Question 1

What do the WAIS-IV and the WISC-V attempt to measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Interests 
B) Intelligence 
C) Personality 
D) Mental health 
A) Interests 
B) Intelligence 
C) Personality 
D) Mental health

Question 2

On the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler IQ tests,how many people get scores from 0 to 100?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 84 percent 
D) 100 percent 
A) 50 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 84 percent 
D) 100 percent

Question 3

What would happen if young people today took the same IQ tests that their grandparents used,with the same scoring standards?

Accepted Answer

A) The mean IQ score would be well below 100. 
B) The mean IQ score would be well above 100. 
C) The mean IQ score would still be 100, but the variation in scores would be less. 
D) The mean IQ score would still be 100, but the variation in scores would be greater. 
A) The mean IQ score would be well below 100. 
B) The mean IQ score would be well above 100. 
C) The mean IQ score would still be 100, but the variation in scores would be less. 
D) The mean IQ score would still be 100, but the variation in scores would be greater.

Question 4

If you have almost a perfect score on the first test of a semester,what is the most likely prediction for your second score,and why? Assume these tests are similar to most college tests.

Accepted Answer

A) You will have the same score as the first time, because people are consistent. 
B) You will increase your score to a perfect score because of increased confidence. 
C) You will have a somewhat lower score because of overconfidence. 
D) You will have a somewhat lower score because scores fluctuate on not-very-reliable tests. 
A) You will have the same score as the first time, because people are consistent. 
B) You will increase your score to a perfect score because of increased confidence. 
C) You will have a somewhat lower score because of overconfidence. 
D) You will have a somewhat lower score because scores fluctuate on not-very-reliable tests.

Question 5

What,if anything,do high or low IQ scores explain?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ scores explain why certain children do better than others in school. 
B) IQ scores explain why certain children learn better from visual or verbal instruction. 
C) IQ scores explain why certain children are more emotionally adjusted than others. 
D) IQ scores do not explain anything. 
A) IQ scores explain why certain children do better than others in school. 
B) IQ scores explain why certain children learn better from visual or verbal instruction. 
C) IQ scores explain why certain children are more emotionally adjusted than others. 
D) IQ scores do not explain anything.

Question 6

Do IQ scores predict performance outside the classroom?

Accepted Answer

A) No, they correlate only with school performance. 
B) They correlate positively only with performance on certain jobs. 
C) They correlate positively with job performance, health, safe driving, and much else. 
D) They correlate negatively with social adjustment. 
A) No, they correlate only with school performance. 
B) They correlate positively only with performance on certain jobs. 
C) They correlate positively with job performance, health, safe driving, and much else. 
D) They correlate negatively with social adjustment.

Question 7

What is meant by a "culture-reduced" intelligence test?

Accepted Answer

A) The test is appropriate for use in only a small number of cultures. 
B) The test avoids asking for facts that your culture might teach you. 
C) Representatives of many world cultures worked together to write the test. 
D) Performance on this test has been declining in our culture. 
A) The test is appropriate for use in only a small number of cultures. 
B) The test avoids asking for facts that your culture might teach you. 
C) Representatives of many world cultures worked together to write the test. 
D) Performance on this test has been declining in our culture.

Question 8

Which of the following is a measure of the repeatability of test scores?

Accepted Answer

A) Standard deviation 
B) Standardization 
C) Validity 
D) Reliability 
A) Standard deviation 
B) Standardization 
C) Validity 
D) Reliability

Question 9

What does it mean if a test has high reliability?

Accepted Answer

A) Scores on the test predict performance of some other outcome. 
B) The test measures what the test was intended to measure. 
C) Someone who does well on this test will probably do well on other tests also. 
D) Someone who takes the test twice will probably get similar scores. 
A) Scores on the test predict performance of some other outcome. 
B) The test measures what the test was intended to measure. 
C) Someone who does well on this test will probably do well on other tests also. 
D) Someone who takes the test twice will probably get similar scores.

Question 10

Why is the mean IQ score 100 for both boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A) The tests balance the items boys do best with other items that girls do best. 
B) On average, brain size is equal for boys and girls. 
C) The test gives boys two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of girls. 
D) The test gives girls two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of boys. 
A) The tests balance the items boys do best with other items that girls do best. 
B) On average, brain size is equal for boys and girls. 
C) The test gives boys two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of girls. 
D) The test gives girls two "bonus" points to make their average equal to that of boys.

Question 11

If you want to standardize a new IQ test,what is the FIRST thing you must do?

Accepted Answer

A) Survey public school teachers about what should be on the test. 
B) Determine the validity of the test for predicting school performance. 
C) Post the test on a freely available website. 
D) Administer the test to a representative sample of the population. 
A) Survey public school teachers about what should be on the test. 
B) Determine the validity of the test for predicting school performance. 
C) Post the test on a freely available website. 
D) Administer the test to a representative sample of the population.

