A. Identical twins are more similar in IQ than fraternal twins
B. There is more than a chance similarity between adopted children and their biological parents.
C. Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than sibling reared apart.
D. Identical twins reared apart are more similar Iq siblings reared together.
Related Mcqs:
- Dr. Ahmad administerd his new intelligence test to a group of subjects and then compared each subject’s score on the old-numbereds. He found a large positive correlation between the odd and even scores, indicating the test has:
A. predictive validity.
B. split-half reliability.
C. criterion validity.
D. construct validity. - Which of the following is a true statement about mental retardation?
A. Most retarded people are unable to live normal lives because of their mental deficiencies.
B. With special tutoring, a mentally retarded person can attain average intelligence.
C. The majority of mentally retarded people fall in the mildly retarded category.
D. Diagnoses of mental retardation should be based exclusively on IQ scores. - 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 - Mental retardation caused by birth injuries or fetal damage is called_______retardation.
A. cretinism.
B. adaptive behavior.
C. microcephaly.
D. eugenics. - 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 - Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?
A. Thurstone
B. Sternberg
C. Gardner
D. Spearman - 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 - The form of mental retardation that is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome is _____________?
A. Severe retardation
B. hydrocephaly
C. phenylketonuria
D. Down syndrome - _______intelligence tests assess a wide variety of mental abilities.
A. IQ
B. Special
C. Multiple
D. General - Which of the following is NOT a component of Gardener’s emotional intelligence? The ability to
A. Experience emotions
B. Express motions
C. Practical intelligence
D. None of these