AP Psych Intelligence Practice

A devoted young father reads a news report that claims many people believe men are not as intelligent in how to properly care for their children. The young father has plans to care for his child that day. Which of the following can be predicted about his performance as a caretaker based on the concept of stereotype threat?

• The father will ignore the news reports because they do not apply to him.

• The father will experience increased resentment toward childcare.

• The father will experience increased anxiety and make mistakes as a caretaker.

• The father will develop an insecure attachment with his child.

In a normal distribution of scores on assessments like those for intelligence, which of the following statements is true about the area that falls between one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the mean?

• It contains the bottom 50% of the distribution.

• It contains the middle 50% of the distribution.

• It contains the bottom 68% of the distribution.

• It contains the middle 68% of the distribution.

Average IQ scores have increased steadily over the past 100 years. It has been argued that this effect is most likely due to

• an increase in the average number of years in school

• a decrease in access to medical care, clean water, and nutritious food

• an increase in population

• an increase in genetic diversity

Anthony thinks he will fail his math test because he believes he is terrible at math, even though he has passed his previous math tests. Which of the following explanations would the cognitive approach use to explain Anthony’s behavior?

• His irrational thoughts are causing him to doubt his abilities, even though he has evidence to show otherwise.

• He has not fully achieved self-actualization, even though he has evidence to show otherwise.

• He has a conflict between his id and his superego, so it keeps him from studying appropriately.

• He is using a defense mechanism, so it keeps him from studying appropriately.

A test author most interested in ensuring that individuals receive similar scores on a personality test every time they take it is attempting to increase which of the following?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Experimenter-expectancy effects

• Standardization

Ms. Reagan, who is a teacher, agrees more with theories of multiple intelligences than theories about g. Which of the following scenarios would she most agree with?

• Ms. Reagan's student Shuri is excellent at math, so she concludes that Shuri must also have high verbal ability.

• Ms. Reagan thinks that her students exhibit more than one type of intelligence. For example, she notices her student Noel plays well with others as well as alone.

• Ms. Reagan thinks that her students exhibit special types of intelligence.

• Ms. Reagan observes that her student Lenny demonstrates his ability in all subject areas, so she concludes that Lenny must be the most intelligent person in her class.

Henry took an intelligence test and scored lower than he thought he should. He kept retaking the test, but he kept getting about the same score each time. This series of events indicates that the test was

• reliable

• valid

• standardized

• predictive

The component of intelligence involving the ability to understand logical relationships, reason abstractly, and learn quickly is related to which of the following?

• Intelligence quotient

• Fluid intelligence

• Emotional intelligence

• Crystallized intelligence

Which of the following phenomena describes the finding that intelligence scores increased over several decades?

• The Flynn effect

• Self-efficacy

• Prosocial behavior

• Self-reference

A major university develops an assessment that is meant to provide data on whether potential students will be successful at the university level. If there is a relationship between the results of the assessment and student success, that will best indicate that the assessment has

• external validity

• predictive validity

• content validity

• standardization