Question 1

McGrew and Flanagan's version of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model was originally intended for use in

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A)  pediatric rehabilitative applications. 
B)  neuropsychological applications. 
C)  comparative psychology applications. 
D)  psychoeducational applications. 
A)  pediatric rehabilitative applications. 
B)  neuropsychological applications. 
C)  comparative psychology applications. 
D)  psychoeducational applications.

Question 2

Judging from David Wechsler's published writings,it could reasonably be assumed that the Wechsler test that Wechsler himself would LEAST approve of is:

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A)  the WISC-III. 
B)  the WAIS-IV. 
C)  the WASI. 
D)  the WPPSI-III. 
A)  the WISC-III. 
B)  the WAIS-IV. 
C)  the WASI. 
D)  the WPPSI-III.

Question 3

When scoring the SB-5,standard scores are converted to

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A)  scaled scores. 
B)  deviation scores. 
C)  index scores. 
D)  composite scores. 
A)  scaled scores. 
B)  deviation scores. 
C)  index scores. 
D)  composite scores.

Question 4

Which statement is TRUE about creativity and its measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creativity is measured by most intelligence tests. 
B)  Measures of creativity may be thought of as tools for assessing aspects of intellectual functioning. 
C)  Measurement of creativity tends to emphasize convergent thinking skills in the subtest content. 
D)  Measuring creativity is analogous to measuring madness (or psychopathology). 
A)  Creativity is measured by most intelligence tests. 
B)  Measures of creativity may be thought of as tools for assessing aspects of intellectual functioning. 
C)  Measurement of creativity tends to emphasize convergent thinking skills in the subtest content. 
D)  Measuring creativity is analogous to measuring madness (or psychopathology).

Question 5

All of the following are examples of extra-test behavior on an ability test EXCEPT:

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A)  the way that a testtaker appears to cope with frustration. 
B)  whether or not a response selected is the correct answer. 
C)  how fatigued or distractible a testtaker appears to be. 
D)  an indication of cheating while the test is in progress. 
A)  the way that a testtaker appears to cope with frustration. 
B)  whether or not a response selected is the correct answer. 
C)  how fatigued or distractible a testtaker appears to be. 
D)  an indication of cheating while the test is in progress.

Question 6

In spite of its acronym,which is TRUE of the BITCH?

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A)  It is a standardized test used widely by municipal fire departments as an employment screening device. 
B)  It was developed as a culture-free measure of intelligence for inner-city youth. 
C)  It has more entertainment value than applied value. 
D)  It is still in use in some school districts today as a low-budget test of choice. 
A)  It is a standardized test used widely by municipal fire departments as an employment screening device. 
B)  It was developed as a culture-free measure of intelligence for inner-city youth. 
C)  It has more entertainment value than applied value. 
D)  It is still in use in some school districts today as a low-budget test of choice.

Question 7

The WAIS-IV was made more "senior friendly" through

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A)  encouragement to expand the time taken to establish rapport with testtakers above age 69. 
B)  a recommendation to reduce the time limits for subtests administered to testtakers above age 69. 
C)  directions to administer certain supplemental cognitive tests for testtakers above age 69. 
D)  a recommendation not to administer certain tests tapping motor speed for testtakers above age 69. 
A)  encouragement to expand the time taken to establish rapport with testtakers above age 69. 
B)  a recommendation to reduce the time limits for subtests administered to testtakers above age 69. 
C)  directions to administer certain supplemental cognitive tests for testtakers above age 69. 
D)  a recommendation not to administer certain tests tapping motor speed for testtakers above age 69.

Question 8

A school psychologist assesses a child's intelligence.In a psychological report,the psychologist explains the child's cognitive ability in terms of the manner in which she processes information and solves problems.From this report,it would seem that this school psychologist is relying on

Accepted Answer

A)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
B)  Spearman's two-factor theory. 
C)  an information-processing approach. 
D)  a discrepancy between verbal and performance measures. 
A)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. 
B)  Spearman's two-factor theory. 
C)  an information-processing approach. 
D)  a discrepancy between verbal and performance measures.

