Which of the following is a true statement about mental retardation?

A. Most retarded people are unable to live normal lives because of their mental deficiencies.
B. With special tutoring, a mentally retarded person can attain average intelligence.
C. The majority of mentally retarded people fall in the mildly retarded category.
D. Diagnoses of mental retardation should be based exclusively on iq scores.

In which of the following cases would you expect to find the greatest similarity in IQ?

A. Between fraternal twins
B. Between identical twins
C. Between non-twin siblings
D. Between parent and child

Which of the following is a likely consequences of stereotype vulnerability for members of minority groups?

A. Academic motivation declines.
B. Academic performance often suffers.
C. Standardized tests may to be especially anxiety arousing.
D. All of the above are likely consequences.

When you try to narrow down a list of alternatives to arrive at a single correct answer, you engage in:

A. Convergent thinking
B. Divergent thinking
C. Creativity
D. Insight

Nail has a blind date with Naeem who, she’s been is considered a true genius by the faculty in the art department. Now she’s having second thoughts, because she’s always heard that geniuses are a little of their rocker. Does have reason to be concerned?

A. Yes. it’s been well documented that the stress of creative achievement often leads to schizophrenic symptoms.
B. No. extensive research on creativity and psychological disorders shows no evidence for any connection.
C. Perhaps. there is evidence of a correlation between major creative achievement and vulneerability to mood disorders.
D. Of course not. the stereotype of the genius who’s mentally ill is purely a product of the jealousy of untalented people.

Alfred Binet developed his intelligence test to ____________?

A. Identify soldiers for certain military duties.
B. Show that intelligence was influenced by genetic and environmental factors.
C. Measure what a person has accomplished or learned in a particular area.
D. Identify children who needed special education programs

Researchers are in the process of developing a new college entrance exam. They want to ensure that wherever the test is given, it will be administered scored, and interpreted in the same manner. In other words, the researchers are concerned with

A. Standardization
B. Reliability
C. Quantification
D. Psychophysics

The definition of intelligence includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Comprehension
B. Planning
C. Focusing
D. Ability to reason

The formula of IQ is:

A. Mental age=chronological divided by 100
B. Chronological age+mental age=iq
C. Iq=mental age x chronological age x 100
D. Iq=mental age divided by chronological age x 100

In Binet’s test of intelligence , items included at each age level were those which.

A. Cloud be answered an average child of that age.
B. Measured rote learning and memory.
C. Revealed a child’s grade level in school.
D. Required creative as well as correct answers.