iq

a standardized test must have all of the following except

multiple choice questions

Alfred Binet's efforts to measure intelligence were directed at

predicting children's success in school

Lewis Terman's Studies of Gifted Children indicated that

they generally demonstrate above-average emotional stability and social satisfaction in adulthood

A test that is valid must

to be reliable

The ratio of mental age to chronological age for a child of average intelligence is

1:1

which of the following theorists suggested that intelligence can be classified into general and specific intelligence factors

Charles Spearman

a test that measures a students potential ability is

an aptitude test

A teacher creates a test that will predict how well a student will do as a commercial airline pilot. The test is taken before the training, and then the teacher correlates the test score to the number of safe flying hours. The teacher is trying to determine whether the test has

criterion-related validity

A normally functioning 65-year-old who cannot solve abstract logic puzzles as quickly as he did when he was younger is experiencing a

decrease in his fluid intelligence

which of the following types of validity is established by demonstrating that there is a correlation between scores on a test and later academic performance

predictive

Henry took an intelligence test and scored lower than he thought he should. He kept retaking the test, but he kept getting about the same score each time. This series of events indicates that the test was

reliable

Michael, who has an IQ of 60, is able to do complex calculations in his head, regardless of the size of the numbers. When he is with his family and friends, he does not engage socially; he focuses on his numerical calculations. Which of the following best describes these characteristics?

savant syndrome

Research on stereotype threat indicates that students might not do as well as they can on a test if

they are informed that people of their ethnicity, age, or gender usually do not perform well on the tests

which of the following is the best example of fluid intelligence

using cubes to figure out the solution to a previously unseen puzzle

According to the Stanford-Binet formula for an intelligence quotient (IQ), the IQ of a ten-year-old child with a mental age of eight and a half years is

85

Ms. Reagan, who is a teacher, agrees more with Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence than Charles Spearman's theory of intelligence. Which of the following scenarios would she most agree with?

Ms. Reagan thinks that her students exhibit more than one type of intelligence. For example, she notices her student Noel plays well with others as well as alone.

charles spearman's concept of g is most accurately defined as

a single, underlying intellectual capacity measured by intelligence tests

dr kucinski

am

which of the following methods is used in studies designed to determine the primary components of intelligence

factor analysis