Psych Quiz 12

Question 1

Comparing the academic accomplishments of those who score extremely low with those who score extremely high on intelligence tests is an effective way to highlight the tests’:
validity.
reliability.
None of the listed answers are correct
standardization.
heritability.
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 1

Validity

Question 2

The largest segment of persons with mental retardation achieve intelligence test scores between:
  0 and 10. 
  10 and 30. 
  70 and 90. 
  50 and 70. 
  30 and 50. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 2

50 and 70

Question 3

Some hereditarians have been fearful that higher twentieth-century birth rates among those with lower intelligence scores would shove average intelligence scores progressively downward. This fear has been most directly alleviated by the discovery of:
the g factor.
savant syndrome.
emotional intelligence.
None of the listed answers are correct
the Flynn effect.
the normal curve.

Answer 3

The Flynn effect

Question 4

When Angela strongly disagrees with her sister’s opinion, she effectively controls her own anger and responds with empathy to her sister’s frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustrates:
factor analysis.
savant syndrome.
emotional intelligence.
None of the listed answers are correct
predictive validity.
analytic intelligence.

Answer 4

emotional intelligence

Question 5

Superior performance on the WAIS is most likely to be indicative of:
Cantor and Kihlstrom’s concept of social intelligence.
Sternberg’s concept of analytical intelligence.
None of the listed answers are correct
Gardner’s concept of athletic intelligence.
Salovey and Mayer’s concept of emotional intelligence.

Answer 5

Sternberg’s concept of analytical intelligence.

Question 6

The widely used American revision of Alfred Binet’s original intelligence test was developed by:
None of the listed answers are correct
Howard Gardner.
Lewis Terman.
William James.
Charles Spearman.
Robert Sternberg.

Answer 6

Lewis terman

Question 7

If course exams assess a student’s mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to:
have predictive validity.
be reliable.
None of the listed answers are correct
have content validity.
be standardized.
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 7

have content validity

Question 8

Managers who want to foster innovation in the workplace should seek to facilitate the ________ of their employees.
factor analysis
standardization
None of the listed answers are correct
intrinsic motivation
emotional intelligence

Answer 8

intrinsic motivation

Question 9

Compared to others, people who are highly intelligent exhibit \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ neural plasticity and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ brain-wave responses to simple stimuli.
  more; faster 
  less; faster 
  more; slower 
  less; slower 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 9

More; faster

Question 10

When retested on the WAIS, people’s second scores generally match their first scores quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of:
content validity.
reliability.
None of the listed answers are correct
heritability.
predictive validity.

Answer 10

reliability

Question 11

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students’ performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students’ performance on a difficult ________ test.
athletic abilities; spatial abilities
None of the listed answers are correct
spatial abilities; athletic abilities
math problem solving; verbal fluency
verbal fluency; math problem solving

Answer 11

math problem solving; verbal fluency

Question 12

College students who focus on the interest and challenge of their school work rather than on simply meeting deadlines and securing good grades are especially likely to demonstrate:
  reliability. 
  factor analysis. 
  emotional intelligence. 
  creativity. 
  the g factor. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 12

Creativity

Question 13

Before publishing her test of musical aptitude, Professor Holmann first administered the test to a representative sample of people. This was most clearly necessary for test:
  validity. 
  reliability. 
  heritability. 
  standardization. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 13

standardization

Question 14

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside of men. This best illustrates the impact of:
savant syndrome.
standardization.
None of the listed answers are correct
stereotype threat.
emotional intelligence.
the Flynn effect.

Answer 14

Stereotype type threat

Question 15

A high school counselor gave Cheyenne a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect. Cheyenne most likely received a(n) ________ test.
aptitude
g factor
All of the listed answers are correct
emotional intelligence
None of the listed answers are correct
factor analysis

Answer 15

Aptitude

Question 16

With his concern for “mental orthopedics,” Alfred Binet would have been most enthusiastic about:
the normal curve.
factor analysis.
Head Start programs.
predictive validity.
None of the listed answers are correct
eugenics.

Answer 16

Head start programs

Question 17

An 8-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 10-year-old was said to have a mental age of:
9.5
9.
10
8.
None of the listed answers are correct
8.5

Answer 17

10

Question 18

A performance score on the WAIS that is higher than all but 2 percent of all scores earns an intelligence score of:
120.
145.
None of the listed answers are correct
130.
115.
98.

Answer 18

130

Question 19

Children at 20 months of age who spoke sentences typical of 3-year-olds ________ especially likely to be reading by age 4-and-a-half. Eight-graders who outperform most high schoolers on a college aptitude test ________ especially likely to be reading by age 5.
None of the listed answers are correct
were; were not
were not; were
were not; were not
were; were

Answer 19

We’re not; were

Question 20

Christina’s bathroom scale always overstates people’s actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.
high; low
low; high
None of the listed answers are correct
high; high
low; low

Answer 20

High; low

Question 21

Compared to North American students, Asian students perform ________ on math aptitude and achievements tests and they spend ________ time studying math.
no better; more
no better; less
None of the listed answers are correct
better; less
better; more

Answer 21

Better; more

Question 22

Which procedure is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie people’s intelligence test scores?
heritability estimates
None of the listed answers are correct
reification
factor analysis
validation
standardization

Answer 22

Factor analysis

Question 23

Manu experiences severe mental retardation. Although he speaks very little, he has been trained to put on his own clothes and perform simple tasks under close supervision. Manu's intelligence test score is most likely between:
  80 and 95. 
  40 and 55. 
  20 and 35. 
  0 and 15. 
  60 and 75. 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 23

20 and 35

Question 24

Although diagnosed with autism and hardly able to speak coherently, 18-year-old Yuri can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. Yuri illustrates a condition known as:
savant syndrome.
Down syndrome.
None of the listed answers are correct
emotional intelligence.
g factor.

Answer 24

Savant syndrome