Question 1

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used, it has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)   standardization.
B)   predictive validity.
C)   reliability.
D)   content validity.

Question 2

Women scoring in the highest 25 percent on the Scottish national intelligence test at age 11 tended to ________ than those who scored in the lowest 25 percent.

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A)   live longer
B)   be less creative
C)   talk at an earlier age
D)   experience more stereotype threat

Question 3

Intelligence scores are most likely to be stable over a one-year period for a

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A)   preschool student whose intelligence test score is 80.
B)   second-grade student whose intelligence test score is 125.
C)   sixth-grade student whose intelligence test score is 115.
D)   tenth-grade student whose intelligence test score is 95.

Question 4

Comparing the intelligence test scores among people from distinctly different age cohorts requires

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A)   factor analysis.
B)   cross-sectional studies.
C)   fluid estimates.
D)   longitudinal studies.

Question 5

A group of people of very similar age who are participants in a longitudinal study are called a

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A)   factor.
B)   syndrome.
C)   cohort.
D)   quotient.

Question 6

Mary's bathroom scale always overstates people's actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity.

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A)   low; high
B)   high; low
C)   low; low
D)   high; high

Question 7

If a test is standardized, this means that

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A)   it accurately measures what it is intended to measure.
B)   a person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative pretested group.
C)   most test scores will cluster near the average.
D)   the test will yield consistent results when administered on different occasions.

Question 8

The correlation between academic success and intelligence test scores will be LOWEST if computed for a group of individuals whose scores range between

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A)   55 and 100.
B)   85 and 115.
C)   100 and 145.
D)   70 and 130.

Question 9

When retested on the WAIS, people's second scores generally match their first scores quite closely. This indicates that the test has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability.
B)   content validity.
C)   heritability.
D)   predictive validity.

Question 10

To assess mental age, Binet and Simon measured children's

Accepted Answer

A)   head size.
B)   reasoning skills.
C)   muscular power.
D)   neural processing speed.

Question 11

The distribution of intelligence test scores in the general population forms a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   standardization sample.
B)   reliability coefficient.
C)   factor analysis.
D)   normal curve.

Question 12

The major flaw in cross-sectional research is the virtual impossibility of

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A)   selecting participants who are similar in every aspect except age.
B)   tracking all participants over a number of years.
C)   finding volunteers with high IQs.
D)   testing concept mastery.

Question 13

The basic mental abilities that go into learning and understanding any subject have been classified as

Accepted Answer

A)   crystallized intelligence.
B)   plastic intelligence.
C)   fluid intelligence.
D)   rote memory.

Question 14

A high school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect. Amy most likely took a(n)  ________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   aptitude
B)   g factor
C)   emotional intelligence
D)   factor analysis

Question 15

A cross-sectional study is one in which

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A)   the same people are retested over a period of years.
B)   different age groups are tested at the same time.
C)   different characteristic of a given individual are assessed at the same time.
D)   the behavior of a group is assessed by different researchers.

Question 16

Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of a single test in order to measure the ________ of a test.

Accepted Answer

A)   validity
B)   reliability
C)   standardization
D)   normal distribution

Question 17

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has

Accepted Answer

A)   low reliability.
B)   low content validity.
C)   low predictive validity.
D)   not been standardized.

Question 18

It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

Accepted Answer

A)   the deteriorating quality of parental involvement in children's education.
B)   increasingly improved childhood health.
C)   the decreasing reliance on a single test score as an index of mental aptitudes.
D)   the failure to restandardize existing intelligence tests.

Question 19

Cross-sectional research indicated that during early and middle adulthood, aging is associated with ________ levels of intelligence. Longitudinal research indicated that during this period of life, aging is associated with ________ levels of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)   increasing; declining
B)   declining; stable
C)   increasing; increasing
D)   stable; declining

Question 20

Although Susan is a brilliant pianist and highly acclaimed ballet dancer, her high school intelligence test scores were only average. What does Susan's experience suggest regarding the reliability and validity of intelligence tests.

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