Psych Exam 4 Flashcards
one developers of this technique, believed that a factor called “g” or ____ runs through the more specific aspects of intelligence
general intelligence
limited mental ability but has a exceptional ability to play complex music on the piano after hearing it only one time, would be diagnosed as having…
savant syndrome
superb social skills, manage conflicts well, and has great empathy for her friends and coworkers. researchers would say she has a high degree of …..
emotional intelligence
French psych;logist who devised a test to predict the success of children in school was ____. Predictions were made by comparing children’s chronological ages with their ____ ages, which were determined by the test.
Binet, mental
Benito was born in 1937. In 1947 he scored a 130 on a intelligence test. Benito’s mental age when he took that test was….
13
if asked to guess the intelligence score of a stranger for a IQ test your best guess would be ____, because its the average score.
100
one requirement of a good test is the process of defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group which is called….
standardization
when scores on a test are compiled, they generally result in a bell shaped pattern or a….
normal curve
if a test consistent results, it is said to be….
reliable
the degree to which a test measures or predicts what is supposed to is referred to as the tests……
validity
the accumulation of stored information that comes with education and experience Is called ____ intelligence, which tends to ____ with age
crystallized, increase
the ability to reason abstractly is referred to a ____ intelligence, which tends to ____ with age
fluid, decrease
65yr old Jordan cannot reason as well as he could when he was younger. Most likely Jordans ____ intelligence has declined,
fluid
you would not use a test of hearing ability as a intelligence test because it would lack….
validity
the intelligence scores of identical twins reared together are ____ similar than those of fraternal twins
more
adopted children demonstrate that with age, genetics , and influences on intelligence it becomes ____ apparent that the intelligence scores are move like those of their____ parents
more/biological
infant intelligence tests show that black infants score ___ white infants
the same as
when women or members of ethnic minority are told they will test low , a ____ may result, and their scores may actually be lower
stereotype threat
a 6yr old has a mental age of 9. using the original formula the childs IQ would be…
150
T or F. the gender gap in math test scores is increasing?
false
defining meaningful scores relative to a representative pretested group is…
standardization
the existence of ____ ____ reinforces the generally accepted notion that intelligence is a multidimensional quality
savant syndrome
the test created by Alfred Binet was designed specifically to…
predict school performance in children
a persons general ability to think abstractly is called ____ intelligence. This ability generally ____ with age.
fluid/decreases
the concept of a “g” factor implies that intelligence…
is a single overall ability
originally IQ was defined as
mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100
a persons accumulation of stored information, called ____ intelligence, generally ____ with age.
crystallized/increases
Psychologists who study the importance of considering perceptual principles in the design of machines, appliances, and work settings are called ___ ___ ___
human factor psychologists
the greatest predictor of on-the-job performance for all but less skilled jobs is…
general mental ability
A company that uses ratings of individuals performance from the employees themselves, managers, colleagues, and customers. this type of assessment is called….
360-degree feedback
matching people with existing jobs is to ____ psychology as modifying jobs and supervision is to ____ psychology
personnel/organizational
poorest predictor of job performance…
evals from informal interviews
term that refers to the tendency to adjust one’s behavior to coincide with an assumed group standard is…
conformity
psychologist who first studied the effects of group pressure on conformity is…
Asch
Classic social psychology studies of obedience were conducted by…
Milgram
