Week 2 Exam Practice Set

  1. In his TED Talk, Howard Gardner shared that working with which population most dramatically influenced his views on intelligence? 

    1. Patients with brain damage
    2. Elite athletes
    3. High-achievers
    4. Surgeons

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  2. Which of the following is least consistent with fluid intelligence? 

    1. Ability to reason abstractly
    2. Relatively independent of education
    3. Ability to solve a familiar problem
    4. Engaging in logical thinking

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  3. What is general intelligence referred to as? 

    1. Z factor 
    2. G factor
    3. Gc index
    4. General intelligence

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  4. What are the limitations of IQ tests? 

    1. Scores may be biased due to different factors 
    2. Inconsistent scores across different tests 
    3. They give accurate representation of an individual’s intelligence 
    4. Both A and B

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  5. Robert and Gertrude are working on a school project together for their woodshop class. Robert used to build birdhouses with his dad when he was younger, and Gertrude has no experience building. Robert will use ____ intelligence while Gertrude uses ____ intelligence. 

    1. crystallized: fluid 
    2. fluid; crystallized
    3. general; fluid 
    4. crystallized; general 

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  6. Which intelligence model argues that logical mathematical and linguistic intelligences are over represented?

    1. Luria’s PASS model
    2. CHC Theory
    3. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence 
    4. Goleman’s Theory of Emotional Intelligence 

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  7. According to the Controversy of Intelligence video, the relationship between emotional intelligence and innovation relates to  ____.

    1. using emotions to enable adaptive or creative thinking
    2. knowing how to approximately express yourself in various situations
    3. being able to recognize emotions in faces, and even in music, film, stories
    4. being able to predict emotions and how they might change 

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  8. True or false: Students who have normative experiences and attend schools that have advanced curriculum and/or hands-on learning are more likely to score higher on IQ scores compared to those with more unique backgrounds and/or less enriching academic opportunities. 

    1. True
    2. False

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  9. Which of the following statements about intelligence is incorrect? 

    1. The PASS model emphasizes process over content
    2. Sternberg brought attention to the impact of culture on IQ measurement
    3. The CHC theory highlighted the concept of general intelligence
    4. Emotional intelligence includes empathy and social skills

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  10. Which theorist would be most likely to say that some children are generally more intelligent than others?

    1. Gardner
    2. Luria
    3. Cattell
    4. Spearman

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  11. True or false: Cattell was a major opponent of classifying intelligence into fluid and crystallized subsets of intelligence. 

    1. True
    2. False

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  12. Which of the following would help someone score higher on an IQ test?

    1. Motivation
    2. Range of enrichment opportunity
    3. Ability to focus
    4. All of the above

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  13. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the Week 2 video information? 

    1. Overall IQ is more important than specific forms of intelligence
    2. Being good at science usually translates to high general IQ
    3. IQ tests do not adequately measure divergent thinking and emotional intelligence
    4. Intelligence is a concrete measurement that predicts success

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  14. True or false: While solving novel problems requires crystallized intelligence, quickly reciting multiplication tables reflects fluid intelligence. 

    1. True
    2. False

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  15. Which of the following would likely artificially reduce a child’s IQ score? 

    1. Familiarity with the test administrator
    2. Anxiety while taking the test
    3. Having a growth mindset
    4. Confidence that they’re smart

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  16. True or false: Intelligence scores can improve over time, especially if the person learns new strategies and meaningful educational content that reflects the test material.

    1. True
    2. False

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  17. Which famous character was discussed as an example of intelligence in the Controversy of Intelligence video?

    1. Spock
    2. Meredith Grey
    3. Veronica Mars
    4. Sherlock Holmes

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  18. Having an impressive vocabulary best reflects which type of intelligence?

    1. Fluid
    2. Crystallized
    3. Kinesthetic
    4. Practical

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  19. Why do having normative experiences affect IQ test scores?

    1. Questions assume these experiences, so they are harder if you haven’t had them
    2. Normative experiences teach you to be more intelligent
    3. IQ scores are dependent on maturity which is related to normative experience
    4. They don’t - normative experiences have no effect on IQ scores

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  20. True or false: Being able to perceive relationships independent of previous specific practice indicates high crystallized intelligence. 

    1. True
    2. False