WorksheetsUnit 11 Testing and Individual Differences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Charles Spearman's g refers to...
genetic intelligence
general intelligence
generated intelligence
generalized reliability
What is the Flynn Effect?
predictive ability of intelligence tests
superiority of certain racial and ethnic groups on intelligence tests
stereotype threat that might cause some students to underperform on standardized tests
gradual improvement in intelligence test scores over the last several decades
According to William Stern, what is the formula for IQ?
IQ = (chronological age/mental age)*100
IQ = (mental age/chronological age)*100
IQ = (mental age/chronological age)
IQ = (chronological age/mental age)
What is an achievement test?
test designed to assess what a person has learned
test designed to predict a person's future performance
test that tells a person's personality
a multiple choice test
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
interpersonal intelligence
adaptive intelligence
practical intelligence
emotional intelligence
examples of achievement tests
spelling tests
SATs
AP exams
College entrance exam
Psychologists use ________ to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others.
the g factor
intelligence tests
neural plasticity
achievement tests
Howard Gardner identified a total of ________ intelligences.
4
7
8
6
Intelligence tests were initially designed by Binet and Simon to assess
academic aptitude
emotional intelligence
savant syndrome
heritability
The eugenics movement would have been most likely to encourage...
use of factor analysis for identification of various types of intelligence
creation of special education programs for intellectually inferior children.
identification of lower IQ students in order to target more specific tutoring help.
selective breeding of highly intelligent people
Sternberg's intelligences includes:
analytical
musical
creative
practical
Which of the following best describes the extent to which a test yields consistent results upon retesting?
standardization
reliability
validity
factor analysis
Children are said to have an intellectual disability if they have difficulty adapting to the demands of independent living and have IQ scores below
60
40
70
80
In general, males score higher than females on tests of
spelling
verbal fluency
emotion detection
spatial ability
Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's
ability to assume the perspective of others.
ability to utilize diffuse brain regions for storing memories
accumulated knowledge
ability to reason speedily and abstractly
Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “biased” in the sense that
the reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero.
test performance is influenced by cultural experiences.
the heritability of intelligence is very high.
reliability may be low but the content validity of IQ tests is high.
Twin and adoption studies are helpful for assessing the ________ of intelligence.
content validity
predictive validity
heritability
reliability
A person with lower than average intelligence who has an amazing, unusual mental skill is known as a
genius
nerd
savant
prodigy
The most commonly used individual intelligence test is the
Stanford-Binet
ASVAB
Wechsler Intelligence Scales
Jensen Culture Free Assessment
The similarity between intelligence scores of fraternal twins reared together is
less than that between identical twins reared apart
equal to that between identical twins reared apart
equal to that between ordinary siblings reared together
less than that between children and their biological parents
