Question 1

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

Accepted Answer

A)   are higher than
B)   are lower than
C)   are equal to
D)   can't be compared withE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Intelligence tests have effectively reduced discrimination in the sense that they have

Accepted Answer

A)   avoided questions that require familiarity with any specific culture.
B)   helped limit reliance on educators' subjectively biased judgments of students' academic potential.
C)   provided an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in different public school systems.
D)   demonstrated that the g factor underlies a variety of intellectual skills.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Experts who defend intelligence tests against the charge of being culturally biased and discriminatory would be most likely to highlight the ________ of intelligence tests.

Accepted Answer

A)   standardization
B)   content validity
C)   predictive validity
D)   reliabilityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given "tutored human enrichment"

Accepted Answer

A)   showed no change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment.
B)   responded so negatively as a result of their impoverished early experiences that he felt it necessary to disband the program.
C)   thrived intellectually and socially on the benefits of positive caregiving.
D)   actually developed greater intelligence than control subjects who had lived in foster homes since birth.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Males' mental ability scores show greater ________ than females' mental ability scores.

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability
B)   heritability
C)   variability
D)   validityE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   In math grades, the average girl typically equals or surpasses the average boy.
B)   The gender gap in math and science scores is increasing.
C)   Women are better than men at detecting emotions.
D)   Males score higher than females on tests of spatial abilities.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Today's researchers have identified many different chromosomal regions important to intelligence. This indicates that intelligence is

Accepted Answer

A)   triarchic.
B)   intrinsic motivation.
C)   polygenetic.
D)   divergent thinking.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Girls are likely to outperform boys in a

Accepted Answer

A)   spelling bee.
B)   math problem-solving test.
C)   computer-programming contest.
D)   chess tournament.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

A classmate makes the following claim: "Despite numerous federally funded Head Start programs and nationwide efforts to desegregate public schools, Blacks continue to lag behind their White counterparts in intelligence and academic achievement. Clearly, Black Americans must be genetically inferior to White Americans." Use research evidence and logical arguments to intelligently refute your classmate's statement.

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