Question 1

In the context of reliability measures, which term does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  test-retest 
B)  parallel forms 
C)  construct 
D)  consistency

Question 2

A friend has just returned from taking the full WAIS-IV test and is eager to discuss her experience. She might mention all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  part of the test involved reproducing patterns. 
B)  she was asked the meanings of a list of vocabulary words. 
C)  after the test she was told she would have a verbal and a performance IQ score. 
D)  she had to repeat a series of digits to the examiner.

Question 3

With respect to the tendency to label people as a result of test outcomes, the authors of the textbook believe that labels often lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking of the "normality" of individual children rather than the educational systems that created the conditions. 
B)  blaming the society for failure, rather than the individual being labeled. 
C)  putting the spotlight on dysfunctional aspects of the environment rather than on deviant personalities. 
D)  lowering people's sense of self-efficacy and encouraging an unwillingness to tackle challenges.

Question 4

A woman is great at dealing with situations that she has encountered before, but she has difficulty when thrown into a new situation that requires her to see complex relationships. According to Cattell, the woman would probably receive a low score on a test of ________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid 
B)  crystallized 
C)  componential 
D)  contextual

Question 5

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was the end product of standardization efforts and the revision of Binet's test questions carried out by

Accepted Answer

A)  Evelyn Stanford. 
B)  Lewis Terman. 
C)  Earl Hunt. 
D)  Harold Stevenson.

Question 6

Several decades ago, the gap between the IQ scores of African Americans and White Americans was estimated to be about 15 IQ points. Research from 2002 suggests that in 30 years that gap closed by about ________ points.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 3 
B)  2 to 5 
C)  4 to 7 
D)  7 to 10

Question 7

On IQ tests today, decisions concerning which scores would be labeled "gifted" are most likely made on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  performance on selected test questions. 
B)  how intelligent or ignorant a person is. 
C)  a specific cutoff point for IQ scores. 
D)  whether an individual's score is in the top half or bottom half for their age.

Question 8

In the United States, the tradition has been to attribute group differences in IQ scores to

Accepted Answer

A)  nature. 
B)  nurture. 
C)  both nature and nurture. 
D)  differences in academic opportunities.

Question 9

Raymond Cattell distinguished between ________ intelligence, which involves the knowledge a person has already acquired, and ________ intelligence, which is the ability to see complex relationships and to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal; nonverbal 
B)  nonverbal; verbal 
C)  fluid; crystallized 
D)  crystallized; fluid

Question 10

Beth repeatedly got on and off her bathroom scale one morning until she got the weight she wanted. In the language of assessment, her bathroom scale is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  invalid. 
B)  nonstandard. 
C)  invariant. 
D)  unreliable.

Exam 9: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment