Psychology Exam quizzes with
Multiple Choice answers graded A+
What is intelligence?
a.) The acquisition of knowledge as a result of experience.
b.) The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
c.) Any physical event that affects a sensory cell.
d.) The ability to acquire, retain, and apply knowledge. - ANS✅✅D
Which statement best describes what today's IQ scores represent?
a.) Performance of adults 16 to 89 years of age on a number of multiple choice questions
b.) The ratio of a child's chronological age divided by his/her mental age
c.) A person's performance on intelligence tests relative to a comparison group of people
d.) The degree to which a measurement tool produces consistent results - ANS✅✅C
The most widely used intelligence test for children today is the
a.) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
b.) Terman-Binet Scale
c.) Stanford Intelligence Test
d.) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - ANS✅✅A
A team of psychologists has devised a new intelligence test. Some versions of the test have 20
questions, and some have 50 questions. Some allow the test-takers one hour to complete the test'
others give the test-takers as much time as they need. From this information you know that this new
intelligence test
a.) is norm-referenced
b.) would not be appropriate for adults
c.) does not measure mental age
d.) is not standardized - ANS✅✅D
All of the following have been shown to correlate with high IQ scores EXCEPT
a.) life satisfaction
, b.) school performance
c.) personal income
d.) longevity - ANS✅✅A
Contestants who do well on the game show Jeopardy, which involves using the store of facts that
they have learned, are displaying ___________ intelligence.
a.) creative
b.) fluid
c.) crystallized
d.) practical - ANS✅✅C
Analytical intelligence is best described as the ability to
a.) gather new information to increase knowledge
b.) deal with abstract information to solve problems
c.) recall recently learned information to perform well on tests
d.) adapt to everyday life by applying experience in a specific setting - ANS✅✅B
People who in the past have been referred to as "mentally retarted" as now generally said to have
a.) Asperger's syndrome
b.) synesthesia
c.) intellectual disabilities
d.) fluid intelligence - ANS✅✅C
Geno was just an average student in school, but he operates a very successful auto repair show.
According to Sternberg's views, Geno most likely has a reasonable amount of_____________
intelligence.
a.) social
b.) practical
c.) emotional
d.) fluid - ANS✅✅B
Multiple Choice answers graded A+
What is intelligence?
a.) The acquisition of knowledge as a result of experience.
b.) The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
c.) Any physical event that affects a sensory cell.
d.) The ability to acquire, retain, and apply knowledge. - ANS✅✅D
Which statement best describes what today's IQ scores represent?
a.) Performance of adults 16 to 89 years of age on a number of multiple choice questions
b.) The ratio of a child's chronological age divided by his/her mental age
c.) A person's performance on intelligence tests relative to a comparison group of people
d.) The degree to which a measurement tool produces consistent results - ANS✅✅C
The most widely used intelligence test for children today is the
a.) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
b.) Terman-Binet Scale
c.) Stanford Intelligence Test
d.) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - ANS✅✅A
A team of psychologists has devised a new intelligence test. Some versions of the test have 20
questions, and some have 50 questions. Some allow the test-takers one hour to complete the test'
others give the test-takers as much time as they need. From this information you know that this new
intelligence test
a.) is norm-referenced
b.) would not be appropriate for adults
c.) does not measure mental age
d.) is not standardized - ANS✅✅D
All of the following have been shown to correlate with high IQ scores EXCEPT
a.) life satisfaction
, b.) school performance
c.) personal income
d.) longevity - ANS✅✅A
Contestants who do well on the game show Jeopardy, which involves using the store of facts that
they have learned, are displaying ___________ intelligence.
a.) creative
b.) fluid
c.) crystallized
d.) practical - ANS✅✅C
Analytical intelligence is best described as the ability to
a.) gather new information to increase knowledge
b.) deal with abstract information to solve problems
c.) recall recently learned information to perform well on tests
d.) adapt to everyday life by applying experience in a specific setting - ANS✅✅B
People who in the past have been referred to as "mentally retarted" as now generally said to have
a.) Asperger's syndrome
b.) synesthesia
c.) intellectual disabilities
d.) fluid intelligence - ANS✅✅C
Geno was just an average student in school, but he operates a very successful auto repair show.
According to Sternberg's views, Geno most likely has a reasonable amount of_____________
intelligence.
a.) social
b.) practical
c.) emotional
d.) fluid - ANS✅✅B
