Question 1

According to recent research conducted by Ellen Winner, profoundly gifted children (those with an IQ above 180) are often

Accepted Answer

A)  much taller than normal children. 
B)  introverted and socially isolated. 
C)  diagnosed as schizophrenic. 
D)  hostile toward their peers.

Question 2

A method for determining the reliability of a test taker's score by comparing scores on separate testing sessions is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  content reliability. 
B)  test-retest reliability. 
C)  construct reliability. 
D)  criterion-related reliability.

Question 3

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the current understanding of the influence of genetic and environmental factors on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental factors determine where a person's IQ falls within his reaction range 
B)  genetic factors set the lower limit of the person's reaction range 
C)  genetic factors set the upper limit of the person's reaction range 
D)  genetic and environmental factors combine to set a person's reaction range

Question 4

Test-retest procedures are used to determine a test's

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  criterion validity. 
D)  accuracy.

Question 5

Criterion-related validity is established by

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A)  logic and theory testing. 
B)  having experts in the field assess the items on the test. 
C)  examining correlation coefficients for repeated administrations of the test. 
D)  correlating scores on the test with another trait associated with the test.

Question 6

If a test yields nearly identical scores when it is retaken after a 2-month interval, the test is said to be.

Accepted Answer

A)  valid. 
B)  reliable. 
C)  significant. 
D)  standardized

Question 7

According to recent research, all of the following make contributions to the achievement of greatness EXCEPT

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A)  innate talent 
B)  quality training 
C)  intelligence 
D)  perseverance

Question 8

A valid test is one that

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A)  is consistent. 
B)  is reliable. 
C)  measures what it is supposed to measure. 
D)  has been standardized but not normed.

Question 9

Ishmael and Aliyah were enrolled in different sections of the same course. When Aliyah was taking her midterm exam, there was a lecture being held in the next room. This distracted her and made it difficult for her to concentrate on her exam. When Ishmael wrote his midterm exam, the room next door was empty, and he had no distractions. In this example, the administration of the midterm exam for this course

Accepted Answer

A)  did not have high test-retest reliability. 
B)  was not standardized across the two course sections. 
C)  would have poor construct validity. 
D)  did not have adequate test norms.

Question 10

The use of intelligence tests in making employment hiring decisions

Accepted Answer

A)  is a questionable practice. 
B)  is becoming standard practice. 
C)  has been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
D)  is a relatively recent development in the United States.

Question 11

Dr. Iverson has had 25 students who have repeated her advanced Economics class over the past five years. Each time, the students' grades for the second attempt in her course were nearly identical to the grades received on the first attempt. This leads Dr. Iverson to conclude that her testing procedures

Accepted Answer

A)  provide valid measures of student ability. 
B)  are well standardized. 
C)  provide reliable measures of student ability. 
D)  successfully measures abstract reasoning skills.

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning psychological tests is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  aptitude tests assess specific types of mental abilities 
B)  personality tests measure various aspects of personality including motives, interests, and values 
C)  intelligence tests measure a person's mastery and knowledge of various subjects 
D)  mental ability tests include intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests

Question 13

Which of the following is an expression of the nurture side of the nature versus nurture argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental deprivation has little effect on intellectual performance. 
B)  An intellectually stimulating environment will be wasted on those who do not have some innate intellectual potential. 
C)  Intellectual potential is something with which you are born; it is not acquired. 
D)  An intellectually stimulating environment can lead to noticeable increases in the IQs of disadvantaged children.

Question 14

Tamara scored at the 95th percentile on the logical reasoning component of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). This means that for the logical reasoning section of the GRE, she

Accepted Answer

A)  obtained a raw score of 95. 
B)  scored higher than 95% of the sample used to establish the test norms. 
C)  correctly answered 95% of the questions on the exam. 
D)  scored lower than 95% of the sample used to establish the test norms.

Question 15

Information about where a particular score on a test falls in relationship to some group is given by

Accepted Answer

A)  standardization information. 
B)  test outcome data. 
C)  test reliability. 
D)  test norms.

Question 16

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale originally calculated a child's IQ by using which of the following formulas?

Accepted Answer

A)  MA/CA ´ 100 
B)  CA/MA ´ 100 
C)  MA/CA ´ 10 
D)  CA/MA ´ 10

Question 17

According to the system traditionally used to categorize various levels of mental retardation, Keaton was classified as having moderate mental retardation. You would expect that Keaton would have an IQ score

Accepted Answer

A)  between 50 and 70, and academic skills equivalent to a sixth-grade child. 
B)  between 20 and 35, and the ability to learn simple tasks in highly structured environments. 
C)  less than 20, and few or no speech skills. 
D)  between 35 and 50, and academic skills equivalent to a third-grade child.

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding heredity and intelligence is LEAST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siblings reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do siblings reared apart. 
B)  Identical twins show higher correlations on IQ than do fraternal twins. 
C)  Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do identical twins reared apart. 
D)  Fraternal twins reared together have higher correlations on IQ than do non-twin siblings reared together.

Question 19

Which of the following statements regarding acceptable levels of test reliability is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .50. 
B)  Reliability estimates must be equal to or higher than .70. 
C)  Reliability estimates must be .50 or higher for a personality test, and .70 or higher for a test of mental ability. 
D)  There are no absolute guidelines about acceptable levels of reliability.

Question 20

The Flynn effect describes the observation that

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ test performance has been rising steadily in the industrialized world since the 1930s. 
B)  heritability estimates of intelligence vary widely. 
C)  the IQ scores of children raised in substandard environments gradually decrease as they get older. 
D)  the reaction range of intelligence is identical for the vast majority of the population.

Exam 17: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Part 1