Question 1

Heterosis (outbreeding) is a possible explanation for the

Accepted Answer

A)  Stroop effect. 
B)  Flynn effect. 
C)  attentional blink. 
D)  Capgras syndrome. 
A)  Stroop effect. 
B)  Flynn effect. 
C)  attentional blink. 
D)  Capgras syndrome.

Question 2

To determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against some minority group, we need to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the range and standard deviation of the test are the same for minority group members as for other people. 
B)  whether the authors of the test consulted minority group members during the composition of the test. 
C)  whether the average score is lower for minority group members than for other people. 
D)  whether the minority group members do better in school than the test scores predict. 
A)  whether the range and standard deviation of the test are the same for minority group members as for other people. 
B)  whether the authors of the test consulted minority group members during the composition of the test. 
C)  whether the average score is lower for minority group members than for other people. 
D)  whether the minority group members do better in school than the test scores predict.

Question 3

The original purpose of IQ tests, and still their primary function, is to?

Accepted Answer

A)  measure the effectiveness of different teaching methods. 
B)  promote creativity. 
C)  predict performance in school. 
D)  help researchers test theories of intelligence. 
A)  measure the effectiveness of different teaching methods. 
B)  promote creativity. 
C)  predict performance in school. 
D)  help researchers test theories of intelligence.

Question 4

According to Cattell, if we examine the intelligence of a person at age 20 and again at age 50, we are most likely to find

Accepted Answer

A)  consistent levels of both fluid and crystallized intelligence. 
B)  the same amount of fluid intelligence, but less crystallized intelligence at age 50. 
C)  lower levels of fluid intelligence at age 50, but more crystallized intelligence. 
D)  more fluid intelligence at age 50, but less crystallized intelligence. 
A)  consistent levels of both fluid and crystallized intelligence. 
B)  the same amount of fluid intelligence, but less crystallized intelligence at age 50. 
C)  lower levels of fluid intelligence at age 50, but more crystallized intelligence. 
D)  more fluid intelligence at age 50, but less crystallized intelligence.

Question 5

One advantage of the Wechsler intelligence tests, such as the WAIS-III and WISC-IV, is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are equally fair to people from different cultures and languages. 
B)  provide separate scores representing a number of separate abilities. 
C)  are given to large groups at one time, with machine scoring. 
D)  allow people to work at their own pace, with no time limits. 
A)  are equally fair to people from different cultures and languages. 
B)  provide separate scores representing a number of separate abilities. 
C)  are given to large groups at one time, with machine scoring. 
D)  allow people to work at their own pace, with no time limits.

Question 6

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

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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 7

Why have psychologists periodically revised and reworded the IQ tests over the years?

Accepted Answer

A)  to decrease the standard deviation 
B)  to prevent the mean score from dropping below 100 
C)  to prevent the mean score from rising above 100 
D)  to make the validity higher than the reliability 
A)  to decrease the standard deviation 
B)  to prevent the mean score from dropping below 100 
C)  to prevent the mean score from rising above 100 
D)  to make the validity higher than the reliability

Question 8

The validity of a test is a measure of:

Accepted Answer

A)  how well it predicts some kind of performance. 
B)  how difficult it is. 
C)  the repeatability of its scores. 
D)  the percentage of randomly chosen people who agree it is a good test. 
A)  how well it predicts some kind of performance. 
B)  how difficult it is. 
C)  the repeatability of its scores. 
D)  the percentage of randomly chosen people who agree it is a good test.

Question 9

The reliability of a psychological test is practically the same thing as its

Accepted Answer

A)  regression. 
B)  validity. 
C)  standardization. 
D)  repeatability. 
A)  regression. 
B)  validity. 
C)  standardization. 
D)  repeatability.

Question 10

Every few years psychologists restandardize IQ tests to maintain a constant mean and distribution. If they had not done so, what would have happened to the mean IQ score of the population?

Accepted Answer

A)  it would have increased until about 1970 and then leveled off 
B)  it would have increased until about 1970 and then declined 
C)  it would have increased steadily over the decades 
D)  it would have decreased steadily over the decades 
A)  it would have increased until about 1970 and then leveled off 
B)  it would have increased until about 1970 and then declined 
C)  it would have increased steadily over the decades 
D)  it would have decreased steadily over the decades

Question 11

If a psychologist wanted to test Spearman's concept of a "g" factor in intelligence, what kind of data should the psychologist collect?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlations between performances on various intellectual tasks 
B)  information on similarities and differences in the IQ scores of identical twins reared in separate environments 
C)  data on the means and standard deviations for people of various ages when they take IQ tests 
D)  surveys of whether psychologists believe that IQ tests actually measure intelligence 
A)  correlations between performances on various intellectual tasks 
B)  information on similarities and differences in the IQ scores of identical twins reared in separate environments 
C)  data on the means and standard deviations for people of various ages when they take IQ tests 
D)  surveys of whether psychologists believe that IQ tests actually measure intelligence

Question 12

A new worker at Consolidated Generic Products cannot perform any of the company's traditional tasks as well as more experienced workers can. However, when the company teaches all the workers a new skill, this new worker learns it faster than the older workers. The new worker apparently has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  verbal intelligence. 
D)  performance intelligence. 
A)  fluid intelligence. 
B)  crystallized intelligence. 
C)  verbal intelligence. 
D)  performance intelligence.

