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Mental retardation refers to subaverage general mental ability accompanied by deficiencies in everyday living skills before age 18.

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The accumulated evidence suggests that cultural bias produces only modest effects on the IQ scores of minority group members.

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In his theory of multiple intelligences Robert Sternberg asserts that different manifestations of intelligent behavior are valued in different contexts.

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Creativity test items that give respondents a starting point and then require them to generate as many possibilities as they can in a short period of time are scored on the basis of


A) the quantity of alternatives generated
B) the originality of the alternatives
C) the usefulness of the alternatives
D) all of these things

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What form of mental illness frequently has been found to be associated with outstanding creativity?


A) anxiety disorders
B) antisocial personality
C) schizophrenia
D) mood disorders

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Howard Gardner has tried to expand our thinking on intelligence, contending that traditional IQ tests are too narrowly focused on verbal and mathematical skills. In addition to these, his list of human intelligence includes


A) spatial skills.
B) musical skills.
C) interpersonal skills.
D) spatial, musical, and interpersonal skills.

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With ____________________ thinking, one tries to expand the range of alternatives by generating many possible solutions.

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Which of the following statements BEST reflects your textbook's conclusion regarding research on the effects of stereotype vulnerability on test performance?


A) Stereotype vulnerability has no discernible effect on test performance.
B) Stereotype vulnerability has a greater effect on test performance that does socioeconomic disadvantage.
C) Stereotype vulnerability clearly results in lower test performance for white students.
D) More evidence is clearly needed on the effects of stereotype vulnerability.

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Information about where an individual score on a psychological test ranks, in relation to other scores on that test, is provided by ____________________ that are developed through test standardization.

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Conrad works at an advertising agency and he is one of the first people they call in when they are brainstorming for a new campaign. He has the unique ability to generate hundreds of creative suggestions that no one else seems to think of. This suggests that Conrad is skilled in


A) convergent thinking.
B) transformational logic.
C) field dependence.
D) divergent thinking.

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Summarize evidence from research on adoption, environmental deprivation or enrichment, and generational changes in IQ, showing how experience shapes intelligence.

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Compared to those who score low on IQ tests, people who score high are more likely to end up in high-status jobs.

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The fact that Arthur Jensen became the target of savage criticism and was attacked as a racist after the publication of this controversial article in 1969 illustrates which of the themes of your textbook?


A) Psychology is empirical.
B) Psychology is theoretically diverse.
C) Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
D) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.

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____________________ is the term that refers to the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure and is also used to refer to the accuracy or usefulness of the inferences or decisions based on a test.

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In solving a problem using divergent thinking, a person


A) tries to generate many possible answers or solutions.
B) tries to narrow down a list of alternatives to a single correct answer or solution.
C) systematically eliminates incorrect answers or solutions.
D) Both b and c are correct.

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According to Sternberg, a person who has the ability to see all aspects of a problem and make good decisions is demonstrating the ____________________ type of intelligence.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four essential components of emotional intelligence?


A) the ability to accurately perceive emotions in themselves and others
B) the ability to regulate or control emotions in themselves and others
C) the ability to understand and analyze their emotions
D) the ability to be aware of how their emotions shape their thinking

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The measurement consistency of a test is known as ____________________ and is measured using a correlation coefficient.

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Leticia is a prima ballerina with a New York ballet company. According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Leticia is likely to score high in which of the following?


A) interpersonal intelligence
B) spatial intelligence
C) experiential intelligence
D) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

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Dr. Fuller needs a really creative student to assist with the design of a new research project. She's asked to see the IQ scores of a number of students so she can use the scores to choose her new research assistant. What does Dr. Fuller need to know before making her decision?


A) Scores on some IQ tests are more related to creativity than others.
B) Creativity is related to intelligence, but only weakly.
C) Grade point averages would be just as good a predictor of creativity, and probably easier to obtain.
D) There is no relationship at all between intelligence and creativity.

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