Psych Exam 4

Question 1

one developers of this technique, believed that a factor called “g” or ____ runs through the more specific aspects of intelligence

Answer 1

general intelligence

Question 2

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…

Answer 2

savant syndrome

Question 3

superb social skills, manage conflicts well, and has great empathy for her friends and coworkers. researchers would say she has a high degree of …..

Answer 3

emotional intelligence

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

Binet, mental

Question 5

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….

Answer 5

13

Question 6

if asked to guess the intelligence score of a stranger for a IQ test your best guess would be ____, because its the average score.

Answer 6

100

Question 7

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….

Answer 7

standardization

Question 8

when scores on a test are compiled, they generally result in a bell shaped pattern or a….

Answer 8

normal curve

Question 9

if a test consistent results, it is said to be….

Answer 9

reliable

Question 10

the degree to which a test measures or predicts what is supposed to is referred to as the tests……

Answer 10

validity

Question 11

the accumulation of stored information that comes with education and experience Is called ____ intelligence, which tends to ____ with age

Answer 11

crystallized, increase

Question 12

the ability to reason abstractly is referred to a ____ intelligence, which tends to ____ with age

Answer 12

fluid, decrease

Question 13

65yr old Jordan cannot reason as well as he could when he was younger. Most likely Jordans ____ intelligence has declined,

Answer 13

fluid

Question 14

you would not use a test of hearing ability as a intelligence test because it would lack….

Answer 14

validity

Question 15

the intelligence scores of identical twins reared together are ____ similar than those of fraternal twins

Answer 15

more

Question 16

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

Answer 16

more/biological

Question 17

infant intelligence tests show that black infants score ___ white infants

Answer 17

the same as

Question 18

when women or members of ethnic minority are told they will test low , a ____ may result, and their scores may actually be lower

Answer 18

stereotype threat

Question 19

a 6yr old has a mental age of 9. using the original formula the childs IQ would be…

Answer 19

150

Question 20

T or F. the gender gap in math test scores is increasing?

Answer 20

false

Question 21

defining meaningful scores relative to a representative pretested group is…

Answer 21

standardization

Question 22

the existence of ____ ____ reinforces the generally accepted notion that intelligence is a multidimensional quality

Answer 22

savant syndrome

Question 23

the test created by Alfred Binet was designed specifically to…

Answer 23

predict school performance in children

Question 24

a persons general ability to think abstractly is called ____ intelligence. This ability generally ____ with age.

Answer 24

fluid/decreases

Question 25

the concept of a “g” factor implies that intelligence…

Answer 25

is a single overall ability

Question 26

originally IQ was defined as

Answer 26

mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100

Question 27

a persons accumulation of stored information, called ____ intelligence, generally ____ with age.

Answer 27

crystallized/increases

Question 28

Psychologists who study the importance of considering perceptual principles in the design of machines, appliances, and work settings are called ___ ___ ___

Answer 28

human factor psychologists

Question 29

the greatest predictor of on-the-job performance for all but less skilled jobs is…

Answer 29

general mental ability

Question 30

A company that uses ratings of individuals performance from the employees themselves, managers, colleagues, and customers. this type of assessment is called….

Answer 30

360-degree feedback

Question 31

matching people with existing jobs is to ____ psychology as modifying jobs and supervision is to ____ psychology

Answer 31

personnel/organizational

Question 32

poorest predictor of job performance…

Answer 32

evals from informal interviews

Question 33

term that refers to the tendency to adjust one’s behavior to coincide with an assumed group standard is…

Answer 33

conformity

Question 34

psychologist who first studied the effects of group pressure on conformity is…

Answer 34

Asch

Question 35

Classic social psychology studies of obedience were conducted by…

Answer 35

Milgram