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Testing and Individual Differences
Testing and Individual Differences
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A #APpsychology prep quiz made for #DMiddle in #2017 at #midnight
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A test cannot be
valid yet unreliable
reliable and valid
unreliable and invalid
reliable yet invalid
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How well the results of a test correlate with the results of some other valid measure
Construct Validity
Criterion-Related Validity
Concurrent Validity
Content Validity
3
Mike took a test of his capacity to learn to be a doctor. This is an example of a(n) ___
aptitude test
achievement test
predictive test
interest test
4
Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their
reliability
predictive validity
construct validity
content validity
5
If Sally complains about her low score on the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale,
she is complaining about reliability
she is complaining about congruence
she is complaining about validity
she is complaining about standardization
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The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
Fluid Intelligence
Naturalist Intelligence
Empathy
Emotional Intelligence
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In the ___ IQ test, scores are determined by how many ___ test takers fall away from the mean
Stanford-Binet; nodes
Weschler; standard deviations
Terman; nodes
Binet; standard deviations
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A test is reliable if it
yields dependably consistent scores
measures what it claims to measure
produces a normal distribution of scores
samples the behavior that is being assessed
9
5-year-old Arnold performs on an intelligence test at the level of an 4-year-old. Arnold's IQ =
4
80
20
5
10
Emotional Intelligence is critical component of
social intelligence
convergent thinking
analytical intelligence
creativity
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All of the following are components of validity EXCEPT
Predictive Validity
Concurrent Validity
Comparison Validity
Criterion-Related Validity
12
Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize
Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences
Sternberg's concept of analytical intelligence
Binet's concept of mental age
Spearman's concept of general intelligence
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If all individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it suggests that
has not been standardized
is not reliable
the test has not been factor-analyzed
is not valid
14
Alfred Binet designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to
distinguish between academic and practical intelligence
assess general capacity for goal-directed adaptive behavior
provide an estimate of inherited intellectual potential
identify children likely to have difficulty learning
15
Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are "biased" in the sense that
the heritability of intelligence is very high
reliability may be low but content validity is high
test performance is influenced by cultural experiences
reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero
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Provide information about where a score ranks in relation to other scores on that test
test norms
normal curves
cheat sheets
criteria
17
Racial differences in IQ scores are likely caused by
nutrition
socioeconomic factors
test bias
genetics
18
___ established a consensus definition for intelligence
Sternberg
Thurstone
None of the Above
Spearman
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Tests designed to assess what a person has learned are called
ability tests
aptitude tests
achievement tests
factor analysis tests
20
Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytic, practical, and ___ intelligence
Spatial
Intrapersonal
Creative
Experiential
21
All of the following are tests created by David Weschler EXCEPT
Weschler University Intelligence Scale
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
22
Hypothesized the existence of over 100 different mental abilities
Daniel Goleman
J.P. Guilford
Charles Spearman
Robert Sternberg
23
Even though ___ intelligence decreases with age, ___ intelligence seems to increase
linguistic; experiential
fluid; crystallized
crystallized; analytical
fluid; contextual
24
The widespread improvement in intelligence test performance during the past century is called
the Flynn effect
the normal curve
stereotype threat
standardization
25
Howard Gardner has identified a total of ___ types of intelligence
100
2
4
8
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___ tests consist of a large number of questions asked in a short amount of time
Individual
Power
Group
Speed
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All of the following are measurements of reliability EXCEPT
split-half reliability
test-retest reliability
time-interval reliability
equivalent-form reliability
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Thurston thought that there were ___ main mental abilities
8
7
6
5
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The ability to solve abstract problems and pick up new information and skills
spatial intelligence
fluid intelligence
crystallized intelligence
contextual intelligence
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All of the following are part of the Triarchic Theory of intelligence EXCEPT
Experiential Intelligence
Componential Intelligence
Practical Intelligence
Linguistic Intelligence
