Modules 33 – 36 Test

In considering the nature of intelligence, experts would be most likely to agree that intelligence is a(n):

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of:

Girls are most likely to outperform boys in a(n):

Validity is to reliability as ________ is to ________.

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ________ test.

Joni claims that she is intellectually gifted because she "possesses" an IQ of 145. She is most clearly committing the error known as:

Binet and Simon designed a test of intellectual abilities in order to:

A measure of intelligence based on head size is likely to have a ________ level of reliability and a ________ level of validity.

Intelligence tests have effectively reduced discrimination in the sense that they have:

When Brandon was told that he correctly answered 80 percent of the items on a mathematical achievement test, he asked how his performance compared with that of the average test taker. Brandon's concern was directly related to the issue of:

During the 1960s and 1970s, performance on the WAIS ________ and performance on college entrance aptitude tests ________.

Increasing years of schooling over the last half century have most likely contributed to:

Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 4-year-old. Wilbur's mental age is:

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

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

The average difference in intellectual aptitude scores of white and black college graduates has been observed to be greatest when these individuals were:

Research on gender and emotional intelligence suggests that women are more skilled than men at:

Achievement tests are designed to:

The ability to control one's impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of:

Studies suggest that there is a positive correlation between intelligence and the brain's:

Sasha is mildly mentally retarded. She has achieved the equivalent of a fifth-grade education and will soon begin vocational training so that she can earn a living. Sasha's intelligence score is most likely between:

The importance of environmental influences on intelligence is provided by evidence that:

The correlation between intelligence test scores and creativity test scores is ________ among those whose intelligence score is ________ than 120.

The heritability of intelligence is lowest among genetically ________ individuals who have been raised in ________ environments.

Boys are most likely to outnumber girls in a class designed for students gifted in:

Why does the predictive validity of general aptitude tests decrease as the educational level of the students who take them increases?

The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is:

"Gifted child" education programs are most likely to be criticized for:

Precocious college students with unusually high levels of verbal intelligence are most likely to:

Howard Gardner is most likely to agree that the concept of intelligence includes:

Research on racial and ethnic differences in intelligence indicates that:

Intelligence test scores are most likely to predict accurately the academic success of ________ students.

Unlike today's most widely used intelligence tests, the original Stanford-Binet can be most clearly criticized with respect to its:

In order to assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities, psychologists have made extensive use of:

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

Which of the following observations provides the best evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by heredity?

The written exam for a driver's license would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.

For the original version of the Stanford-Binet, IQ was defined as:

Intrinsic motivation is an important component of:

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

The WAIS consists of separate ________ subtests.

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

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

Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter are parents of a mentally retarded child. It is most likely that their child:

The heritability of intelligence refers to:

In order for Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg to best predict their newborn daughter's future intellectual aptitude they should:

Which pair of individuals is most likely to receive similar intelligence test scores?

Grouping children in separate educational classes according to their level of intellectual aptitude tends to ________ their self-esteem and ________ their academic achievement.

Which of the following suggestions would be least helpful to a young performing artist who wants to become a highly creative ballet dancer?

Boys are most likely to outperform girls in a(n):

Binet and Terman would have been most likely to disagree about the:

Melinda completed the Computer Programming Aptitude Test when she applied for a position with Beta Electronics. Six months later, she took the same test when she applied for a position with another company. The fact that her scores were almost identical on the two occasions suggests that the test has a high degree of:

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to:

Experts who defend intelligence tests against the charge of being culturally biased and discriminatory would be most likely to highlight the ________ of intelligence tests.

The similarity between the intelligence test scores of identical twins raised apart is:

The decline in college aptitude test scores during the 1960s and 1970s was due in part to:

There is a ________ correlation between head size and intelligence and a ________ correlation between brain size and intelligence.

The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage:

The intelligence test scores of adopted children are least likely to be positively correlated with the scores of their adoptive siblings during:

During the World War I era, the U.S. government developed intelligence tests to evaluate newly arriving immigrants. For most proponents of the eugenics movement, inferior test scores were viewed as reflecting the immigrants':

Brain size (adjusted for body size) is ________ correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is ________ correlated with intelligence.

Research indicates that Head Start programs:

The best indicator of infants' intellectual aptitude is their:

Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra is mentally handicapped and can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamiliar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Alexandra is:

Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.

Who would have been the least enthusiastic about a reliance on eugenics for the improvement of human intellectual functioning?

Spearman's g factor refers to:

Comparing the average performance of the initial WAIS standardization sample with the average performance of the most recent WAIS standardization sample provides convincing evidence of:

On average, the intelligence test scores of the Wallonians are much higher than those of the Danasians. The difference in the average test scores of the two groups might be a product of:

Intelligence scores are most likely to be stable over a one-year period for a ________ student whose intelligence test score is ________.

Your psychology professor has announced that the next test will assess your understanding of sensation and perception. When you receive the test, however, you find that very few questions actually relate to these topics. In this instance, you would be most concerned about the ________ of the test.

Psychologists measure the correlation between aptitude test scores and school grades in order to assess the ________ of the aptitude test.

When completing a verbal aptitude test, members of an ethnic minority group are particularly likely to perform below their true ability levels if they believe that the test:

Twelve-year-old Benjy has an IQ of 75 on the original version of the Stanford-Binet. His mental age is:

The bell-shaped pattern that represents the frequency of occurrence of intelligence test scores in the general population is called a:

With increasing age, adopted children's intelligence test scores become ________ positively correlated with their adoptive parents' scores and ________ positively correlated with their biological parent's scores.

Individuals with Down syndrome are:

The normal curve would represent the distribution of:

Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates an inadequate level of:

Which of the following persons best illustrates Sternberg and Wagner's concept of practical intelligence?

Boys outnumber girls at the ________ levels of reading ability and at the ________ levels of mathematical problem-solving ability.

Exposure to high levels of male sex hormones during prenatal development is most likely to facilitate the subsequent development of:

Tests designed to predict ability to learn new skills are called ________ tests.

Binet and Simon assumed that intellectually bright children:

The highly positive correlations between scores received on comparable sections of the SAT and GRE provide evidence for the ________ of these test scores.

Those who define intelligence as academic aptitude are most likely to criticize:

A 12-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old was said to have an IQ of:

Object assembly, picture arrangement, and block design are three subtests of the:

Disproportionately more Whites than Blacks would be admitted into American colleges if performance scores on ________ were the only criterion for college admissions.

Most experts would agree that intelligence tests are "biased" in the sense that:

If both depressed and nondepressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it is said that the test:

Scientists are most likely to be creative if they:

About ________ percent of WAIS scores fall between 85 and 115.

If a test is standardized, this means that: