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Considering their views on intelligence with regard to the nature-nurture issue,Lewis Terman,Francis Galton,Arnold Gesell,and Karl Pearson:


A) each had their own unique view, ranging from "strongly nature" to "strongly nurture."
B) were all strong believers in nurture.
C) were all strong believers in nature.
D) were four people who expressed five opinions on the issue.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Interactionists would agree with which of the following statements regarding the relative contribution of learning and heredity to intellectual development?


A) It is 50% inherited and 50% learned.
B) It is 20% inherited and 80% learned.
C) It is 80% inherited and 20% learned.
D) It is part inherited and part learned, but how much each contributes is debatable.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In Piaget's stages of cognitive development,reversibility of thought appears in what period?


A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operations
D) formal operations

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to Piaget,a form of cognitive structure or organization is referred to as


A) a set.
B) a construct.
C) a pattern.
D) a schema.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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According to Piaget,one of the basic mental operations through which learning occurs is assimilation,defined as


A) organizing new information so that it fits with existing information.
B) changing existing information so that it fits with existing information.
C) changing new information so that it fits with existing information.
D) rejecting existing information that does not fit with new information.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A concept,characterized in your text as "at the crossroad of intelligence and personality" is:


A) sensory discrimination.
B) reaction time.
C) street efficacy.
D) general intellectual ability

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to Lee Cronbach,errors were made in the scoring of the "Termite" intelligence test protocols and as a result


A) correlations with many other variables have been questioned.
B) many of the "Termites" were unable to attend good colleges.
C) the research conducted by Lewis Terman has been discredited.
D) Cronbach lived his life with an IQ that was "10 points too high."

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT true of Piaget's stages?


A) The stages were adapted from Binet's work with children.
B) Children can move through the stages at differing rates and ages.
C) The order of the stages is unchangeable.
D) The stages are universal for all children.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Culture-specific and culture-reduced tests have been shown to have


A) limited value in predicting educational achievement.
B) significant value in predicting educational achievement.
C) little application in industrial and organizational settings.
D) significant value in predicting vocational success.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which is a technique or method used to minimize cultural bias in tests?


A) minimized verbal instruction
B) use of teaching items
C) use of sample items
D) All of these

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Members of which of the following minority groups tend to score higher on intelligence tests than do members of the majority group?


A) African-Americans
B) Hispanic-Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) Native Americans

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is an information-processing theory?


A) Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence
B) Naglieri's PASS theory
C) Mrs. Naglieri's DON'T PASS theory
D) None of these

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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In Carroll's three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities,what abilities represent the top stratum or level?


A) interpersonal and intrapersonal
B) fluid and crystallized
C) general intelligence
D) vision, touch, and hearing

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Kallikaks is to Goddard as Jukes is to


A) Pearson.
B) Jensen.
C) Shockley.
D) Dugdale.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Preformationists would agree with which statement?


A) Intelligence can be attributed to socialization.
B) Intelligence can be increased by means of educational initiatives and early intervention programs.
C) Intelligence tends to be higher in Asians than in whites and blacks.
D) Intelligence is genetically encoded.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Researchers have tried to define intelligence using physical means such as


A) cerebral glucose metabolism studies.
B) brain physiology studies.
C) brain mapping studies.
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Wechsler tests of intelligence


A) measure more than two factors.
B) measure only a Verbal and Performance factor.
C) are based on a factor-analytically derived, two-factor theory.
D) have been updated to reflect the VPR model.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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This was the test that launched the testing movement in the United States.It was,of course,the ______ test.


A) Wechsler-Bellevue
B) Stanford-Binet
C) Army-Alpha
D) Army-Navy

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In the Chapter 9 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Barbara Pavlo reflected that she employed in her practice various tools of assessment including


A) case history document analysis.
B) figure drawing analysis.
C) evaluations that employ role-play.
D) All of these

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Children's intelligence is assessed primarily for


A) vocational placement and planning.
B) academic research and planning.
C) behavioral research and planning.
D) educational placement and planning.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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