WorksheetsUnit 11 Intelligence and testing
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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:
a)
convergent thinking
b)
validity
c)
mental age
d)
emotional intelligence
3.
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
4.
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
5.
A person with lower than average intelligence who has an amazing, unusual mental skill is known as a
a)
genius
b)
savant
c)
prodigy
d)
freak
6.
Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences that included at least 8 different types?
a)
Binet
b)
Terman
c)
Gardner
d)
Wecshler
7.
A test is said to be reliable if it:
a)
measures what it is supposed to measure
b)
gives consistent results for any given person
c)
tests many different abilities
d)
does not show racial and ethnic differences in scores
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
c)
standardized
d)
concurrent
9.
Who first developed an "intelligence" test to establish the idea of "mental age"?
a)
Stanford
b)
Binet
c)
Gardner
d)
Sternberg
10.
Validity means that
a)
a test measures what it is supposed to measure
b)
that a test has been tested on many subjects
c)
a test measures both aptitude and acheivement
d)
scores are the same no matter who grades the test
11.
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of test items that seem to tap a common ability is called
a)
correlational measurement
b)
standardization
c)
factor analysis
d)
reliability assessment
12.
A test is said to be reliable if it:
a)
measures what it is supposed to measure
b)
gives consistent results for any given person
c)
tests many different abilities
d)
does not show racial and ethnic differences in scores
13.
The Flynn effect is the finding that
a)
intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
b)
television has decreased intellectual performance.
c)
linguistic skills decline with age.
d)
the more times people take a test, the better they tend to score.
14.
96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?
a)
80
b)
90
c)
100
d)
110
15.
An IQ score below 70 indicates
a)
giftedness
b)
intellectual disability
16.
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
17.
Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on two halves of a single test in order to measure the _______ of a test.
a)
validity
b)
reliability
c)
standardization
d)
factor analysis
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
Which of the following is NOT a part of Sternberg's intelligence theory?
a)
practical
b)
analytic
c)
interpersonal
d)
creative
21.
When intelligence scores are graphed, they should create
a)
an increasing slope
b)
a normal bell curve
c)
an equilateral figure
d)
a negative correlation
22.
A way of measurement that shows how much the scores depart from a mean?
a)
range
b)
reliability
c)
inferential statistics
d)
standard deviation
23.
On most modern IQ tests, a score of 115 would be:
a)
about average.
b)
about 15% higher than the average of one's agemates.
c)
an indication of genius.
d)
one standard deviation above the mean.
24.
Between which of the following cases would you expect to find the greatest similarity in IQ?
a)
fraternal twins
b)
identical twins
c)
nontwin siblings
d)
parent and child
25.
Evidence indicating that upbringing affects one's mental ability is provided by which of the following findings?
a)
Identical twins are more similar in IQ than fraternal twins.
b)
There is more than a chance similarity between adopted children and their biological parents
c)
Siblings reared together are more similar in IQ than siblings reared apart.
d)
Identical twins reared apart are more similar in IQ than siblings reared together.
26.
Which of the following is a likely consequence of stereotype threat for members of minority groups?
a)
Academic motivation declines.
b)
Academic performance often suffers.
c)
Standardized tests may underestimate their ability.
d)
All of the above are likely consequences.
27.
In a normal curve, about _____% of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean.
a)
50%
b)
68%
c)
95%
d)
99%
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