Question 9

Group intelligence tests

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A)  are efficient and cost-effective. 
B)  can be useful as screening instruments. 
C)  can be useful for research purposes. 
D)  All of these 
A)  are efficient and cost-effective. 
B)  can be useful as screening instruments. 
C)  can be useful for research purposes. 
D)  All of these

Question 10

The theories of intelligence advanced by Guilford,Thurstone,and Cattell,are all

Accepted Answer

A)  single-factor models. 
B)  information processing models. 
C)  factor-analytic models. 
D)  "runway models." 
A)  single-factor models. 
B)  information processing models. 
C)  factor-analytic models. 
D)  "runway models."

Question 11

With reference to intelligence testing,the term ceiling is best associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  most difficult items of a subtest for an individual testtaker. 
B)  level of difficulty beyond which a test is no longer valid. 
C)  data-based judgment of the highest end of a test's confidence interval. 
D)  element of the test environment that may contain recessed lighting. 
A)  most difficult items of a subtest for an individual testtaker. 
B)  level of difficulty beyond which a test is no longer valid. 
C)  data-based judgment of the highest end of a test's confidence interval. 
D)  element of the test environment that may contain recessed lighting.

Question 12

Which statement would Wechsler and Binet MOST likely agree on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence develops primarily through heredity. 
B)  Intelligence comprises cognitive abilities that develop through several invariant stages. 
C)  Considerations regarding personality must be included in any comprehensive assessment of intelligence. 
D)  There is no more important ability to assess than perceptual-motor ability. 
A)  Intelligence develops primarily through heredity. 
B)  Intelligence comprises cognitive abilities that develop through several invariant stages. 
C)  Considerations regarding personality must be included in any comprehensive assessment of intelligence. 
D)  There is no more important ability to assess than perceptual-motor ability.

Question 13

The 1916 Stanford-Binet

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A)  was the first American test to contain verbal and performance subtests administered in alternating order. 
B)  was the first American test to employ the concept of IQ. 
C)  featured two equivalent forms. 
D)  All of these 
A)  was the first American test to contain verbal and performance subtests administered in alternating order. 
B)  was the first American test to employ the concept of IQ. 
C)  featured two equivalent forms. 
D)  All of these

Question 14

The fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet differed from the previous three editions in that the fourth edition was

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A)  written in collaboration with David Wechsler. 
B)  recalled within weeks of its initial publication. 
C)  a point scale. 
D)  an age scale. 
A)  written in collaboration with David Wechsler. 
B)  recalled within weeks of its initial publication. 
C)  a point scale. 
D)  an age scale.

Question 15

Which is a DISADVANTAGE of group intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lessened role of the examiner may mean that the examiner has less effect on the examinee's score. 
B)  The examiner has less opportunity to gather behavioral observations of examinees during testing. 
C)  Examinees may become bored or distracted as there tends to be less examiner interaction during test administration. 
D)  All other things equal, the reliability of group intelligence tests tends to be significantly less than the reliability of individually-administered tests. 
A)  The lessened role of the examiner may mean that the examiner has less effect on the examinee's score. 
B)  The examiner has less opportunity to gather behavioral observations of examinees during testing. 
C)  Examinees may become bored or distracted as there tends to be less examiner interaction during test administration. 
D)  All other things equal, the reliability of group intelligence tests tends to be significantly less than the reliability of individually-administered tests.

Question 16

The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test yields which of the following composite scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal/Performance Composite 
B)  Full Scale IQ 
C)  School Ability Index 
D)  O-L Composite 
A)  Verbal/Performance Composite 
B)  Full Scale IQ 
C)  School Ability Index 
D)  O-L Composite

Question 17

A school psychologist strongly believes a particular child is in need of special services.Considering the Flynn effect,the psychologist employs which of the following tests of intelligence to bolster the case for special services?

Accepted Answer

A)  the test with the oldest possible norms available 
B)  the most recently normed test available 
C)  the Flynn Intelligence Test (FIT) 
D)  a Wechsler test designed primarily for use with adults 
A)  the test with the oldest possible norms available 
B)  the most recently normed test available 
C)  the Flynn Intelligence Test (FIT) 
D)  a Wechsler test designed primarily for use with adults

Question 18

A concept that is characterized in your text as "at the crossroad of intelligence and personality" is

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A)  sensory discrimination. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  street efficacy. 
D)  general intellectual ability. 
A)  sensory discrimination. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  street efficacy. 
D)  general intellectual ability.

