Question 1

Currently mental retardation is defined as

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A)   a subaverage general mental ability.
B)   a deficiency in everyday living skills including communication, self-care, meal preparation, social interaction and health and safety.
C)   a subaverage general mental ability accompanied by deficiencies in everyday adaptive skills.
D)   a score below 70 to 75 on the Wechsler intelligence test.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

If a psychological test is to tell you how you score relative to other people, test ____ must be developed.

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A)   norms
B)   scores
C)   scales
D)   levelsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

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

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A)   content validity.
B)   construct validity.
C)   criterion-related validity.
D)   reliability.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

A disadvantage of ____ IQ tests is that they are expensive and time-consuming to administer.

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A)   individual
B)   Wechsler
C)   group
D)   Stanford-BinetE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which statistical method is used to determine the reliability of a test?

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A)   means
B)   standard deviations
C)   percentiles
D)   correlation coefficientsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?

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A)   an achievement test
B)   an intelligence test
C)   an aptitude test
D)   a test of your psychology potentialE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The long-term study of gifted children that began in 1921 was conducted by

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A)   Terman.
B)   Stanford.
C)   Binet.
D)   Wechsler.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the pattern in which many characteristics, including intelligence, are distributed is the

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A)   standard distribution.
B)   normal distribution.
C)   typical distribution.
D)   abnormal distribution.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

In The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray imply all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   cultural differences in average intelligence are substantial.
B)   intelligence is influenced by genetic inheritance.
C)   cultural differences in average intelligence cannot be easily reduced.
D)   the heritability of intelligence is very low.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Correlations measuring the reliability of IQ tests generally are in the range of

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A)   +.80's.
B)   +.90's.
C)   -.80's.
D)   -.90's.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Frank has an IQ of 60, completed the fifth grade, and is basically self-supporting; Frank would most likely be classified as

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A)   significantly retarded.
B)   mildly retarded.
C)   moderately retarded.
D)   severely retarded.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Data from the standardization samples for the Standford-Binet and Wechsler scales suggest that since the 1970's, the gap in IQ scores between blacks and whites has:

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A)   shrunk by about 4 to 7 points
B)   disappeared
C)   widened by about 4 to 7 points
D)   stayed the sameE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following statements about the influence of culture on the use of IQ tests is MOST accurate?

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A)   IQ tests are widely used in virtually all cultures.
B)   Different cultures have different conceptions of what intelligence is.
C)   It is generally accepted across all cultures that it is possible to measure and quantify intellectual ability.
D)   Western IQ tests generally translate well into the language and cognitive framework of non-Western cultures.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Jamie is a 23-year-old female who only completed the third grade. She is employed in a sheltered workshop and has a difficult time with mild stress. Jamie is MOST likely

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A)   schizophrenic-hebephrenic subtype.
B)   suffering from emotional lability brought on by a deficiency of serotonin.
C)   moderately mentally retarded.
D)   profoundly mentally retarded.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which type of validity is evaluated with logic more than with statistics?

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A)   criterion-related validity
B)   category validity
C)   construct validity
D)   content validityE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Two intelligence tests that are both group tests are the

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A)   Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and Otis-Lennon School Ability Test.
B)   Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and Cognitive Abilities Test.
C)   Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and Cognitive Abilities Test.
D)   Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The trend known as the Flynn effect

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A)   has only been identified in Western cultures.
B)   has been documented world-wide.
C)   is only evident when minority groups are tested.
D)   is generally believed to be a statistical artifact.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

If the differences in IQ scores among people were entirely a result of genetic factors, you would expect to find that the correlation in IQ scores would be

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A)   higher for fraternal twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.
B)   higher for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.
C)   the same for identical twins reared together and for identical twins reared apart.
D)   lower for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Regarding the debate about the structure of intelligence that lasted many decades, it is clear that:

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A)   Thurstone's view prevailed
B)   Spearman's view prevailed
C)   Galton's view prevailed
D)   no side has prevailed as of yetE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Fiona is 8 years old and has a mental age of 10, based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Denise is 10 and has a mental age of 12, based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Using the intelligence quotient scoring system suggested by William Stern,

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A)   Denise would be considered "more" intelligent than Fiona.
B)   Fiona would be considered "more" intelligent than Denise.
C)   both girls would be considered equally intelligent.
D)   the scores could not be meaningfully compared because the girls are not the same age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Exam 17: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Part 1

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

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The long-term study of gifted children that began in 1921 was conducted by

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Which statistical method is used to determine the reliability of a test?

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The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?

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Currently mental retardation is defined as

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Which type of validity is evaluated with logic more than with statistics?

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A disadvantage of ____ IQ tests is that they are expensive and time-consuming to administer.

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Jamie is a 23-year-old female who only completed the third grade. She is employed in a sheltered workshop and has a difficult time with mild stress. Jamie is MOST likely

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Regarding the debate about the structure of intelligence that lasted many decades, it is clear that:

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Frank has an IQ of 60, completed the fifth grade, and is basically self-supporting; Frank would most likely be classified as

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Correlations measuring the reliability of IQ tests generally are in the range of

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In The Bell Curve, Herrnstein and Murray imply all of the following EXCEPT

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A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the pattern in which many characteristics, including intelligence, are distributed is the

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Two intelligence tests that are both group tests are the

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If the differences in IQ scores among people were entirely a result of genetic factors, you would expect to find that the correlation in IQ scores would be

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If a psychological test is to tell you how you score relative to other people, test ____ must be developed.

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Data from the standardization samples for the Standford-Binet and Wechsler scales suggest that since the 1970's, the gap in IQ scores between blacks and whites has:

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The trend known as the Flynn effect

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Which of the following statements about the influence of culture on the use of IQ tests is MOST accurate?

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Fiona is 8 years old and has a mental age of 10, based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Denise is 10 and has a mental age of 12, based on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Using the intelligence quotient scoring system suggested by William Stern,

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