EDUC 201 Chapter 8 Exam
"A child's ability to behave intelligently may vary considerably depending on the particular context,
skills, and cognitive processes required by a given task." This statement is consistent with three of the
following conceptualizations of intelligence. With which one is it least consistent?
A. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
B. The concept of distributed intelligence
C. Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
D. Sternberg's triarchic theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
Three days a week, 8-year-old Erica meets with a tutor after school to help her with her reading and
writing skills. If you wanted to know how much Erica is benefiting from the tutoring, you would most
likely use:
A. The WISC-IV
B. A dynamic assessment instrument
C. The Stanford-Binet
D. A measure of distributed intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ B. A dynamic assessment
instrument
At age 2, Madeleine is given up for adoption by single mother with mental illness who realizes she
cannot provide adequate care for her daughter. Shortly thereafter, Madeleine is adopted by parents
who provide lively conversation, lots of books and educational games, and frequent trips to zoos and
museums. Based on this information you might expect Madeleine's IQ scores to:
A. Show no variation over time, as IQ is largely the result of heredity
B. Fluctuate over time, but in no discernable pattern
C. Remain constant until school age and then gradually increase
D. Show gradual increases over time - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ D. Show gradual increases over time
Different theorists conceptualize intelligence differently, but most agree that intelligence:
A. Is largely the result of inherited abilities
B. Is an entity quite separate and distinct from learning ability
C. Involves many different cognitive processes
D. Is almost exclusively a function of accumulated knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Involves
many different cognitive processes
If you are concerned about the reliability of an intelligence test, which one of the following questions
would you be most likely to ask?
, A. How much training do I need to administer and interpret this test?
B. Does this test rely heavily on language skills?
C. Do children tend to get similar scores on the test from one time to the next?
D. Does this test really measure intellectual ability? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Do children tend to
get similar scores on the test from one time to the next?
Lily is ten years old. She gets a score of 97 on an IQ test. What does this tell us about her intellectual
ability?
A. Lily must be a very smart girl, because 100 is a perfect score.
B. Lily is brighter than two-thirds of her age-mates, as IQ scores go up to about 150.
C. Lily's score is fairly average for her age group.
D. Lily's score is in the bottom fifth of the population. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Lily's score is fairly
average for her age group.
The textbook recommends three of the following strategies for adapting instruction for students who
are gifted. Which one does it NOT recommend?
A. Find outside resources through which students can pursue specialized interests.
B. Form study groups of students who have similar strengths.
C. Encourage students to aim high in their aspirations.
D. Ask students to be patient while their classmates master instructional objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ D. Ask students to be patient while their classmates master instructional objectives.
Which one of the following statements best reflects most psychologists' current views about the relative
effects of heredity and environment on intellectual development?
A. Good environmental conditions are most important for children who are born with high genetic
potential.
B. Environment clearly has a greater influence.
C. Determining the relative effects of heredity versus environment may ultimately be impossible.
D. Heredity clearly has a greater influence. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Determining the relative
effects of heredity versus environment may ultimately be impossible.
Which one of the following statements best reflects Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence?
A. Intelligent behavior evolves in three stages: concrete thought, abstract thought, and automatization.
B. Intelligent behavior is a function of how well people draw on prior experiences and cognitively
process information in order to adapt to a new situation.
"A child's ability to behave intelligently may vary considerably depending on the particular context,
skills, and cognitive processes required by a given task." This statement is consistent with three of the
following conceptualizations of intelligence. With which one is it least consistent?
A. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
B. The concept of distributed intelligence
C. Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
D. Sternberg's triarchic theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Cattell's concept of fluid intelligence
Three days a week, 8-year-old Erica meets with a tutor after school to help her with her reading and
writing skills. If you wanted to know how much Erica is benefiting from the tutoring, you would most
likely use:
A. The WISC-IV
B. A dynamic assessment instrument
C. The Stanford-Binet
D. A measure of distributed intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ B. A dynamic assessment
instrument
At age 2, Madeleine is given up for adoption by single mother with mental illness who realizes she
cannot provide adequate care for her daughter. Shortly thereafter, Madeleine is adopted by parents
who provide lively conversation, lots of books and educational games, and frequent trips to zoos and
museums. Based on this information you might expect Madeleine's IQ scores to:
A. Show no variation over time, as IQ is largely the result of heredity
B. Fluctuate over time, but in no discernable pattern
C. Remain constant until school age and then gradually increase
D. Show gradual increases over time - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ D. Show gradual increases over time
Different theorists conceptualize intelligence differently, but most agree that intelligence:
A. Is largely the result of inherited abilities
B. Is an entity quite separate and distinct from learning ability
C. Involves many different cognitive processes
D. Is almost exclusively a function of accumulated knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Involves
many different cognitive processes
If you are concerned about the reliability of an intelligence test, which one of the following questions
would you be most likely to ask?
, A. How much training do I need to administer and interpret this test?
B. Does this test rely heavily on language skills?
C. Do children tend to get similar scores on the test from one time to the next?
D. Does this test really measure intellectual ability? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Do children tend to
get similar scores on the test from one time to the next?
Lily is ten years old. She gets a score of 97 on an IQ test. What does this tell us about her intellectual
ability?
A. Lily must be a very smart girl, because 100 is a perfect score.
B. Lily is brighter than two-thirds of her age-mates, as IQ scores go up to about 150.
C. Lily's score is fairly average for her age group.
D. Lily's score is in the bottom fifth of the population. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Lily's score is fairly
average for her age group.
The textbook recommends three of the following strategies for adapting instruction for students who
are gifted. Which one does it NOT recommend?
A. Find outside resources through which students can pursue specialized interests.
B. Form study groups of students who have similar strengths.
C. Encourage students to aim high in their aspirations.
D. Ask students to be patient while their classmates master instructional objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ D. Ask students to be patient while their classmates master instructional objectives.
Which one of the following statements best reflects most psychologists' current views about the relative
effects of heredity and environment on intellectual development?
A. Good environmental conditions are most important for children who are born with high genetic
potential.
B. Environment clearly has a greater influence.
C. Determining the relative effects of heredity versus environment may ultimately be impossible.
D. Heredity clearly has a greater influence. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ C. Determining the relative
effects of heredity versus environment may ultimately be impossible.
Which one of the following statements best reflects Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence?
A. Intelligent behavior evolves in three stages: concrete thought, abstract thought, and automatization.
B. Intelligent behavior is a function of how well people draw on prior experiences and cognitively
process information in order to adapt to a new situation.
