Question 1

For which kind of person should Raven's Progressive Matrices NOT be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  deaf people 
B)  blind people 
C)  old people 
D)  people who do not speak English 
A)  deaf people 
B)  blind people 
C)  old people 
D)  people who do not speak English

Question 2

Raven's Progressive Matrices are especially appropriate for testing the intelligence of

Accepted Answer

A)  blind people. 
B)  people who do not speak English. 
C)  people suffering from psychological disorders. 
D)  people who have never before taken a pencil-and-paper test. 
A)  blind people. 
B)  people who do not speak English. 
C)  people suffering from psychological disorders. 
D)  people who have never before taken a pencil-and-paper test.

Question 3

If differences among people in their IQ scores are based largely on differences in heredity, we should expect to find that

Accepted Answer

A)  the correlation in IQ scores should be higher for fraternal twins than for identical twins. 
B)  the correlation in IQ scores should be higher for identical twins than for fraternal twins. 
C)  children reared by their own parents should have higher IQs than do children reared by adoptive parents. 
D)  children reared by adoptive parents should have higher IQs than do children reared by their own parents. 
A)  the correlation in IQ scores should be higher for fraternal twins than for identical twins. 
B)  the correlation in IQ scores should be higher for identical twins than for fraternal twins. 
C)  children reared by their own parents should have higher IQs than do children reared by adoptive parents. 
D)  children reared by adoptive parents should have higher IQs than do children reared by their own parents.

Question 4

If a psychologist wanted to measure someone's IQ, but also wanted to identify the person's pattern of strengths and weaknesses, which test should the psychologist use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wechsler tests 
B)  16-PF 
C)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
D)  MMPI 
A)  Wechsler tests 
B)  16-PF 
C)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
D)  MMPI

Question 5

Which of the following would be evidence that an IQ test is biased against women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women with a particular IQ score get better grades in school than men with the same score. 
B)  The mean score on the test is higher for men than it is for women. 
C)  The test was written entirely by men without any advice from women. 
D)  Women who take the IQ test repeatedly get approximately the same score every time they take it. 
A)  Women with a particular IQ score get better grades in school than men with the same score. 
B)  The mean score on the test is higher for men than it is for women. 
C)  The test was written entirely by men without any advice from women. 
D)  Women who take the IQ test repeatedly get approximately the same score every time they take it.

Question 6

If a pair of identical twins who were reared in the same environment take an IQ test, how much will their scores resemble one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will be almost as similar as the scores of an individual who took the same test twice. 
B)  They will be as similar as the scores of any brother and sister. 
C)  They will be exactly the same. 
D)  They will be as similar as the scores of fraternal twins. 
A)  They will be almost as similar as the scores of an individual who took the same test twice. 
B)  They will be as similar as the scores of any brother and sister. 
C)  They will be exactly the same. 
D)  They will be as similar as the scores of fraternal twins.

Question 7

One possible explanation for Spearman's "g" factor is that

Accepted Answer

A)  most of the early IQ tests had very low reliability. 
B)  health and other influences that improve one ability also improve other independent abilities. 
C)  extra development of one ability decreases the possibility for developing other abilities. 
D)  different parts of the brain develop at different times, depending on different genes. 
A)  most of the early IQ tests had very low reliability. 
B)  health and other influences that improve one ability also improve other independent abilities. 
C)  extra development of one ability decreases the possibility for developing other abilities. 
D)  different parts of the brain develop at different times, depending on different genes.

Question 8

Alice is taking a very difficult math test. She knows that many people, perhaps including her professor, believe that men are better at math than women. According to the research on stereotype threat, Alice's beliefs

Accepted Answer

A)  will not affect her performance on the test. 
B)  will cause her to do better on the test, just to prove her professor wrong. 
C)  may contribute to her performing below her true ability on the test. 
D)  are not relevant, as stereotype threat focuses only on racial differences. 
A)  will not affect her performance on the test. 
B)  will cause her to do better on the test, just to prove her professor wrong. 
C)  may contribute to her performing below her true ability on the test. 
D)  are not relevant, as stereotype threat focuses only on racial differences.

Question 9

On early IQ tests girls did __________ boys on language tasks, and __________ boys on some visual-spatial and mathematical tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  worse than...better than 
B)  equal to...better than 
C)  better than...worse than 
D)  worse than...worse than 
A)  worse than...better than 
B)  equal to...better than 
C)  better than...worse than 
D)  worse than...worse than

Question 10

Since the invention of IQ tests, psychologists have periodically rewritten the tests and intentionally made the test more difficult. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  to prevent cheating 
B)  to keep the mean score from rising above 100 
C)  because the tests are now being used for different purposes than they were in the past 
D)  because low IQ scores have greater reliability than high scores do 
A)  to prevent cheating 
B)  to keep the mean score from rising above 100 
C)  because the tests are now being used for different purposes than they were in the past 
D)  because low IQ scores have greater reliability than high scores do

Question 11

The Wechsler and the Stanford-Binet tests were both devised to have a mean score around __________ and a standard deviation around __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  500...100 
B)  0...10 
C)  15...15 
D)  100...15 
A)  500...100 
B)  0...10 
C)  15...15 
D)  100...15

