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41.Which of the following ethnic groups tends to have the highest overall performance in tests of intelligence?

a.Asian Americansc.African Americans

b.Latino Americansd.European Americans

42.One factor that seems to explain group differences in intelligence test scores, particularly between Asian American and European American individuals and African American and Latino American individuals is

a.number of years of education.c.religious devoutness.

b.socioeconomic status.d.physical health.

43.Which statement concerning ethnicity and intelligence is most accurate?

a.The recent discovery of a “smart gene” has led most to believe that intelligence has a strong genetic component.

b.Even if ethnic groups differ significantly in intelligence, the difference is likely the result of environmental factors.

c.Being economically disadvantaged is related to ethnicity but not to intelligence.

d.If intelligence differences within an ethnic group are due to genetics, then intelligence differences between the group and other ethnic groups must be due to genetics.

44.The textbook identifies three ways in which the environment can contribute to differences in test scores. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a.experience with test contentsc.peer pressure

b.test-taking skillsd.stereotype threat

45.Traditionally, giftedness was defined by having an IQ score of ________ or higher.

a.100c.130

b.120d.150

46.Exceptional talent in a specific area has several prerequisites, according to Rathunde & Csikszentmihalyi (1993). Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a.The child’s love of a subject and intense desire to master it.

b.A peer group that is supportive and equally interested in the subject.

c.Instruction, beginning early, with talented and inspiring teachers.

d.Support and help from committed, involved parents.

47.Which of the following summarizes what must be done with exceptional talent in a child if that talent is to blossom and grow?

a.It must be nurtured.

b.It must be allowed to flourish without intervention.

c.It must be validated with appropriately standardized measures of aptitude.

d.It must be challenged.

48.Intelligence is to ________ as creativity is to ________.

a.divergent thinking; convergent thinking

b.formal operational processing; postformal processing

c.convergent thinking; divergent thinking

d.postformal processing; formal operational processing.

49.Rich and Seth are given an assignment to come up with a theme for the school’s book fair. They sit down at a table together and start making a list of different ideas. They decide not to worry about whether each idea is good or not, but instead to put as many ideas on paper as they can and then go back and evaluate each one. Rich and Seth are engaged in ________ thinking.

a.convergentc.counterfactual

b.divergentd.accounted

50.________ thinking involves using information to arrive at one standard and correct answer.

a.Top-Downc.Convergent

b.Intuitived.Divergent