Question 19

The Flynn effect is characterized by

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A)  an average rise in measured intelligence each year from the year a test was normed. 
B)  an average decline in measured intelligence each year from the year that a test was normed. 
C)  fluctuating scores in measured intelligence as a presumed function of different dominant sources of variance. 
D)  a testtaker's unexpected manipulation of a number 2 pencil as if it was a sword. 
A)  an average rise in measured intelligence each year from the year a test was normed. 
B)  an average decline in measured intelligence each year from the year that a test was normed. 
C)  fluctuating scores in measured intelligence as a presumed function of different dominant sources of variance. 
D)  a testtaker's unexpected manipulation of a number 2 pencil as if it was a sword.

Question 20

As cited in the text,the WRIT is

Accepted Answer

A)  a formal order to engage in, or refrain from engaging in, some action. 
B)  a short form intelligence test. 
C)  an essay test of intelligence. 
D)  a reading test that yields an estimate of intelligence. 
A)  a formal order to engage in, or refrain from engaging in, some action. 
B)  a short form intelligence test. 
C)  an essay test of intelligence. 
D)  a reading test that yields an estimate of intelligence.

McGrew and Flanagan's version of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model was originally intended for use in

Judging from David Wechsler's published writings,it could reasonably be assumed that the Wechsler test that Wechsler himself would LEAST approve of is:

When scoring the SB-5,standard scores are converted to

Which statement is TRUE about creativity and its measurement?

All of the following are examples of extra-test behavior on an ability test EXCEPT:

In spite of its acronym,which is TRUE of the BITCH?

The WAIS-IV was made more "senior friendly" through

A school psychologist assesses a child's intelligence.In a psychological report,the psychologist explains the child's cognitive ability in terms of the manner in which she processes information and solves problems.From this report,it would seem that this school psychologist is relying on

Group intelligence tests

The theories of intelligence advanced by Guilford,Thurstone,and Cattell,are all

With reference to intelligence testing,the term ceiling is best associated with the

Which statement would Wechsler and Binet MOST likely agree on?

The 1916 Stanford-Binet

The fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet differed from the previous three editions in that the fourth edition was

Which is a DISADVANTAGE of group intelligence tests?

The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test yields which of the following composite scores?

A school psychologist strongly believes a particular child is in need of special services.Considering the Flynn effect,the psychologist employs which of the following tests of intelligence to bolster the case for special services?

A concept that is characterized in your text as "at the crossroad of intelligence and personality" is

The Flynn effect is characterized by

As cited in the text,the WRIT is

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

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Validity

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Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

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Neuropsychological Assessment

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Exam 9: Intelligence and Its Measurement

McGrew and Flanagan's version of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model was originally intended for use in

Judging from David Wechsler's published writings,it could reasonably be assumed that the Wechsler test that Wechsler himself would LEAST approve of is:

When scoring the SB-5,standard scores are converted to

Which statement is TRUE about creativity and its measurement?

All of the following are examples of extra-test behavior on an ability test EXCEPT:

In spite of its acronym,which is TRUE of the BITCH?

The WAIS-IV was made more "senior friendly" through

A school psychologist assesses a child's intelligence.In a psychological report,the psychologist explains the child's cognitive ability in terms of the manner in which she processes information and solves problems.From this report,it would seem that this school psychologist is relying on

Group intelligence tests

The theories of intelligence advanced by Guilford,Thurstone,and Cattell,are all

With reference to intelligence testing,the term ceiling is best associated with the

Which statement would Wechsler and Binet MOST likely agree on?

The 1916 Stanford-Binet

The fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet differed from the previous three editions in that the fourth edition was

Which is a DISADVANTAGE of group intelligence tests?

The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test yields which of the following composite scores?

A school psychologist strongly believes a particular child is in need of special services.Considering the Flynn effect,the psychologist employs which of the following tests of intelligence to bolster the case for special services?

A concept that is characterized in your text as "at the crossroad of intelligence and personality" is

The Flynn effect is characterized by

As cited in the text,the WRIT is

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

Filters