Question 1

A new test determines your score by dividing your telephone number into your social security number, and then multiplying by 100. This test probably has

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Irving has answered 92 questions correctly on a newly devised IQ test. To decide whether this score is above average or below average, psychologists must determine the __________ of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  norms 
C)  predictive validity 
D)  content validity 
A)  reliability 
B)  norms 
C)  predictive validity 
D)  content validity

Question 3

Because of a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect, psychologists must periodically revise IQ tests and their scoring standards. If they did not revise them

Accepted Answer

A)  the mean IQ score would rise by about 6 points every 10 years. 
B)  the mean IQ score would decrease by about 6 points every 10 years. 
C)  the difference in scores between males and females would steadily increase. 
D)  psychologists administering the test would become bored and their scoring accuracy would decrease. 
A)  the mean IQ score would rise by about 6 points every 10 years. 
B)  the mean IQ score would decrease by about 6 points every 10 years. 
C)  the difference in scores between males and females would steadily increase. 
D)  psychologists administering the test would become bored and their scoring accuracy would decrease.

Question 4

The Flynn effect is an example that shows a difference in IQ among?

Accepted Answer

A)  ages. 
B)  genders. 
C)  cohorts. 
D)  cultures. 
A)  ages. 
B)  genders. 
C)  cohorts. 
D)  cultures.

Question 5

What does it mean to say that a particular test has high predictive validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scores enable us to predict performance on some other task. 
B)  Nearly everyone who takes the test thinks it is fair. 
C)  Psychologists have measured the mean and the standard deviation for a large, randomly chosen population. 
D)  People who take the test repeatedly get approximately the same scores each time. 
A)  The scores enable us to predict performance on some other task. 
B)  Nearly everyone who takes the test thinks it is fair. 
C)  Psychologists have measured the mean and the standard deviation for a large, randomly chosen population. 
D)  People who take the test repeatedly get approximately the same scores each time.

Question 6

Suppose people take a given IQ test twice. Those who got the highest scores the first time get scores much closer to the class average the second time. The test must have

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Why do quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) have higher predictive validity for graduate students in English than verbal scores do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative items predict verbal abilities better than verbal items do in all people. 
B)  People who have high quantitative scores are generally smarter in all other areas as well. 
C)  Verbal items on the GRE have lower reliability than quantitative items. 
D)  All graduate students in English tend to have similar (high) verbal scores. 
A)  Quantitative items predict verbal abilities better than verbal items do in all people. 
B)  People who have high quantitative scores are generally smarter in all other areas as well. 
C)  Verbal items on the GRE have lower reliability than quantitative items. 
D)  All graduate students in English tend to have similar (high) verbal scores.

Question 8

Most tasks people do seem to require?

Accepted Answer

A)  crystallized, but not fluid intelligence. 
B)  fluid, but not crystallized intelligence. 
C)  neither crystallized nor fluid intelligence. 
D)  a combination of both crystallized and fluid intelligence. 
A)  crystallized, but not fluid intelligence. 
B)  fluid, but not crystallized intelligence. 
C)  neither crystallized nor fluid intelligence. 
D)  a combination of both crystallized and fluid intelligence.

Question 9

Over the last 50 years or so, what have psychologists had to do in order to make sure the mean score on an IQ test remains at 100?

Accepted Answer

A)  make the test easier 
B)  make the test harder 
C)  use more verbal items and fewer performance items 
D)  use more performance items and fewer verbal items 
A)  make the test easier 
B)  make the test harder 
C)  use more verbal items and fewer performance items 
D)  use more performance items and fewer verbal items

Question 10

Psychologist Dinah Moe asks each individual to take several tests of specialized intellectual abilities, such as arithmetic, mechanical ability, logical reasoning, and spatial reasoning. Then she measures the correlation between performance on one test and performance on another test. What is she probably trying to determine?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether or not Spearman's concept of a "g" factor is correct 
B)  whether or not IQ tests have high utility 
C)  the extent to which heredity and environment influence intelligence 
D)  whether or not Cattell's concept of fluid and crystallized intelligence is correct 
A)  whether or not Spearman's concept of a "g" factor is correct 
B)  whether or not IQ tests have high utility 
C)  the extent to which heredity and environment influence intelligence 
D)  whether or not Cattell's concept of fluid and crystallized intelligence is correct

Question 11

IQ scores correlate

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively with school performance (as measured by grade point average). 
B)  positively with the number of car accidents. 
C)  positively with the ability to read maps and bus schedules. 
D)  negatively with understanding instructions for taking medicines. 
A)  negatively with school performance (as measured by grade point average). 
B)  positively with the number of car accidents. 
C)  positively with the ability to read maps and bus schedules. 
D)  negatively with understanding instructions for taking medicines.

Question 12

The early IQ tests developed in France were modified for English speakers and became the first important IQ test in the English language. This new version was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Stanford-Binet. 
B)  SAT. 
C)  WAIS. 
D)  Progressive Matrices test. 
A)  Stanford-Binet. 
B)  SAT. 
C)  WAIS. 
D)  Progressive Matrices test.

Question 13

Which of the following types of evidence, if found, would offer the strongest support in favor of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men score higher than women on mathematical ability, and women score higher than men on language ability. 
B)  People with high scores on one ability tend to get high scores on other abilities. 
C)  There is a strong genetic component to the g factor. 
D)  The different skills reflect different underlying abilities, not simply crystallized intelligence. 
A)  Men score higher than women on mathematical ability, and women score higher than men on language ability. 
B)  People with high scores on one ability tend to get high scores on other abilities. 
C)  There is a strong genetic component to the g factor. 
D)  The different skills reflect different underlying abilities, not simply crystallized intelligence.

