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Human Intelligence And Creativity In Psychology — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Psychology MCQs on Human Intelligence And Creativity In Psychology — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called . . . . . . . .

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The most influential multifactor theory is given by

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A . . . . . . . . adult generally falls in the Mental Age range of $$8\frac{1}{2}$$ to 11 years.

Question 4 of 40
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Heritability is a technical term referring to the

Question 5 of 40
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Older and more experienced individuals can sometimes outperform younger ones in cognitive tasks. This indicates that

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Education and training . . . . . . . . Mental retardation but can make a big difference.

Question 7 of 40
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. . . . . . . . is a particularly prominent process theorist.

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Mental age is a good measures of actual ability, but it says nothing about whether overall intelligence is . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . tests tap specific abilities, usually for specific types of training, education or vocation.

Question 10 of 40
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Match the following: A. Phenyl Ketonuria (PKU) 1. Too little thyroid hormone B. Microcephaly 2. Very small brain C. Hydrocephaly 3. 47 chromosomes D. Cretinism 4. Lack of an im portant enzyme E. Down Syndrome 5. Excess of cerebrospinal fluid 6. Caused by a lack of oxygen at birth

Question 11 of 40
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If the test gives the some score when corrected by different people, it is . . . . . . . .

Question 12 of 40
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Like the Standford-Binet test . . . . . . . . is an individual test and is made up of a wide variety of sub-tests.

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IQ is not as good a predictor of out-of-school achievements such as . . . . . . . .

Question 14 of 40
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Binet, the French psychologist:

Question 15 of 40
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Differences in intelligence greatly affect people's ability to cope with the

Question 16 of 40
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. . . . . . . . is a process theorist who sees intellectual development partly as a growing reliance on internal representation.

Question 17 of 40
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What are the most important intelligence tests?

Question 18 of 40
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Read the following statements carefully and give an appropriate response: (i) System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is designed to obtain IQ scores from an assessment of a child's physical health and social functioning. (ii) In the SOMPA system, IQ scores are compared to norms for children of similar cultural and social background (iii) According to the latest ruling, IQ tests, can be used for educational placement only when they are part-of a comprehensive assessment plan.

Question 19 of 40
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Psychologists are interested in the development of achievement tests for

Question 20 of 40
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J.P. Guilford's concept of intelligence includes what he calls . . . . . . . . , which is closely related to creative or original problem solving.

Question 21 of 40
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Which one of the following pairs, according to Thurston's list of mental ability is correctly matched?

Question 22 of 40
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. . . . . . . . has both a verbal and a performance scale so that separate information can be obtained about each type of ability.

Question 23 of 40
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. . . . . . . . a cousion of Charles Darwin, developed the first tests designed to measure intelligence.

Question 24 of 40
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The French Government asked . . . . . . . . to devise a test that would detect those children too slow intellectually to profit from regular schooling.

Question 25 of 40
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The Binet test of intelligence was developed on the principle that the processes influencing intelligence test performance

Question 26 of 40
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Read the following statements carefully and give an appropriate response: (i) The ability to answer general information and comprehension questions shows the most rapid decline during aging. (ii) The WAIS-R is a group intelligence test. (iii) Establishing norms and uniform procedures for administering a test are elements of standardization. (iv) Scores on modern intelligence tests are based on one's deviation IQ (relative s standing among test takers) rather than on the ratio between mental age and chronological age.

Question 27 of 40
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Peformance on IQ tests has risen substantially around the world at all age levels in recent decades on account of the environmental variables. This phenomenon is known as the

Question 28 of 40
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In india, the first institution for mentally retarded was started in Bombay in

Question 29 of 40
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. . . . . . . . occurs most often in very poor household.

Question 30 of 40
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Who among the following defines intelligence as the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully to think rationally and to deal effectively with the environment?

Question 31 of 40
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Which of the following tests is used to measure the general intelligence and mental ability of the child?

Question 32 of 40
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. . . . . . . . one of the greatest of British psychologists initiated the two-factor theory of intelligence.

Question 33 of 40
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A . . . . . . . . has the mental age below his chronological age.

Question 34 of 40
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The term emotional intelligence (EQ) is proposed by

Question 35 of 40
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The first group intelligence test was the . . . . . . . . , developed for use in rating world war I military inductees.

Question 36 of 40
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David Wechsler has given . . . . . . . . types of intelligence tests.

Question 37 of 40
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Thurstone's factorial analysis theory lies between the theories of spearman and

Question 38 of 40
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. . . . . . . . was one of the first to take seriously the question of individual difference and their measurement.

Question 39 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Kinds of intelligence) List-II (Explanation) A. Componential intelligence 1. The ability to solve problems of everyday life B. Practical intelligence 2. The ability to think critically and analytically C. Experiential intelligence 3. Insight and the ability to formulate new ideas

Question 40 of 40
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. . . . . . . . parents may provide not only 'brighter genes' but also a more intellectually stimulating environment.

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