True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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If Austin ranks in the 75th percentile on a standardized test that means that he
did better than 25 percent of the test takers and worse than 75 percent of the test takers.
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In Howard Gardener's theory of multiple intelligences, the intrapersonal
intelligence can be described as the ability to understand and sense our “self.”
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The formula shown in Figure 13-1 is used for the standardized measure of
intelligence known as IQ. Figure 13-1
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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The distribution of IQ scores on a graph looks like
a. | an S-curve. | c. | an upward slope. | b. | a downward slope. | d. | a bell curve. |
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Sensitivity to other people's feelings and the ability to respond to them
appropriately are components of
a. | Robert Sternberg's description of emotional intelligence. | c. | Robert
Sternberg's model of intelligence. | b. | the s factor described by Howard
Gardner. | d. | the eight
intelligences described by Howard Gardner. |
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Intelligence involves the ability to
a. | think rationally. | c. | deal effectively with the environment. | b. | learn from
experience. | d. | do all of the
above. |
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A test that is administered twice to the same person with very different results
cannot be called
a. | valid. | c. | standardized. | b. | reliable. | d. | objective. |
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A test designed to measure management ability is found to be a very good
predictor of how well an individual will function as a manager. This test is said to be
a. | objective. | c. | valid. | b. | reliable. | d. | standard. |
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The Stanford-Binet test measures intelligence in terms of
a. | manual dexterity. | c. | verbal ability. | b. | mental age. | d. | reading
ability. |
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Psychological tests are used to
a. | determine if a person is suited to a certain job. | c. | predict a person's potential
success in college. | b. | show whether a person needs to take a certain
medication. | d. | do all of the
above. |
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For a psychological test to be useful and reasonably accurate, it must
a. | show reliability and validity. | c. | have scoring
norms. | b. | be standardized. | d. | do all of the above. |
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One way to build your confidence before taking a standardized test is to
a. | become familiar with the format of the test ahead of time. | c. | find out how wrong
answers will affect your score. | b. | rest before taking the
test. | d. | all of the
above. |
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When an algebra teacher gives a test to her class to measure how much algebra
her students have learned, she is giving an
a. | aptitude test. | c. | achievement test. | b. | intelligence test. | d. | interest
inventory. |
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One of the main purposes of intelligence tests is to
a. | determine if a test is culturally biased. | c. | determine the types of
intelligences a person has. | b. | identify different factors that make up
intelligence. | d. | identify
people with very low and very high IQs. |
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The reliability and validity of the inkblot test has been questioned because
of
a. | its failure to predict behavior. | c. | differences in the ways responses
are interpreted. | b. | its objective format. | d. | all of the above. |
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A test that is designed to predict how successful and happy a student might be
in a particular career is called an
a. | interest inventory. | c. | achievement test. | b. | aptitude test. | d. | intelligence
test. |
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In the Thematic Apperception Test, test takers are asked to
a. | be observed by a psychologist. | c. | answer a written
questionnaire. | b. | write stories based on certain drawings. | d. | answer an essay
question. |
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Alfred Binet designed his aptitude tests for children of different age levels
because he
a. | hoped to compare intelligence at different ages. | c. | wanted to evaluate the test's
reliability. | b. | assumed that intelligence increased with age. | d. | planned to identify each age group's types
of intelligence. |
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A student learns that she is ranked in the 85th percentile on her college
entrance exams. This means that
a. | the test is valid. | c. | 85 percent of the people who took the test in the standardization
group scored lower. | b. | 85 percent of her answers were
correct. | d. | 85 percent of the
people who took the test in her standardization group scored higher. |
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The most widely used test in diagnosing and classifying psychological disorders
is the
a. | Strong-Campbell Interest Survey. | c. | MMPI-2. | b. | California
Psychological Inventory. | d. | Kuder Preference Record. |
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Norms for a test are usually established by administering the test to
a. | norm teachers. | c. | guidance counselors. | b. | psychologists. | d. | the norm group. |
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The Wechsler scales consist of subtests that measure
a. | inductive and deductive reasoning. | c. | quantitative and verbal
skills. | b. | verbal and performance skills. | d. | knowledge of three subject
areas. |
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A college admissions test designed to find out whether an individual would make
a good architecture student based on the skills that person has is an example of an
a. | achievement test. | c. | interest inventory. | b. | aptitude test. | d. | intelligence
test. |
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Personality tests can be divided into
a. | objective and projective tests. | c. | trait and mood
tests. | b. | forced-choice and free-association tests. | d. | achievement and aptitude
tests. |
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Performance on an achievement test is influenced by
a. | intelligence. | c. | motivation. | b. | learning. | d. | all of the
above. |
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A test has 20 questions. The first 10 are scored separately from the second 10.
