AP Psychology - Testing & Individual Differences

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Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is

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an aptitude test.

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If a test is reliable, it means that

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it yields consistent results.

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Spearman argued that intelligence could be boiled down to one ability known as

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General Intelligence

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Which of the following would provide the strongest evidence for the idea that intelligence is highly heritable? Options: The IQ scores of parents are positively correlated with the scores of their children, Monozygotic twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores, Dizgotic twins score more similarly on IQ tests than do other siblings, Different ethnic groups have different average IQ scores

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Monozygotic twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores

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All of the following people are known for their theories of intelligence except for: Thurstone, Gardner, Sternberg, Flynn.

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Flynn.

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This personality test lacks

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validity.

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Santos is 8 years old and has a mental age of 10. What is his IQ?

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125

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The Flynn effect is the finding that

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intelligence seems to increase with every generation.

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Desmond believes that nature is far more important in shaping personality than nurture. Desmond probably believes in the strong influence of genetics.

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genetics.

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The alternative uses test (how many uses for a sock can you think of?) is a measure of

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creative intelligence