unit 11 example #44122

Standardization refers to the process of:

When a person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative and pretested sample of people, the test is said to be:

Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of:

Tests designed to assess what a person has learned are called ________ tests.

Tests designed to predict ability to learn new skills are called:

If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material, they are said to:

A bell-shaped curve that characterizes a large sample of intelligence test scores is a graphic representation of a:

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

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

A high school counselor gave Amy a test designed to predict whether she could learn to become a successful architect. Amy most likely took a(n) ________ test.

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

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has:

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence of the role of heredity in determining intelligence?

Down syndrome is normally caused by:

Blacks have been found to score lower on tests of verbal aptitude when tested by Whites than when tested by Blacks. This best illustrates the impact of:

Stereotype threat is most likely to depress female students' performance on a difficult ________ test and to depress male students' performance on a difficult ________ test.

The theory of multiple intelligences (musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, visual, logical, kinesthetic, verbal) was developed by:

Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to:

Originally, IQ was defined as:

Although diagnosed with autism and hardly able to speak coherently, 18-year-old Andrew can produce intricate and detailed drawings of scenes he has viewed only once. Andrew illustrates a condition known as:

A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9-year-old was said to have a mental age of:

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.

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

The widespread improvement in intelligence test performance during the past century is called:

Robert Sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ________ intelligence.