Question 1

Psychologists would calculate the relationship between intelligence test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the intelligence test.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  standardization 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  predictive validity 
A)  reliability 
B)  standardization 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  predictive validity

Question 2

A longitudinal study is one in which

Accepted Answer

A)  different age groups are tested at the same time. 
B)  different characteristics of a specific individual are assessed by a single test. 
C)  different characteristics of a specific individual are assessed by multiple tests. 
D)  the same group of people are tested and retested over a period of years. 
A)  different age groups are tested at the same time. 
B)  different characteristics of a specific individual are assessed by a single test. 
C)  different characteristics of a specific individual are assessed by multiple tests. 
D)  the same group of people are tested and retested over a period of years.

Question 3

Increasing years of schooling over the last half-century have most likely contributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype threat. 
B)  the Flynn effect. 
C)  the normal curve. 
D)  savant syndrome. 
A)  stereotype threat. 
B)  the Flynn effect. 
C)  the normal curve. 
D)  savant syndrome.

Question 4

When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate. Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  analytical intelligence. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  emotional intelligence. 
D)  factor analysis. 
A)  analytical intelligence. 
B)  divergent thinking. 
C)  emotional intelligence. 
D)  factor analysis.

Question 5

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial 
B)  musical 
C)  practical 
D)  interpersonal 
A)  spatial 
B)  musical 
C)  practical 
D)  interpersonal

Question 6

Experts who defend intelligence tests against accusations of racial bias note that racial differences in intelligence test scores

Accepted Answer

A)  have increased in the past decade despite the introduction of less culturally biased test items. 
B)  occur on nonverbal as well as verbal intelligence test subscales. 
C)  are a clear indication that the heritability of intelligence approaches 100 percent. 
D)  are just as significant as intelligence differences among members of a single race. 
A)  have increased in the past decade despite the introduction of less culturally biased test items. 
B)  occur on nonverbal as well as verbal intelligence test subscales. 
C)  are a clear indication that the heritability of intelligence approaches 100 percent. 
D)  are just as significant as intelligence differences among members of a single race.

Question 7

Women have scored ________ on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group and Blacks have scored ________ when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower; lower 
B)  higher; higher 
C)  lower; higher 
D)  higher; lower 
A)  lower; lower 
B)  higher; higher 
C)  lower; higher 
D)  higher; lower

Question 8

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

Accepted Answer

A)  avoiding emotional uncertainty. 
B)  preventing emotions from distorting reasoning. 
C)  detecting other people's emotions. 
D)  delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals. 
A)  avoiding emotional uncertainty. 
B)  preventing emotions from distorting reasoning. 
C)  detecting other people's emotions. 
D)  delaying emotional gratification in pursuit of long-term goals.

Question 9

If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to

Accepted Answer

A)  be reliable. 
B)  have content validity. 
C)  be standardized. 
D)  have predictive validity. 
A)  be reliable. 
B)  have content validity. 
C)  be standardized. 
D)  have predictive validity.

Question 10

The basic mental abilities that go into learning and understanding any subject have been classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized intelligence. 
B)  plastic intelligence. 
C)  fluid intelligence. 
D)  rote memory. 
A)  crystallized intelligence. 
B)  plastic intelligence. 
C)  fluid intelligence. 
D)  rote memory.

Question 11

Current intelligence tests compute an individual's intelligence score as

Accepted Answer

A)  the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. 
B)  the ratio of chronological age to mental age multiplied by 100. 
C)  the amount by which the test-taker's performance deviates from the average
Performance of others the same age. 
D)  the ratio of the test-taker's verbal intelligence score to his or her nonverbal 
A)  the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. 
B)  the ratio of chronological age to mental age multiplied by 100. 
C)  the amount by which the test-taker's performance deviates from the average
Performance of others the same age. 
D)  the ratio of the test-taker's verbal intelligence score to his or her nonverbal

Question 12

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given "tutored human enrichment"

Accepted Answer

A)  showed no change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment. 
B)  responded so negatively as a result of their impoverished early experiences that he felt it necessary to disband the program. 
C)  thrived intellectually and socially on the benefits of positive caregiving. 
D)  actually developed greater intelligence than control subjects who had lived in 
A)  showed no change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment. 
B)  responded so negatively as a result of their impoverished early experiences that he felt it necessary to disband the program. 
C)  thrived intellectually and socially on the benefits of positive caregiving. 
D)  actually developed greater intelligence than control subjects who had lived in

Question 13

On which of the following tasks are men most likely to outperform women?

