Intell real deal

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

• normal distribution
• content validity
• predictive validity
• reliability

A standardized test must have all of the following EXCEPT

• criteria for scoring

• given under similar conditions

• uniform instructions

• multiple-choice questions

Barbara is a talented architect. On which type of intelligence will she most heavily rely to complete her next building design?

• Linguistic
• Musical
• Spatial
• Interpersonal

Which of the following statistics best approximates the relation between the variables?

• 50%
• N = 20
• r = -.90
• r = .50

10, 3, 5, 7, 10, 3, 10, 5, 2

The numbers above represent the quiz results fora psychology class. What is the median score forthe class?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 7

If students get approximately the same score on the second administration of a test as they did on the first, then the test is

• Valid
• Normed
• objective
• reliable

General intelligence test scores obtained during adolescence best predict which of the following?

• The probability that a qualified jobholder will perform that job satisfactorily
• The efficiency of interpersonal skills
• Grades in school
• The job or profession at which a person would be happy

A disadvantage of using Alfred Binet’s concept of mental age in assessing intelligence is that

• it is inappropriate for adults
• it is based on a negatively skewed distribution
• its norms are no longer appropriate
• it produces unreliable test results among rural children

On individual intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler scales, an IQ of100 indicates that the test taker

• correctly answered all of the items on the test
• scored at the average level for test takersof the same age
• scored above the level of the averageAmerican adult
• obtained the highest scores in the standard-ization sample

The correlation between two measures obtained on a group of individuals is graphically represented as a

• Bar grahp
• normal distribution
• scatterplot
• histogram