Ch11 Test Review - Thinking & Intelligence

Question 1

What would be true of a thermometer that always reads 3 degrees off?

Accepted Answer

reliable but not valid

Question 2

The largest segment of persons with mental retardation achieve intelligence test scores between

Accepted Answer

50 and 70

Question 3

Students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in 1st yr of college

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predictive validity

Question 4

The widely used American revision of Alfred Binet’s original intelligence test was developed by

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Lewis Terman

Question 5

The original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's

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mental age to his/her chronological age

Question 6

Most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by

Accepted Answer

David Wechler

Question 7

People who score high on intelligence tests exhibit:

Accepted Answer

more neural plasticity and faster brain-wave responses

Question 8

Which procedure identifies diff dimensions of performance that underlies intelligence scores

Accepted Answer

factor analysis

Question 9

When retested on the WAIS, people’s 2nd scores generally match their 1st scores because of:

Accepted Answer

reliability

Question 10

Increasing years of schooling over the last half century have most likely contributed to:

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the Flynn effect.

Question 11

Before publishing a test of aptitude, you must first administer the test to a rep sample for:

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standardization

Question 12

If exams assess a student’s mastery of a representative sample of material, they are said to

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have content validity

Question 13

a test to assess whether new medical students should be granted legal right 2 practice medicine

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achievement

Question 14

recent research about brain size and function suggests that

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ppl who are smarter use less energy when solving problems

Question 15

Differences in intelligence among a group of people are attributable to genetic factors is

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heritability

Question 16

a test designed to predict if a student could learn to become a successful architect is a(n)

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aptitude test

Question 17

Which of the following is one of Robert Sternberg's types of intelligences?

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practical

Question 18

Managers fostering innovation in the workplace should try to increase ____ of their employees

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intrinsic motivation

Question 19

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as

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measurement is to prediction

Question 20

Comparing academic accomplishments of LOW v. HI IQ testers is a good way to check the tests’

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validity

Question 21

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students’ performance on a difficult ___test

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math problem solving

Question 22

University grades are the criterion for the ________ of the SAT.

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predictive validity

Question 23

Responding with empathy in a dispute versus anger illustrates

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emotional intelligence.

Question 24

Women have been found to score lower on math tests when they are tested alongside men =

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stereotype threat

Question 25

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress male students’ performance on a difficult ____ test

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verbal fluency

Question 26

Ted's scale always overstates actual weight by 9#s. The scale has ___reliability & ___validity

Accepted Answer

high; low

Ch11 Test Review - Thinking & Intelligence

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Ch11 Test Review - Thinking & Intelligence

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