Question 1

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. So, you have a group of students take the test and then you look to see if all of the individual items are highly correlated. You are testing for

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity 
B)  criterion-related validity 
C)  interjudge reliability 
D)  internal consistency 
E)  construct validity

Question 2

Let's say that you give a number of students a test of math ability, a test of reading comprehension, and a test of verbal fluency. You run a factor analysis and note that all three tests seem to be only slightly positively correlated with each other. Which of the following theories of intelligence would this support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sternberg's triarchic theory 
B)  Cattell's fluid intelligence 
C)  Thurstone's primary mental abilities 
D)  Gardner's multiple intelligences 
E)  Spearman's g factor

Question 3

The measurement concept of reliability refers to how well a test actually measures the construct it was intended to measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Deborah is developing an intelligence test. As part of the process she has outlined precise instructions on how to administer the test. Additionally, she has been testing hundreds of people with the test to determine how people of different ages tend to
Respond on different items. These aspects of test construction are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing consistency. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  establishing norms. 
D)  dynamic testing.

Question 5

Intensive early childhood intervention programs that start in infancy and continues to age 5 lead to long term positive effects on children's outcome except for children whose mothers are mentally retarded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If you wanted to administer an intelligence test to a group of individuals with learning disabilities and to make sure that you tested the limits of their competency you should probably use

Accepted Answer

A)  normative presentation. 
B)  an aptitude test. 
C)  dynamic testing. 
D)  emotional testing. 
E)  static testing.

Question 7

Sarah is moving to a new apartment at the end of the month. As she makes a list of the things she will need to do before the move and plans how to proceed, she will be primarily using her:

Accepted Answer

A)  creative components 
B)  metacomponents 
C)  knowledge acquisition components 
D)  performance components

Question 8

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. You can assess and correct a number of problems, but you will never be able to achieve perfect

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validity 
B)  internal consistency 
C)  interjudge reliability 
D)  criterion-related validity 
E)  content validity

Question 9

Let's say that you are giving a standard intelligence test (e.g., the WAIS) to a group of people. Which of the following abilities from Garner's theory of multiple intelligences would you be able to assess with this test?

Accepted Answer

A)  visuospatial intelligence 
B)  existential intelligence 
C)  naturalistic intelligence 
D)  interpersonal intelligence 
E)  musical intelligence

Question 10

Results from electrophysiological studies that have obtained modest correlations between IQ and the speed of the brain's electrical response, suggest that IQ may be related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  neural efficiency. 
B)  brain size. 
C)  neuron size. 
D)  environmental enrichment.

Question 11

One of the reasons that William Stern's original formula for calculating IQ was abandoned was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ratio worked well for adults but not for children. 
B)  it failed to take a person's chronological age into account. 
C)  it failed to take a person's mental age into account. 
D)  the ratio worked well for children but not for adults.

Question 12

was one of the individuals to lay the foundation for later research of intelligence. He thought that intelligence was a function of "efficiency of the nervous
System" and therefore tried to measure intelligence with tests that, for example, assessed reaction and sensory acuity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gardner 
B)  Binet 
C)  Galton 
D)  Sternberg

Question 13

Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would be considered to be which type of theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive processes 
B)  independent intelligences 
C)  psychometric 
D)  psychophysical

Question 14

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence was discussed as an example of the ________ approach to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analytic 
B)  cognitive processes 
C)  psychosocial 
D)  psychometric

Question 15

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. So, you have a group of students take the test and then have a number of their professors rate them as high or low in intelligence. You want to see if the scores are similar. You are testing for

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency 
B)  content validity 
C)  criterion-related validity 
D)  construct validity 
E)  test-retest reliability

Question 16

The following two assumptions: mental abilities develop with age and the rate of developmental change is relatively constant for a given individual, were assumptions
Made by _ _.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sir Francis Galton 
B)  Lewis Terman 
C)  William Stern 
D)  Alfred Binet

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the process of standardization is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves judging if a test actually measures what it is supposed to and determination of norms. 
B)  It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determination of norms. 
C)  It involves determining how consistent a test is and whether it actually measures what it is supposed to measure. 
D)  It involves creating well-controlled testing conditions and determining the consistency of a test.

Question 18

Gardner's view of multiple intelligences includes the ability to perceive musical pitches and rhythms, the ability to control body movements, and personal understanding of others and ourselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In developing his tests of intelligence, Alfred Binet assumed that the rate at which mental competence is gained is characteristic of the person and is fairly constant over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sally has an IQ of 140 and a mental age of 14. According to Stern's IQ formula, how old is Sally?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  20 
C)  10 
D)  14 
E)  12

Exam 10: Intelligence

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. So, you have a group of students take the test and then you look to see if all of the individual items are highly correlated. You are testing for

The measurement concept of reliability refers to how well a test actually measures the construct it was intended to measure.

Intensive early childhood intervention programs that start in infancy and continues to age 5 lead to long term positive effects on children's outcome except for children whose mothers are mentally retarded.

If you wanted to administer an intelligence test to a group of individuals with learning disabilities and to make sure that you tested the limits of their competency you should probably use

Sarah is moving to a new apartment at the end of the month. As she makes a list of the things she will need to do before the move and plans how to proceed, she will be primarily using her:

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. You can assess and correct a number of problems, but you will never be able to achieve perfect

Let's say that you are giving a standard intelligence test (e.g., the WAIS) to a group of people. Which of the following abilities from Garner's theory of multiple intelligences would you be able to assess with this test?

Results from electrophysiological studies that have obtained modest correlations between IQ and the speed of the brain's electrical response, suggest that IQ may be related to:

One of the reasons that William Stern's original formula for calculating IQ was abandoned was that:

was one of the individuals to lay the foundation for later research of intelligence. He thought that intelligence was a function of "efficiency of the nervous System" and therefore tried to measure intelligence with tests that, for example, assessed reaction and sensory acuity.

Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would be considered to be which type of theory?

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence was discussed as an example of the ________ approach to intelligence.

You have designed a new intelligence test and want to make sure that it is a good test. So, you have a group of students take the test and then have a number of their professors rate them as high or low in intelligence. You want to see if the scores are similar. You are testing for

The following two assumptions: mental abilities develop with age and the rate of developmental change is relatively constant for a given individual, were assumptions Made by _ _.

Which of the following statements regarding the process of standardization is most accurate?

Gardner's view of multiple intelligences includes the ability to perceive musical pitches and rhythms, the ability to control body movements, and personal understanding of others and ourselves.

In developing his tests of intelligence, Alfred Binet assumed that the rate at which mental competence is gained is characteristic of the person and is fairly constant over time.

Sally has an IQ of 140 and a mental age of 14. According to Stern's IQ formula, how old is Sally?