Question 1

What is the oldest approach to investigating human intelligence?

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A)   information-processing
B)   psychometric
C)   cognitive
D)   psychophysicsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) B

Question 2

The two alternate equivalent forms of the 1937 Stanford-Binet were forms

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A)   S & B.
B)   L & M.
C)   B & S.
D)   B & T.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

How many factors are present in the Fifth Edition of the Binet scale?

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A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   fiveE) A) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 4

Which of the following is a valid criticism of early versions of the Binet Scale?

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A)   lack of ability to differentiate among different age groups
B)   difficult and time-consuming administration
C)   heavy reliance on verbal abilities
D)   failure to relate to Binet's model of intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

With the concept of general intelligence,

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A)   Binet's search for tasks could be unrestricted.
B)   Binet was forced to ascertain the relative contribution of each element to the whole.
C)   the value of a task could be judged in terms of its correlation with the total score.
D)   each element of intelligence must first be identified.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The age scale concept was introduced in

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A)   the 1905 Binet-Simon Scale.
B)   the 1908 Binet-Simon Scale.
C)   the 1911 Binet-Simon Scale.
D)   the 1916 Stanford-Binet Scale.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is an implication of Binet's concept of general mental ability?

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A)   Individual items that do not correlate well with the total score can be eliminated.
B)   A broad range of diverse items must be included.
C)   Variability in the ability to perform specific skills should be minimal.
D)   Those who are high in general mental ability will also be high in specific mental abilities.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

In research investigating human intelligence,focusing on how humans adapt to real-world demands is called a ____ approach.

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A)   information-processing
B)   psychometric
C)   cognitive
D)   psychophysicsE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 9

Binet believed that human intelligence was expressed through

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A)   socioeconomic status and level of education.
B)   positive self concept and gender.
C)   judgment,attention,and reasoning.
D)   ethnicity and socioeconomic status.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is determined by the formula

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A)   MA = IQ/CA X 100.
B)   IQ = MA/CA X 100.
C)   IQ = CA/MA X 100.
D)   IQ = MA/CA.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following was a significant improvement of the 1937 Stanford-Binet?

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A)   The upper age limit was eliminated.
B)   It equalized reliability across age groups.
C)   Items suitable for infants younger than 2 years of age were added.
D)   Performance items were added to reduce reliance on verbal skills.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Those abilities that allow us to learn and acquire information can be referred to as

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A)   crystallized intelligence.
B)   'g'.
C)   fluid intelligence.
D)   positive manifold.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The 30 items in the Binet-Simon scale were arranged

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A)   according to type of task.
B)   randomly to avoid ordering effects.
C)   according to underlying ability tapped.
D)   in an increasing order of difficulty.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Before Binet,the notion of general mental ability had been propounded by

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A)   Wechsler.
B)   Thurstone.
C)   Galton.
D)   Simon.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

A persistent criticism of the 1908 Binet-Simon scale was the

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A)   lack of a control group.
B)   emphasis on language and verbal abilities.
C)   lack of an age scale.
D)   use of outmoded terms.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The 1986 Binet eliminated

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A)   the age scale format.
B)   the concept of age differentiation.
C)   the evaluation of general mental ability.
D)   adaptive testing.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In which version of the Binet scale was an alternate,equivalent form first introduced?

Accepted Answer

A)   the 1908 Stanford-Binet Scale
B)   the 1916 Stanford-Binet Scale
C)   the 1937 Stanford-Binet Scale
D)   the 1960 Stanford-Binet ScaleE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the 1905 Binet-Simon Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   It employed the mental age concept.
B)   It contained 30 items,presented in random order.
C)   The normative sample consisted of only 10 children.
D)   It lacked an adequate measuring unit to express results.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Spearman suggested that the variance that is shared by a set of tests/scores represents

Accepted Answer

A)   age differentiation.
B)   positive manifold.
C)   the g factor.
D)   factor analysis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following was included in the 1916 Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   separate scales based on race and sex
B)   general mental ability
C)   standardization using a geographically diverse population
D)   representative samplingE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 9: Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

What is the oldest approach to investigating human intelligence?

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The two alternate equivalent forms of the 1937 Stanford-Binet were forms

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How many factors are present in the Fifth Edition of the Binet scale?

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Which of the following is a valid criticism of early versions of the Binet Scale?

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With the concept of general intelligence,

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The age scale concept was introduced in

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Which of the following is an implication of Binet's concept of general mental ability?

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In research investigating human intelligence,focusing on how humans adapt to real-world demands is called a ____ approach.

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Binet believed that human intelligence was expressed through

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Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is determined by the formula

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Which of the following was a significant improvement of the 1937 Stanford-Binet?

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Those abilities that allow us to learn and acquire information can be referred to as

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The 30 items in the Binet-Simon scale were arranged

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Before Binet,the notion of general mental ability had been propounded by

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A persistent criticism of the 1908 Binet-Simon scale was the

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The 1986 Binet eliminated

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In which version of the Binet scale was an alternate,equivalent form first introduced?

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Which of the following is true about the 1905 Binet-Simon Scale?

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Spearman suggested that the variance that is shared by a set of tests/scores represents

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Which of the following was included in the 1916 Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

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