AP Psych Myers: Testing and Individual Differences/Intelligence

Question 1

Which is a criticism of Gardner's 8 multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

Are some of our abilities just "talents," not intelligences?

Question 2

Tests designed to predict a person's future performance/capacity to learn.

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aptitude tests

Question 3

Black students have scored higher on intelligence tests when tested by Black people.

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true

Question 4

"Analytical, creative & practical intelligences" are a feature of which theory?

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Sternberg's Triarchic

Question 5

This type of intelligence can be demonstrated in reacting to new situations & generating ideas:

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creative intelligence

Question 6

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test:

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Factor Analysis

Question 7

test-retest reliability

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administering a test at two different times provides similar results

Question 8

The most genetically similar people have the most similar intelligence scores.

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True

Question 9

Instead of one "general" intelligence, the idea that we can be intelligent in different ways

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multiple intelligences

Question 10

Underlies specific mental abilities and is measured by every task on an intelligence test:

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General Intelligence

Question 11

The most widely used intelligence tests; contains verbal & nonverbal performance subtests.

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Question 12

"Required for everyday tasks, which may be ill-defined, with multiple solutions":

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practical intelligence

Question 13

Basic intelligence that predicts our abilities in varied academic areas:

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Spearman's general intelligence (g)

Question 14

The ability to learn from experience and use knowledge to adapt to new situations:

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Intelligence

Question 15

Intelligence tests can contain bias based on a group's education & life/cultural experiences.

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True

Question 16

A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with others:

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Intelligence Testing

Question 17

Extreme evidence of the effects of infant neglect on subsequent development can be seen in:

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orphans in/from Romania

Question 18

Genetically, individual differences WITHIN a race are much great than differences BETWEEN races.

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True

Question 19

Widely used American version (by Terman at Stanford) of Binet's original intelligence test:

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Stanford-Binet

Question 20

stereotype threat

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belief about your social group leads to poor performance

Question 21

Condition of intellectual disability & associated physical disorders caused by extra chromosome

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Down syndrome

Question 22

Tests designed to assess what a person has learned.

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achievement tests

Question 23

What kind of study involves repeatedly testing the same cohort as they grow older?

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Longitudinal

Question 24

The original IQ test was developed...

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in France when school became required for all children

Question 25

Condition of limited mental ability; IQ of 70 or below; difficulty adapting to demands of life:

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intellectual disability

Question 26

A condition in which a person limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill:

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Savant Syndrome

Question 27

Validity/Reliability? The measure “Covers” the construct of interest entirely.

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Content validity

Question 28

Norming is giving a test to a population so data can be collected and comparing groups such as age?

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True

Question 29

Someone with a Fixed Mindset...

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won't try new things.

Question 30

"Street smarts" is more technically known as

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practical intelligence

Question 31

The "self-fulfilling prophecy" and "stereotype threat" are examples of:

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impact of society on one's self concept & testing results

Question 32

Stereotype lift is?

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Positive stereotypes can help us perform better

Question 33

Research has found that an individual's expectations about test performance impacts performance

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true

Question 34

All of the following are examples of Gardner's multiple intelligences except:

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intelligence quotient

Question 35

IQ stands for

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intelligence quotient

Question 36

Fluid intelligence ____ with age and Crystallized intelligence ___.

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Decreases, Increases

Question 37

Split-half reliability

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Makes a test into two equal parts and compares reliability

Question 38

It is likely that Asian students outperform North American students on math tests because...

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they spend more time studying math

Question 39

Which one is the GROWTH mindset?

Accepted Answer

I need to find a new strategy to figure this out.

AP Psych Myers: Testing and Individual Differences/Intelligence

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AP Psych Myers: Testing and Individual Differences/Intelligence

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