AP Psych Topics 2.4-2.8

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A test that measures a student's potential ability is called:

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an aptitude test

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A researcher wants to calculate an intelligence quotient based on a person's mental and chronological age. If the intelligence score is 130, and the student has a mental age of 13, what is his chronological age?

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10

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This type of intelligence, which involves the ability to understand logical relationships, reason abstractly, and learn quickly, declines as one ages.

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fluid intelligence

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Which type of intelligence is demonstrated by factual knowledge, etc. accumulated over a lifetime?

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crystallized intelligence

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A 65-year old woman has a stroke. She still has all of her memories from before the stroke but has difficulty remembering new information. What is this called?

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anterograde amnesia

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Over time, intelligence test scores have gradually increased. This phenomenon is due to the:

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Flynn Effect

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If Dr. Brennan is telling you a joke and cannot remember where she heard it, she is suffering from:

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source amnesia

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Which of the following is true? massed practice (cramming) is more effective than distributed practice, distributed practice is only good for knowledge in short-term memory, distributed practice is more effective at enhancing long-term retention of material versus massed practice, massed practice is more effective for long-term memory

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distributed practice is more effective at enhancing long-term retention of material versus massed practice

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On intelligence tests, what is the average IQ?

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100

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Validity means that

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a test measures what it is supposed to measure.