Question 1

The "Flynn effect" refers to which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) People with extremely high or low test scores tend to get closer to the mean on a retest. 
B) The predictive validity of any test is lower than the reliability of the test. 
C) Children in small families tend to do better on IQ tests than children in large families. 
D) Performance on IQ tests tends to improve from one generation to the next. 
A) People with extremely high or low test scores tend to get closer to the mean on a retest. 
B) The predictive validity of any test is lower than the reliability of the test. 
C) Children in small families tend to do better on IQ tests than children in large families. 
D) Performance on IQ tests tends to improve from one generation to the next.

Question 2

Suppose you write a test,administer it to a large representative population,and determine what percentage of people get each possible score.What have you established about the test?

Accepted Answer

A) Its norms 
B) Its validity 
C) Its reliability 
D) Its importance 
A) Its norms 
B) Its validity 
C) Its reliability 
D) Its importance

Question 3

The first IQ test was developed by whom?

Accepted Answer

A) Binet and Simon 
B) Pavlov and Thorndike 
C) Ebbinghaus and Skinner 
D) Piaget and Vygotsky 
A) Binet and Simon 
B) Pavlov and Thorndike 
C) Ebbinghaus and Skinner 
D) Piaget and Vygotsky

Question 4

The ability of an experience mechanic to repair a car is an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple intelligence 
B) ​Crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Fluid intelligence 
D) ​Standardized intelligence 
A) Multiple intelligence 
B) ​Crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Fluid intelligence 
D) ​Standardized intelligence

Question 5

Which researcher introduced the idea of the g factor in intelligence?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pavlov 
B) ​Freud 
C) ​Spearman 
D) ​Binet 
A) Pavlov 
B) ​Freud 
C) ​Spearman 
D) ​Binet

Question 6

Suppose old people on average get a lower score on some test than other people do.What can we conclude about test bias,or what additional information would we need?

Accepted Answer

A) We can conclude that the test is biased against old people. 
B) We can conclude that the test is not biased against old people. 
C) Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know how many old people answered more than half the questions correctly. 
D) Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know whether the test scores accurately predict the performance of old people. 
A) We can conclude that the test is biased against old people. 
B) We can conclude that the test is not biased against old people. 
C) Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know how many old people answered more than half the questions correctly. 
D) Before drawing a conclusion, we need to know whether the test scores accurately predict the performance of old people.

Question 7

Many people took the same test twice.Most people who did well the first time also did well the second time.What can we say about the reliability and validity of the test?

Accepted Answer

A) The reliability and validity are both high. 
B) The reliability is high, but the validity is low. 
C) The reliability is low, but the validity is high. 
D) The reliability is high, but the validity is unknown. 
A) The reliability and validity are both high. 
B) The reliability is high, but the validity is low. 
C) The reliability is low, but the validity is high. 
D) The reliability is high, but the validity is unknown.

Question 8

​What is the evidence in favor of a g factor in intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ scores correlate more highly for monozygotic twins than dizygotic twins. 
B) ​Immigrants who are still learning English do better on Raven's Matrices than other tests. 
C) ​The people who do well on one test usually do well on other tests also. 
D) ​Brain size has a low but positive correlation with scores on IQ tests. 
A) IQ scores correlate more highly for monozygotic twins than dizygotic twins. 
B) ​Immigrants who are still learning English do better on Raven's Matrices than other tests. 
C) ​The people who do well on one test usually do well on other tests also. 
D) ​Brain size has a low but positive correlation with scores on IQ tests.

Question 9

What resemblance between twins occurs in their IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins resemble each other to an equal degree. 
B) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more closely than dizygotic twins do. 
C) Dizygotic twins resemble each other more closely than monozygotic twins do. 
D) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more closely in childhood, but both types of twin resemble each other equally in adulthood. 
A) Monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins resemble each other to an equal degree. 
B) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more closely than dizygotic twins do. 
C) Dizygotic twins resemble each other more closely than monozygotic twins do. 
D) Monozygotic twins resemble each other more closely in childhood, but both types of twin resemble each other equally in adulthood.

Question 10

What does it mean if an item on the Stanford-Binet IQ test is designated "age 8"?

Accepted Answer

A) Most 8-year-olds will answer it correctly. 
B) Most 8-year-olds will answer it incorrectly. 
C) The question should be asked only to 8-year-olds. 
D) The question was written 8 years ago. 
A) Most 8-year-olds will answer it correctly. 
B) Most 8-year-olds will answer it incorrectly. 
C) The question should be asked only to 8-year-olds. 
D) The question was written 8 years ago.

Question 11

If you get a perfect score on a nonstandardized test,what if anything can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

A) You have mastered the material that this test is supposed to cover. 
B) You are at least in the 90th percentile of people taking this test. 
C) The test was appropriate for the materials that you studied. 
D) We can draw no conclusion from the information given. 
A) You have mastered the material that this test is supposed to cover. 
B) You are at least in the 90th percentile of people taking this test. 
C) The test was appropriate for the materials that you studied. 
D) We can draw no conclusion from the information given.

Question 12

If people of different generations took the same IQ test,with the same scoring standards,how would the scores compare?

Accepted Answer

A) Today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
B) The parents of today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
C) The grandparents of today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
D) All generations would get about the same score, on average. 
A) Today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
B) The parents of today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
C) The grandparents of today's young adults would get the highest scores. 
D) All generations would get about the same score, on average.

