Question 1

Someone who scores 115 on the WAIS-III has scored

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A)  better than 25% of people the same age. 
B)  better than 50% of people the same age. 
C)  better than 84% of people the same age. 
D)  worse than 84% of people the same age. 
A)  better than 25% of people the same age. 
B)  better than 50% of people the same age. 
C)  better than 84% of people the same age. 
D)  worse than 84% of people the same age.

Question 2

The main assumption of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is that

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A)  people have a number of unrelated forms of intelligence. 
B)  all types of intelligence are positively correlated with one another. 
C)  intelligence is controlled by unconscious and unmeasurable cognitive processes. 
D)  a single "g" factor is present in all types of intelligence. 
A)  people have a number of unrelated forms of intelligence. 
B)  all types of intelligence are positively correlated with one another. 
C)  intelligence is controlled by unconscious and unmeasurable cognitive processes. 
D)  a single "g" factor is present in all types of intelligence.

Question 3

I have a test that accurately predicts who will learn statistics quickly. My test has

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive validity but not reliability. 
B)  content validity but not predictive validity. 
C)  predictive validity and reliability. 
D)  neither validity nor reliability. 
A)  predictive validity but not reliability. 
B)  content validity but not predictive validity. 
C)  predictive validity and reliability. 
D)  neither validity nor reliability.

Question 4

A new psychological test has a reliability of zero. This means that

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A)  people who do better than average the first time they take the test will do worse than average the second time. 
B)  it is possible to use the scores on this test to make accurate predictions of some behavior outside the test. 
C)  scores on the test are normally distributed. 
D)  scores fluctuate randomly from one time to another. 
A)  people who do better than average the first time they take the test will do worse than average the second time. 
B)  it is possible to use the scores on this test to make accurate predictions of some behavior outside the test. 
C)  scores on the test are normally distributed. 
D)  scores fluctuate randomly from one time to another.

Question 5

Rusty believes that IQ tests are biased against redheaded people. To find out whether his charge is correct, psychologists would have to determine

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A)  whether or not the mean IQ score for redheaded people is the same as that for other people. 
B)  whether redheaded people with a given IQ score do better in school than other people with the same score. 
C)  whether or not the test includes any items that redheaded people consider too difficult. 
D)  whether or not it is possible to devise some other kind of test on which redheaded people get higher scores than other people. 
A)  whether or not the mean IQ score for redheaded people is the same as that for other people. 
B)  whether redheaded people with a given IQ score do better in school than other people with the same score. 
C)  whether or not the test includes any items that redheaded people consider too difficult. 
D)  whether or not it is possible to devise some other kind of test on which redheaded people get higher scores than other people.

Question 6

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are reported in a verbal score and a quantitative score. For graduate students in physics the __________ scores have the highest predictive validity; for graduate students in English __________ scores have the highest predictive validity.

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A)  quantitative...verbal 
B)  verbal...quantitative 
C)  verbal...verbal 
D)  quantitative...quantitative 
A)  quantitative...verbal 
B)  verbal...quantitative 
C)  verbal...verbal 
D)  quantitative...quantitative

Question 7

"Stereotype threat" refers to the observation that Black students' test performance deteriorates when

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A)  they are unfamiliar with the person administering the test. 
B)  they are nervous about their performance or expect to do poorly. 
C)  they take the test one at a time, with no other students present. 
D)  they do not realize that the test has important consequences. 
A)  they are unfamiliar with the person administering the test. 
B)  they are nervous about their performance or expect to do poorly. 
C)  they take the test one at a time, with no other students present. 
D)  they do not realize that the test has important consequences.

Question 8

Research on stereotype threat suggest that simply by asking participants to indicate their race prior to the test produces

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A)  a significant decrease in Black students' performances. 
B)  a significant decrease in White students' performances. 
C)  a significant increase in White students' performances. 
D)  a significant increase in Black students' performances. 
A)  a significant decrease in Black students' performances. 
B)  a significant decrease in White students' performances. 
C)  a significant increase in White students' performances. 
D)  a significant increase in Black students' performances.

