Question 1

What does "stereotype threat" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Impaired performance because of worry about supporting an unfavorable stereotype 
B) Impaired performance because a test is biased against someone's group 
C) Impaired performance because of poverty, poor health, or poor nutrition 
D) Impaired performance because of fear of doing better than other group members 
A) Impaired performance because of worry about supporting an unfavorable stereotype 
B) Impaired performance because a test is biased against someone's group 
C) Impaired performance because of poverty, poor health, or poor nutrition 
D) Impaired performance because of fear of doing better than other group members

Question 2

If an IQ test is valid,what should its scores be able to predict about someone?

Accepted Answer

A) Well-rounded personality 
B) Motor skills 
C) Brain volume 
D) Success in school 
A) Well-rounded personality 
B) Motor skills 
C) Brain volume 
D) Success in school

Question 3

Raymond Cattell distinguished between which two types of intelligence?​

Accepted Answer

A) Verbal and mathematical 
B) ​Sensorimotor and operational 
C) ​Fluid and crystallized 
D) ​Inherited and acquired 
A) Verbal and mathematical 
B) ​Sensorimotor and operational 
C) ​Fluid and crystallized 
D) ​Inherited and acquired

Question 4

Which of the following,if true,would strongly support Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

Accepted Answer

A) People appear to have different abilities because of inaccurate measurement. 
B) People develop different abilities because of different interests and practice. 
C) People develop different abilities because of different genetic predispositions. 
D) People develop different abilities because of different types of education. 
A) People appear to have different abilities because of inaccurate measurement. 
B) People develop different abilities because of different interests and practice. 
C) People develop different abilities because of different genetic predispositions. 
D) People develop different abilities because of different types of education.

Question 5

​The positive correlations among scores on many tests of mental abilities support which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Spearman's g factor 
B) ​Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences 
D) ​The Flynn effect 
A) Spearman's g factor 
B) ​Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences 
D) ​The Flynn effect

Question 6

Why were IQ tests developed,originally?

Accepted Answer

A) To select the best applicants for complex jobs 
B) To measure probability of doing well in school 
C) To understand the brain mechanisms responsible for intelligence 
D) To determine the roles of heredity and environment in intelligence 
A) To select the best applicants for complex jobs 
B) To measure probability of doing well in school 
C) To understand the brain mechanisms responsible for intelligence 
D) To determine the roles of heredity and environment in intelligence

Question 7

If differences in heredity were unimportant for differences in IQ scores,what should we expect?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ correlations should be equally high for monozygotic and dizygotic twins. 
B) IQ correlations should be higher for dizygotic than monozygotic twins. 
C) IQ correlations should be higher for monozygotic than dizygotic twins. 
D) IQ correlations should be higher for twins reared apart than reared together. 
A) IQ correlations should be equally high for monozygotic and dizygotic twins. 
B) IQ correlations should be higher for dizygotic than monozygotic twins. 
C) IQ correlations should be higher for monozygotic than dizygotic twins. 
D) IQ correlations should be higher for twins reared apart than reared together.

Question 8

Suppose someone develops a new test of "roommate compatibility." Which of the following could measure the validity of the test?

Accepted Answer

A) Check whether the distribution of scores is similar at a variety of colleges. 
B) Give the test at the beginning and end of the semester and compare the scores. 
C) See whether the test results predict which students will request a change of roommate. 
D) See whether the test results predict students' grades. 
A) Check whether the distribution of scores is similar at a variety of colleges. 
B) Give the test at the beginning and end of the semester and compare the scores. 
C) See whether the test results predict which students will request a change of roommate. 
D) See whether the test results predict students' grades.

Question 9

If a test has high validity,what (if anything)can we say about its reliability?

Accepted Answer

A) The reliability must be low. 
B) The reliability must be intermediate. 
C) The reliability must be high. 
D) We cannot infer anything about its reliability. 
A) The reliability must be low. 
B) The reliability must be intermediate. 
C) The reliability must be high. 
D) We cannot infer anything about its reliability.

Question 10

What is an advantage of Raven's Matrices compared to most other intelligence tests?

Accepted Answer

A) It is fairer to people from other cultural backgrounds. 
B) It provides scores concerning a wide variety of specialized abilities. 
C) It provides an IQ score that is accurate to two or three decimal places. 
D) It measures crystallized intelligence instead of fluid intelligence. 
A) It is fairer to people from other cultural backgrounds. 
B) It provides scores concerning a wide variety of specialized abilities. 
C) It provides an IQ score that is accurate to two or three decimal places. 
D) It measures crystallized intelligence instead of fluid intelligence.

Question 11

The Flynn effect has been found for which groups of people?

Accepted Answer

A) Only people in the United States 
B) Only people in the United States and Europe 
C) Only people in countries where the main language is English 
D) Nearly every group of people for whom results are available 
A) Only people in the United States 
B) Only people in the United States and Europe 
C) Only people in countries where the main language is English 
D) Nearly every group of people for whom results are available

Question 12

When would it be better for a psychologist to use Raven's Progressive Matrices than the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler test?

Accepted Answer

A) The psychologist wants to use an adaptive test. 
B) The psychologist needs a test with high reliability. 
C) The psychologist is trying to determine the person's areas of strength and weakness. 
D) The psychologist is testing someone who is just learning to speak English. 
A) The psychologist wants to use an adaptive test. 
B) The psychologist needs a test with high reliability. 
C) The psychologist is trying to determine the person's areas of strength and weakness. 
D) The psychologist is testing someone who is just learning to speak English.

