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A test designed to assess what a person has learned
aptitude test
content validity
factor analysis
achievement test
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Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age
fluid intelligence
crystallized intelligence
stereotype threat
predictive validity
3
The variation in intelligence test scores attributable to genetics.
Reliability
Heritability
Validity
Standardization
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Which of the following is NOT an environmental influence on intelligence?
schooling
parenting style
heritability
preschool programs
5
Which of the following is a factor in emotional intelligence?
visual & spatial
problem-solving skills
memory
self-awareness
6
If you measure the circumference of an orange with a ruler, it is likely that the measurement will be
reliable but not valid.
valid, but not reliable.
reliable and valid.
neither valid, nor reliable.
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Kinship studies have shown that the groups with the most similar IQ scores were
fraternal twins
brothers and sisters
parents and children
identical twins
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A test is valid when it...
measures what it is supposed to measure
measurs achievement
measures intelligence
gives similar scores every time it is used
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Savant syndrome provides an argument against what explanation of intelligence?
intellectual disabilities
"g" factor
nature/genetics
nurture/environment
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What theory of intelligence relies on the sensitivity to other people's feelings?
creative intelligence
spatial reasoning
multiple intelligence
emotional intelligence
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A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill
Down's Syndrome
savant syndrome
creativity
cohort
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IQ scores of adopted children have shown to be similar to the biological parents illustrates:
genetic influences on intelligence
test-retest reliability
environmental influences
cultural bias
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Measuring intelligence in animals is hard, because
intelligence means different things to different animals
animals like whales have larger brains than humans
animals like bees have smaller brains than humans
not all animals have brains
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Which of the following would likely have more fluid intelligence?
A 25 year old college graduate
A professor of 35
An 80 year old grandmother who did not attend college
A child of 5 with a "mental age" of 10
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The capacity to learn from experience, think rationally & deal effectively with the environment
achievement
emotional intelligence
intelligence
reliability
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A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
fluid intelligence
predictive validity
crystallized intelligence
stereotype threat
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For an intelligence test to be useful, it must be
reliable, valid, and standardized.
reliable and standardized.
scaled, reliable, and valid.
valid and predictive.
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The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
crystallized intelligence
predictive validity
fluid intelligence
stereotype threat
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Administering test to a representative sample in order to establish a basis for meaningful comparison.
Heritability
Reliability
Validity
Standardization
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A test is reliable when it...
gives similar scores every time it is used
measures achievement
measures intelligence
measures what it is supposed to
21
Mrs. Moesbergen steps on the scale. It says 500 lb each time. Which statement is true?
The scale is neither valid, nor reliable.
The scale is valid, but not reliable.
The scale is reliable, but not valid.
The scale is reliable and valid.
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The brain's memory center
hippocampus
Broca's and Wernicke's areas
prefrontal cortex
synaptogenesis
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What types of skills do the Wechsler subtest measure?
analytic and practical skills
creative and analytic skills
verbal and performance skills
creative and gifted skills
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A congenital disorder caused by having an extra Chromosome 21.
creativity
cohort
Down's Syndrome
savant syndrome
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A group of people from a given time period
savant syndrome
Down's Syndrome
cohort
creativity
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During WWI, the military used an IQ test
to determine who was mentally best suited for war
to sort recruits and screen them for officer training
to sort recruits into the branches of the military
determine each recruits likes & dislikes & give them a job they'd like best
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Measured whether or not a student would need extra help & the degree of extra help needed
Simon-Binet Test
Army Alpha
Army Beta
Wechsler Intelligence Scale
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Your higher IQ score than your parents, who have higher IQs than their parents, exemplifies the
Stereotype threat
Fluid intelligence effect
lack of reliability of testing
Flynn effect
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Why is Kearins’ study of memory in Aborigines considered a quasi-experiment?
There is no dependent variable that can be measured
There is no independent variable.
There is no control group in the study.
The participants were not randomly allocated to conditions.
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Which of the following would likely have more crystallized intelligence?
A professor of 35
A 25 year old college graduate
An 80 year old grandmother
A child of 5 with a "mental age" of 10
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Which of the following is NOT necessarily a factor involved in creativity?
being mentally agile
having an IQ above 130
being flexible
being original
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A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
factor analysis
aptitude test
achievement test
content validity
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The distribution of IQ scores on a graph looks like...
an S-curve
a normal or bell curve
a downward slope
an upward slope
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About half of the people who take the Wechsler tests score...
between 130-160
between 90-110
below 70
above 130
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Which is NOT a biomedical cause of intellectual disability?
lack of learning opportunities
exposure to toxins by the baby such as alcohol
illness of the pregnant mother
complications of the delivery process
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Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood
fluid intelligence
stereotype threat
crystallized intelligence
predictive validity
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A test designed to predict a person's future performance or capacity to learn
aptitude test
factor analysis
content validity
achievement test
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Billy is 10, he has a mental age of 13, what is his IQ?
100
130
83
77
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Raven's Matrices was designed to be
a test of crystal intelligence
a culturally inclusive test
a test of fluid intelligence
a culturally biased test
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# that reflects the relationship between a person's mental age and his or her chronological age
emotional intelligence
intelligence quotient
intelligence
achievement
