Question 1

On the television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," many of the big winners have been in their 40s and 50s.This likely due to their superiority in which type of intelligence?

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A)   fluid
B)   emotional
C)   crystallized
D)   inductive reasoningE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Postformal thought is characterized by all of the following except

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A)   the correct answer varies from situation to situation.
B)   there is only one correct answer.
C)   emotion and subjective factors usually play a role in thinking.
D)   the recognition that the solutions must be realistic.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The research on emotion and thought processes concluded that

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A)   high school students tend to think at higher developmental levels when confronted with emotionally salient problems (e.g.,pregnancy) .
B)   middle-aged adults tend to think at lower developmental levels when confronted with emotionally salient problems (e.g.,children) .
C)   high school students tend to think at lower developmental levels when confronted with emotionally salient problems (e.g.,pregnancy) .
D)   middle-aged adults tend to think at higher developmental levels when confronted with emotionally salient problems (e.g.,children) .E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is not a primary mental ability?

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A)   verbal meaning
B)   inductive reasoning
C)   word fluency
D)   fluid intelligenceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Longitudinal sequential research on primary mental abilities reveals

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A)   no age-related declines.
B)   major declines prior to age 40.
C)   little practical decline until age 60.
D)   identical patterns for all abilities.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The____________________to intelligence emphasizes the ways in which people conceptualize problems and focuses on modes or styles of thinking.

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Question 7

Which of the following is not a basic concept of the life-span view?

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A)   plasticity.
B)   multidirectionality
C)   interindividual variability
D)   intraindividual consistencyE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

According to Kitchener and Fischer (1990) ,the highest developmental level of information-processing a person is capable of is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   skill acquisition.
B)   reflective judgment.
C)   optimal level.
D)   procedural knowing.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

An individual's innate abilities independent of acquired knowledge and experience constitute

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A)   fluid intelligence.
B)   crystallized intelligence.
C)   primary intelligence.
D)   tertiary intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which approach to intelligence emphasizes scores on standardized tests?

Accepted Answer

A)   psychometric
B)   neofunctionalist
C)   cognitive
D)   appliedE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Research on age differences in wisdom shows that

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A)   there is little association between the two.
B)   wisdom increases dramatically during old age.
C)   there are few individual differences.
D)   young adults cannot be wise.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

The____________________to intelligence involves defining intelligence as right or wrong performance on standardized tests.

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psychometr...

Question 13

____________________ are independent abilities within psychometric intelligence based on different combinations of standardized intelligence tests.

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Primary me...

Question 14

According to the dual-component model,adulthood is predominantly concerned with the growth of

Accepted Answer

A)   fluid intelligence.
B)   crystallized intelligence.
C)   inter-cohort similarity.
D)   multidiversity trends.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

According to Piaget's theory,changing one's thoughts to make a better approximation of the world is called

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A)   organization.
B)   operations.
C)   accommodation.
D)   assimilation.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

How people reason through dilemmas involving current affairs,religion,science,etc.are using

Accepted Answer

A)   postformal thought.
B)   reflective judgment.
C)   absolutist judgment.
D)   none of these.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The fact that younger generations generally do better on primary mental abilities than older generations is an example of

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A)   a cohort effect.
B)   changes in information processing system.
C)   better health care improving mental functioning.
D)   all of these.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Experts

Accepted Answer

A)   use novel approaches to solve difficult problems.
B)   have extensive knowledge about a particular topic.
C)   are highly practiced.
D)   use all of these.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which researcher's name is associated with largest and most comprehensive sequential study of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wechsler
B)   Sternberg
C)   Salthouse
D)   K.Warner SchaieE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The secondary mental ability focused on the perception of visual patterns is

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory organization.
B)   visual organization.
C)   crystallized intelligence.
D)   fluid intelligence.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 7: Intelligence and Reasoning

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____________________ are independent abilities within psychometric intelligence based on different combinations of standardized intelligence tests.

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The____________________to intelligence involves defining intelligence as right or wrong performance on standardized tests.

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Longitudinal sequential research on primary mental abilities reveals

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The____________________to intelligence emphasizes the ways in which people conceptualize problems and focuses on modes or styles of thinking.

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Which of the following is not a basic concept of the life-span view?

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The fact that younger generations generally do better on primary mental abilities than older generations is an example of

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On the television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," many of the big winners have been in their 40s and 50s.This likely due to their superiority in which type of intelligence?

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The secondary mental ability focused on the perception of visual patterns is

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Experts

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Postformal thought is characterized by all of the following except

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Research on age differences in wisdom shows that

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