How Intelligence tests are used-Ch12

Question 1

Which aspects of intelligence did Flynn (1987) define as having the lowest rises in intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Verbal tests.

Question 2

Alan and Naneen Kaufman developed a number of tests to measure intelligence. These tests measured what?

Accepted Answer

achievement, simultaneous processing and sequential processing scale.

Question 3

Galton and Bennet suggested we can measure intelligence

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Researchers, who use ECT's to measure response time look at what three areas?

Accepted Answer

standard deviation, inspection time, reaction time

Question 5

Luria-injuries of the post-central & premotor zones led to disturbances in what? pick one but there are two answers

Accepted Answer

creating problems in the organisation of speech, nerves that conduct impulses to/from the brain/spinal cord

Question 6

Which psychological processes and aspects does the cognitive psychology approach to intelligence testing highlight?

Accepted Answer

Biological and physiological.

Question 7

What is the term for the 'continued year-on-year rise of intelligence test scores in all parts of the world'?

Accepted Answer

The Flynn effect

Question 8

Flynn: by how many points had the IQ of a representative of the adult population of USA increased between 1948 and 1972?

Accepted Answer

8 IQ points

Question 9

Luria-injuries of the left parieto-occipital lobe led to disturbances in what? pick one but there are two answers

Accepted Answer

understanding the meaning of language, in spatial ability

Question 10

Luria, who was a leader in the field of intelligence, worked with which other famous psychologist?

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky

Question 11

study of Spanish children, they found support for the nutrition hypothesis. By how much did the raw NV scores increase?

Accepted Answer

9 IQ points

Question 12

What is the term used by Neisser to explain an 'exposure to complex visual media'?

Accepted Answer

Visual analysis.

Question 13

A different approach in Intelligence Testing is the COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Hunter and Hunter (1984) carried out a meta-analysis and, in doing so, discovered what?

Accepted Answer

correlation between general intelligence and job performance was r = .54

Question 15

Luria-injuries of the left temporal lobe led to disturbances in what? pick one but there are two answers

Accepted Answer

the ability to deal with the analysis and synthesis of phonemes, the ability to deal with the analysis & synthesis of acoustic understanding

Question 16

Which of the following is important in the construction of good intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

standardisation

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