psych unit xi
reliability testing
a test-developer defines uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group. which of the following best describes this process?
intelligence is biologically set and unchangeable
according to carol dweck, students are often hampered by a "fixed mindset." this means they believe:
general intelligence (g)
according to charles spearman and others, which of the following underlies specific mental abilities and is measured by every task on an intelligence test?
the tests do a pretty good job of predicting what they are supposed to predict
according to most experts, intelligence tests are not biased because...?
analytical
according to robert sternberg, what kind of intelligence is assessed by traditional intelligence tests?
measurement is to prediction
achievement tests are to aptitude tests as...?
general intelligence
charles spearman's g refers to...?
70
children are said to have an intellectual disability if they have difficulty adapting to the demands of independent living and have iq scores below...?
the amount of group variation in intelligence that can be attributed to genetics
heritability of intelligence refers to...?
extent to which variability among individuals' intelligence scores can be attributed to genetic variation
heritability relates to the...
savant syndrome
howard gardner found evidence of multiple intelligences in individuals who scored low on intelligence but had an area of exceptional ability—for example, to make complex calculations. these people have...?
spatial ability
in general, males score higher than females on tests of...?
adaptive ability
intellectual disability is defined by both iq and which of the following?
savant syndrome
of the following, which term best describes the condition in which a person with limited mental ability excels at a specific skill such as computation?
people who are smarter use less energy when solving problems
recent research about brain size and function suggests that...?
predicitive validity
students who do well on college entrance exams generally do well in their first year of college. this helps establish that these exams have...?
emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions is called
there is a genetic effect on intelligence
the correlation between the iq scores of fraternal twins raised together is lower than iq scores of identical twins raised together. what conclusion can be drawn from this data?
gradual improvement in intelligence test scores over the last several decades
the flynn effect refers to the...?
david wechsler
the most widely used modern intelligence test was developed by...?
mental age to his or her chronological age
the original formula for a child's intelligence quotient compared a child's...?
predict how children would do in school
the purpose of alfred binet's early intelligence test was to...?
it is reliable but not valid
what would be true of a thermometer that always reads three degrees off?
reliability
which of the following best describes the extent to which a test yields consistent results upon retesting?
grandpa milt is good at crossword puzzles
which of the following best represents crystallized intelligence?
normal curve
which of the following can be used to demonstrate that only about 2 percent of the population scores are at least two standard deviations above the mean on an intelligence test?
a group of kindergartners is given an intellience test. they are retested every other year for 30 years.
which of the following is a longitudinal study?
inventing emotions
which of the following is not a component of emotional intelligence?
practical intelligence
which of the following is one of robert sternberg's types of intelligence?
boys are more likely to have extremely low intelligence scores
which of the following is true of boys compared with girls?
adoptive children become much less similar to their adoptive familes over time
which of the following is true of the mental similarities between adoptive children and their adoptive parents as they age?
people of varying ancestry may categorize themselves in the same race
which of the following provides the best evidence that race is more of a social construct than a biological category?
lewis terman
who conducted a famous study of high iq children?