Question 9

Identical twins reared apart are more similar in IQ than fraternal twins reared apart. A researcher who believes in the influence of environment more than heredity might explain this in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  identical twins are more similar genetically 
B)  the environments of the identical twin pairs were more similar 
C)  the adoptive parents of the fraternal twin pairs were more similar than the adoptive parents of the identical twin pairs 
D)  the identical twins were raised in genuinely different environments 
A)  identical twins are more similar genetically 
B)  the environments of the identical twin pairs were more similar 
C)  the adoptive parents of the fraternal twin pairs were more similar than the adoptive parents of the identical twin pairs 
D)  the identical twins were raised in genuinely different environments

Question 10

Psychologists sometimes use the term "gifted" to describe someone who

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A)  scores over 100 on an IQ test. 
B)  scores more than two standard deviations above the mean on an IQ test. 
C)  scores above the 80th percentile on an IQ test. 
D)  has recently had a birthday. 
A)  scores over 100 on an IQ test. 
B)  scores more than two standard deviations above the mean on an IQ test. 
C)  scores above the 80th percentile on an IQ test. 
D)  has recently had a birthday.

Question 11

A group of people took a new IQ test twice. Nearly all of those who did well the first time they took it also did well the second time. Nearly all those who did poorly the first time did poorly again the second time. Therefore, this test has __________ reliability and __________ validity.

Accepted Answer

A)  high...high 
B)  low...low 
C)  high...unknown 
D)  unknown...high 
A)  high...high 
B)  low...low 
C)  high...unknown 
D)  unknown...high

Question 12

How can researchers determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against a certain group of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measure whether the mean score has been increasing or decreasing over time for members of this group. 
B)  Determine whether the group's mean score is as high as that of other people taking the test. 
C)  Examine the questions and decide whether they appear to be unfair to this group. 
D)  Determine whether members of the group perform better in school than their test scores predict. 
A)  Measure whether the mean score has been increasing or decreasing over time for members of this group. 
B)  Determine whether the group's mean score is as high as that of other people taking the test. 
C)  Examine the questions and decide whether they appear to be unfair to this group. 
D)  Determine whether members of the group perform better in school than their test scores predict.

Question 13

Flynn argues that we have seen an increase in IQ scores

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A)  only in regions with access to the internet. 
B)  but not in intelligence. 
C)  because humans continue to become a more intelligent species. 
D)  because test administrators are scoring the tests more easily now than in the past. 
A)  only in regions with access to the internet. 
B)  but not in intelligence. 
C)  because humans continue to become a more intelligent species. 
D)  because test administrators are scoring the tests more easily now than in the past.

Question 14

In order to be diagnosed as mentally retarded, a person would have to score at least __________ standard deviation(s) below the mean score on an IQ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-half 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three 
A)  one-half 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three

Question 15

Charles Spearman inferred the existence of a "g" (or general) factor in intelligence from the observation that

Accepted Answer

A)  people's scores on intelligence tests correlate highly with measures of the size of their cerebral cortex. 
B)  people who score high on a test one day are likely to score high again if they take the same test another time. 
C)  people who do well on a test of one kind of intellectual ability generally do well on tests of other kinds also. 
D)  the mean score on intelligence tests is the same in all countries. 
A)  people's scores on intelligence tests correlate highly with measures of the size of their cerebral cortex. 
B)  people who score high on a test one day are likely to score high again if they take the same test another time. 
C)  people who do well on a test of one kind of intellectual ability generally do well on tests of other kinds also. 
D)  the mean score on intelligence tests is the same in all countries.

Question 16

Why do deaf and foreign-born people get a more fair score on the Raven's Progressive Matrices than they do on the Wechsler or Stanford-Binet test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raven's Matrices measure only simple responses to simple stimuli. 
B)  Raven's Matrices include only nonverbal questions and answers. 
C)  Raven's Matrices accept a wide variety of answers as correct on each item. 
D)  Raven's Matrices measure biological variables rather than answers to questions. 
A)  Raven's Matrices measure only simple responses to simple stimuli. 
B)  Raven's Matrices include only nonverbal questions and answers. 
C)  Raven's Matrices accept a wide variety of answers as correct on each item. 
D)  Raven's Matrices measure biological variables rather than answers to questions.

