PSY1012 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND EXPECTED ANSWERS
Identify Common barriers to problem solving.
1. Emotional Barriers: Inhibition and fear of making a fool
out of oneself
2. Cultural Barriers: values that hold that fantasy is a
waste of time; playfulness is for children only; reason,
logic, & numbers are good.
3. Learned Barriers: Conventions about uses, meanings,
possibilities, and taboos
4. Personal Barriers: Habits leading to failure to identify
important elements of a problem
Who invented the first intelligence test and for what
reason?
Who: Alfred Binet
Why: Wanted to find a way to distinguish slower students
from the more capable.
Identify Average, below average, and gifted
intelligence quotients.
Average: 90-109
Below Average: 70 & Below
Gifted: Above 130
Describe different types of intellectual disability
(retardation).
, IQ range:
50-70, 35-49, 20-34, below 20
Degree of disability:
mild, moderate, severe, profound
Educational certification:
educable, trainable, dependent, life-support
Required level of support:
intermediate, limited, extensive, pervasive
Identify causes of intellectual disability
Familial intellectual disability: occurs in very poor
households with inadequate nutrition, intellectual
stimulation, medical care, and emotional support
Metabolic disorders: affect energy production and use in
the body
Genetic abnormalities: missing genes, extra genes, and
defective genes
Malnutrition and exposure to toxins can cause organic
intellectual disability
Down syndrome: causes moderate to severe intellectual
disability
Fragile X syndrome: hereditary condition affecting the X
chromosome
AND EXPECTED ANSWERS
Identify Common barriers to problem solving.
1. Emotional Barriers: Inhibition and fear of making a fool
out of oneself
2. Cultural Barriers: values that hold that fantasy is a
waste of time; playfulness is for children only; reason,
logic, & numbers are good.
3. Learned Barriers: Conventions about uses, meanings,
possibilities, and taboos
4. Personal Barriers: Habits leading to failure to identify
important elements of a problem
Who invented the first intelligence test and for what
reason?
Who: Alfred Binet
Why: Wanted to find a way to distinguish slower students
from the more capable.
Identify Average, below average, and gifted
intelligence quotients.
Average: 90-109
Below Average: 70 & Below
Gifted: Above 130
Describe different types of intellectual disability
(retardation).
, IQ range:
50-70, 35-49, 20-34, below 20
Degree of disability:
mild, moderate, severe, profound
Educational certification:
educable, trainable, dependent, life-support
Required level of support:
intermediate, limited, extensive, pervasive
Identify causes of intellectual disability
Familial intellectual disability: occurs in very poor
households with inadequate nutrition, intellectual
stimulation, medical care, and emotional support
Metabolic disorders: affect energy production and use in
the body
Genetic abnormalities: missing genes, extra genes, and
defective genes
Malnutrition and exposure to toxins can cause organic
intellectual disability
Down syndrome: causes moderate to severe intellectual
disability
Fragile X syndrome: hereditary condition affecting the X
chromosome
