Multiple Choice Questions

What is the term that Binet developed for the typical intelligence level found for people at a given chronological age?
  • intelligence
  • chronical age
  • mental age
  • intelligence quotient
In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the componential aspect of intelligence deals with
  • how intelligence is used to face real-world demands.
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
  • analysis of data to solve problems, using previously learned information.
  • Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Developmental psychologist Nancy Bayley developed the Bayley Scales of Infant Development to measure
  • experiential
  • have an intellectual disability
  • moderate intellectual disability
  • two areas: mental (senses, perception, memory, learning, problem solving, and language) and motor abilities.
Traditional intelligence tests, such as those used in psychoeducational evaluations in schools, usually focus on which of Sternberg's aspects of intelligence?
  • emotional intelligence
  • Reliability; validity
  • componential intleligence
  • crystallized intelligence
Skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of feeling are referred to as __________ intelligence.
  • emotional
  • hereditary
  • chronical age
  • emotional intelligence
Some developmentalists suggest that two kinds of intelligence exist. What is the term for intelligence that reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory?
  • developmental quotient
  • intelligence
  • emotional intelligence
  • fluid intelligence
When Jorge enrolls in a new school, a guidance counselor gives him a(n) _______________ to identify how likely he is to excel in writing, and plans to use that information to determine whether he should be placed in a special writing program.
  • emotional intelligence
  • mainstreaming
  • enrichment
  • aptitude test
If a person has significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, this person is said to
  • profound intellectual disability
  • moderate intellectual disability
  • have an intellectual disability
  • experiential
Children who show evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or specific academic fields are referred to as
  • experiential
  • contextual
  • gifted
  • severe intellectual disability
Who is the psychologist that linked intelligence and school success in constructing an intelligence test that continues to provide reasonable indicators of a student's ability to be successful in school?
  • contextual
  • experiential
  • gifted
  • Binet
Who is the psychologist that used a pragmatic, trial-and-error approach to psychological measurement that continues to serve as the predominant approach to test construction today?
  • componential
  • gifted
  • Binet
  • contextual
In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the contextual aspect of intelligence deals with
  • how intelligence is used to face real-world demands.
  • analysis of data to solve problems, using previously learned information.
  • contextual intelligence
  • how prior experiences are used in problem solving, which involves the ability to cope with new situations.
What is the name of the test for children that provides separate measures of verbal and performance (or nonverbal) skills, as well as a total score?
  • developmental quotient
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
  • least restrictive environment
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
Which of the following is the term for an approach to education through which students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study on a given topic?
  • enrichment
  • mainstreaming
  • aptitude test
  • intelligence
When a person uses information he/she has been taught (e.g., choose formulas and problem-solving strategies) to solve problems in a rational way, Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating __________ intelligence.
  • practical
  • have an intellectual disability
  • componential
  • severe intellectual disability
What is the name of a test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested?
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
  • least restrictive environment
  • Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
What is the term for an overall developmental score that relates to performance in four domains: motor skills, language use, adaptive behavior, and personal-social?
  • intelligence quotient
  • least restrictive environment
  • developmental quotient
  • componential intleligence
When it comes to predicting a person's business success as an adult, including rate of career advancement, research suggests traditional IQ tests are
  • only marginally reliable in predicting the success of business executives.
  • developmental quotient
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
  • Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
What is the term for a measure of intelligence that takes into account a student's mental and chronological age?
  • intelligence quotient
  • mental age
  • developmental quotient
  • intelligence
When a person solves problems by utilizing his/her prior experience, as well as insight and coping ability/skills for new situations, Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence would suggest that person was demonstrating __________ intelligence.
  • moderate intellectual disability
  • have an intellectual disability
  • experiential
  • contextual
Johnny has watched his older brother climb up and down the stairs. When his brother reaches the top of the stairs, he immediately goes to his mother, and she gives him a treat. Johnny is now attempting to climb stairs. According to Sternberg, this is an example of __________ intelligence.
  • componential
  • experiential
  • gifted
  • practical
______ exists when a test measures consistently what it is trying to measure; ____________ exists when it actually measures what it is supposed to measure.
  • developmental quotient
  • componential intleligence
  • Reliability; validity
  • academic success
If a person has an IQ score that falls in the range of around 20 or 25 to 35 or 40, this is known as
  • experiential
  • moderate intellectual disability
  • severe intellectual disability
  • have an intellectual disability
If a person has an IQ score that falls in the range of 50 or 55 to 70, this is known as
  • severe intellectual disability
  • experiential
  • moderate intellectual disability
  • have an intellectual disability
The book The Bell Curve argues that the average 15-point difference between Caucasian Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to
  • hereditary
  • intelligence
  • mental age
  • emotional
What is the name of an intelligence test that measures children's ability to integrate different stimuli simultaneously and use step-by-step thinking?
  • developmental quotient
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
  • Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
What is the term for the educational setting that is most similar to that of children without special needs?
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
  • developmental quotient
  • intelligence quotient
  • least restrictive environment
What is the term for the capacity to understand the world, think with rationality, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges?
  • intelligence quotient
  • intelligence
  • chronical age
  • hereditary
According to Robert Sternberg, the IQ score from traditional tests, such as those administered in a psychoeducational evaluation in schools, relates well to
  • Reliability; validity
  • chronical age
  • fluid intelligence
  • academic success
For most children, ________ is/are reasonable predictors of school performance.
  • emotional
  • chronical age
  • hereditary
  • IQ scores
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