Question 17

One advantage of the Wechsler IQ test is that __________. One advantage of the Raven's Progressive Matrices test is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not require knowledge of any particular language...it provides scores for several separate abilities 
B)  it provides scores for several separate abilities...it does not require knowledge of any particular language 
C)  it measures innate ability...it measures the person's experiences 
D)  it measures the person's experiences...it measures innate ability 
A)  it does not require knowledge of any particular language...it provides scores for several separate abilities 
B)  it provides scores for several separate abilities...it does not require knowledge of any particular language 
C)  it measures innate ability...it measures the person's experiences 
D)  it measures the person's experiences...it measures innate ability

Question 18

Research on intervention programs for children taken from extremely impoverished environments have shown that brief interventions typically lead to:

Accepted Answer

A)  no long-lasting significant benefits. 
B)  the children and their families relocating to areas with greater resources. 
C)  long-lasting significant benefits 
D)  greater likelihood of enrolling in college. 
A)  no long-lasting significant benefits. 
B)  the children and their families relocating to areas with greater resources. 
C)  long-lasting significant benefits 
D)  greater likelihood of enrolling in college.

Question 19

A professor gives the same test twice. Most of those who failed it the first time get scores close to the class average the second time. Most of those who did very well the first time also get scores close to average the second time. Therefore the test has

Accepted Answer

A)  high reliability. 
B)  low reliability. 
C)  average validity. 
D)  high validity. 
A)  high reliability. 
B)  low reliability. 
C)  average validity. 
D)  high validity.

Question 20

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations above the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  gifted. 
B)  normal. 
C)  bright-normal. 
D)  retarded. 
A)  gifted. 
B)  normal. 
C)  bright-normal. 
D)  retarded.

Exam 9: Intelligence

Someone who scores 115 on the WAIS-III has scored

The main assumption of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is that

I have a test that accurately predicts who will learn statistics quickly. My test has

A new psychological test has a reliability of zero. This means that

Rusty believes that IQ tests are biased against redheaded people. To find out whether his charge is correct, psychologists would have to determine

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are reported in a verbal score and a quantitative score. For graduate students in physics the __________ scores have the highest predictive validity; for graduate students in English __________ scores have the highest predictive validity.

"Stereotype threat" refers to the observation that Black students' test performance deteriorates when

Research on stereotype threat suggest that simply by asking participants to indicate their race prior to the test produces

Identical twins reared apart are more similar in IQ than fraternal twins reared apart. A researcher who believes in the influence of environment more than heredity might explain this in what way?

Psychologists sometimes use the term "gifted" to describe someone who

A group of people took a new IQ test twice. Nearly all of those who did well the first time they took it also did well the second time. Nearly all those who did poorly the first time did poorly again the second time. Therefore, this test has __________ reliability and __________ validity.

How can researchers determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against a certain group of people?

Flynn argues that we have seen an increase in IQ scores

In order to be diagnosed as mentally retarded, a person would have to score at least __________ standard deviation(s) below the mean score on an IQ test.

Charles Spearman inferred the existence of a "g" (or general) factor in intelligence from the observation that

Why do deaf and foreign-born people get a more fair score on the Raven's Progressive Matrices than they do on the Wechsler or Stanford-Binet test?

One advantage of the Wechsler IQ test is that __________. One advantage of the Raven's Progressive Matrices test is that __________.

Research on intervention programs for children taken from extremely impoverished environments have shown that brief interventions typically lead to:

A professor gives the same test twice. Most of those who failed it the first time get scores close to the class average the second time. Most of those who did very well the first time also get scores close to average the second time. Therefore the test has

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations above the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

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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Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are reported in a verbal score and a quantitative score. For graduate students in physics the scores have the highest predictive validity; for graduate students in English scores have the highest predictive validity.

A group of people took a new IQ test twice. Nearly all of those who did well the first time they took it also did well the second time. Nearly all those who did poorly the first time did poorly again the second time. Therefore, this test has reliability and validity.

One advantage of the Wechsler IQ test is that . One advantage of the Raven's Progressive Matrices test is that .