Stereotype threat is when __

a perceived stereotype affects performance.

Which of the following best represents an algorithm?

Going about a story problem in a step-by-step way

Which of these is not an element of a representative sample?

Everyone has a say in the selection process

What is the percentile rank of a score of 70?

Approximately the 2nd percentile

Achievement tests are designed to __

assess learned knowledge or skills.

The Flynn Effect is the finding that...

Intelligence seems to increase with every generation.

If a test is standardized, it means that it _

is given the same way every time.

The difference between validity and reliability is that _____

reliability is getting the same results each time.

Which demonstrates stereotype lift?

Girls hear a test is biased toward boys, boosting their confidence.

Operational definitions

define variables and allow for study replication

General Intelligence (g) can be described as:

one's underlying mental abilities

How do you calculate IQ?

mental age/chronological age x 100

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1
If I floss more, then I will have fewer cavities. What is the independent variable?
Number of cavities
Amount of flossing
Type of floss
2
Which heuristic may explain stereotypes and prejudice?
Representativeness Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
3
Stereotype threat is when __
you make a judgement on someone.
a perceived stereotype affects performance.
a previous negative experience impedes memory.
you select the option that best matches your preconceived idea.
4
Ariel uses a fork to brush her hair. She doesn't fall victim to this.
Available Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Functional Fixedness
Anchoring Bias
5
Approximately what percent of people scores between 70 and 130 on the WISC?
50
64
34
95
6
With a positive correlation, what happens to one variable if the other one increases?
It also increases
There is no relation
It stays the same
It decreases
7
If a test is reliable, it means that it _
is also valid.
tests what it is supposed to test.
is given the same way every time.
yields consistent results.
8
Which of the following best represents an algorithm?
Writing down the first thing that comes to mind
Associating an element with a familiar location in your house
Listing out all of the possible solutions to an equation
Going about a story problem in a step-by-step way
9
Does pipe material affect the temperature of flowing water? What is the dependent variable?
Pipe material
Water temperature
Diameter of the pipe
10
Ebbinghaus identified what type of correlation between time passed and memory?
Negative
None
Positive
11
Which of these is not an element of a representative sample?
Demographic profile matches the population
Everyone has a say in the selection process
Some bias is minimized
Everyone has an equal chance of being involved
12
What is the median? (4, 7, 2, 1, 9, 3, 6)
8
9
4
1
13
Going with the first thing that comes to mind is an example of what decision making technique?
Representativeness heuristic
Mental set
An algorithm
Availability heuristic
14
What is the percentile rank of a score of 70?
Approximately the 34th percentile
Approximately the 13th percentile
Approximately the 50th percentile
Approximately the 2nd percentile
15
What percentage of the population has an IQ score above 100?
68%
50%
15%
95%
16
Achievement tests are designed to __
assess learned knowledge or skills.
identify one's strengths.
measure the potential to learn.
measure emotional stability.
17
The Flynn Effect is the finding that...
Linguistic skills decline with age.
Television has decreased intellectual performance.
The more people take a test, the better they tend to score.
Intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
18
Which of these is an aptitude test?
SAT
A Quiz
A Final Exam
19
If a test is standardized, it means that it _
tests what it is supposed to test.
is also valid.
yields consistent results.
is given the same way every time.
20
The difference between validity and reliability is that _____
reliability is getting the same results each time.
validity is getting accurate results and reliability is not.
there is cause and effect in validity.
validity moves in a negative direction.
21
Which demonstrates stereotype lift?
Jay believes students in Asia outperform students in the USA in math.
Girls hear a test is biased toward boys, boosting their confidence.
Irene thinks she'll pass her driving test because she had a female teacher.
An old man ignores the idea of driving tests being biased against seniors.
22
A negative correlation means that the relationship between two things is bad.
True
False
23
Which score is considered an average IQ?
68
128
96
100
24
Operational definitions
are what the researcher changes in an experiment
allow a study to be statistically significant
force researchers to rely on introspection
define variables and allow for study replication
25
What type of thinking encourages narrowing solutions down to a single option?
Divergent
Convergent
26
General Intelligence (g) can be described as:
the ability to perceive, understand, and manage to use emotions.
the ability to learn from experience, and solve problems.
one's underlying mental abilities
an exceptional skill such as computation or drawing.
27
Which of the following is most closely associated with creativity?
Algorithms
Divergent Thinking
Echoic Memory
Contextual Intelligence
28
Aptitude tests do which of the following?
Assess strengths & weaknesses
All of the options
Assess areas of potential
Give a list of possible careers
29
How do you calculate IQ?
mental age/chronological age x 100
chronological age/mental age x 100

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