Question 1

The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence expressed a child's score in terms of

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A)   mental age.
B)   a potential score.
C)   a percentile score.
D)   an intelligence quotient.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

How well do IQ scores predict academic and vocational success?

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Question 3

Reba has an uncanny ability to discern and respond appropriately to the moods, temperaments, motivations, and desires of other people.According to Gardner, Reba has a high level of

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A)   socio-emotional intelligence.
B)   interpersonal intelligence.
C)   linguistic intelligence.
D)   parapsychotic intelligence.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Following the death of their parents ten years ago, identical twins Glenda and Brenda were placed in an understaffed orphanage.Brenda remained in the orphanage while Glenda was adopted by a loving middle-class couple.Which of the following would be LEAST likely to occur?

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A)   Glenda will have a higher IQ than Brenda
B)   Glenda and Brenda will have the same reaction range for intelligence
C)   Brenda will have an IQ near the upper limit of her reaction range
D)   Glenda and Brenda will have IQs that differ by ten or more IQ pointsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The results of twin studies and adoption studies best illustrate the unifying theme in psychology that

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A)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective.
B)   heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour.
C)   psychology is theoretically diverse.
D)   psychology evolves in a socio-historical context.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Test-retest procedures are used to determine a test's

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A)   content validity.
B)   reliability.
C)   criterion validity.
D)   accuracy.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The measurement consistency of a test is known as ____________________ and is measured using a correlation coefficient.

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Question 8

According to Howard Gardner, IQ tests have generally emphasised which of the following?

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A)   spatial and linguistic skills
B)   verbal and mathematical skills
C)   analytical and practical skills
D)   academic and interpersonal skillsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Information about where a particular score on a test falls in relationship to some group is given by

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A)   standardisation information.
B)   test outcome data.
C)   test reliability.
D)   test norms.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Ishmael and Aliyah were enrolled in different sections of the same course.When Aliyah was taking her midterm exam, there was a lecture being held in the next room.This distracted her and made it difficult for her to concentrate on her exam.When Ishmael wrote his midterm exam, the room next door was empty and he had no distractions.In this example, the administration of the midterm exam for this course

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A)   did not have high test-retest reliability.
B)   was not standardised across the two course sections.
C)   would have poor construct validity.
D)   did not have adequate test norms.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Following the death of their parents ten years ago, identical twins Glenda and Brenda were placed in an understaffed orphanage.Brenda remained in the orphanage while Glenda was adopted by a loving middle-class couple.Which of the following would be LEAST likely to occur?

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How well do IQ scores predict academic and vocational success?

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