Which of the following best represents an algorithm?

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

Stereotype threat is when __

a perceived stereotype affects performance.

Operational definitions

define variables and allow for study replication

What is the percentile rank of a score of 70?

Approximately the 2nd percentile

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.

General Intelligence (g) can be described as:

one's underlying mental abilities

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

Everyone has a say in the selection process

Achievement tests are designed to __

assess learned knowledge or skills.

Which demonstrates stereotype lift?

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

How do you calculate IQ?

mental age/chronological age x 100

The Flynn Effect is the finding that...

Intelligence seems to increase with every generation.

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2025 Thinking and Intelligence Assessment Review

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

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