Question 13

Julia takes a new psychological test several times and gets the same score every time she takes it. Other people also find that whatever their first score is, they continue to get that same score every time they take the test. We can conclude that this test has

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, in order to understand intelligence one must consider the situations that require intelligence, how intelligence relates to the outside world, and the

Accepted Answer

A)  age of the individual. 
B)  gender of the individual. 
C)  cognitive processes within the individual. 
D)  person's self-awareness. 
A)  age of the individual. 
B)  gender of the individual. 
C)  cognitive processes within the individual. 
D)  person's self-awareness.

Question 15

Workers at the State Department of Transportation can quickly and accurately calculate the distance between any two cities in the state. Those same workers are rather slow to learn a simple new concept of geometry. Apparently they have a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  motor intelligence. 
B)  triarchic intelligence. 
C)  fluid intelligence. 
D)  crystallized intelligence. 
A)  motor intelligence. 
B)  triarchic intelligence. 
C)  fluid intelligence. 
D)  crystallized intelligence.

Question 16

A new personality test claims to measure how much two people love each other. How could you measure the reliability of the test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Have couples take the test repeatedly and see whether they keep getting the same score. 
B)  Determine whether couples who score high on the test are more likely than others to stay married for at least 10 years. 
C)  Give the test to a large random sample of people and calculate the mean and the standard deviation. 
D)  Ask a random sample of people whether the items on the test refer to the same thing they mean when they talk about love. 
A)  Have couples take the test repeatedly and see whether they keep getting the same score. 
B)  Determine whether couples who score high on the test are more likely than others to stay married for at least 10 years. 
C)  Give the test to a large random sample of people and calculate the mean and the standard deviation. 
D)  Ask a random sample of people whether the items on the test refer to the same thing they mean when they talk about love.

Question 17

The main reason IQ tests were developed was to

Accepted Answer

A)  measure innate ability. 
B)  study brain development. 
C)  predict school performance. 
D)  help discover what intelligence really is. 
A)  measure innate ability. 
B)  study brain development. 
C)  predict school performance. 
D)  help discover what intelligence really is.

Question 18

Which of the following facts is the best evidence in favor of the "g" factor in intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who take an IQ test repeatedly generally get about the same score each time. 
B)  Parents who have high IQ scores generally have children with high IQ scores. 
C)  The mean IQ score for boys is the same as that for girls. 
D)  Scores on tests of specialized intellectual abilities are all positively correlated with one another. 
A)  People who take an IQ test repeatedly generally get about the same score each time. 
B)  Parents who have high IQ scores generally have children with high IQ scores. 
C)  The mean IQ score for boys is the same as that for girls. 
D)  Scores on tests of specialized intellectual abilities are all positively correlated with one another.

Question 19

Which of the following theories holds that intelligence includes unrelated (or poorly correlated) abilities such as language, music, logic, body movement, and social sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spearman's concept of a "g" factor 
B)  Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C)  Binet's theory of intelligence 
D)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences 
A)  Spearman's concept of a "g" factor 
B)  Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C)  Binet's theory of intelligence 
D)  Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences

Question 20

Two standard ways to evaluate a test are to measure its __________ and its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  regression...clarity 
B)  reliability...validity 
C)  normality...difficulty 
D)  length...user-friendliness 
A)  regression...clarity 
B)  reliability...validity 
C)  normality...difficulty 
D)  length...user-friendliness

Exam 9: Intelligence

Heterosis (outbreeding) is a possible explanation for the

To determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against some minority group, we need to determine

The original purpose of IQ tests, and still their primary function, is to?

According to Cattell, if we examine the intelligence of a person at age 20 and again at age 50, we are most likely to find

One advantage of the Wechsler intelligence tests, such as the WAIS-III and WISC-IV, is that they

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

Why have psychologists periodically revised and reworded the IQ tests over the years?

The validity of a test is a measure of:

The reliability of a psychological test is practically the same thing as its

Every few years psychologists restandardize IQ tests to maintain a constant mean and distribution. If they had not done so, what would have happened to the mean IQ score of the population?

If a psychologist wanted to test Spearman's concept of a "g" factor in intelligence, what kind of data should the psychologist collect?

Julia takes a new psychological test several times and gets the same score every time she takes it. Other people also find that whatever their first score is, they continue to get that same score every time they take the test. We can conclude that this test has

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, in order to understand intelligence one must consider the situations that require intelligence, how intelligence relates to the outside world, and the

Workers at the State Department of Transportation can quickly and accurately calculate the distance between any two cities in the state. Those same workers are rather slow to learn a simple new concept of geometry. Apparently they have a high degree of

A new personality test claims to measure how much two people love each other. How could you measure the reliability of the test?

The main reason IQ tests were developed was to

Which of the following facts is the best evidence in favor of the "g" factor in intelligence?

Which of the following theories holds that intelligence includes unrelated (or poorly correlated) abilities such as language, music, logic, body movement, and social sensitivity?

Two standard ways to evaluate a test are to measure its __________ and its __________.

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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