Exam 17: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Part 1

If the scores on a mechanical aptitude test are strongly correlated with performance in an auto mechanics training class, the test would be said to be high in

Which of the following is not an ingredient for eminence in one's field according to Simonton's (2001) drudge theory?

Dr. Carmody has designed a new critical thinking assessment test. He administers the test to a group of students in October. In April, he tests the same students and finds that the overall correlation between the two sets of scores is +0.91. Based on this information, Dr. Carmody could conclude that his new test

If retaking a test results in most individuals' receiving scores that are similar to or consistent with the scores they received the first time they took the test, the test has

When Lance was 8 years old, he completed the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. He answered all the questions that a typical ten-year-old would answer, but none of the questions a typical eleven-year-old would answer. Based on this information, Lance's mental age would be

The environmental hypothesis suggests that mental retardation is

Family studies can indicate whether a trait runs in families, however they cannot provide conclusive evidence that a trait is influenced by heredity because

If environment affects intelligence, you should predict that the IQs of children who stay in understaffed orphanages will

____ tests measure general mental ability and ____ tests measure various aspects of people including motives, interests, values and attitudes.

Researchers who believe that IQ is largely genetic (such as Arthur Jensen) argue that the heritability of IQ is close to

The two very broad categories of psychological tests are

According to the reaction range model, children

In regard to intelligence, reaction range refers to

The vast majority of mildly retarded children come from

If a test designed to measure extroversion correlates negatively with measures of social discomfort, correlates positively with measures of sociability, and has low correlations with measures of intelligence, you could conclude that the test has

Which of the following statements about the influence of culture on the use of IQ tests is MOST accurate?

An individual's percentile score is the percentage of people who

Based on the research performed on eminent professionals who attain exceptional achievement, you would not expect someone receiving the Nobel prize to say:

Adoption studies provide support for the influence of

Shawna's IQ score was calculated using the formula developed by Lewis Terman, and the result was 92. This indicates that