Question 1

Which of the following individuals does NOT meet the criteria for the diagnosis for intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)   21-year-old Jack has Down syndrome and lives in a residential facility.
B)   Thomas has an IQ of 80 and is able to live on his own with some help from his family.
C)   14-year-old Jujuan has extreme difficulty with language and cannot read,cannot follow basic rules,and needs help with his personal hygiene.
D)   25-year-old Christine has an IQ of 65 and lives at home,where she receives much assistance with learning practical and social skills.

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to a person's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills?

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid intelligence
B)   longitudinal intelligence
C)   cohort intelligence
D)   crystallized intelligence

Question 3

Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

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A)   crystallized intelligence.
B)   cross-sectional studies.
C)   correlational studies.
D)   longitudinal studies.

Question 4

An IQ of approximately 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of life is most clearly an indication of

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A)   gifted intelligence.
B)   crystallized intelligence.
C)   fluid intelligence.
D)   an intellectual disability.

Question 5

Crystallized intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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A)   accumulated knowledge and verbal skills.
B)   ability to reason speedily and abstractly.
C)   capacity for fluid intelligence.
D)   willingness to revise beliefs in light of new information.

Question 6

A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example,in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75,then more rapidly,especially after age 85.This type of ability is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)   general intelligence.
B)   emotional intelligence.
C)   crystallized intelligence.
D)   fluid intelligence.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons Deary proposed to explain why those with higher intelligence tend to be healthier and live longer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intelligence facilitates more education,better jobs,and a healthier environment.
B)   Intelligence encourages healthy living.
C)   Illnesses in adolescence and early adulthood might have influenced both intelligence and health.
D)   A well-wired body fosters intelligence and longevity.

Question 8

"Gifted child" programs can lead to ________ by implicitly labeling some students as "ungifted" and isolating them from an enriched educational environment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Down syndrome
B)   intellectual disability
C)   the Flynn effect
D)   self-fulfilling prophecies

Question 9

Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)   be athletically uncoordinated.
B)   be academically successful.
C)   have Down syndrome.
D)   have low fluid intelligence.

Question 10

Research suggests that during early and middle adulthood

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A)   crystallized intelligence increases and fluid intelligence decreases.
B)   crystallized intelligence decreases and fluid intelligence increases.
C)   crystallized intelligence increases and fluid intelligence increases.
D)   crystallized intelligence decreases and fluid intelligence decreases.

Question 11

Different age groups are tested at the same point in time in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal study.
B)   cohort study.
C)   cross-sectional study.
D)   intelligence test.

Question 12

Down syndrome is a disorder of varying severity caused by

Accepted Answer

A)   prenatal viral infections.
B)   parental neglect during infancy.
C)   an extra copy of chromosome 21.
D)   a lack of sufficient oxygen at the time of birth.

Question 13

When Luke was 17 years old,his intelligence test score was below 98 percent of test-takers.Now at the age of 23,he needs adult supervision because he is not able to adapt to the normal demands of independent living.Luke most clearly meets the requirements for being assigned a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A)   Down syndrome.
B)   autism spectrum disorder.
C)   intellectual disability.
D)   savant syndrome.

Question 14

Mr.and Mrs.Vernays are parents of an adult child who received a diagnosis of intellectual disability.It is most likely that their child

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A)   is unusually creative.
B)   received an intelligence test score between 80 and 100.
C)   was born with a missing chromosome.
D)   has difficulty adapting to the demands of independent adult life.

Question 15

To be diagnosed with an intellectual disability,guidelines specify performance on an intelligence test of approximately

Accepted Answer

A)   100 or below.
B)   90 or below.
C)   80 or below.
D)   70 or below.

Question 16

Researchers assessed the stability of SAT scores by repeatedly giving the test to the same group of individuals over a 6-year period.The procedure used in this research best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   a cohort study.
B)   a longitudinal study.
C)   a correlational study
D)   a cross-sectional study.

Question 17

The stability of children's intelligence test scores over time is most positively correlated with their

Accepted Answer

A)   chronological age.
B)   mental age.
C)   fluid intelligence.
D)   crystallized intelligence.

Question 18

A cross-sectional study is research that

Accepted Answer

A)   follows and retests the same people over time.
B)   compares people of different ages at the same point in time.
C)   assesses different characteristics of a given individual at the same point in time.
D)   involves different researchers assessing the behavior of a group.

Question 19

Terman's studies of 1500 California children with IQ scores over 135 indicated that these high-scoring children

Accepted Answer

A)   were well-adjusted.
B)   had,in several cases,won Nobel Prizes.
C)   lacked creativity.
D)   received lower-than-average math grades.

Question 20

Professor Smith has been studying the development of moral reasoning in a group of people over the last 30 years.All of her participants were 1 year old when she began her study.She intends to hand off her study to a younger researcher in the department after she retires next year.Professor Smith is conducting a

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid study.
B)   longitudinal study.
C)   cross-sectional study.
D)   cohort study.

Exam 30: Language and Thought

Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons Deary proposed to explain why those with higher intelligence tend to be healthier and live longer?

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Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

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"Gifted child" programs can lead to ________ by implicitly labeling some students as "ungifted" and isolating them from an enriched educational environment.

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Which of the following terms refers to a person's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills?

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Research suggests that during early and middle adulthood

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Terman observed that children with IQ scores over 135 are likely to

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An IQ of approximately 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of life is most clearly an indication of

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Different age groups are tested at the same point in time in a(n)

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Researchers assessed the stability of SAT scores by repeatedly giving the test to the same group of individuals over a 6-year period.The procedure used in this research best illustrates

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Mr.and Mrs.Vernays are parents of an adult child who received a diagnosis of intellectual disability.It is most likely that their child

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Terman's studies of 1500 California children with IQ scores over 135 indicated that these high-scoring children

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When Luke was 17 years old,his intelligence test score was below 98 percent of test-takers.Now at the age of 23,he needs adult supervision because he is not able to adapt to the normal demands of independent living.Luke most clearly meets the requirements for being assigned a diagnosis of

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Crystallized intelligence refers most directly to a person's

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Which of the following individuals does NOT meet the criteria for the diagnosis for intellectual disability?

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A cross-sectional study is research that

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Down syndrome is a disorder of varying severity caused by

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To be diagnosed with an intellectual disability,guidelines specify performance on an intelligence test of approximately

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A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example,in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75,then more rapidly,especially after age 85.This type of ability is also known as

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The stability of children's intelligence test scores over time is most positively correlated with their

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