PSY 311 Exam 2

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

A test can be reliable without being valid.

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

The Wechsler intelligence scales are rarely used today.

Binet developed the first intelligence test to identify gifted children.

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

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

What is validity?

Which is a type of validity?

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

Criterion validity does not help us make predictions about meaningfulness.

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

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

Binet's two principles of test construction include:

A performance measure on an IQ test might include:

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

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

Skull size is highly correlated with intelligence scores.

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

Standardized intelligence tests have a history of bias.

Age differentiation is acknowledging that older kids can:

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

General mental ability is denoted with which letter?

Four types of reliability include:

There are many different definitions of intelligence.

Achievement is knowledge that you:

Reliability in testing tells us what about results?

Eugenics were never used in the United States.

Two types of intelligences include crystallized and liquid.

Which is an example of domain sampling?

Aptitude tests have historically been used to predict future performance.

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

The average IQ for most Americans is what?

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

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

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

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

All reliable tests are free of error.

Which is an example of content validity evidence?

A test can be valid without being reliable.