Question 13

In what way is the distribution of IQ scores NOT symmetrical around the mean?

Accepted Answer

A) More scores lie above 100 than below 100. 
B) More scores lie below 100 than above 100. 
C) Even-numbered scores are more common than odd-numbered scores. 
D) Odd-numbered scores are more common than even numbered scores. 
A) More scores lie above 100 than below 100. 
B) More scores lie below 100 than above 100. 
C) Even-numbered scores are more common than odd-numbered scores. 
D) Odd-numbered scores are more common than even numbered scores.

Question 14

What does stereotype threat cause someone to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Try extra hard to produce an impressive outcome 
B) Stop identifying with one's racial or ethnic group 
C) Work to help children from a disadvantaged background 
D) Perform at less than the person's ability 
A) Try extra hard to produce an impressive outcome 
B) Stop identifying with one's racial or ethnic group 
C) Work to help children from a disadvantaged background 
D) Perform at less than the person's ability

Question 15

For what purposes,if any,do standardized IQ tests make valid predictions?

Accepted Answer

A) They predict school performance, but nothing else. 
B) They predict school performance and extraversion. 
C) They predict school performance, job performance, and much else. 
D) They do not make valid predictions for any activity. 
A) They predict school performance, but nothing else. 
B) They predict school performance and extraversion. 
C) They predict school performance, job performance, and much else. 
D) They do not make valid predictions for any activity.

Question 16

The authors of IQ tests chose questions to keep IQ scores equal for which groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Males and females 
B) People who speak English and people who speak Spanish 
C) Well-educated people and uneducated people 
D) Young adults and old adults 
A) Males and females 
B) People who speak English and people who speak Spanish 
C) Well-educated people and uneducated people 
D) Young adults and old adults

Question 17

Of the following,which is an example of "fluid" intelligence?​

Accepted Answer

A) Finding a creative way to fix a broken machine 
B) ​Adding a row of numbers to determine the cost of a product 
C) ​Singing a familiar popular song 
D) ​Practicing free-throw shooting in basketball 
A) Finding a creative way to fix a broken machine 
B) ​Adding a row of numbers to determine the cost of a product 
C) ​Singing a familiar popular song 
D) ​Practicing free-throw shooting in basketball

Question 18

What would be evidence that a particular item on a test may be "biased"?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the people who answer this item correctly do well on the rest of the test. 
B) A higher percentage of people answer this item correctly now than 20 years ago. 
C) The item is among the easiest for one group and among the hardest for another. 
D) More than half of all the people taking the test answered this item incorrectly. 
A) Most of the people who answer this item correctly do well on the rest of the test. 
B) A higher percentage of people answer this item correctly now than 20 years ago. 
C) The item is among the easiest for one group and among the hardest for another. 
D) More than half of all the people taking the test answered this item incorrectly.

Question 19

What conclusion follows from the fact that the Flynn effect occurs for Raven's Progressive Matrices?

Accepted Answer

A) The Flynn effect does not depend on improved education. 
B) The Flynn effect does not depend on improved nutrition. 
C) The Flynn effect does not depend on increased cognitive stimulation. 
D) The Flynn effect applies to adults more than to children. 
A) The Flynn effect does not depend on improved education. 
B) The Flynn effect does not depend on improved nutrition. 
C) The Flynn effect does not depend on increased cognitive stimulation. 
D) The Flynn effect applies to adults more than to children.

Question 20

How does stereotype threat influence the results of a test?

Accepted Answer

A) It increases the reliability of the test. 
B) It decreases the variance among test scores. 
C) It increases the mean number of correct answers. 
D) It decreases the validity of the test. 
A) It increases the reliability of the test. 
B) It decreases the variance among test scores. 
C) It increases the mean number of correct answers. 
D) It decreases the validity of the test.

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The "Flynn effect" refers to which phenomenon?

Suppose you write a test,administer it to a large representative population,and determine what percentage of people get each possible score.What have you established about the test?

The first IQ test was developed by whom?

The ability of an experience mechanic to repair a car is an example of what?​

Which researcher introduced the idea of the g factor in intelligence?​

Suppose old people on average get a lower score on some test than other people do.What can we conclude about test bias,or what additional information would we need?

Many people took the same test twice.Most people who did well the first time also did well the second time.What can we say about the reliability and validity of the test?

​What is the evidence in favor of a g factor in intelligence?

What resemblance between twins occurs in their IQ scores?

What does it mean if an item on the Stanford-Binet IQ test is designated "age 8"?

If you get a perfect score on a nonstandardized test,what if anything can we conclude?

If people of different generations took the same IQ test,with the same scoring standards,how would the scores compare?

In what way is the distribution of IQ scores NOT symmetrical around the mean?

What does stereotype threat cause someone to do?

For what purposes,if any,do standardized IQ tests make valid predictions?

The authors of IQ tests chose questions to keep IQ scores equal for which groups?

Of the following,which is an example of "fluid" intelligence?​

What would be evidence that a particular item on a test may be "biased"?

What conclusion follows from the fact that the Flynn effect occurs for Raven's Progressive Matrices?

How does stereotype threat influence the results of a test?

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Of the following,which is an example of "fluid" intelligence?