Question 14

To measure the validity of a test, an investigator might determine whether

Accepted Answer

A)  the people who score high on a test one time will score high again the next time they take it. 
B)  the test provides scores that are equally fair to all the people who take it. 
C)  the scores provide a useful prediction of some other behavior. 
D)  the test scores follow the normal distribution. 
A)  the people who score high on a test one time will score high again the next time they take it. 
B)  the test provides scores that are equally fair to all the people who take it. 
C)  the scores provide a useful prediction of some other behavior. 
D)  the test scores follow the normal distribution.

Question 15

What does it mean to say that a test has been standardized?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who get a high score the first time they take the test will probably get a high score the second time also. 
B)  Psychologists have established rules for administering the test and interpreting its scores. 
C)  Scores on this test correlate positively with performance on some other task. 
D)  The content of this test is a good representation of the field the test is supposed to deal with. 
A)  People who get a high score the first time they take the test will probably get a high score the second time also. 
B)  Psychologists have established rules for administering the test and interpreting its scores. 
C)  Scores on this test correlate positively with performance on some other task. 
D)  The content of this test is a good representation of the field the test is supposed to deal with.

Question 16

Jacque's co-workers are surprised to see him solve all sorts of complex problems on the spot at work since he is unable to remember very many facts or work-related information. Jacque would likely do well on tasks assessing ____ intelligence and poorly on tasks measuring ____ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid; crystallized 
B)  verbal; performance 
C)  verbal; spatial 
D)  crystallized; fluid 
A)  fluid; crystallized 
B)  verbal; performance 
C)  verbal; spatial 
D)  crystallized; fluid

Question 17

The British scholar who was the first to argue that a tendency toward high intelligence is hereditary was?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler. 
B)  Jill Morgan. 
C)  Steve Harris. 
D)  Francis Galton. 
A)  David Wechsler. 
B)  Jill Morgan. 
C)  Steve Harris. 
D)  Francis Galton.

Question 18

The Flynn effect has been found

Accepted Answer

A)  with a wide variety of IQ tests. 
B)  in all ethnic groups, and in every country that has been studied. 
C)  in every decade dating back to the early 1900s. 
D)  in all of these situations. 
A)  with a wide variety of IQ tests. 
B)  in all ethnic groups, and in every country that has been studied. 
C)  in every decade dating back to the early 1900s. 
D)  in all of these situations.

Question 19

What is meant by fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to reason, use knowledge, and gain more information 
B)  intelligence that is present in the same amount at all times 
C)  intelligence that increases and decreases from time to time 
D)  acquired skills and knowledge and the application of that knowledge to familiar problems 
A)  the ability to reason, use knowledge, and gain more information 
B)  intelligence that is present in the same amount at all times 
C)  intelligence that increases and decreases from time to time 
D)  acquired skills and knowledge and the application of that knowledge to familiar problems

Question 20

To determine whether the test you are taking right now has high content validity, an investigator could find out whether

Accepted Answer

A)  performance on this test predicts how well you will do on the final exam. 
B)  the content of this test includes the main points covered in this section of the course. 
C)  people who take the same test twice get approximately the same scores both times. 
D)  people who do well on this test say that they enjoy psychology. 
A)  performance on this test predicts how well you will do on the final exam. 
B)  the content of this test includes the main points covered in this section of the course. 
C)  people who take the same test twice get approximately the same scores both times. 
D)  people who do well on this test say that they enjoy psychology.

Exam 9: Intelligence

A new test determines your score by dividing your telephone number into your social security number, and then multiplying by 100. This test probably has

Irving has answered 92 questions correctly on a newly devised IQ test. To decide whether this score is above average or below average, psychologists must determine the __________ of the test.

Because of a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect, psychologists must periodically revise IQ tests and their scoring standards. If they did not revise them

The Flynn effect is an example that shows a difference in IQ among?

What does it mean to say that a particular test has high predictive validity?

Suppose people take a given IQ test twice. Those who got the highest scores the first time get scores much closer to the class average the second time. The test must have

Why do quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) have higher predictive validity for graduate students in English than verbal scores do?

Most tasks people do seem to require?

Over the last 50 years or so, what have psychologists had to do in order to make sure the mean score on an IQ test remains at 100?

IQ scores correlate

The early IQ tests developed in France were modified for English speakers and became the first important IQ test in the English language. This new version was the

Which of the following types of evidence, if found, would offer the strongest support in favor of Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

To measure the validity of a test, an investigator might determine whether

What does it mean to say that a test has been standardized?

Jacque's co-workers are surprised to see him solve all sorts of complex problems on the spot at work since he is unable to remember very many facts or work-related information. Jacque would likely do well on tasks assessing ____ intelligence and poorly on tasks measuring ____ intelligence.

The British scholar who was the first to argue that a tendency toward high intelligence is hereditary was?

The Flynn effect has been found

What is meant by fluid intelligence?

To determine whether the test you are taking right now has high content validity, an investigator could find out whether

What Is Psychology

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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

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Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

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Specific Disorders and Treatments

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

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Jacque's co-workers are surprised to see him solve all sorts of complex problems on the spot at work since he is unable to remember very many facts or work-related information. Jacque would likely do well on tasks assessing intelligence and poorly on tasks measuring intelligence.