The fact that fraternal twins are more similar in intelligence than ordinary siblings suggests the importance of _____________?

A. Common hereditary factors.
B. Common environmental factors.
C. Genetic effects.
D. Effects of intrauterine environment.

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence would provide

A. Neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence.
B. Training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy and math to strengthen the general factor in intelligence.
C. Emphasis on creative, artistic abilities rather than the traditional emphasis on cognitive abilities.
D. A diverse curriculum with education in skills not traditionally associated with iq.

Which of the following is a factor that influences success for the gifted?

A. Extrinsic motivation
B. Level of adjustment
C. Persistence
D. Sibling rivarly

When professor Muniza asks her students to answers in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate professor Muniza’s perceptual skill best illustrates:

A. Emotional intelligence
B. Divergent thinking.
C. Analytical intelligence.
D. Logistical intelligence.

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?

A. Thurstone
B. Sternberg
C. Gardner
D. Spearman

Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of

A. Norms
B. Validity.
C. Reliability.
D. Stability.

The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage:

A. Creation of special education programs for intellectually inferior children.
B. Use of factor analysis for identification of various types of intelligence.
C. Federal programs, such as head start, to assist students from poverty areas.
D. Selective breeding of highly intelligent people.

Aaamir, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of:

A. The flynn effect.
B. Divergent thinking.
C. Savant syndrome.
D. Stereotype threat.

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to:

A. Evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior.
B. Derive iq scores by comparing mental age with chronological age.
C. Extract test norms from a standardization sample.
D. Identify clusters of closely related test items

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support:

A. Spearman’s belief in a general intelligence or g, factor.
B. Cantor and kihlstrom’s distinction between academic and social intelligence.
C. Eysenck’s idea that intelligence is linked to information processing speed.
D. Gardner’s argument for multiple intelligences.