1- By ______, Ebbinghaus had succeeded in devising tests through the use of which could be determined with some degree of accuracy the extent to which individuals differ in ability to memorize.
A. 1780
B. 1800
C. 1820
D. 1880
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Answer : D. 1880
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2- ______ psychologist Alfred Binet concluded that intelligence is more than the sum of isolated functions and intelligent behaviour should be evaluated in terms of activities that combine various items.
A. American
B. French
C. British
D. Russian
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Answer : B. French
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3- The fact that intelligence is a concept rather than a power or a thing that can be observed causes ______ when a definition of it is attempted.
A. Belief
B. Sensation
C. Confusion
D. Difficulty
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Answer : D. Difficulty
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4- Which behaviour can be evidenced in a great many different ways, depending upon the situation in which a person finds himself?
A. Intelligent behaviour
B. Responding behavior
C. Effective behaviour
D. Associated behaviour
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Answer : A. Intelligent behaviour
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5- The behaviour that results from the degree of successful functioning of the elusive combination of the elements of mental capacity would seem to give a ______ of an individual's intelligence.
A. Fact
B. Measure
C. Definition
D. Answer
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Answer : B. Measure
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6- Differences in general intellectual capacity must include a consideration of the so-called higher mental processes, although exactly what these are has not been fully agreed upon by:
A. Psychologists
B. Administrators
C. Critics
D. Learners
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Answer : A. Psychologists
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7- Interest in the interpretation of intelligence and in the construction of tests for the measurement of intelligence ran high during the ______ quarter of the 20th century.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
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Answer : A. First
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8- So varied were the concepts of intelligence as these were stated by psychologists working in this field that a symposium was held in ______ in an attempt to reach agreement concerning what intelligence really is.
A. 1911
B. 1914
C. 1921
D. 1927
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Answer : C. 1921
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9- Terman, an ______ psychologist, introduced the Binet test for general use in differentiating between degrees of brightness and dullness.
A. Italian
B. Spanish
C. English
D. American
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Answer : D. American
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10- An empirical interpretation of intelligence is contained in Thorndike's "power of good responses from the point of view of truth or fact." Thorndike further emphasized ______ aspects of intelligence.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Answer : B. 3
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11- The elements of reactions that are evidence of ______ ability include facility in the use of numbers, language efficiency, speed of perception, facility in memorizing, facility in comprehending relations, and imagination.
A. Describing
B. Normal
C. Learning
D. Explaining
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Answer : D. Explaining
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12- According to Spearman, an ______ statistician, intelligence consists of general ability that works in conjunction with special abilities.
A. Austrian
B. American
C. English
D. Italian
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Answer : C. English
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13- Language tests such as those commonly used in attempts at measuring the intelligence of children deal mainly with ______ intelligence.
A. Total
B. Inherited
C. Abstract
D. Social
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Answer : C. Abstract
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14- It is much more defensible to say that a person acts intelligently than to say that he has:
A. Power
B. Patience
C. Confidence
D. Intelligence
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Answer : D. Intelligence
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15- The term "intelligent behaviour" is a description of behaviour under certain conditions. We can generally agree on what behaviour is intelligent even though we might never agree about the existence of some mysterious "intelligence" within the:
A. Individual
B. Organization
C. Society
D. State
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Answer : A. Individual
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16- In order to accept the conclusions of those research workers who tend to place considerable emphasis upon the inheritance factor, one would need to know a great deal more concerning the possible effect upon behaviour of ______ conditions and influences.
A. Environmental
B. Intellectual
C. Basic
D. Behavioral
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Answer : A. Environmental
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17- If an individual is to engage in activities involving the higher ______ processes, the constitutional capacity to do so must be present.
A. Mental
B. Experimental
C. Intellectual
D. Psychological
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Answer : A. Mental
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18- Rate and limits of development tend to follow a ______ pattern; i.e., the slower the maturational rate is, the sooner its limit is reached.
A. Particular
B. Smooth
C. Technical
D. Constant
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Answer : D. Constant
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19- Mental defect usually is more easily discovered during ______ than is mental superiority.
A. School age
B. College life
C. Childhood
D. Developing age
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Answer : C. Childhood
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20- Regardless of the inherited capacities of a ______, the environmental influences by which he is surrounded and which act as stimulating forces of intellectual activity also need to be of the best.
