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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

Detterman believes that:

A General intelligence represents an average of the processing of several independent components that contribute to the performance of any complex task.

B There is a single ability common to all tasks and the differences in this single ability between individuals give rise to differences in general intelligence.

C There is no such thing as general intelligence

D All of the above

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Correct Answer: General intelligence represents an average of the processing of several independent components that contribute to the performance of any complex task.

By measuring the extent to which identical twins reared together score differently on intelligence tests researchers can determine the influence of which factors on intelligence?

A Shared environments

B Non-shared environments

C Shared and non-shared environments

D Genetic traits

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Correct Answer: Non-shared environments

IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.

A Genotypic

B Environmental

C Modular

D Phenotypic

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Correct Answer: Phenotypic

Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?

A Sternberg’s triarchic theory

B Fluid intelligence

C Minimal cognitive archittecture

D Information-processing

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Correct Answer: Minimal cognitive archittecture

The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has___over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been.

A decreased; restandardized

B decreased; factor analyzed

C increased; factor analyzed

D increased; restandardized

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Correct Answer: increased; restandardized

If a test is_, it will also be__.

A reliable; valid

B reliable; normal

C valid; reliable

D standardized; valid

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Correct Answer: valid; reliable

To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concentrate thing is called:

A standardization.

B reification.

C heritability.

D convergent thinking.

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Correct Answer: reification.

Twenty-five-year-old Aaliya is mentally handicapped that can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamilar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Aaliya is:

A demonstrating a high level of emotionol intelligence.

B gifted with a superior level of Sperman’s g factor.

C someone with savant syndrome

D above average is her capacity for divergent thinking.

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Correct Answer: someone with savant syndrome

Brain size (adjusted for body size is____correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_correlated with intelligence.

A negative; negatively

B positively; not

C positively; negatively

D positively; positively

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Correct Answer: positively; positively

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support:

A Spearman’s belief in a general intelligence or g, factor.

B Cantor and Kihlstrom’s distinction between academic and social intelligence.

C Eysenck’s idea that intelligence is linked to information processing speed.

D Gardner’s argument for multiple intelligences.

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Correct Answer: Gardner’s argument for multiple intelligences.

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Detterman believes that:

By measuring the extent to which identical twins reared together score differently on intelligence tests researchers can determine the influence of which factors on intelligence?

IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.

Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?

The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has___over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been.

If a test is_, it will also be__.

To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concentrate thing is called:

Twenty-five-year-old Aaliya is mentally handicapped that can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamilar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Aaliya is:

Brain size (adjusted for body size is____correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_correlated with intelligence.

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support:

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Detterman believes that:

By measuring the extent to which identical twins reared together score differently on intelligence tests researchers can determine the influence of which factors on intelligence?

IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.

Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?

The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has_________over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been______.

If a test is_____, it will also be______.

To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concentrate thing is called:

Twenty-five-year-old Aaliya is mentally handicapped that can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamilar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Aaliya is:

Brain size (adjusted for body size is__________correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_______correlated with intelligence.

The characteristics of savant syndrome have been used to support:

The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has___over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been.

If a test is_, it will also be__.

Brain size (adjusted for body size is____correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_correlated with intelligence.