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151) Although those with high IQs are found across professional fields, which professional group tends to obtain the highest average IQs? a. Electricians b. Law enforcement officers c. Social workers d. Professors 152) What percentage of the population is described as gifted, according to IQ standards, and would qualify for membership in an organization called Mensa? a. .01 percent b. 1 percent c. 2 percent d. 10 percent 153) Which of the following statements about gifted people is true? a. They are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses. b. They are physically weaker than non-gifted persons. c. They are often skilled leaders. d. They are socially unskilled. 154) Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by a. Binet’s development of the concept of IQ. b. the development of the WAIS tests by Wechsler. c. the Army Alpha tests study. d. Terman’s longitudinal study of over 1500 gifted children. 155) Which was not a finding of the Terman and Oden (1974) study of gifted kids? a. They were socially well adjusted. b. They were more resistant to mental illness. c. They were clearly much more likely to be females. d. They were more likely to attend graduate school. 156) The term Terman’s “Termites” refers to a. a set of developmentally delayed students that Terman studied intensively. b. a group of Army soldiers who on the basis of their IQ were followed through their military career. c. a sample of gifted children who were studied and followed into adulthood. d. none of these. 157) What did Terman’s groundbreaking study of gifted children accomplish? a. It put to rest the myths that existed about genius in the early part of the twentieth century. b. It proved that gifted children and adults are more prone to mental illnesses or odd behaviour than other groups. c. It contradicted the idea that child prodigies “burn out” in adulthood. d. It demonstrated genius is the only factor that influences real success in life. 158) Which of the following statements is true about Terman’s longitudinal study of gifted children? a. The same children were followed over the length of their life span, and some are still being followed today. b. Gifted people of different ages were all studied at once and their personal values compared. c. The gifted were found to be socially awkward and had little social success in life. d. None of these 159) Having a high IQ doesn’t always guarantee success. In fact, exceptional career success in music or sports is best predicted by ____________. a. being goal oriented b. practice c. genetics d. giftedness classifications 160) One might criticize the study of Terman’s termites because it a. might have been biased by the principal’s recommendations in the selection of the gifted children. b. did not include students from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. c. Terman may have actively intervened in the lives of his subjects. d. All of these are reasonable criticisms of the study.