Question 1

The two very broad categories of psychological tests are

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A)   mental ability and personality tests.
B)   intelligence and achievement tests.
C)   interest tests and aptitude tests.
D)   aptitude and attitude tests.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

When Francesca took the ACT Assessment this year, she was allowed to use a graphing calculator on the mathematics portion of the exam.Her older sister is surprised, because when she took the test six years ago, calculators were not allowed for any portion of the exam.This suggests that

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A)   it would be difficult to meaningfully compare Francesca's score with the score her sister obtained.
B)   Francesca probably earned a higher score on the exam than her sister did.
C)   the current form of the ACT Assessment has poor construct validity.
D)   Francesca's score is probably less reliable than her sister's score.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Leticia is a prima ballerina with a New York ballet company.According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Leticia is likely to score high in which of the following?

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A)   interpersonal intelligence
B)   spatial intelligence
C)   experiential intelligence
D)   bodily-kinesthetic intelligenceE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which psychologist concluded that humans exhibit eight largely independent types of intelligence?

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A)   Alfred Binet
B)   Howard Gardner
C)   Arthur Jenson
D)   Robert SternbergE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

If a psychological test is intended to tell you how you score relative to other people, test ____ must be developed.

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A)   norms
B)   scores
C)   scales
D)   levelsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

If a large research study measured the IQs of white middle-class American females and middle-class Japanese males, it is most likely that measures of heritability for the two groups would be

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A)   different because heritability may vary from one group to another.
B)   different because heritability is calculated differently for males and females.
C)   similar because heritability is similar for most groups of individuals.
D)   similar because heritability is similar for all middle-class groups of individuals.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following six-year-old children would be MOST likely to experience an increase in their IQ over the next few years?

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A)   Adam, who continues living in an understaffed orphanage
B)   Brenda, who recently started living in an understaffed orphanage following the death of her parents
C)   Cathy, who was recently adopted from an understaffed orphanage by loving middle-class parents
D)   David, who continues living with his loving middle-class parentsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

An achievement test measures

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A)   a person's mastery and knowledge of a subject.
B)   general mental ability.
C)   talent for specific kinds of learning.
D)   basic characteristics of one's personality.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Reliability refers to the ____ of a measuring device such as a test.

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A)   consistency
B)   predictability
C)   accuracy of inference
D)   representativenessE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Most intelligence tests over the years have tended to stress

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A)   verbal and reasoning skills related to academics.
B)   practical intelligence in everyday life.
C)   social intelligence and human relationships.
D)   general mental ability, which includes verbal, practical, and social intelligence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning psychological tests is false?

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A)   aptitude tests assess specific types of mental abilities
B)   personality tests measure various aspects of personality including motives, interests, and values
C)   intelligence tests measure a person's mastery and knowledge of various subjects
D)   mental ability tests include intelligence, aptitude, and achievement testsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

If you wanted to gauge a person's mastery and knowledge in a specific area, such as mathematics, you would need to administer

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A)   an achievement test.
B)   an aptitude test, such as the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) .
C)   a self-report inventory.
D)   an intelligence test, such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) .E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a two-month interval, the test is said to be

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A)   valid.
B)   reliable.
C)   significant.
D)   standardised.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which theorist set out to improve on the measurement of intelligence in adults with an intelligence test with two major innovations; the first was that the score was less dependent on a subject's verbal ability and the second was the use of a deviation intelligence quotient?

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A)   Sir Francis Galton
B)   Lewis Terman
C)   Theodore Simon
D)   David WechslerE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Galton attempted to measure intelligence in order to demonstrate that intelligence was determined by

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A)   heredity.
B)   experience.
C)   neither heredity nor experience.
D)   both heredity and experience.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements BEST characterises the current view regarding the use of tests to predict vocational success?

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A)   It is illegal to use mental ability tests to evaluate prospective employees.
B)   Employers can use any test of mental ability with prospective employees as long as the test has been shown to be reliable.
C)   Only tests designed to measure social or practical intelligence are permissible.
D)   There is controversy over the use of IQ tests in hiring employees.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The fact that a test is given with uniform procedures in administration and scoring means that the test has been

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A)   normed.
B)   standardised.
C)   converted to percentiles.
D)   converted to deviation scores.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The man responsible for developing the first intelligence tests designed to predict the school performance of children was

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A)   Alfred Binet.
B)   David Wechsler.
C)   Lewis Terman.
D)   Jean Piaget.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In a normal distribution of information, most persons will be found

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A)   to the far right in the distribution.
B)   in the centre of the distribution.
C)   to the far left in the distribution.
D)   on both extremes of the distribution.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Many human traits, including intelligence, show a normal distribution.This means that

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A)   most cases are near the middle of the distribution.
B)   most cases are near the edges of the distribution.
C)   cases are equally frequent across the entire distribution.
D)   few cases are near the middle of the distribution.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Human Intelligence

Reliability refers to the ____ of a measuring device such as a test.

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Which of the following six-year-old children would be MOST likely to experience an increase in their IQ over the next few years?

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If a psychological test is intended to tell you how you score relative to other people, test ____ must be developed.

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The man responsible for developing the first intelligence tests designed to predict the school performance of children was

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If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a two-month interval, the test is said to be

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Leticia is a prima ballerina with a New York ballet company.According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Leticia is likely to score high in which of the following?

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Most intelligence tests over the years have tended to stress

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The two very broad categories of psychological tests are

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Which psychologist concluded that humans exhibit eight largely independent types of intelligence?

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Which of the following statements concerning psychological tests is false?

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Many human traits, including intelligence, show a normal distribution.This means that

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If a large research study measured the IQs of white middle-class American females and middle-class Japanese males, it is most likely that measures of heritability for the two groups would be

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If you wanted to gauge a person's mastery and knowledge in a specific area, such as mathematics, you would need to administer

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In a normal distribution of information, most persons will be found

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Which of the following statements BEST characterises the current view regarding the use of tests to predict vocational success?

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When Francesca took the ACT Assessment this year, she was allowed to use a graphing calculator on the mathematics portion of the exam.Her older sister is surprised, because when she took the test six years ago, calculators were not allowed for any portion of the exam.This suggests that

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The fact that a test is given with uniform procedures in administration and scoring means that the test has been

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An achievement test measures

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Galton attempted to measure intelligence in order to demonstrate that intelligence was determined by

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Which theorist set out to improve on the measurement of intelligence in adults with an intelligence test with two major innovations; the first was that the score was less dependent on a subject's verbal ability and the second was the use of a deviation intelligence quotient?

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