Question 12

Which test has separate parts that measure verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach Inkblot 
B)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
C)  WISC-IV 
D)  MMPI 
A)  Rorschach Inkblot 
B)  Raven's Progressive Matrices 
C)  WISC-IV 
D)  MMPI

Question 13

The Individuals with Disabilities Act requires

Accepted Answer

A)  public schools to provide free and appropriate education for all children regardless of their limitations. 
B)  individuals with physical or mental disabilities to be given IQ tests at regular intervals. 
C)  states to remove test scores from disabled individuals from the public record. 
D)  all students with disabilities to be placed in special classrooms. 
A)  public schools to provide free and appropriate education for all children regardless of their limitations. 
B)  individuals with physical or mental disabilities to be given IQ tests at regular intervals. 
C)  states to remove test scores from disabled individuals from the public record. 
D)  all students with disabilities to be placed in special classrooms.

Question 14

If a test has high content validity, then

Accepted Answer

A)  the reliability of the scores is low. 
B)  scores on the test are useful for predicting some other behavior. 
C)  its questions fairly represent the material the test is supposed to cover. 
D)  all groups who take the test get about the same average score. 
A)  the reliability of the scores is low. 
B)  scores on the test are useful for predicting some other behavior. 
C)  its questions fairly represent the material the test is supposed to cover. 
D)  all groups who take the test get about the same average score.

Question 15

Extensive practice at a particular skill, such as computer programming, improves that skill but has little effect on any other kind of performance. Therefore we classify the improved performance of that skill as

Accepted Answer

A)  general intelligence. 
B)  fluid intelligence. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  psychomotor intelligence. 
A)  general intelligence. 
B)  fluid intelligence. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  psychomotor intelligence.

Question 16

Someone develops a new test of mechanical abilities. Which of the following (if true) would be the strongest evidence that the test is biased against women?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average score for women is lower than the average score for men. 
B)  Women have had less opportunity than men to learn mechanical skills. 
C)  The people who wrote the test were almost all males. 
D)  Women who get a particular score on the test are in fact better mechanics than men who get that same score. 
A)  The average score for women is lower than the average score for men. 
B)  Women have had less opportunity than men to learn mechanical skills. 
C)  The people who wrote the test were almost all males. 
D)  Women who get a particular score on the test are in fact better mechanics than men who get that same score.

Question 17

Sternberg has identified three types of intelligence: practical, analytical, and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  fluid 
C)  creative 
D)  scientific 
A)  physical 
B)  fluid 
C)  creative 
D)  scientific

Question 18

An experienced taxi driver becomes more and more skilled at finding various addresses within a city, without improving other kinds of intellectual skills. We can say that the driver has increased his or her:

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  standardized intelligence. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  solid intelligence. 
A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  standardized intelligence. 
C)  crystallized intelligence. 
D)  solid intelligence.

Exam 9: Intelligence

For which kind of person should Raven's Progressive Matrices NOT be used?

Raven's Progressive Matrices are especially appropriate for testing the intelligence of

If differences among people in their IQ scores are based largely on differences in heredity, we should expect to find that

If a psychologist wanted to measure someone's IQ, but also wanted to identify the person's pattern of strengths and weaknesses, which test should the psychologist use?

Which of the following would be evidence that an IQ test is biased against women?

If a pair of identical twins who were reared in the same environment take an IQ test, how much will their scores resemble one another?

One possible explanation for Spearman's "g" factor is that

Alice is taking a very difficult math test. She knows that many people, perhaps including her professor, believe that men are better at math than women. According to the research on stereotype threat, Alice's beliefs

On early IQ tests girls did __________ boys on language tasks, and __________ boys on some visual-spatial and mathematical tasks.

Since the invention of IQ tests, psychologists have periodically rewritten the tests and intentionally made the test more difficult. Why?

The Wechsler and the Stanford-Binet tests were both devised to have a mean score around __________ and a standard deviation around __________.

Which test has separate parts that measure verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed?

The Individuals with Disabilities Act requires

If a test has high content validity, then

Extensive practice at a particular skill, such as computer programming, improves that skill but has little effect on any other kind of performance. Therefore we classify the improved performance of that skill as

Someone develops a new test of mechanical abilities. Which of the following (if true) would be the strongest evidence that the test is biased against women?

Sternberg has identified three types of intelligence: practical, analytical, and __________.

An experienced taxi driver becomes more and more skilled at finding various addresses within a city, without improving other kinds of intellectual skills. We can say that the driver has increased his or her:

What Is Psychology

A --What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A--Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A--Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A--Sensation and Perception

Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

A--Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

Learning

A--Learning

Memory

A--Memory

Cognition and Language

A--Cognition and Language

A--Intelligence

Consciousness

A--Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

A--Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

A--Personality

Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

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On early IQ tests girls did boys on language tasks, and boys on some visual-spatial and mathematical tasks.

The Wechsler and the Stanford-Binet tests were both devised to have a mean score around and a standard deviation around .