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Psychology-Chapter 13&14

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ refers to the ability of a test to yield the same result under a variety of different circumstances.

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Consistency

d)

Predictability

2.

__________ is the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

a)

Plasticity

b)

Reliability

c)

Validity

d)

Consistency

3.

An(A) ________ _____ attempts to discover a person's talents and predict how well he or she will be able to learn a new skill.

a)

Aptitude Test

b)

Abilities Test

c)

Personality Profile

d)

Knowledge Test

4.

___________ refers to 1. a test like this to be administered and scored the same way every time and 2. this refers to establishing the norm made by a large group of people.

a)

Reliability

b)

Standardization

c)

Consistency

d)

Paganism

5.

What is the definition of intelligence?

a)

The "... capacity to be smart"

b)

The "... ability to do well in school"

c)

The “… capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment”

d)

The “… capacity to deal effectively with the environment”

6.

Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence included Practical, ________, and Creative

a)

Musical

b)

Interpersonal

c)

Analytic

d)

Emotional

7.

David Wechsler was responsible for?

a)

creating a new intelligence scale that could be used for adults

b)

theory of multiple intelligences

c)

seven primary mental abilities theory

d)

the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale

8.

The Two Factory Theory of Intelligence states intelligence is measured by which two factors...

a)

Memory and Specific Abilities

b)

Problem Solving and Logical Thinking

c)

General intelligence (problem solving) and specific abilities (verbal and math skills)

d)

Musical and Creative Abilities

9.

Sternberg proposed which of the following theories?

a)

Triarchic Theory

b)

Two Factor Theory

c)

Eight Intelligence Theory

d)

Multiple Intelligence Theory

10.

This person was the first to investigate intelligence to determine a person's mental age

a)

Lewis Terman

b)

Alfred Binet

c)

Charles Spearman

d)

Skinner

11.

Psychological tests must have two characteristics and they are:

a)

Reliability & Validity

b)

Correlation & Validity

c)

reliability and foundation

d)

form & Norms

12.

The study of multiple intelligence is attributed to __.

a)

Howard Stark

b)

Howard Gardner

c)

Robert Sternberg

d)

Tony Stark

13.

The ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions.

a)

Emotional Intelligence

b)

Intelligence Quotient

c)

Triarchic- theory of Intelligence

d)

Abnormal Intelligence

14.

Average IQ range is

a)

90-110

b)

120-130

c)

56-75

d)

0-100

15.

A test of your capacity to learn to be an airline pilot would be considered a(n) __________ test.

a)

IQ Test

b)

Interest test

c)

Aptitude Test

d)

Achievement Test

16.

This individual developed the first Intelligence test to help children in French schools

a)

P. Stanford

b)

Cattell

c)

Alfred Binet

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

17.

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.

18.

What does WAIS stand for?

a)

Wright's Average Intelligence Scale

b)

Washington Aptitude Intelligence Scale

c)

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

d)

Winkler's Adult Information Site

19.

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to a new situations.

a)

Intelligence

b)

Thinking Ability

c)

Spatial Awareness

d)

Street Intelligence

20.
A test that measures a person's mastery and knowledge of a subject or various subjects is a(n)
a)
Achievement test
b)
Aptitude test
c)
Intelligence test
d)
Personality test
21.

The Stanford-Binet, WAIS, and WISC tests are all types of

a)

personality tests.

b)

factor analysis tests.

c)

achievement tests.

d)

multiple intelligence tests.

e)

general intelligence tests.

22.

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, there are three types of intelligence. Which of the following is NOT one of Sternberg's three intelligences?

a)

the capacity to be creative

b)

the motivation to work hard

c)

the analytical, problem-solving skills to be successful in school

d)

the practical application in the outside world

23.

All of the following terms should come to mind about this picture EXCEPT:

(Choose one answer only.)

a)

personality test

b)

projective test

c)

thematic apperception test

d)

rorschach test

24.

On the thematic apperception test (TAT), the client views a/an _____________ and tells a made-up story about it.

a)

video

b)

inkblot

c)

picture

d)

fight between two characters

25.

The fact that scores on IQ tests are improving compared to past generations (due to better physical and mental health, technology, and science) is called _________________.

a)

Reaction range

b)

Flynn effect

c)

Savant syndrome

d)

Intellectual disability

26.

What is the defense mechanism where one is unable to recall memories of traumatic events?

a)

Humility

b)

Regression

c)

Dissociation

d)

Repression

27.

Jung's idea that we all have a common "bank" of archetypes is called...

a)

Oedipus complex

b)

psyche

c)

collective unconscious

d)

anima

28.

One of the major assumptions of psychodynamic theory is the concept of the:

a)

Sub-conscious

b)

Conscious

c)

Unconscious

d)

Environmental factors

29.
a school of psychology that emphasizes personal growth and the achievement of maximum potential by each unique individual
a)
humanistic psychology
b)
self-actualization
c)
self
d)
positive regard
30.
the humanist term for realizing one's unique potential
a)
self-actualization
b)
self
c)
positive regard
d)
conditions of worth
31.
one's experience or image of oneself, developed through interaction with others
a)
self
b)
positive regard
c)
conditions of worth
d)
unconditional positive regard
32.
viewing oneself in a favorable light due to supportive feedback received from interaction with others
a)
positive regard
b)
conditions of worth
c)
unconditional positive regard
d)
fully functioning
33.
Which of the following is the correct list of the traits included in the Five-Factor Model, or the Big Five?
a)
Openness (O), Conscientiousness (C), Extraversion (E), Agreeableness (A), Neuroticism (N)
b)
Extraversion (E), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), Judging (J), Intuition (I)
c)
Sanguine (S), Phlegmatic (P), Choleric (C), Melancholic (M), Temperament (T)
34.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is based on the idea that

a)

many drives are learned through observation.

b)

perceived needs are a function of self-concept.

c)

some needs are more basic than others.

d)


​most needs are a reaction to unconscious anxiety.

