TCC EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is an important legacy left by Alfred Binet's work on intelligence testing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a focus on linking intelligence with academic success
In the ______________, an orally administered test, young children may be asked questions about their
everyday activities or asked to copy complex figures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Stanford-Binet
Intelligence Scale
Which of the following is an advantage of group-administered tests over individually administered tests?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They are more efficient and less expensive to administer
A test is considered to have ______________ when it produces consistent results each time it is
administered. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reliability
When it comes to intelligence, some people say there is no substitute for experience. Which concept
reflects this perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅crystallized intelligence
One advantage of measures of information processing in infants, such as speed of processing and visual
recognition memory, over developmental measures is that information processing assessments -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅are better predictors of future IQ scores
An assessment of a student's knowledge of the Spanish language is an example of a(n) ______________
test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅achievement
A language arts test that uses examples of bus and subway schedules to measure reading
comprehension is likely to favor members of which group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅students from
urban communities
Schaie's study of intelligence in older people found that, in general, as people age - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅crystallized intelligence remains steady.
,One problem with using cross-sectional studies to investigate intelligence across different ages is that
results may be skewed by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cohort Effects
According to the principles of ______________, children with special needs are taught in the regular
classroom except in cases where their exceptionality would affect their learning - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mainstreaming
With appropriate training, people with mild intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅can
function independently and hold jobs
The largest group of people with intellectual disabilities have ______________ disabilities. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mild
Research on giftedness has found that gifted people tend to be ______________ than their non-gifted
peers. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅healthier
Shawna's gifted and talented program permits her to move through the curriculum at her own pace and
even to skip a grade, if she shows the ability to do so. Her program uses the ______________ approach.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅acceleration
One characteristic of Alfred Binet's classic work on intelligence testing that has survived to the present
day is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a pragmatic rather than theoretical approach to measuring
intelligence.
The ______________ is a particularly flexible intelligence test that permits the administrator to
paraphrase questions, translate them into the child's first language, and use gestures to help children
understand the test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
Compared with group-administered tests, individually administered tests tend to be more - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅engaging and motivational for examinees.
Disparities in the IQ test performance of groups of examinees based on anything other than intelligence
are chiefly examples of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cultural bias
, According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the ______________ component accounts for
the demands of everyday, real-world environments. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Contextual
The ______________, created by Arnold Gesell, provides a summary of an infant's overall competence
in comparison to others of a similar age. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅developmental quotient
______________ is the ability to identify a stimulus previously experienced through one sense by using
another sense. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cross-modal transference
An assessment of a student's likelihood of academic success in college, such as the SAT, is an example of
a(n) ______________ test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅aptitude
A mathematics test that uses questions with contexts from the realm of banking and the stock market is
likely to favor members of which group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅students from affluent families
The process by which older people focus on particular areas of strength to compensate for declines in
other areas is called ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅selective optimization
When applied to children with special needs, the term least restrictive environment refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅the educational setting most similar to that of children without special needs.
According to professional classifications, an intellectual disability is characterized by significant
limitations in both intellectual functioning and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅adaptive behavior
People with IQ scores between 55 and 70 are classified as having ______________ intellectual disability.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅mild
As defined by the government, the term gifted includes people demonstrating high performance in
which areas? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅artistic, creative, and intellectual
Which of the following is an important legacy left by Alfred Binet's work on intelligence testing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a focus on linking intelligence with academic success
In the ______________, an orally administered test, young children may be asked questions about their
everyday activities or asked to copy complex figures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Stanford-Binet
Intelligence Scale
Which of the following is an advantage of group-administered tests over individually administered tests?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They are more efficient and less expensive to administer
A test is considered to have ______________ when it produces consistent results each time it is
administered. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reliability
When it comes to intelligence, some people say there is no substitute for experience. Which concept
reflects this perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅crystallized intelligence
One advantage of measures of information processing in infants, such as speed of processing and visual
recognition memory, over developmental measures is that information processing assessments -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅are better predictors of future IQ scores
An assessment of a student's knowledge of the Spanish language is an example of a(n) ______________
test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅achievement
A language arts test that uses examples of bus and subway schedules to measure reading
comprehension is likely to favor members of which group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅students from
urban communities
Schaie's study of intelligence in older people found that, in general, as people age - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅crystallized intelligence remains steady.
,One problem with using cross-sectional studies to investigate intelligence across different ages is that
results may be skewed by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cohort Effects
According to the principles of ______________, children with special needs are taught in the regular
classroom except in cases where their exceptionality would affect their learning - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mainstreaming
With appropriate training, people with mild intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅can
function independently and hold jobs
The largest group of people with intellectual disabilities have ______________ disabilities. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mild
Research on giftedness has found that gifted people tend to be ______________ than their non-gifted
peers. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅healthier
Shawna's gifted and talented program permits her to move through the curriculum at her own pace and
even to skip a grade, if she shows the ability to do so. Her program uses the ______________ approach.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅acceleration
One characteristic of Alfred Binet's classic work on intelligence testing that has survived to the present
day is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a pragmatic rather than theoretical approach to measuring
intelligence.
The ______________ is a particularly flexible intelligence test that permits the administrator to
paraphrase questions, translate them into the child's first language, and use gestures to help children
understand the test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
Compared with group-administered tests, individually administered tests tend to be more - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅engaging and motivational for examinees.
Disparities in the IQ test performance of groups of examinees based on anything other than intelligence
are chiefly examples of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cultural bias
, According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the ______________ component accounts for
the demands of everyday, real-world environments. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Contextual
The ______________, created by Arnold Gesell, provides a summary of an infant's overall competence
in comparison to others of a similar age. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅developmental quotient
______________ is the ability to identify a stimulus previously experienced through one sense by using
another sense. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Cross-modal transference
An assessment of a student's likelihood of academic success in college, such as the SAT, is an example of
a(n) ______________ test. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅aptitude
A mathematics test that uses questions with contexts from the realm of banking and the stock market is
likely to favor members of which group? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅students from affluent families
The process by which older people focus on particular areas of strength to compensate for declines in
other areas is called ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅selective optimization
When applied to children with special needs, the term least restrictive environment refers to - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅the educational setting most similar to that of children without special needs.
According to professional classifications, an intellectual disability is characterized by significant
limitations in both intellectual functioning and - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅adaptive behavior
People with IQ scores between 55 and 70 are classified as having ______________ intellectual disability.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅mild
As defined by the government, the term gifted includes people demonstrating high performance in
which areas? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅artistic, creative, and intellectual
