AP Psych Ch. 9 Intelligence Test

28. The test currently used to assess adult intelligence is the

b. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

39. Most tests using the deviation IQ set the mean at _________________________ and the standard deviation at ___________________________.

a. 100; 15

19. _______________________ is a metabolic disorder (due to an inherited enzyme deficiency) that can lead to intellectual disability if it is not caught and treated in infancy.

a. Phenylketonuria

34. An elementary school child is given a test designed to determine whether or not she should be placed in a class of "gifted" children. The test is probably

a. an intelligence test

47. Interested in learning how to fly airplanes, Roger has just taken a test designed to predict how well he is likely to do in a pilot training program. Roger has taken a(n)

a. aptitude test

17. Since IQ scores are assumed to be normally distributed, an IQ score of 100 would put you

a. at the center of the normal curve

33. When compared to children from middle- and upper-class backgrounds, lower-class children tend to

a. be exposed to fewer books b. have less privacy for concentrated study c. be more likely to come from single-parent homes d. all of these factors

23. The correlation between a group's scores on an industrial aptitude test and actual performance on the industrial job would describe the test's

a. criterion-related validity

32. In analyzing factors in intelligence, Charles Speaman emphasized a general intelligence factor known as

a. g

48. Which of the following is not one of the parts of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

a. general mental ability subtheory

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

a. reliable

42. Maranda tells you that her 12-year-old cousin recently completed an intelligence test that translated raw scores into deviation IQ scores. Maranda knows that her cousin's score was 75, but she is not sure what this means. You should tell her that her cousin

a. scored below the mean for 12-year-olds

30. The fact that two people taking the same test in two different places will receive the same instructions, the same questions, and the same time limits means that the test has been

a. standardized

51. Research on gifted individuals, including Terman's longitudinal study, have shown that gifted children

a. tend to be above average in physical and emotional health

20. If 80 percent of those who provided the basis for the test norms for a test earned scores below your score, you would be at the

b. 80th percentile

9. Jerome is 8 years old and has been determined to have a mental age of 10. What is Jerome's IQ?

b. 125

56. Exams given at the end of a course to determine how much you have learned in the course are most appropriately called

b. achievement tests

55. At the end of her calculus course, Mary takes a test to determine how well she has mastered the material. Her calculus test is primarily

b. an achievement test

50. Crystallized intelligence, according to Horn, is associated with

b. applying acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving

6. The consensus among researchers is that ___________________________ percent of one's intelligence is inherited.

b. around 50 percent

Jamal recently completed an intelligence test and was told that his IQ score was 135. Based on the standard practices in most school districts, Jamal would

b. be considered gifted and would be eligible for gifted programs

44. Which of the following is not one of the seven types of intelligence proposed by Gardner?

b. emotional

25. In a normal distribution of information, most persons will be found

b. in the center of the distribution

3. The two very broad categories of psychological tests are

b. mental ability and personality tests

14. In convergent thinking one attempts to

b. narrow down a list of alternatives to solve a problem

1. Although there may be some question as to exactly what IQ tests measure, there is little question that they tend to be consistent measures, that is, they are high in

b. reliability

13. According to theories that employ the concept of reaction range, the upper limits of an individual's intellectual potential are

b. set by heredity

4. If the scores on a mechanical aptitude test are strongly correlated with performance in an auto mechanics training class, the test would be said to be high in

d. criterion-related validity

10. Which of the following represents the strongest test-retest reliability for a test?

c. .70

18. If 30 percent of a reference group scored higher than you on a test, your score would be at the

c. 70th percentile

46. ___________________________ tests measure interests, values, and attitudes.

c. Personality

26. The shape of a normal distribution approximates

c. a bell

21. Any psychological test should be seen as

c. a sample of a person's behavior

15. The test you are now taking is an example of

c. an achievement test

36. The degree to which the items on a test are representative of the "domain" it is supposed to cover is referred to as

c. content validity

58. Terman's long-term study of gifted children found that they tended to

c. excel in all three of these areas

45. The letters IQ stand for

c. intelligence quotient

22. Correlations between IQ scores and school grades can best be characterized as

c. moderately positive

52. In which of the following cases is the correlation between IQ scores the lowest?

c. siblings reared apart

16. Which of the following would constitute the strongest evidence for environmental influence in intelligence?

c. similarity in IQ between adopted children and their foster parents

38. Howard Gardner has tried to expand our thinking on intelligence, contending that traditional IQ tests are too narrowly focused on verbal and mathematical skills. In addition to these, his list of human intelligence includes

c. spatial, musical, and interpersonal skills

53. If a psychological test is-to tell you how you score relative to other people & following must be develop

c. test norms

37. Which of the following appears to be the most responsible for ethnic differences in IQ?

c. the cultural disadvantages associated with a lower-class upbringing

5. If a test accurately measures what it was designed to measure, we would say that the test is

c. valid

61. If a child's chronological age matches his or her mental age, then the child's IQ would be approximately

d. 100

8. If a child's chronological age matches his or her mental age, then the child's IQ would be approximately

d. 100

11. The reaction range of IQ has been estimated to be around _________________________ IQ points.

d. 20

27. The form of intellectual disability that is usually caused by the presence of an extra chromosome is

d. Down syndrome

60. An achievement test measures

d. a person's mastery and knowledge of a subject

59. Lanette is arguing with her professor that questions on her last test were not covered during lectures or in the textbook. Lanette is basically arguing that the test was not

d. content valid

57. Your group has been considering various ideas for a group project for the past three weeks. You currently have 16 different ideas, but you're required to hand in your final topic selection in class tomorrow morning. This task will be easiest to complete if most of your group members are skilled in which of the following?

d. convergent thinking

12. If you wanted to be able to predict how successful you would be at being an engineer, you would take a test that measured your potential for this profession. It is hoped that the test would be high in

d. criterion-related validity

2. The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is lower than that between identical twins reared together suggests that

d. environmental factors can have an influence on intellectual development

31. In comparison to most other types of psychological tests, IQ tests tend to be

d. exceptionally reliable

35. When tested on the Stanford-Binet, Ada is found to have a mental age of 8. This means that

d. her performance was as good as that of an average 8-year-old child

24. The correlation between IQ scores and vocational success is best described as

d. moderately positive

43. In general, the balance of evidence suggests that the amount of cultural bias on IQ tests is

d. modest

7. Creativity involves the generation of ideas that are

d. original, novel, and useful

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

d. reliability

29. An individual's percentile score is the percentage of people who

d. score at or below his or her score

54. The person who is sensitive to others' needs and accepts others for who they are is evidencing the ________________________ type of intelligence.

d. social