Myers Psychology Questions and Correct Answers

Myers Psychology Questions and Correct Answers 363. Joni claims that she is intellectually gifted because she "possesses" an IQ of 145. She is most clearly committing the error known as: A) heritability. B) the Flynn effect. C) reification. D) the naturalistic fallacy. E) savant syndrome. - ANSWER-C .364. To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concrete thing is called: A) convergent thinking. B) heritability. C) factor analysis. D) reification. E) standardization. - ANSWER-D .365. Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to: A) derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. B) evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior. C) extract test norms from a standardization sample. D) identify clusters of closely related test items. E) provide a quantitative estimate of heritability. - ANSWER-D .366. In order to assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of: A) the normal curve. B) criterion-based validation. C) standardization. D) reliability assessment. E) factor analysis. - ANSWER-E .367. Spearman's g factor refers to: A) the internal consistency of an intelligence test. B) the genetic contribution to intelligence. C) a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks. D) a highly developed skill or talent possessed by an otherwise retarded person. E) the ability to understand and regulate emotions. - ANSWER-C .368. Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities? A) Thurstone B) Spearman C) Gardner D) Sternberg E) Skinner - ANSWER-B .369. A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that seem to tap a common ability is called: A) correlational measurement. B) standardization. C) reliability assessment. D) criterion-based validation. E) factor analysis. - ANSWER-E .370. Spearman referred to the general capacity that may underlie all of a person's specific mental abilities as: A) IQ. B) heritability. C) the g factor. D) factor analysis. E) emotional intelligence. - ANSWER-C .371. Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of: A) predictive validity. B) factor analysis. C) heritability. D) the g factor. E) reliability. - ANSWER-D .372. Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize: A) Terman's concept of innate intelligence. B) Spearman's concept of general intelligence. C) Binet's concept of mental age. D) Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences. E) Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence. - ANSWER-D .373. Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ________ intelligence. A) intrapersonal B) creative C) spatial D) musical E) physical - ANSWER-B .374. Of the following, who best illustrates Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence? A) Trudy, a high school student who receives lower grades in physical education than in any other course B) Freda, a business executive who effectively motivates her sales staff C) Wilma, a schoolteacher who refuses to pay taxes because they are used to develop new weapons D) Selma, a fifth-grader who solves complicated mathematical problems in record time E) Nicole, a teenager who completes the road test for her driver's license without a single error - ANSWER-D .375. The ability to control one's impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of: A) emotional intelligence. B) heritability. C) mental age. D) savant syndrome. E) divergent thinking. - ANSWER-A .376. Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of: A) convergent thinking. B) validity. C) the g factor. D) mental age. E) emotional intelligence. - ANSWER-E .377. In very stressful or embarrassing situations, Sanura is able to maintain her poise and help others to feel comfortable. Sanura's ability best illustrates the value of: A) extrinsic motivation. B) heritability. C) divergent thinking. D) savant syndrome. E) emotional intelligence. - ANSWER-E .378. Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates: A) neural plasticity. B) factor analysis. C) predictive validity. D) divergent thinking. E) framing skills. - ANSWER-D .379. The components of creativity include: A) impulsivity and empathy. B) expertise and a venturesome personality. C) competitiveness and dogmatism. D) imagination and extrinsic motivation. E) competitiveness and empathy. - ANSWER-B .380. Intrinsic motivation is thought to be an important component of: A) practical intelligence. B) creativity. C) the Flynn effect. D) savant syndrome. E) the g factor. - ANSWER-B .381. In one experiment, college students were either aware or unaware that experts would evaluate their creativity in constructing paper collages. This experiment most directly illustrated that creativity is facilitated by: A) intrinsic motivation. B) emotional intelligence. C) the Flynn effect. D) convergent thinking. E) imaginative thinking skills. - ANSWER-A .382. Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by: A) the Flynn effect. B) a venturesome personality. C) the g factor. D) emotional intelligence. E) extrinsic motivation. - ANSWER-E .383. To assess mental age, Binet and Simon measured children's: A) head size. B) reasoning skills. C) muscular power. D) neural processing speed. E) creative abilities. - ANSWER-B .384. Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 4-year-old. Wilbur's mental age is: A) 4. B) 4.5. C) 5. D) 80. E) 125. - ANSWER-A .385. Intelligence tests were initially designed by Binet and Simon to assess: A) academic aptitude. B) divergent thinking. C) emotional intelligence. D) savant syndrome. E) heritability. - ANSWER-A .386. Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the: A) WISC. B) WAIS. C) Stanford-Binet. D) Scholastic Assessment Test. E) American College Testing Exam. - ANSWER-C .387. Binet and Terman would have been most likely to disagree about the: A) possibility of predicting people's academic success from intelligence test scores. B) need to standardize intelligence tests. C) extent to which intelligence is determined by heredity. D) definition of mental age. E) importance of validity on psychometric tests. - ANSWER-C .388. A 12-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old was said to have an IQ of: A) 75. B) 85. C) 115. D) 125. E) 133. - ANSWER-A .389. Twelve-year-old Benjy has an IQ of 75 on the original version of the Stanford-Binet. His mental age is: A) 8. B) 9. C) 10. D) 12. E) 16. - ANSWER-B