psy290 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Heritability, Intelligence Quotient, Circular Reasoning
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Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 9 and 10. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
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According to most researchers, what is the heritability estimate for intelligence?
Select one:
a. close to 100 per cent
b. approximately 80 per cent Incorrect
c. around 50 per cent
d. less than 40 per cent
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REF: p. 416
The correct answer is: around 50 per cent
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Twenty-fie studets hae epeated D. Joes’ adaed eoois lass oe the past fie eas. Eah
tie, the studets’ gades fo the seod attept i the course were nearly identical to the grades
received on the first attempt. What could Dr. Jones conclude about her testing procedures?
Select one:
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a. They provide reliable measures of student ability.
b. They provide valid measures of student ability. Incorrect
c. They are well standardized.
d. They successfully measures abstract reasoning skills.
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REF: p. 397
The correct answer is: They provide reliable measures of student ability.
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What does an achievement test measure?
Select one:
a. a peso’s aste ad koledge of a sujet Coet
b. general mental ability
. asi haateistis of oe’s pesoalit
d. talent for specific kinds of learning
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REF: p. 396
The oet ase is: a peso’s aste ad koledge of a sujet
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Which sub-theory of intelligence, as proposed by Sternberg, is associated with dealing effectively with
novelty and how one performs familiar tasks automatically and effortlessly?
Select one:
a. operational
b. generative
c. contextual Incorrect
d. experiential
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The correct answer is: experiential
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Which of the following statements regarding heredity and intelligence is LEAST accurate?
Select one:
a. Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do identical twins reared apart.
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b. Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do non-twin siblings reared
together.
c. Identical twins show higher correlations on IQ than do fraternal twins.
d. Siblings reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do siblings reared apart.
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REF: p. 415
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Document Summary
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