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131.Anna has the ability to apply what she knows to her everyday life. Her friends say that Anna is “street smart.” The triarchic theory of intelligence would label Anna as having ______ intelligence.

A)multiple

B)analytic

C)emotional

D)creative

E)practical

132.Which of Sternberg’s types of intelligence is typically measured in traditional tests of intelligence?

A)all of them—analytic, creative, and practical

B)analytic only

C)practical only

D)creative and analytic only

E)practical and creative only

133.Taking an overview of the theories of intelligence, all but which of the following are fair conclusions?

A)We should broaden our thoughts about what intelligence is and how it should be measured.

B)Human intelligence consists of multiple aspects.

C)It is important to take cultural context into consideration when assessing human intelligence.

D)Gardner and Sternberg’s theories can be characterized as “theory rich, but data poor.”

E)Since there is strong evidence for the existence of separate types of intelligence, we should replace existing intelligence tests with tests that measure these types of intelligence.

134.Which group is predicted to have the most highly correlated IQ scores?

A)Monozygotic twins reared together

B)Dizygotic twins reared together

C)Monozygotic twins reared apart

D)Dizygotic twins reared apart

E)Siblings

135.In studies of the correlation of IQ scores among twins, the correlation of scores of monozygotic twins raised apart is

A)higher than for monozygotic twins raised together.

B)lower than for dizygotic twins raised apart.

C)higher than for dizygotic twins raised together.

D)the same as for monozygotic twins raised together.

E)the same as for dyzygotic twins raised together.

136.Among a large group of adopted children, the IQ scores of the children are predicted to be

A)more similar to those of their biological parents than their adoptive parents.

B)more similar to those of their adoptive parents than their biological parents.

C)as similar to those of their adoptive parents as to their biological parents.

D)unrelated to those of their adoptive parents.

E)unrelated to those of their biological parents.

137.The heritability of a trait refers to

A)how many genes are involved in its heredity.

B)the extent to which variability among people on the trait is explained by genetic factors.

C)the percentage of genes involved in its heredity.

D)the percentage of people who show an inheritance for the trait.

E)the extent to which similarity among people on the traits is explained by environmental factors.

138.A given trait has a heritability of 75 percent. This means

A)75 percent of people show a genetic inheritance for the trait.

B)75 percent of the genes associated with the trait have been identified.

C)75 percent of the trait is genetically controlled.

D)75 percent of the variability among people on the trait can be explained by genetic factors.

E)people have a 75 percent chance of inheriting the trait when the gene is present.

139.Regarding the effects of nature and nurture in intelligence, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A)Heritability estimates of intelligence range from 50 to 75 percent.

B)Home environments emphasizing verbal interaction and reading can influence children’s intellectual development.

C)Twin and adoptee studies provide strong evidence for the influence of genetics on intelligence.

D)Genetic and environmental factors interact in complex ways in shaping intelligence.

E)Heredity influences intelligence in infancy and childhood, but not during adolescence and adulthood.

140.Compared to White Americans of European descent, African Americans score, on average,

A)about 5 points lower on IQ tests.

B)about 5 points higher on IQ tests.

C)about 10 points lower on IQ tests.

D)about 15 points lower on IQ tests.

E)about the same on IQ tests.

 

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