Testing & Individual Differences Hyperdoc Review

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A student notes that she scored a lot higher on the AP Psychology exam than she did on her psychology teacher's tests. She would be justified in claiming that the teacher's tests lack

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predictive validity

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Katherine is a gifted psychotherapist who connects well with her patients. Which type of intelligence would she likely use most in her work?

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Interpersonal

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Assessments that evaluate a person's potential to learn a new set of skills are designed to determine the person's _______ in that area.

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Aptitude

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A researcher compares participants' scores on multiple administrations of the same assessment. The researcher is trying to determine whether the assessment demonstrates

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reliability

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A score of 100 on a standard intelligence test means that the person taking the test

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got a perfectly average score

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Stephanie knows that many people believe that women are not as skilled at math as men. When she takes a math test, this awareness causes her to perform below her actual abilities due to

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stereotype threat

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Approximately what percentage of people obtain scores between 85 and 115 on a standard intelligence test?

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68%

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Cattel defined this type of intelligence as "the ability to perceive relationships independent of previous specific practice or instruction concerning those relationships."

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fluid intelligence

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Ten year old Matthew takes the Stanford-Binet intelligence test and it indicates that he has a mental age of eleven and a half. Using the Stanford-Binet formula to calculate his IQ, what would Matthew's IQ be?

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115

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The intelligence test scores of identical twins are

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greater than that for fraternal twins raised together.