PSY 311 Exam 2

Reliability in testing tells us what about results?

Two types of intelligences include crystallized and liquid.

Binet's two principles of test construction include:

Aptitude tests have historically been used to predict future performance.

What is validity?

A test can be reliable without being valid.

Sternberg's theory of intelligence included an area for common sense or "street smarts."

One aspect that is included in the scoring of some intelligence tests is perceptual speed.

The very first intelligence test coined the phrase, "IQ."

The Wechsler intelligence scales are rarely used today.

Four types of reliability include:

What concept is related to the question: why create a new test when one already exists?

A performance measure on an IQ test might include:

Which test's corresponding alpha value is the most reliable?

Achievement is knowledge that you:

Skull size is highly correlated with intelligence scores.

Standardized intelligence tests have a history of bias.

Eugenics were never used in the United States.

Pre- post- test research designs must pay careful attention to what?

General mental ability is denoted with which letter?

Which is a type of validity?

What type of reliability assesses the relationship between two tests that ask the same questions in a different order?

Which analysis helps us "chunk" similar questions into categories or groups?

Skimming a test then deciding it does what it's supposed to is face validity evidence.

Criterion validity does not help us make predictions about meaningfulness.

Which is an example of content validity evidence?

Which is a condition where a person may be limited in most areas of ability but are exceptional in 1-2 areas/skills?

Binet developed the first intelligence test to identify gifted children.

Which is one of Gardner's multiple types of intelligence?

Age differentiation is acknowledging that older kids can:

Which is an example of domain sampling?

Which approach to studying intelligence do we use in this class?

A computerized test can alter which questions are administered based on difficulty according to what concept:

Binet's first intelligence test predicted how well children could handle real-world problems.

The best way to improve reliability is to decrease the number of test questions.

All reliable tests are free of error.

The average IQ for most Americans is what?

The court decision in Griggs vs. Duke Power was based on the failure of Duke Power to show evidence for reliability.

A test can be valid without being reliable.

There are many different definitions of intelligence.