AP PSYCH: CH. 9 & 10 Test 2019

If a road test for a driver's license adequately samples the tasks a driver routinely faces, the test is said to

• have content validity.

• be reliable.

• have a normal distribution.

• have predictive validity.

The WAIS was designed for testing ________ intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing ________ intelligence.

• interpersonal; intrapersonal

• practical; creative

• adults'; children's

• analytical; emotional

Aptitude tests are to ________ as achievement tests are to ________.

• future performance; current competence

• current competence; future performance

• past competence; current interests

• current interests; past competence

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

• reliable
• standardized
• valid
• normally distributed

If you take a test and it was not over what you covered in class, the test would not be considered?

• Reliable
• Valid
• standardized
• concurrent

A 9 year old has the mental age of a 6 year old.  What's her IQ?

• 67
• 100
• 133
• 50

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that seem to tap a common ability is called

• correlational measurement
• standardization
• factor analysis
• reliability assessment

The Flynn effect is the finding that

• intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
• television has decreased intellectual performance.
• linguistic skills decline with age.
• the more times people take a test, the better they tend to score.

The Flynn effect refers to the 

• Superiority of certain racial and ethnic groups on intelligence tests
• Extreme scores that are more common for males than females on math tests
• Predictive ability of intelligence tests
• Gradual improvement in intelligence tests scores over the last several decades

When Paula takes her AP Psychology exam, the proctor reads from a set of instructions, which all students are told to follow precisely. Her friend taking the exam at the same time in a different location was given the same instructions. Which of the following is best described in this scenario?

• Validity
• Cultural fairness
• Interrater reliability
• Standardization