Question 13

​Why do psychologists revise and reword IQ tests every few years?

Accepted Answer

A) To keep the difficulty level about the same 
B) ​To keep most scores close to the mean 
C) ​To make the test as brief as possible 
D) ​To prevent the copyright of the test from expiring 
A) To keep the difficulty level about the same 
B) ​To keep most scores close to the mean 
C) ​To make the test as brief as possible 
D) ​To prevent the copyright of the test from expiring

Question 14

What is true if a test has been standardized?

Accepted Answer

A) We know how difficult the test is, and what the scores mean. 
B) We can use scores on the test to predict performance in school or elsewhere. 
C) Someone who takes the test twice will probably get similar scores both times. 
D) The test has been used for decades and revised at least once. 
A) We know how difficult the test is, and what the scores mean. 
B) We can use scores on the test to predict performance in school or elsewhere. 
C) Someone who takes the test twice will probably get similar scores both times. 
D) The test has been used for decades and revised at least once.

Question 15

Suppose evidence shows bias of a particular IQ test against recent immigrants.What would that mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Immigrants do worse in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
B) Immigrants do about the same in school as lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
C) Immigrants succeed in school better than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
D) Immigrants' scores tend to increase if they take the same test twice. 
A) Immigrants do worse in school than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
B) Immigrants do about the same in school as lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
C) Immigrants succeed in school better than lifelong residents with the same IQ score. 
D) Immigrants' scores tend to increase if they take the same test twice.

Question 16

The Wechsler IQ tests were standardized so that 68 percent of people would get scores in what range?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 to 100 
B) 85 to 115 
C) 50 to 150 
D) 0 to 68 
A) 0 to 100 
B) 85 to 115 
C) 50 to 150 
D) 0 to 68

Question 17

According to the concept of stereotype threat,an expectation that your group does poorly on some type of performance has what effect on you?

Accepted Answer

A) You decrease your identification with your group. 
B) You overestimate the importance of the test. 
C) You try extra hard. 
D) You perform below your ability. 
A) You decrease your identification with your group. 
B) You overestimate the importance of the test. 
C) You try extra hard. 
D) You perform below your ability.

Question 18

​What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim?

Accepted Answer

A) We have many types of intelligence that are closely related. 
B) ​We have many types of intelligence that are independent. 
C) ​The same genes that promote one type of intelligence promote them all. 
D) ​Any task requires us to use all parts of the brain equally. 
A) We have many types of intelligence that are closely related. 
B) ​We have many types of intelligence that are independent. 
C) ​The same genes that promote one type of intelligence promote them all. 
D) ​Any task requires us to use all parts of the brain equally.

Question 19

According to the Flynn effect,what would happen if psychologists did NOT restandardize IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Variation of scores on the test would gradually decrease. 
B) Variation of scores on the test would gradually increase. 
C) The mean score on the tests would gradually decrease. 
D) The mean score on the tests would gradually increase. 
A) Variation of scores on the test would gradually decrease. 
B) Variation of scores on the test would gradually increase. 
C) The mean score on the tests would gradually decrease. 
D) The mean score on the tests would gradually increase.

Question 20

Extensive practice at working crossword puzzles improves skill at working those puzzles,but has little effect on other types of memory or problem solving.Apparently the practice increases what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Fluid intelligence 
B) ​Crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Both fluid and crystallized intelligence 
D) ​Neither fluid nor crystallized intelligence 
A) Fluid intelligence 
B) ​Crystallized intelligence 
C) ​Both fluid and crystallized intelligence 
D) ​Neither fluid nor crystallized intelligence

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What does "stereotype threat" mean?

If an IQ test is valid,what should its scores be able to predict about someone?

Raymond Cattell distinguished between which two types of intelligence?​

Which of the following,if true,would strongly support Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

​The positive correlations among scores on many tests of mental abilities support which theory?

Why were IQ tests developed,originally?

If differences in heredity were unimportant for differences in IQ scores,what should we expect?

Suppose someone develops a new test of "roommate compatibility." Which of the following could measure the validity of the test?

If a test has high validity,what (if anything)can we say about its reliability?

What is an advantage of Raven's Matrices compared to most other intelligence tests?

The Flynn effect has been found for which groups of people?

When would it be better for a psychologist to use Raven's Progressive Matrices than the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler test?

​Why do psychologists revise and reword IQ tests every few years?

What is true if a test has been standardized?

Suppose evidence shows bias of a particular IQ test against recent immigrants.What would that mean?

The Wechsler IQ tests were standardized so that 68 percent of people would get scores in what range?

According to the concept of stereotype threat,an expectation that your group does poorly on some type of performance has what effect on you?

​What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim?

According to the Flynn effect,what would happen if psychologists did NOT restandardize IQ tests?

Extensive practice at working crossword puzzles improves skill at working those puzzles,but has little effect on other types of memory or problem solving.Apparently the practice increases what?​

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Raymond Cattell distinguished between which two types of intelligence?

The positive correlations among scores on many tests of mental abilities support which theory?

Why do psychologists revise and reword IQ tests every few years?

What does Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences claim?

Extensive practice at working crossword puzzles improves skill at working those puzzles,but has little effect on other types of memory or problem solving.Apparently the practice increases what?