The two scores are approximately equal. This is one indication that the test is reliable. This is
called ____ reliability.
a. | split-half | c. | test-retest | b. | standardized | d. | interscorer |
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Overall learning ability is measured by
a. | aptitude tests. | c. | achievement tests. | b. | standardized tests. | d. | personality
tests. |
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If two teachers grade the same test and assign the same score, the test is said
to have
a. | validity. | c. | test-retest validity. | b. | split-half
reliability. | d. | interscorer
reliability. |
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A test is considered to have reliability if it
a. | predicts what it was intended to predict. | c. | yields consistent scores for
individual test takers. | b. | measures what it was intended to
measure. | d. | does all of the
above. |
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A test is considered to have validity if it
a. | uses self-reporting. | c. | predicts what it was intended to predict. | b. | yields similar
scores for the norm group. | d. | does all of the above. |
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Kinship studies have shown that the groups with the most similar IQ scores
were
a. | brothers and sisters. | c. | identical twins. | b. | fraternal twins. | d. | parents and
children. |
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This area of the brain is involved with both speech and language
production.
a. | Broca's area | c. | the right hemisphere | b. | the supramarginal gyrus | d. | the parietal
lobe |
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The definition of intelligence stated in your textbook stresses the capacity to
_____.
a. | perform in school and on the job | b. | read, write, and make
computations | c. | perform verbally and physically | d. | profit from experience, acquire knowledge, and
adapt to change |
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The g factor originally proposed by Charles Spearman is best defined as
_____.
a. | skill in the use of language as a tool for thought | b. | general
intelligence | c. | the ability to adapt to the environment | d. | the type of
intelligence we call “common sense” |
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_____ intelligence is relatively independent of education and includes
reasoning,
memory, and speed of processing, which declines slowly as people age.
a. | Crystallized | c. | Practical | b. | Fluid | d. | Informational |
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This is the knowledge and skills gained through experience and education that
increase
over a lifetime.
a. | fluid intelligence | c. | verbal knowledge | b. | crystallized intelligence | d. | wisdom |
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Physicians, teachers, musicians, and politicians continue to work well into old
age
largely due to _____, which tends to increase over time.
a. | age-related ego inflation | c. | crystallized intelligence
(gc) | b. | the hot-air factor | d. | their own bull-headedness |
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The development of standard procedures for administering and scoring a test is
called
_____.
a. | norming | c. | procedural protocol | b. | standardization | d. | normalization |
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This is a measure of the consistency and stability of test scores when
readministered at
different times.
a. | reliability | c. | standardization | b. | validity | d. | normalization |
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The test-retest and split-half methods are used to determine a test's
_____.
a. | standardization curve | c. | both of these options | b. | validity | d. | none of these options |
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Reliability can be determined using _____.
a. | standardization procedures | c. | population
norms | b. | the test-retest and split-half methods | d. | all of these
options |
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This is a measure of a test's ability to measure what it is designed to
measure.
a. | validity | c. | reliability | b. | standardization | d. | normalization |
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If a test is valid, then its scores will be useful in _____.
a. | predicting the test-taker's behavior in a similar situation | b. | establishing a
standardization curve | c. | determining a person's genetic capacity
for the behavior that was tested | d. | all of these
options |
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If a test is standardized and reliable, what conclusions can you make about its
validity?
a. | The test is probably valid. | b. | The test is probably
invalid. | c. | The test may be valid for some people, but not for others. | d. | You cannot determine
validity from reliability or standardization. |
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The controversy over IQ tests in the United States is related to problems with
_____.
a. | standardization | c. | validity | b. | reliability | d. | norms |
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An intelligence quotient (IQ) is _____.
a. | your mental age divided by your chronological age and multiplied by
100 | b. | no longer considered to be a valuable measurement | c. | is determined by the
National Bureau of Standards | d. | none of these
options |
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Mental retardation applies to an individual with significant deficits in
adaptive
functioning and a score below _____ on a standard IQ test.
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The cause of mental retardation _____.
a. | genetic abnormalities | c. | many times unknown | b. | environmental factors | d. | all of these
options |
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Speed of response is _____ correlated with IQ scores.
a. | negatively | c. | highly | b. | positively | d. | not |
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Current research regarding the origins of intellectual capacity _____.
a. | is inconclusive | b. | suggests that nature has greater impact than
nurture | c. | suggests that nurture has greater impact than nature | d. | suggests that nature
and nurture have equal impact |
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