Binet and Terman would have been most likely to disagree about the:

extent to which intelligence is determined by heredity

possibility of predicting people's academic success from intelligence scores

need to standardize intelligence tests

the ability to measure what the test was intended to measure

when tests are administered and scored the same way every time

the moment when a test becomes legitimate

a test that validates a student's intelligence

Sternberg believes there are three important categories of intelligence:

analytical, creative, practical

creative, analytical, interpersonal

The fact that identical twins' IQ scores are strongly positively correlated, even when they are raised apart, suggests

intelligence is strongly genetic

intelligence has a strong environmental component

nurture plays an important role in intelligence

adoptive parents have a positive effect on intelligence.

If a test is reliable, it means that

it is given in the same way every time.

it tests what it is suppose to test.

Which of the following would provide the strongest evidence for the idea that intelligence is highly heritable?

Identical twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores.

The IQ scores of parents are positively correlated with the scores of their children.

Fraternal twins score more similarly on IQ tests than do other siblings.

Different ethnic groups have different average IQ scores

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.

One of the key difficulties in designing a universally appropriate intelligence test is that....

cultural experiences can play a role in subjects' success

innate intelligence can play a role in subjects' success

upbringing is not a factor in subjects' success

subjects' intelligence appears to be highly heritable

AP Psych (Intelligence and Testing)

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This quiz comprehensively covers intelligence theories and psychological testing within AP Psychology, targeting 11th and 12th grade students. The questions assess understanding of major intelligence theorists including Spearman's g factor, Gardner's multiple intelligences, and Sternberg's triarchic theory, alongside foundational psychometricians like Binet and Terman. Students must demonstrate mastery of key psychometric concepts including reliability, validity, and standardization, as well as statistical applications such as normal distribution, standard deviation, and IQ score calculations. The content requires sophisticated analytical thinking to distinguish between different theoretical approaches to intelligence, understand the nature vs. nurture debate through twin studies, and recognize contemporary issues like stereotype threat and cultural bias in testing. Students need a solid foundation in statistical reasoning and the ability to apply psychological principles to real-world scenarios involving test construction and interpretation. Created by Jessica Toomey, a Social Studies teacher in the US who teaches grades 11-13. This quiz serves as an excellent review tool for students preparing for the AP Psychology exam, particularly the unit on testing and individual differences. Teachers can deploy this assessment as a comprehensive practice session before the AP exam, use individual questions as daily warmups to reinforce key concepts, or assign it as homework to help students identify areas needing additional study. The quiz effectively supports formative assessment by allowing teachers to gauge student understanding of complex theoretical frameworks and statistical applications essential for AP success. This assessment aligns with College Board standards for AP Psychology, specifically addressing learning objectives related to intelligence theories, psychometric properties, and the sociocultural factors that influence psychological testing and measurement.

AP Psych (Intelligence and Testing)

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Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

Those who score above average on tests of mathematical aptitude are also likely to score above average on tests of verbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustrates the importance of:

These tests attempt to predict the test takers future performance.

What percent of the population has an IQ score between 70 and 130?

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

Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:

Binet and Terman would have been most likely to disagree about the:

A 6-year-old who responded to the Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 8-year-old was said to have an IQ of:

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

When researchers have subjects take two halves of a single test (split-half) or have them take the same test twice (test-retest), they are assessing the test's ____ .

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