Accepted Answer

A)  speed reading 
B)  interpreting literature 
C)  learning a foreign language 
D)  mentally rotating three-dimensional objects 
A)  speed reading 
B)  interpreting literature 
C)  learning a foreign language 
D)  mentally rotating three-dimensional objects

Question 14

Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the

Accepted Answer

A)  WISC. 
B)  WAIS. 
C)  Stanford-Binet. 
D)  SAT. 
A)  WISC. 
B)  WAIS. 
C)  Stanford-Binet. 
D)  SAT.

Question 15

Emotional intelligence is a critical component of

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity. 
B)  social intelligence. 
C)  analytical intelligence. 
D)  convergent thinking. 
A)  creativity. 
B)  social intelligence. 
C)  analytical intelligence. 
D)  convergent thinking.

Question 16

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional intelligence. 
B)  a venturesome personality. 
C)  the g factor. 
D)  extrinsic motivation. 
A)  emotional intelligence. 
B)  a venturesome personality. 
C)  the g factor. 
D)  extrinsic motivation.

Question 17

Melinda completed the Computer Programming Aptitude Test when she applied for a position with Beta Electronics. Six months later, she took the same test when she applied for a position with another company. The fact that her scores were almost identical on the two occasions suggests that the test has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  standardization. 
A)  content validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  standardization.

Question 18

Six-year-old Julie performs on an intelligence test at the same level as an average 8-year-old. Julie's mental age is

Accepted Answer

A)  6. 
B)  7. 
C)  8. 
D)  133. 
A)  6. 
B)  7. 
C)  8. 
D)  133.

Question 19

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

Accepted Answer

A)  are higher than 
B)  are lower than 
C)  are equal to 
D)  can't be compared with 
A)  are higher than 
B)  are lower than 
C)  are equal to 
D)  can't be compared with

Question 20

Most of the evidence for an age-related decline in intelligence came from

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-sectional research. 
B)  longitudinal research. 
C)  standardized research. 
D)  random sampling. 
A)  cross-sectional research. 
B)  longitudinal research. 
C)  standardized research. 
D)  random sampling.

Psychologists would calculate the relationship between intelligence test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the intelligence test.

A longitudinal study is one in which

Increasing years of schooling over the last half-century have most likely contributed to

When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate. Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and ________ intelligence.

Experts who defend intelligence tests against accusations of racial bias note that racial differences in intelligence test scores

Women have scored on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group and Blacks have scored when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to

The basic mental abilities that go into learning and understanding any subject have been classified as

Current intelligence tests compute an individual's intelligence score as

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given "tutored human enrichment"

On which of the following tasks are men most likely to outperform women?

Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the

Emotional intelligence is a critical component of

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

Six-year-old Julie performs on an intelligence test at the same level as an average 8-year-old. Julie's mental age is

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

Most of the evidence for an age-related decline in intelligence came from

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Psychologists would calculate the relationship between intelligence test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the intelligence test.

A longitudinal study is one in which

Increasing years of schooling over the last half-century have most likely contributed to

When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class, she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate. Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, creative, and ________ intelligence.

Experts who defend intelligence tests against accusations of racial bias note that racial differences in intelligence test scores

Women have scored ________ on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group and Blacks have scored ________ when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to

The basic mental abilities that go into learning and understanding any subject have been classified as

Current intelligence tests compute an individual's intelligence score as

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given "tutored human enrichment"

On which of the following tasks are men most likely to outperform women?

Lewis Terman's widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test was the

Emotional intelligence is a critical component of

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune, he became less creative in his musical performance. This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

Six-year-old Julie performs on an intelligence test at the same level as an average 8-year-old. Julie's mental age is

The intelligence test scores of today's better-fed population ________ the scores of the 1930s population.

Most of the evidence for an age-related decline in intelligence came from

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Emotion

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Women have scored on math tests when no male test-takers were in the tested group and Blacks have scored when tested by Blacks than when tested by Whites.