banana as possible?

                a)            Paul, who is a very good divergent thinker  (correct)

                b)            Jane, who is a very good convergent thinker

                c)            James, who is a preoperational thinker

                d)            Maya, who is a concrete operational thinker

Question 4                         

Physical growth during middle childhood is best described as

                a)            quite dramatic, as children suddenly experience a huge growth spurt.

                b)            steady, with children growing about 2-3 inches taller each year.  (correct)

                c)            slowing, with children not growing much taller during these years.

                d)            different based on gender, with boys hitting their growth spurt before girls.

Question 5                         

The ability to use one own and others’ emotions effectively for solving problems and living happily is known as ____.

                a)            hierarchical intelligence.

                b)            successful intelligence.

                c)            emotional intelligence.

                d)            multiple intelligences.

Question 6                         

When told, “If you hit a glass with a feather, the glass will break. Sam hit a glass with a feather. What happened to the glass?” A child in this stage answers “nothing – a feather can’t break a glass.”

                a)            Concrete (correct)

                b)            formal

Question 7                         

Children ages 11 through adulthood are in Piaget's ____ stage.

                a)            sensorimotor

                b)            preoperational

                c)            concrete operational

                d)            formal operational

Question 8                         

Children ages 7-11 are in Piaget's ____ stage.

                a)            sensorimotor

                b)            preoperational

                c)            concrete operational

                d)            formal operational

Question 9                         

Which of the following statements regarding average IQ scores is FALSE?

                a)            Ethnic groups differ in their average IQ scores, with Asian Americans and European Americans having higher scores on average than Latino Americans or African Americans.

                b)            Children from economically advantaged homes tend to have higher IQ scores.

                c)            Differences in average IQ scores between ethnic groups is likely explained by

genetic differences between the ethnic groups. (correct)

                d)            Most researchers believe that the environment is largely responsible for differences in IQ scores between groups.

Question 10                       

A number that represents how a person scores on an intelligence test in relation to how other people of the same age score is called _____.

                a)            general intelligence

                b)            intelligence quotient

                c)            intellectual disability

                d)            multiple intelligences

Question 11                       

Children in this stage are able to solve problems in a systematic way

                a)            concrete

                b)            Formal

Question 12                       

Thinking in new and unusual directions, often with more than one possible correct answer.

                a)            intellectual disability

                b)            stereotype threat

                c)            learning disability

                d)            divergent thinking

Question 13                       

About intelligence, Sternberg theorizes that

                a)            there is one general type of intelligence.

                b)            there are three types of abilities: analytic, creative, and practical.

                c)            there are multiple intelligences, at least nine distinct types.

                d)            there is no such thing as intelligence.

Question 14                       

Which of the following conditions that is linked to physical fitness has now reached epidemic levels in the United States?

                a)            asthma

                b)            arthritis

                c)            Obesity

                d)            atherosclerosis

Question 15                       

Howard Gardner believes that

                a)            there is one general type of intelligence

                b)            there are three types of intelligence: analytic, creative, and practical.

                c)            there are multiple intelligences, at least nine distinct types.

                d)            there is no such thing as intelligence.

Question 16                       

Gardner’s theory that intelligence, as it is traditionally defined, does not adequately encompass the wide variety of abilities humans display and proposes that there are actually at least nine different kinds of intelligences.

                a)            general intelligence

                b)            successful intelligence

                c)            multiple intelligence

                d)            emotional intelligence

Question 17                       

One possible explanation as to why African American children on average have lower IQ scores than other ethnic groups is

                a)            that it is due to genetic differences between ethnic groups.

                b)            it is due to their convergent thinking.

                c)            other ethnic groups perform better on culture-fair tests.

                d)            because the fear of confirming a stereotype produces anxiety which becomes a

 self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 18                       

Children in this stage typically solve problems in a haphazard way

                a)            Concrete

                b)            formal

Question 19                       

The term used to describe substantially below-average intelligence and problems adapting to an environment that emerge before the age of 18

                a)            intellectual disability

                b)            stereotype threat

                c)            learning disability

                d)            convergent thinking

Question 20                       

Children in this stage use logical conclusions even when the conclusion contradicts what experience tells them is really true

a)            concrete

b)            formal