Question 1

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 70 and 130.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  60 
C)  70 
D)  95 
A)  30 
B)  60 
C)  70 
D)  95 D

Question 2

A cross-sectional study is one in which

Accepted Answer

A)  the same people are retested over a period of years. 
B)  different age groups are tested at the same time. 
C)  different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time. 
D)  the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers. 
A)  the same people are retested over a period of years. 
B)  different age groups are tested at the same time. 
C)  different characteristics of a given individual are assessed at the same time. 
D)  the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers. B

Question 3

When completing a verbal aptitude test, members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test

Accepted Answer

A)  is a measure of emotional intelligence as well as academic intelligence. 
B)  assesses their interests as well as their abilities. 
C)  is biased against members of their own ethnic group. 
D)  results in a distribution of scores that forms a bell-shaped curve. 
A)  is a measure of emotional intelligence as well as academic intelligence. 
B)  assesses their interests as well as their abilities. 
C)  is biased against members of their own ethnic group. 
D)  results in a distribution of scores that forms a bell-shaped curve. C

Question 4

The French government commissioned Binet to develop an intelligence test that would

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrate the innate intellectual superiority of western European races. 
B)  effectively distinguish between practical and creative intelligence. 
C)  provide an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in the public school system. 
D)  reduce the need to rely on teachers' biased judgments of students' learning 
A)  demonstrate the innate intellectual superiority of western European races. 
B)  effectively distinguish between practical and creative intelligence. 
C)  provide an objective measure of teaching effectiveness in the public school system. 
D)  reduce the need to rely on teachers' biased judgments of students' learning

Question 5

The heritability of intelligence refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the extent to which an individual's intelligence is attributable to genetic factors. 
B)  the proportion of variation in intelligence among individuals that is attributable to
Genetic variation. 
C)  the extent to which the distribution of intelligence scores of a group approximates a normal curve. 
D)  a general underlying intelligence factor that is measured by every task on an 
A)  the extent to which an individual's intelligence is attributable to genetic factors. 
B)  the proportion of variation in intelligence among individuals that is attributable to
Genetic variation. 
C)  the extent to which the distribution of intelligence scores of a group approximates a normal curve. 
D)  a general underlying intelligence factor that is measured by every task on an

Question 6

To determine whether a child's intellectual development was fast or slow, Binet and Simon assessed the child's

Accepted Answer

A)  divergent thinking. 
B)  emotional intelligence. 
C)  mental age. 
D)  intrinsic motivation. 
A)  divergent thinking. 
B)  emotional intelligence. 
C)  mental age. 
D)  intrinsic motivation.

Question 7

Sweden and Iceland exhibit little of the gender gap in mathematical abilities found in Turkey and Korea. This best illustrates that mental abilities are

Accepted Answer

A)  polygenetic. 
B)  extrinsic motivators. 
C)  socially influenced. 
D)  distributed in a bell-shaped pattern. 
A)  polygenetic. 
B)  extrinsic motivators. 
C)  socially influenced. 
D)  distributed in a bell-shaped pattern.

Question 8

Hereditary Genius is the title of a book authored by

Accepted Answer

A)  James Flynn. 
B)  David Wechsler. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Alfred Binet. 
A)  James Flynn. 
B)  David Wechsler. 
C)  Francis Galton. 
D)  Alfred Binet.

Question 9

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  math problem-solving; verbal fluency 
B)  verbal fluency; math problem-solving 
C)  spatial abilities; athletic abilities 
D)  athletic abilities; spatial abilities 
A)  math problem-solving; verbal fluency 
B)  verbal fluency; math problem-solving 
C)  spatial abilities; athletic abilities 
D)  athletic abilities; spatial abilities

Question 10

Originally, IQ was defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
B)  chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100. 
C)  mental age subtracted from chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
D)  chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100. 
A)  mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
B)  chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100. 
C)  mental age subtracted from chronological age and multiplied by 100. 
D)  chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100.

Question 11

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has

Accepted Answer

A)  low reliability. 
B)  low content validity. 
C)  low predictive validity. 
D)  not been standardized. 
A)  low reliability. 
B)  low content validity. 
C)  low predictive validity. 
D)  not been standardized.

Question 12

Jim, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Flynn effect. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  extrinsic motivation. 
D)  stereotype threat. 
A)  the Flynn effect. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  extrinsic motivation. 
D)  stereotype threat.

