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When expectations & attitudes affect our performance on tests it is called
self-fulfilling prophecy
siege mentality
placebo effect
stereotype threat
2
The purpose of Binet's intelligence test was to:
establish the scientific definition of intelligence
predict how kids would do in school
facilitate "genetic breeding" experiments
identify differences among ethnic and racial groups
3
Tests intended to measure what you have learned are called
assessment tests
achievement tests
aptitude tests
analytical tests
4
The "g" factor refers to:
generalized intelligence
grifter's intelligence
generic intelligence
gifted intelligence
5
By the age of 18, a child's IQ is more likely to match
first cousins
the birth parent
the nearest sibling (in age)
the adoptive parent
6
Recent research about brain size and function indicate:
smarter people use less energy when solving problems
there's no correlation between processing speed and IQ
Larger brains are smarter than smaller brains
occipital lobe is more active when people think about tests
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Who, at Stanford, took Binet's test and revised it?
Piaget
Gardner
Galton
Terman
8
Intellectual disability is defined by both IQ and which of the following?
heritability
chronological age
mental age
adaptive ability
9
Research on giftedness supports which statement best?
Giftedness means we each have unique gifts
All children are gifted
I am a special snowflake
Giftedness has a meaning specific to intelligence
10
In testing, which term means that a test predicts the criterion of future performance?
content validity
reliability
standardization
predictive validity
11
In general, males scores higher than females on tests of:
emotion detection
spatial ability
verbal fluency
spelling
12
Which of the following is one of Sternberg's types of intelligence?
naturalistic
kinesthetic
practical
general
13
In testing, which term means that a test yields consistent scores?
content validity
reliability
predictive validity
standardization
14
Who do we consider the first Psychologist to study intelligence?
Galton
Gardner
Terman
Piaget
15
A test that would be used as a predictor of future performance would be:
Intelligence test
apptitude test
achievement test
emotional test
16
The Flynn effect refers to:
The predictive ability of intelligence tests
superiority of certain racial groups on IQ tests
Gradual improvement of intelligence tests over time
Extreme scores that are more common for males on math tests
17
What is Natalie Portman's IQ?
110
140
125
100
18
At what number (roughly) does someone's IQ get them labeled as a genius?
100
145
115
130
19
Western attempts to assess intelligence began with the scientist
Sir Francis Galton
Francis Bacon
Sir Issac Newton
Alfred Binet
20
A boy is severely intellectually disabled but can make amazing music. He is a :
gifted intellect
aptitude irregularity
musically inclined
savant
21
What is O.J. Simpson's IQ?
89
149
101
112
22
Tests designed to predict your ability to learn a new skill are called
assessment tests
aptitude tests
achievement tests
analytical tests
23
What was Bill Clinton's IQ?
148
166
136
159
24
Kids have an intellectual disability if they have adaptability issues IQ scores below:
80
60
70
100
25
IQ tests, as devised by Alfred Binet, were designed to find the child's
mental age
chronological age divided by mental age
chronological age
mental age x chronological age
26
What was Marilyn Monroe's IQ?
109
101
163
82
27
What was Einstein's IQ?
160
175
145
130
28
What is Stephen Hawking's IQ?
170
160
150
140
29
Which of the following shows race is a social construct more than a biological category?
Behavior traits are associated with race
The races arose in different continents
blood pressure can vary by race
People of diff. ancestry may see themselves as the same race
30
Which can be used 2 show that 2% of the population scores are at least 2 stand. dev. above mean
aptitude test
normal curve
reliability test
predictive validity test
31
The greatest chess player of all time is
Bobby Fischer
Jose Capablanca
Judith Polgar
Gary Kasparov
32
The self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on negative generalities?
self serving bias
stereotype threat
stereotype bias
confirmation bias
33
The SAT correlates best with
graduation rates
success in career
first year college grades
success in college
34
A testing instrument that yields dependently consistent scores is said to have
reliability
predictive validity
content validity
validity
35
Ronald Reagan's IQ was
115
135
125
145
36
The Stanford-Binet test was modified at Stanford by __________________ and his colleagues.
Louis Terman
Charles Spearman
Francis Galton
Alfred Binet
37
Heritability of IQ falls within a range; the most accurate percentage listed here would be
75-95%
55-75%
35-55%
15-35%
38
The percent of people who score between plus/minus 2 deviations from the mean is
95%
91%
93%
97%
39
What was George W. Bush's IQ?
139
144
160
124
40
The extent to which a testing instrument measures what it intends to is called
validity
content validity
reliability
predictive validity
41
Who is the creator of the WAIS tests?
Welchel
Walters
Wilson
Wechsler
42
The percent of people who score between plus/minus 1 deviation from the mean is
58%
68%
None of these
78%
43
IQ scores of fraternal twins correlate lower than identical twins. This shows:
Nothing. The type of twin has not been constant
There is a genetic effect on intelligence
There is an environmental effect on intelligence
Nothing. There's no comparison between twins by gender.
44
Which type of intelligence shows our accumulated knowledge of vocab and analogies?
crystallized intelligence
fluid intelligence
I'm so over this class
generalized intelligence
45
The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's:
math intelligence to his or her verbal intelligence
intelligence to his or her siblings' intelligence
aptitude to his or her school performance
mental age to his or her chronological age
46
The theory of Multiple Intelligences was developed by
Howard Gardner
Robert Sternberg
Daniel Goleman
Louis Terman
47
A testing instrument that has a strong positive correlation with real life aptitudes has
reliability
reliable validity
criterion-related validity
construct validity
