Chapter 13 Pop Quiz

Question 1

A good operational definition of intelligence is “the ability to think abstractly.”

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Stanford-Binet test allows for the calculation of overall IQ and also of the verbal and performance IQ.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If a person toke the same IQ test three times and relieved a similar score each time, it could be said that this test is reliable.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Sternberg and Gardner’s models of intelligence seek to understand intelligence as a process.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Most psychologists believe that differences in intelligence between racial groups are largely-if not exclusively-the result of environmental factors.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

In developing his intelligence test, Binet reasoned that a child with high intelligence would perform on the intelligence test similar to which of the following?
A. a child of the same chronological age
B. an older child of average intelligence
C. an older child of below average intelligence
D. a child of the same age and of average intelligence.

Answer 6

B. an older child of average intelligence.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group-administered intelligence tests compared to individual intelligence tests?
A. can be given to a number of people at the same time
B. are quicker to administer
C. encourage the best possible performance from individuals
D. are more easily scored

Answer 7

C.encourage the best possible performance from individuals

Question 8

Because intelligence tests \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, one should receive the same IQ score regardless of who administers and scores the test. 
A. are standardized
B. have established norms
C. are valid
D. are reliable

Answer 8

A. are standardized.

Question 9

If a test measures what it is supposed to measure, it has 
A. validity 
B. norms
C. reliability  
D. consistency

Answer 9

A. validity

Question 10

Which of the following are designed to measure a type of ability that is different from the type of ability measured by the other three tests?
A. aptitude tests
B. otis-lennon school ability test (OLSAT)
C. achievement tests
D. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Answer 10

C. achievement tests

Question 11

Guilford used the term content to describe which of the following? 
A. how we think 
B.what we think about 
C. how we apply our thinking
D. primary ability

Answer 11

B. what we think about

Question 12

Good problem solvers who score high on intelligence tests _________ than people who score low on intelligence tests.
A. take a longer time to encore information
B. take a shorter time to encode information
C. arrive at the correct solution faster
D. make more careless mistakes

Answer 12

A. take a longer time too encode information

Question 13

Which two people would you expect to have IQs that are most similar? 
A. a parent and child
B. fraternal twins reared together
C. two same sex siblings
D. identical twins reared apart

Answer 13

D. identical twins reared apart.

Question 14

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the psychologist who proposed that the difference in average IQ scores between black and whtites is due primarily to genetic factors. 
A. jensen
B. skeels
C. sternberg
D.gardner

Answer 14

A. jensen

Question 15

Current opinion among psychologists is that differences in intelligence test scores between racial groups are
A. non existent
B. larger than they were 50 years ago
C. a result of environment as opposed to genes.
D. a result of genetic differences between races

Answer 15

C. a result of the environment as opposed to genes.