ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
There are two Wechsler scales that provide separate measures of verbal and performance skills as well as
a total score, which one is designed for use with children? - CORRECT ANSWER - WISC
Crystallized intelligence is the store of information, skills, and strategies that people have acquired
through education and prior experiences. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Turkeimer's study on SES and IQ showed that genes play a large role in the IQ of children of low SES
and environmental factors play a larger role in the IQ of affluent children. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
We are born with the capacity to display basic emotions as well as to understand nonverbal emotional
cues from their caregivers. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Though the opposite is found in adults, it has been shown that depression is more common in adolescent
girls than boys. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A collectivistic culture is one which promotes interdependence while individualistic cultures emphasize
personal identity and individual uniqueness. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Developmental psychologists have defined ________________ as the capacity to understand the world,
think with rationality, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intelligence
The positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular, special individual is referred
to as __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - attachment