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Psychology 10th Edition by Douglas Bernstein – Test Bank

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Psychology 10th Edition by Douglas Bernstein – Test Bank

Chapter 08

1. Cognitive ability is ____.
a. the capacity to reason, remember, understand, solve problems, and make decisions

b. synonymous with the term intelligence

c. defined the same in all cultures

d. a concept that is easily measured and tested

ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

2. Delenn is interested in studying the human capacity to reason, remember, understand, and solve problems. She plans to conduct various studies to better understand ____.
a. divergent thinking

b. achievement

c. cognitive ability

d. aptitude

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Introduction
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

3. According to your text, it is difficult to define intelligence because ____.
a. cognitive abilities cannot be quantified

b. standard intelligence tests are still relatively new

c. the use of an IQ is not common in modern psychology

d. there is no universally agreed-upon definition

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Testing for Intelligence
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

4. According to your text, most psychologists agree that a definition of intelligence is least likely to include the ability to ____.
a. acquire knowledge

b. think abstractly and problem-solve

c. perform well on standardized tests of intelligence

d. reason adaptively in different environments

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Testing for Intelligence
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

5. Bill and Ted had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. To come back to the present, Bill (who is a little below average in intelligence) needs a score of 115 on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Bill has to convince Professor Terman that he is ____than he actually is because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as ____.
a. younger; (chronological age/mental age) × 100

b. older; (mental age/chronological age) × 100

c. younger; (mental age/chronological age) × 100

d. older; (chronological age/mental age) × 100

ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Testing for Intelligence
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

6. Shelby is four years old. In school, she was tested with the Stanford-BinetIntelligence Scale and achieved a mental age of eight. Terman would say that her Intelligence Quotient, or IQ, is ____.
a. 50

b. 100

c. 150

d. 200

ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Testing for Intelligence
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

 

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