Question 13

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  achievement 
C)  aptitude 
D)  intelligence 
A)  reliability 
B)  achievement 
C)  aptitude 
D)  intelligence

Question 14

Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence is determined primarily by heredity or by experience. 
B)  intelligence is a single trait or a collection of distinct abilities. 
C)  intelligence scores remain stable over the life span. 
D)  differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals. 
A)  intelligence is determined primarily by heredity or by experience. 
B)  intelligence is a single trait or a collection of distinct abilities. 
C)  intelligence scores remain stable over the life span. 
D)  differences in intellectual ability exist between groups of individuals.

Question 15

The major flaw in cross-sectional research is the virtual impossibility of

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting participants who are similar in every aspect except age. 
B)  tracking all participants over a number of years. 
C)  finding volunteers with high IQs. 
D)  testing concept mastery. 
A)  selecting participants who are similar in every aspect except age. 
B)  tracking all participants over a number of years. 
C)  finding volunteers with high IQs. 
D)  testing concept mastery.

Question 16

On which of the following tasks are 55-year-old adults most likely to perform just as effectively as they could 30 years earlier?

Accepted Answer

A)  writing a story 
B)  solving an abstract geometry problem 
C)  recalling the names of recently introduced strangers 
D)  repeating numbers in the opposite order they were presented 
A)  writing a story 
B)  solving an abstract geometry problem 
C)  recalling the names of recently introduced strangers 
D)  repeating numbers in the opposite order they were presented

Question 17

The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is

Accepted Answer

A)  less than that between children and their biological parents. 
B)  equal to that between identical twins reared together. 
C)  equal to that between fraternal twins reared together. 
D)  greater than that between ordinary siblings reared together. 
A)  less than that between children and their biological parents. 
B)  equal to that between identical twins reared together. 
C)  equal to that between fraternal twins reared together. 
D)  greater than that between ordinary siblings reared together.

Question 18

Intelligence tests were initially designed by Binet and Simon to assess

Accepted Answer

A)  academic aptitude. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  emotional intelligence. 
D)  savant syndrome. 
A)  academic aptitude. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  emotional intelligence. 
D)  savant syndrome.

Question 19

To learn whether intelligence is related to information-processing speed, researchers have tested participants to determine how long it takes them to

Accepted Answer

A)  copy the letters of the alphabet. 
B)  calculate intelligence quotients. 
C)  count from 1 to 10. 
D)  perceive briefly present visual images. 
A)  copy the letters of the alphabet. 
B)  calculate intelligence quotients. 
C)  count from 1 to 10. 
D)  perceive briefly present visual images.

Question 20

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

Accepted Answer

A)  the American population in terms of gender. 
B)  American schoolchildren in terms of their ages. 
C)  American women in terms of their physical heights. 
D)  all of these groups. 
A)  the American population in terms of gender. 
B)  American schoolchildren in terms of their ages. 
C)  American women in terms of their physical heights. 
D)  all of these groups.

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 70 and 130.

A cross-sectional study is one in which

When completing a verbal aptitude test, members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test

The French government commissioned Binet to develop an intelligence test that would

The heritability of intelligence refers to

To determine whether a child's intellectual development was fast or slow, Binet and Simon assessed the child's

Sweden and Iceland exhibit little of the gender gap in mathematical abilities found in Turkey and Korea. This best illustrates that mental abilities are

Hereditary Genius is the title of a book authored by

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult test.

Originally, IQ was defined as

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has

Jim, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

The major flaw in cross-sectional research is the virtual impossibility of

On which of the following tasks are 55-year-old adults most likely to perform just as effectively as they could 30 years earlier?

The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is

Intelligence tests were initially designed by Binet and Simon to assess

To learn whether intelligence is related to information-processing speed, researchers have tested participants to determine how long it takes them to

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

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About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 70 and 130.

A cross-sectional study is one in which

When completing a verbal aptitude test, members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test

The French government commissioned Binet to develop an intelligence test that would

The heritability of intelligence refers to

To determine whether a child's intellectual development was fast or slow, Binet and Simon assessed the child's

Sweden and Iceland exhibit little of the gender gap in mathematical abilities found in Turkey and Korea. This best illustrates that mental abilities are

Hereditary Genius is the title of a book authored by

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

Originally, IQ was defined as

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has

Jim, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

Factor analysis has been used to assess whether

The major flaw in cross-sectional research is the virtual impossibility of

On which of the following tasks are 55-year-old adults most likely to perform just as effectively as they could 30 years earlier?

The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is

Intelligence tests were initially designed by Binet and Simon to assess

To learn whether intelligence is related to information-processing speed, researchers have tested participants to determine how long it takes them to

The normal curve would represent the distribution of

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