Mod 30

Question 1

assessment refers to the activity and instruments used to

Answer 1

measure intelligence

Question 2

the challenge is to make the assessment instruments … (measure what they are supposed to measure) and … (yielding the same score if administered again, even if admin
stered by someone else)

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valid; reliable

Question 3

why try to measure intelligence?
to study how (and why) people differ in …
to match strengths and weaknesses to .. and … programs
to help the “survival of the fittest” process; trying to select the people who have the greatest abilities

Answer 3

ability; jobs; school

Question 4

problem: in the late 1800s, a new law in France required universal education even for those without the ability to succeed with the current instruction. solution: Alfred binet devised tests for children to determine which ones … he hoped to predict a child’s level of … in regular education

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needed help; success

Question 5

Alfred Binet assumed that all children follow the same course of …, some going more quickly, and others more slowly

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development

Question 6

Binet’s tests attempted to measure …–how far the child had come along on the …

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mental age; “normal” developmental pathway

Question 7

the implication was that children with lower ability were … (with a mental age below their chronological age), and not …; with help, they could improve

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delayed; disabled

Question 8

Lewis Terman, of Standford, adapted Alfred Binet’s test, adding new test items and extending the age range into … He also tested many California residents to develop new …, that is, new information about how people typically performed on the test. Ther esult was the … test

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adulthood; norms; Stanford-Binet intelligence test

Question 9

Binet reported scores as simply one’s …; William stern preserved Binet’s comparison of mental to chronological age as: …/..
IQ = ../.. * 100

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mental age; ratio; quotient; mental age; chronological age

Question 10

William Stern coined the term … by using the stanfard-binet

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IQ

Question 11

lewis Terman began with a different assumption than Binet; Terman felt that intelligence was … and … (genetic) Later, Terman saw how scores can be affected by people’s … and their familiarity with the … and … used int he test

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unchanging; innate; level of education; language; culture

Question 12

achievement tests measure what you …

examples include a literacy test, a driver’s license exam, and a final exam

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already have learned

Question 13

aptitude tests attempt to predict your ability to

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learn new skills

Question 14

David Wechsler’s Tests: Intelligence PLUS
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) measure ../… and have subscores for:
… comprehension
… speed
… organization
… memory

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g; IQ; verbal; processing; perceptual; working

Question 15

in order for intelligence/other psychological tests to generate results that are considered useful, the tests (and their scores) must be:
…, …, and …

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standardized; reliable; valid

Question 16

Standardization means defining the meaning of scores based on a … with the … who have taken the test before

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comparison; performance of others

Question 17

the method of generating an intelligence test score is to determine where your raw score falls on a distribution of scores by people of your

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chronological age

Question 18

If we stacked a bunch of Weschler intelligence tests in a pile placed by raw score, there would be a few very … scores and a few … scores and a big pie in the middle; this bell-shaped pile is called the …

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high; low; normal curve

Question 19

comparing your score to this .. set of scores: if you score higher than 50 percent of people, your IQ is 100 (average raw score is IQ 100)

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standard

Question 20

Re-standardization: re-testing a sample of the general population to make an …, … comparison group, in case people are smarter than they used to be when the test was first made

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updated; accurate

Question 21

the Flynn effect: performance on intelligence tests has … over the years, worldwide

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improved

Question 22

a test or other measuring tool is reliable when it generates …:
.. reliability: do two halves of the test yield the same results?
… reliability: will the test give the same result if used again?

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consistent results; split-half; test-retest

Question 23

a test or measure has validity if it accurately measures what it is …:
.. validity: the test correlates well with the relevant criterion, trait, or behavior
… validity: the test predicts future performance (e.g. an aptitude test relates to future grades)

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supposed to measure; content; predictive

Question 24

evidence for change/decline of intelligence during aging: … studies-examine people of different … all at once
older adults … perform as well as younger adults on intelligence tests

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cross-sectional; ages; do not

Question 25

evidence for stability of intelligence during aging: … studies track the performance of one group of people, or …, over ..
This method yields evidence that intelligence remains …, or even …, over time

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longitudinal; cohort; time; stable; increases

Question 26

fluid intelligence refers to the ability to think … and …

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quickly; abstractly

Question 27

crystallized intelligence refers to … wisdom, …, …, and …

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accumulated; knowledge; expertise; vocabulary

Question 28

only by age four is a child’s performance on intelligence tests a … of future performance

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predictor

Question 29

In a Scottish longitudinal study, 11-yr-olds with higher intelligence test scores … and more … and were less likely to develop …

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lived longer; independently; Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 30

In a study of nuns, those with lower verbal ability were later more likelyt o develop …, which includes a … lifespan

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Alzheimer’s; shorter

Question 31

The Wechsler intelligence scale is set so that about 2 percent of the population is above …–very … intelligence, …- and about 2 percent of the population is below … –intellectual ..

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130; high; gifted; 70; disability

Question 32

intellectual disability refers to people who have an IQ around … or below, have difficulty with .. skills, such as:
… skills (literacy and calculation)
… skills, including making safe social choices
practical … skills such as hygiene, occupational skills, and using transportation

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70; adaptive; conceptual; social; daily living

Question 33

although some people with high intelligence scores can seem socially … or …, most are “successful”
gifted children, like any children, learn best with an appropriate level of …
segregated, “tracked” programs, however, often unfairly widen …

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delayed; withdrawn; challenge; achievement gaps