Many human traits, including intelligence, show a normal distribution. This means that

Most cases are near the middle of the distribution.

The most common problems causing test score inconsistency of IQ scores for a single person is

low motivation or anxiety by those taking the test

A child’s mental age indicates that, relative to the typical traits of someone of his or her chronological age, he/she

displays average mental ability.

Source monitoring is best defined as the process of

Making inferences about the origins or memories

A learner engaged in structural encoding focuses on

The physical details of a to-be-learned stimulus

A major similarity between the Stanford-Binet scale and the WAIS is that both

are scored using the normal distribution

How reliable are IQ tests, in comparison with most other types of psychological tests?

They have about the same level of reliability

What does a percentile score indicate?

The percentage of people who score “at or below”

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates a decision about the source of a memory?

Figuring out if you learned how to balance your checkbook in high school

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1
Many human traits, including intelligence, show a normal distribution. This means that
Cases are equally frequent across the entire distribution.
Few cases are near the middle of the distribution.
Most cases are near the middle of the distribution.
Most cases are near the edge of the distribution.
2
The memory system that is able to maintain unrehearsed information for up to 20 seconds is called
Long Term Memory
Instantaneous Memory
Short Term Memory
Sensory memory
3
If a child’s mental age was two times higher than their chronological age, what would their IQ be?
100
400
200
50
4
Which numerical value represents the center of the IQ scale?
0
50
200
100
5
Stimuli that help gain access to memories are called
Retrieval cues
Rehearsal strategies
Prototypes
Mnemonic devices
6
Early intelligence tests were created to identify children who were
in need of special training
Mechanically skilled
socially maladjusted
Experiencing poor nutrition
7
Based on Sternberg and colleagues (1981), the three types of intelligence recognized by the average person are
Verbal, auditory, and social
Verbal, practical, social
Verbal, practical, and emotional
Verbal, mechanical, and emotional
8
The most common problems causing test score inconsistency of IQ scores for a single person is
ambiguity about what is the correct answer for nonverbal assessments
low motivation or anxiety by those taking the test
pre-existing beliefs, either positive or negative, by those taking the test
the level of experience of those administering the test
9
Noting that a word is written in beautiful cursive font would most likely be classified as which level of processing?
Shallow
Deep
Ideal
Intermediate
10
A child’s mental age indicates that, relative to the typical traits of someone of his or her chronological age, he/she
Shows average physiological characteristics.
displays average mental ability.
would likely be mistaken for a child of that age in conversations.
displays typical personally traits.
11
A multilevel classification system based on common properties among items is called a
Semantic network
Schema
Cluster
Conceptual hierarchy
12
Source monitoring is best defined as the process of
Making not of the physical environments in which you learn best
Checking the accuracy of a claim before accepting it
Making inferences about the origins or memories
Unknowingly altering your memory of a story by the way that you retell it
13
A learner engaged in structural encoding focuses on
The relationship between to-be-learned stimuli
The physical details of a to-be-learned stimulus
The physical demands of their study environment
How they arrange their study time
14
A major similarity between the Stanford-Binet scale and the WAIS is that both
are scored using the normal distribution
have distributions of scores that center around 150
predict social intelligence
are designed to be used on people of any age
15
How reliable are IQ tests, in comparison with most other types of psychological tests?
IQ test are much less reliable than other psychological tests
IQ test are slightly less reliable than other psychological tests
IQ test are very reliable
They have about the same level of reliability
16
The bell-shaped curve that represents the pattern in which characteristics are dispersed in the population is called
Typical distribution
Binomial distribution
Uniform distribution
Normal distribution
17
The saying, “Hear, and you forget. See, and you remember.” most clearly supports the benefits of
Encoding specificity
Phonemic encoding
Visual imagery
Elaboration
18
At a party, a man introduces himself by saying “Hi, I’m Tim. It rhymes with gym.” For example, Tim is having people use
Structural encoding
Semantic encoding
Phonemic encoding
Deep encoding
19
What does a percentile score indicate?
The percentage of people who score “at or below”
The percentage of people whose score “is equal” to your score
The percentage of people who score “at or above” your score
The percentage of people who score “within one standard deviation”
20
Which of the following most clearly demonstrates a decision about the source of a memory?
Trying to assess how accurate your episodic memories are for 9/11
Trying to recall what you ordered the last time you visited an Arby's
Figuring out if you learned how to balance your checkbook in high school
Figuring out which of your two televisions were purchased first

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