35.
People who believe in the __________, such as Abraham Maslow, wanted psychology to focus on the things that make people uniquely human, such as subjective emotions and the freedom to choose one’s own destiny.
a)
Humanistic Perspective
b)
Freudian Perspective
c)
Psychoanalytic Perspective
d)
Trait Perspective
36.

A tendency to react to a situation in a way that remains stable over time.

a)

Stability

b)

Calmness

c)

Characteristic

d)

Trait

37.

One’s belief about one’s ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes is called

a)

​self-concept.

b)

self-actualization.

c)

​self-confidence.

d)

self-efficacy.

38.
A test where participants respond freely to an ambiguous stimuli is a ____ test.
a)
Objective
b)
Subjective
c)
Projective
d)
Associative
39.

Name the Approach: Basic personality characteristics, such as friendliness, and aggression hold the essential components of our personality

a)

Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic

b)

Social Learning Theory

c)

Cognitive

d)

Trait Theory

40.

On the thematic apperception test (TAT), the client views a/an _____________ and tells a made-up story about it.

a)

video

b)

inkblot

c)

picture

d)

fight between two characters

41.

Which of the following is an intelligence test for adults that is still used today?

a)

OCEAN

b)

SAT

c)

WAIS

d)

Stanford-Binet

42.

IQ stands for

a)

intelligence query

b)

intermittent qualifiers

c)

intelligence quotient

d)

interdisciplinary quotients

43.
Mrs. Cho is careful to make sure that she fairly represents the whole year's work on the final exam for her American literature class. If Mrs. Cho achieves this goal, her test will have
a)
test-retest reliability.
b)
construct validity.
c)
content validity.
d)
split-half reliability.
44.

What method of psychology did Carl Rogers create?

a)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

b)

Client-Centered Therapy

c)

Emotion-Focused Therapy

d)

Group Therapy

45.

Id Ego Superego

a)

psychoanalytic

b)

trait

c)

behavioral

d)

social cognitive

46.
the part of the unconscious personality that contains our needs, drives, instincts, and repressed material
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
superego
d)
defense mechanisms
47.
the part of the personality that is in touch with reality and strives to meet the demands of the id and the superego in socially acceptable ways
a)
ego
b)
superego
c)
defense mechanisms
d)
collective unconscious
48.
the part of the personality that is the source of conscience and counteracts the socially undesirable impulses of the id
a)
superego
b)
defense mechanisms
c)
collective unconscious
d)
archetype
49.
certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances
a)
defense mechanisms
b)
collective unconscious
c)
archetype
d)
inferiority complex
50.

Collective unconscious

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Carl Jung

51.

The occurrence of rewards or punishments following particular behaviors.

a)

Contingencies of Reinforcement

b)

Sanctions

c)

Reaction

d)

Reinforcement

52.

How are Psychological tests useful? (Choose all that apply)

a)

predicts a person's success in a career

b)

assesses a person's desires, interests, and attitudes

c)

reveals psychological problems

d)

used only for children

53.

Which is NOT a way to determine a test's reliability?

a)

test-retest reliability

b)

inter-scorer reliability

c)

variable reliability

d)

split-half reliability

54.

According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, which types are included?

a)

verbal ability and mathematical reasoning

b)

spatial ability,musical ability

c)

body-kinesthetic ability

d)

all of the above

55.

An IQ score between (25-39) is considered?

a)

Developmentally disabled

b)

severely disabled

c)

profoundly disabled

d)

trainable

56.

The degree to which a characteristic is related to inherited genetic factors is called?

a)

heritability

b)

nature

c)

nurture

d)

cultural bias

57.

What has an impact on intelligence?

a)

culture

b)

heredity

c)

environment

d)

trauma

58.

When wording on intelligence tests may be more familiar to people of one social group more than another

a)

cultural bias

b)

nature

c)

heritability

d)

The Flynn Effect

59.

Males outscoring females on the SAT shows _________________ even when females are shown to outperform males in the real world

a)

nature

b)

cultural bias

c)

gender bias

d)

nurture

60.

What is a fairly good predictor of a student's success in college?

a)

community service

b)

SAT

c)

attendance

d)

high school grades

61.

When a student wants to apply to medical school they must take what test?

a)

LSAT

b)

MCAT

c)

SAT

d)

Intelligence test

62.

What personality test published in 1990 is used to diagnose psychological disorders and can differentiate introversion-extraversion and assertiveness?

a)

MMPI

b)

CPI

c)

Myers-Briggs

d)

Rorschach

63.

What are the four scale of the Myers-Briggs (MBTI)?

a)

introversion-extraversion

b)

intuition vs. sensing

c)

feeling vs. thinking

d)

seeing is believing

64.

What projective personality test was developed in 1921 when patients were shown cards with inkblot designs

a)

TAT

b)

Myers-Briggs

c)

CPI

d)

Rorschach

65.

A psychologist gave a patient cards with pictures and asked them to tell a story. What type of test would they be giving the patient?

a)

Rorschach

b)

TAT

c)

Myers-Briggs

d)

CPI

66.

Who is the behaviorist who focused on observable behaviors where rewards and punishments shape our actions

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F Skinner

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Abraham Maslow

67.

When a person makes up excuses for behaviors that cause them to feel anxious this is referred to as

_______________________.

a)

Denial

b)

Repression

c)

Regression

d)

Rationalization