Decrements to IQ are associated with exposure, in utero, to:
a. asbestos.
b. radon.
c. perchlorate.
d. alcohol.
Ques. 2Among canal boat children, IQ declined steadily with age. This is most likely because:
a. they rarely attended school.
b. their behavior was disruptive.
c. they had very poor nutrition.
d. they experienced great poverty.
Ques. 3Sensory memory and short term memory differ from long term and executive memory
in that the former are characterized by
a. capacity limitations
b. information is always processed consciously
c. access depends on the organization of information
d. all of the above
Ques. 4What is a rationale (one consistent with data) for believing that IQ can increase across
generations?
a. Height has increased and its heritability is lower than is IQs.
b. Height has increased and its heritability is higher than is IQs.
c. Height has increased and its heritability is about the same as IQs.
d. Height has decreased and its heritability is lower than is IQs.
Ques. 5Which is the best example of semantic knowledge?
a. giving a definition of love
b. a special memory from your high school prom
c. solving division problems
d. verbatim memory for a famous speech
Ques. 6Which of the following is not true about the growth of fluid or crystallized intelligence over
the life span?
a. Crystallized intelligence rises during the teen years.
b. Fluid intelligence peaks in early adulthood, then declines slowly.
c. Crystallized intelligence declines after middle age.
d. Fluid intelligence grows significantly during childhood.