Question 12

How do scores on IQ tests differ (if at all)between boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A) On average, girls' scores are a few points higher. 
B) On average, boys' scores are a few points higher. 
C) On average, boys do better at early ages and girls do better later. 
D) On average, boys' scores and girls' scores are equal. 
A) On average, girls' scores are a few points higher. 
B) On average, boys' scores are a few points higher. 
C) On average, boys do better at early ages and girls do better later. 
D) On average, boys' scores and girls' scores are equal.

Question 13

Which of these is true if a test has low validity?

Accepted Answer

A) People's scores improve only slightly with practice. 
B) People's scores do not accurately predict their performance on another task. 
C) Very few people have scores that are close to the mean for the population. 
D) Very few psychologists have experience in using the test. 
A) People's scores improve only slightly with practice. 
B) People's scores do not accurately predict their performance on another task. 
C) Very few people have scores that are close to the mean for the population. 
D) Very few psychologists have experience in using the test.

Question 14

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences disagrees with which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) The Flynn effect 
B) The possibility of measuring psychological variables 
C) Spearman's concept of g 
D) Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence 
A) The Flynn effect 
B) The possibility of measuring psychological variables 
C) Spearman's concept of g 
D) Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence

Question 15

What evidence shows that an IQ test is "biased" against members of some group?​

Accepted Answer

A) Members of that group believe the test is biased against them. 
B) ​All the authors of the test were members of some other group. 
C) ​Members of that group have lower IQ scores, on average, than other groups do. 
D) ​Members of that group succeed in school better than their scores predict. 
A) Members of that group believe the test is biased against them. 
B) ​All the authors of the test were members of some other group. 
C) ​Members of that group have lower IQ scores, on average, than other groups do. 
D) ​Members of that group succeed in school better than their scores predict.

Question 16

​Although the mean score on an IQ test is 100,what is the mode (most common score)?

Accepted Answer

A) About 120 
B) ​About 95 
C) ​About 84 
D) ​About 105 
A) About 120 
B) ​About 95 
C) ​About 84 
D) ​About 105

Question 17

Suppose a test of compatibility fails to predict which couples will remain happily married.What,if anything,can we say about this test?

Accepted Answer

A) Its reliability is low. 
B) Its reliability is high. 
C) Its validity is low. 
D) We cannot be sure about its reliability or validity. 
A) Its reliability is low. 
B) Its reliability is high. 
C) Its validity is low. 
D) We cannot be sure about its reliability or validity.

Question 18

To measure possible bias of an IQ test,what is the most decisive information?

Accepted Answer

A) Was the test written by a committee that represented all groups? 
B) Is the average score for each group equal to the average for other groups? 
C) Do members of some group do better in school than the test scores predict? 
D) Do members of some group believe the test is unfair to them? 
A) Was the test written by a committee that represented all groups? 
B) Is the average score for each group equal to the average for other groups? 
C) Do members of some group do better in school than the test scores predict? 
D) Do members of some group believe the test is unfair to them?

Question 19

How does fluid intelligence differ from crystallized intelligence?​

Accepted Answer

A) Fluid applies to practiced skills. Crystallized applies to new problems. 
B) ​Fluid applies to new problems. Crystallized applies to practiced skills. 
C) ​Fluid is learned. Crystallized is inherited. 
D) ​Fluid occurs in humans. Crystallized occurs in laboratory animals. 
A) Fluid applies to practiced skills. Crystallized applies to new problems. 
B) ​Fluid applies to new problems. Crystallized applies to practiced skills. 
C) ​Fluid is learned. Crystallized is inherited. 
D) ​Fluid occurs in humans. Crystallized occurs in laboratory animals.

Question 20

If Black students perform below their ability because of fear of reflecting badly on their group,what is this tendency called?

Accepted Answer

A) The Flynn effect 
B) Regression to the mean 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Crystallized intelligence 
A) The Flynn effect 
B) Regression to the mean 
C) Stereotype threat 
D) Crystallized intelligence

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What do the WAIS-IV and the WISC-V attempt to measure?

On the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler IQ tests,how many people get scores from 0 to 100?

What would happen if young people today took the same IQ tests that their grandparents used,with the same scoring standards?

If you have almost a perfect score on the first test of a semester,what is the most likely prediction for your second score,and why? Assume these tests are similar to most college tests.

What,if anything,do high or low IQ scores explain?

Do IQ scores predict performance outside the classroom?

What is meant by a "culture-reduced" intelligence test?

Which of the following is a measure of the repeatability of test scores?

What does it mean if a test has high reliability?

Why is the mean IQ score 100 for both boys and girls?

If you want to standardize a new IQ test,what is the FIRST thing you must do?

How do scores on IQ tests differ (if at all)between boys and girls?

Which of these is true if a test has low validity?

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences disagrees with which of these?

What evidence shows that an IQ test is "biased" against members of some group?​

​Although the mean score on an IQ test is 100,what is the mode (most common score)?

Suppose a test of compatibility fails to predict which couples will remain happily married.What,if anything,can we say about this test?

To measure possible bias of an IQ test,what is the most decisive information?

How does fluid intelligence differ from crystallized intelligence?​

If Black students perform below their ability because of fear of reflecting badly on their group,what is this tendency called?

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