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Gould (1982) and Hancock et al. (2011)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose behind Gould's study?

a)

Examine the early history of intelligence testing

b)

Examine the recent history of intelligence testing

c)

Examine the early history of intelligence theory

d)

Examine the future of intelligence testing

2.

Identify two conclusions made in Gould's study.

a)

IQ tests are culturally biased

b)

IQ tests do not measure innate intelligence

c)

IQ tests are not culturally biased

d)

IQ tests do measure innate intelligence

3.

Which is a weakness of the procedure of Yerkes' study?

a)

The questions were culturally biased

b)

The questions were culturally unbiased

c)

The questions were ethically biased

d)

The questions were socially biased

4.

What research method did Gould use?

a)

Experiment

b)

Review

c)

Interview

d)

Observation

5.

Yerkes' sample included which of the following? Select more than one answer.

a)

1.75 million army recruits

b)

White Americans and Negroes

c)

European immigrants

d)

Female army recruits

6.

How many participants were in the control group of Hancock et al.'s study?

a)

38

b)

32

c)

34

d)

36

7.

How many of Hancock et al.'s participants had been convicted of first-degree murder?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

8.

Who created the psychopathy checklist?

a)

Hare

b)

Raine

c)

Hancock

d)

Maslow

9.

What type of interview was used by Hancock et al.?

a)

Semi-structured

b)

Open

c)

Closed

d)

Structured

10.

What is the maximum score you can get on the psychopathy checklist?

a)

40

b)

50

c)

25

d)

45

11.

What sampling method was used by Yerkes?

a)

Opportunity sample

b)

Volunteer sample

c)

Random sample

d)

Systematic sample

12.

How did Yerkes measure participants' intelligence?

a)

Psychometric tests

b)

Barometric tests

c)

Isometric tests

d)

Multidimensional tests

13.

Which researcher was Gould critiquing?

a)

Yerkes

b)

Yardley

c)

Yarnold

d)

Yeoman

14.

What was a key/controversial issue with Yerkes' findings and conclusions?

a)

It amounted to scientific racism

b)

It amounted to scientific sexism

c)

It amounted to scientific ethnocentrism

d)

It amounted to blatant racism

15.

Identify two conclusions of Gould's research.

a)

IQ testing is often unreliable

b)

IQ testing, if poorly administered can lead to tragic consequences

c)

IQ testing is reliable

d)

IQ testing is the best method of assessing intelligence

16.

Which option is not one of the conclusions made by Hancock et al.?

a)

Psychopaths' language has less focus on emotion and greater emphasis on meeting their basic needs.

b)

Psychopaths' tend to view their crimes as the logical outcome of a plan.

c)

Psychopaths' are overall less positive in their speech.

d)

Psychopaths' language has greater focus on social needs to the exclusion of basic needs.

17.

What type of data did Hancock et al.'s interview data produce? Select more than one answer.

a)

Qualitative data - collected by individual interview recordings.

b)

Qualitative data - collected by individual questionnaire analysis.

c)

Quantitative data - the interviews were transcribed and analysed by a computer programme.

d)

Quantitative data - the interviews were transcribed and analysed by comparing emotional words with neutral words.

18.

How many criteria are featured on the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R)

a)

20

b)

10

c)

30

d)

40

19.

From bottom to top, which is the correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

a)

Physiological needs, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualisation

b)

Psychological needs, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualisation

c)

Physiological needs, safety, belonging, esteem, self-regulation

d)

Physiological needs, satisfaction, being, esteem, self-actualisation

20.

Which of the following are disadvantages of Hancock et al.'s sample? Select more than one answer.

a)

All participants were male Canadian prisoners making the study ethnocentric and ungeneralizable.

b)

All participants were volunteers. This is a biased sample as does not represent other prisoners who chose not to participate.

c)

All participants were female Canadian prisoners making the study ethnocentric and ungeneralizable.

d)

All participants were male Canadian prisoner officers making the study ethnocentric and ungeneralizable.

21.

Whose research forms the background to Gould's 'A nation of morons' study?

a)

Binet and Simon

b)

Thurman

c)

Yerkes

d)

Boring

22.

How large was Yerkes' sample?

a)

1.75 milliion

b)

17.5 million

c)

175,000

d)

17,500

23.

What is the main difference between the Alpha test and the Beta test?

a)

The Alpha test was designed for literate recruits whereas the Beta test was design for illiterate recruits.

b)

The Alpha test was designed for illiterate recruits whereas the Beta test was design for literate recruits.

c)

The Alpha test was designed for literate recruits whereas the Beta test was design for tactile recruits.

d)

The Alpha test was designed for literate recruits whereas the Beta test was design for foreign recruits.

24.

Why were the Alpha and Beta tests considered culturally biased?

a)

Both were based on Western culture

b)

Both were based on male culture

c)

Both were based on Eastern culture

d)

Neither were based on Western culture

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of Gould's conclusions?

a)

IQ tests are valid and reliable

b)

IQ tests do not measure innate intelligence

c)

IQ tests are culturally biased

d)

Inappropriate, poorly administered tests can lead to tragic consequences

26.

What research method did Hancock et al. use?

a)

Self-report

b)

Observation

c)

Experiment

d)

Case study

27.

What were the three main characteristics used to examine the language of psychopaths?

a)

Instrumental nature, emotional deficit, unique material and socio-emotional needs

b)

Instrumental nature, attentional deficit, unique material and socio-emotional needs

c)

Instrumental nature, emotional deficit, unique material and socio-economic needs

d)

Instrumental nature, emotional deficit, typical material and socio-emotional needs

28.

How many of Hancock et al.'s sample were psychopaths?

a)

14

b)

38

c)

52

d)

23

29.

Which type of prisoner emphasised more basic needs in their crime narratives?

a)

Psychopaths

b)

Non-psychopaths

c)

Sociopaths

d)

Murderers

30.

How was the validity in Hancock et al.'s study good?

a)

Participants were asked about their own real-life crimes meaning it had ecological validity

b)

Participants were actual murderers meaning the study had face validity

c)

The study confirmed the findings of previous research meaning they have concurrent validity

d)

The interviews were conducted under strict lab conditions meaning the study had internal validity