Exam 9: Intelligence

Are the commonly used IQ tests biased against African-American people, in the technical sense of the word "bias"? And what is the evidence?

The human genome project allows researchers to search for specific genes that may be important in human intelligence. Which of the following would be the best conclusion for the research findings to date?

An item on an IQ test is suspected of being biased against women. Which of the following would be the strongest evidence of such bias?

Identical twins typically are __________ similar in intelligence than fraternal twins; fraternal twins typically are __________ similar in intelligence than single birth siblings.

If psychologists administer a new IQ test to 1,000 randomly chosen students just once, they are probably trying to __________. If they administer the test twice to each student and compare the results, they are probably trying to __________.

A group of 2-year-old infants are selected for a special program because their IQ scores are very low. Five years later, most of them have improved. One possible explanation is that the special program produced great benefits. Another explanation is that

In order to determine whether a particular item on an IQ test is biased against women, a psychologist would need to determine

Since the early days of IQ testing, psychologists have periodically rewritten the tests. If the young people of today took exactly the same tests that were used many years ago,

You belong to a social group, and you know that many people on campus believe your social group does really poorly in psychology classes. As you begin to take your psychology exam, you are concerned that if you do poorly on the test, you will unintentionally support this negative belief about your social group. This situation illustrates the concept of

A group of infants are identified as having low IQs, although it is admitted that infant IQ scores have low reliability. Five years later, most of these children have higher IQs than before. What is the most reasonable and most parsimonious conclusion?

Of the following, which would be a good example of "fluid" intelligence?

Which of the following would NOT necessarily indicate that a particular IQ test was biased?

Sinistrella believes that the standard IQ tests are biased against left-handed people. Which of the following would support her charge?

Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence that a particular IQ test is biased against, say, women?

The WAIS-III and the WISC-IV are tests of

A psychologist determines that people's scores on a new test are consistent over time. Those who do well one day also do well on another day. This test has __________ reliability and __________ validity.

At this point in time, what is the most convincing explanation for the Flynn effect?

Which of the following is impossible?

If a test has low predictive validity, then

Telling or reminding people, "your group usually doesn't do well on this kind of test" tends to impair most people's performance. This phenomenon is known as