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Intelligence 2025

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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:

a)

predictive validity

b)

factor analysis

c)

the g factor

d)

reliability

2.

96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?

a)

80

b)

90

c)

100

d)

110

3.
A test of your capacity to learn to be an airline pilot would be considered a(n) __________ test. 
a)
reliability
b)
interest
c)
achievement
d)
aptitude
4.
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
a)
reliable
b)
standardized
c)
valid
d)
normally distributed
5.
Standardization is...
a)
The ability to measure what the test was intended to measure
b)
Tests must be administered and scored the same way every time.
c)
The idea that the test must be the same in all 50 states.
d)
Having a test that produces similar results across multiple cross-sections of students.  
6.
A test that is designed to show what you have already learned (Like the AP Psych Test, and most of your tests) is termed:
a)
Self Report
b)
Aptitude
c)
Achievement
d)
Observational
7.
When seeing if a test is reliable, taking it more than once is termed:
a)
Alternate form
b)
Split Half
c)
Equivalent Form
d)
Test-Retest
8.
If you take a test and it was not over what you covered in class, the test would not be considered?
a)
Reliable
b)
Valid
9.
A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 8-year-old was said to have an IQ of:
a)
75
b)
85
c)
105
d)
133
10.
A 9 year old has the mental age of a 6 year old.  What's her IQ?
a)
67
b)
100
c)
133
d)
50
11.

Which of the following best describes Charles Spearman’s g of intelligence?

a)

There are many factors that determine intelligence, but genetics is the most important one

b)

The g is measured by the speed with which one can process information

c)

A general intelligence that underlies success on a wide variety of tasks is g.

d)

Giftedness is determined by both innate ability to perform and experiences one has in life.

12.
In a normal distribution, which of the following statements is true about the area that falls between one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the mean? 
a)
It contains the bottom 50% of the distribution
b)
It contains the middle 50% of the distribution
c)
It contains the bottom 68% of the distribution
d)
It contains the middle 68% of the distribution
13.
A disadvantage of using Alfred Binet’s concept of mental age in assessing intelligence is that
a)
it is inappropriate for adults
b)
its norms are no longer appropriate
c)
it has a gender bias
d)
it produces unreliable test results among rural children
14.
Marsha was rejected by UTA because she scored low on her SAT.   An influential alumnus of the college intervened on the student’s behalf and the student was admitted. Four years later she graduated with honors. The most likely explanation of this outcome is that the test 
a)
contained some degree of bias against women
b)
had less than perfect validity
c)
had less than perfect reliability
d)
was not standardized
15.
Evelyn, who is 75, takes longer to solve problems that require abstract reasoning than she did when she was 35. This tendency indicates
a)
A decrease in her overall intelligence level
b)
An increase in her crystallized ability
c)
A decline in her fluid intelligence
d)
Failing eyesight, which can be compensated  for by large print being used on a test
16.
Mark, a high school senior, gives wise advice to incoming freshmen.  It is likely that Mark has higher  ______  than the freshmen.
a)
intelligence
b)
fluid intelligence
c)
crystallized intelligence
d)
kinesthetic intelligence
17.
The correlation of intelligence test scores between identical twins is
a)
higher when they are raised together than when they are raised apart
b)
lower than that for fraternal twins raised together
c)
the same as that for any other blood relatives
d)
the same whether they are reared together or apart
18.
The fact that identical twins' IQ scores are so close together (highly correlated) even when they are raised apart suggests
a)
intelligence is strongly genetic
b)
intelligence has a strong environmental component
c)
Identical twins attend better schools than fraternal twins
d)
Adopted parents have a positive effect on intelligence.
19.
Standardization refers to the process of 
a)
accuracy with which a test measures what it is supposed to
b)
scores relative to a representative pretested group
c)
consistency of test scores obtained by retesting people
d)
success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
20.
The bell-shaped distribution of intelligence scores in the general population is called a 
a)
g distribution
b)
standardization curve
c)
bimodal distribution
d)
normal distribution
21.
The Flynn effect refers to the fact that
a)
White and Black infants score equally well on measures of intelligence
b)
Asian students outperform North American students on math tests
c)

IQ scores of today's better-fed and educated population exceed that of 1930's population

d)
individual differences within  a race are much greater than between-race differences
22.

If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has

a)

low reliability

b)

low content validity

c)

low criterion related validity

d)

not been standardized

23.
Which provided the strongest evidence of environment's role in intelligence?
a)
Adopted children's intelligence scores are more like their adoptive parents' scores than their biological parents'
b)
Children's intelligence scores are more strongly related to their mothers' score than to their fathers'
c)
Children moved from a deprived environment into an intellectually enriched one show gains in intellectual environment
d)
funny AP Psych cartoons raise IQ scores
24.

Carlos 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

a)

reliable

b)

standardized

c)

valid

d)

normed

25.

Research finds that, in general, the higher an incoming college student scores on a given test,

the higher the student’s college grade point average (GPA). Which of the following best describes this

relationship?

a)

positive correlation

b)

negative correlation

c)

bimodal distribution

d)

skewed distribution

26.

Which of the following is the best example

of fluid intelligence?

a)

Reciting the names of all the continents

in the world without looking at a map

b)

Identifying the author of a very famous

novel

c)

Using cubes to figure out the solution

to a previously unseen puzzle

d)

Giving an adequate definition of a

difficult word

27.

Dr. Collins is a cognitive scientist studying intelligence. His studies show that while many people are not good at math, they have a talent for fixing appliances such as cars. Dr. Collins's research supports the concept of

a)

g

b)

multiple intelligences

c)

emotional intelligence

28.

If Aaron’s intelligence quotient is 100, we know that he has a(n)

a)

perfect score on a set of age-related tests

b)

test performance superior to 90% of other children in the same age who took the test

c)

average score

d)

mental age below what is typical

29.

According to the Stanford-Binet formula for an intelligence quotient (IQ), the IQ of a ten-year-old child with a mental age of eight and a half years is

a)

85

b)

95

c)

100

d)

115

30.

Carla received a score of 100 on an IQ test. The mean for the test is 100 and the standard deviation is 15. Assume the test had a normal distribution of scores. Carla’s score on the test was equal to or greater than the scores of what percent of people?

a)

50

b)

68

c)

84

d)

15

31.

Initially, intelligence quotients were calculated on the basis of a person’s mental and chronological ages. Using that approach, a person with a mental age of 12 and an intelligence score of 120 would have a chronological age of

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

32.

The figure shows the distribution of scores on an intelligence test in the general population. As shown in the figure, the mean of the distribution is 100 and the standard deviation is 15. What percentage of the population has an IQ score above 145?

a)

0.13%

b)

2.27%

c)

50%

d)

68.26%

33.

Mathematics achievement scores from a group of tenth graders are shown above. The distribution is normal with a standard deviation of 10. Approximately what percentage of students scored between 50 and 80?

a)

96%

b)

68%

c)

75%

d)

82%

34.

The data shown in the graph depict which of the following?

a)

Fluid intelligence

b)

The improving validity of intelligence tests

c)

The Flynn effect

d)

The increased use of culture-fair tests

35.

A researcher interested in finding a simple way to estimate intelligence decides to evaluate skull circumference as a possible indicator of intelligence. He finds that the size of an adult’s skull remains the same from one measurement to the next, but he finds that skull circumference is not a very good predictor of intelligence. In this example, skull circumference as a measure of intelligence is

a)

reliable and valid

b)

reliable but not valid

c)

valid but not reliable

d)

neither reliable nor valid

36.

Which of the following graphs shows the most desirable test-retest correlation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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