A. Down syndrome
B. cretinism
C. hydrocephaly
D. microcephaly
Related Mcqs:
- Nail has a blind date with Naeem who, she’s been is considered a true genius by the faculty in the art department. Now she’s having second thoughts, because she’s always heard that geniuses are a little of their rocker. Does have reason to be concerned?
A. Yes. It’s been well documented that the stress of creative achievement often leads to schizophrenic symptoms.
B. No. Extensive research on creativity and psychological disorders shows no evidence for any connection.
C. Perhaps. There is evidence of a correlation between major creative achievement and vulneerability to mood disorders.
D. Of course not. the stereotype of the genius who’s mentally ill is purely a product of the jealousy of untalented people. - When you try to narrow down a list of alternatives to arrive at a single correct answer, you engage in:
A. convergent thinking
B. divergent thinking
C. creativity
D. insight - Research on mental retardation indicates that:
A. most mentally retarded individuals suffer from savant syndrome.
B. most mentally retarded individuals are unable to profit from vocational training.
C. most mentally retarded individuals are unable to function within mainstream society.
D. none of the above is true - 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. - Mental retardation is represented by which of the following characteristics?
A. Low general intelligence
B. Slow on-line processing
C. A known organic etiology
D. IQ below 70
E. All of the above - The definition of intelligence includes:
A. the ability to arrive at innovative solutions to problems.
B. adapting to different environments
C. knowledge of one’s culture.
D. the ability to think or reason abstracity. - Galton introduced the idea of correlation (or co-relation) and showed which of the following to be true?
A. A correlation of -1 indicates that there is no relationship between the two variables being considered.
B. Correlations should only be used with variables that are normally distributed.
C. If variable A (e.g. height) shows a correlation with variable B (e.g. weight) of +10, then we know that A caused
D. IQ was correlated with job performance. - In solving math comutation problems, women perform_______than men. In solving math reasoning problems, women perform______than men.
A. better; worse
B. better; better
C. worse; better
D. Just as good; better - Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called _____________?
A. cretinism
B. adaptive behavior
C. microcephaly
D. eugenics - Smedley has a theory that intelligence is related to body temperature. He uses an oral thermometer to measure intelligence. His data most likely have:
A. poor reliability and poor validity.
B. good reliability but poor validity
C. poor reliability but good validity.
D. good reliability and good validity.