Question 1

Which of the following statements BEST characterises the current view regarding the use of tests to predict vocational success?

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A)   It is illegal to use mental ability tests to evaluate prospective employees.
B)   Employers can use any test of mental ability with prospective employees as long as the test has been shown to be reliable.
C)   Only tests designed to measure social or practical intelligence are permissible.
D)   There is controversy over the use of IQ tests in hiring employees.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

If the differences in IQ scores among people were entirely a result of genetic factors, you would expect to find that the correlation in IQ scores would be

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A)   higher for fraternal twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.
B)   higher for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.
C)   the same for identical twins reared together and for identical twins reared apart.
D)   lower for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

When Francesca took the ACT Assessment this year, she was allowed to use a graphing calculator on the mathematics portion of the exam. Her older sister is surprised, because when she took the test six years ago, calculators were not allowed for any portion of the exam. This suggests that

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A)   it would be difficult to meaningfully compare Francesca's score with the score her sister obtained.
B)   Francesca probably earned a higher score on the exam than her sister did.
C)   the current form of the ACT Assessment has poor construct validity.
D)   Francesca's score is probably less reliable than her sister's score.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Standardised tests designed to predict how well you will do in college are most appropriately called

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A)   aptitude tests.
B)   intelligence tests.
C)   personality tests.
D)   predictive tests.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?

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A)   an achievement test
B)   an intelligence test
C)   an aptitude test
D)   a test of your psychology potentialE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the influence of culture on the use of IQ tests is MOST accurate?

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A)   IQ tests are widely used in virtually all cultures.
B)   Different cultures have different conceptions of what intelligence is.
C)   It is generally accepted across all cultures that it is possible to measure and quantify intellectual ability.
D)   Western IQ tests generally translate well into the language and cognitive framework of non-Western cultures.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

In what ways do you think socio-historical context may have influenced the investigation of creativity?

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Question 8

The use of intelligence tests in making employment hiring decisions

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A)   is a questionable practice.
B)   is becoming standard practice.
C)   has been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
D)   is a relatively recent development in the United States.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which technique analyses correlations among many variables to identify closely related clusters?

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A)   standard deviation
B)   central tendency
C)   factor analysis
D)   thematic apperceptionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Any psychological test should be seen as

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A)   measuring the person's typical behaviour.
B)   tapping the constancies of a person's behaviour.
C)   a sample of a person's behaviour.
D)   tapping a person's absolute level of performance.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If environment affects intelligence, you should predict that the IQs of children who stay in understaffed orphanages will

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A)   gradually decline as they grow older.
B)   show the normal increases with development.
C)   start out low, but gradually increase as they reach puberty.
D)   be fairly normal until they reach puberty, when there will be a sharp decline.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

If you are told that Philani displays the mental ability typical of an 11-year-old child, you know Philani's ____ is 11.

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A)   age
B)   mental age
C)   chronological age
D)   estimated ageE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In the first half of the 20th century, a strong current of racial and class prejudice supported the idea that IQ tests measured innate ability and that "undesirable" groups scored poorly because of their genetic inferiority. This development best reflects which of the following themes of your textbook?

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A)   Psychology is empirical.
B)   Psychology is theoretically diverse.
C)   Psychology evolves in a sociocultural context.
D)   Behaviour is determined by multiple causes.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Summarise evidence from research on adoption, environmental deprivation or enrichment, and generational changes in IQ, showing how experience shapes intelligence.

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Adoption studies show that children show...

Question 15

Experts estimate that the heritability of intelligence is approximately 50%. This suggests that

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A)   50% of a person's intelligence is due to genetic inheritance.
B)   50% of a person's intelligence is due to environmental factors.
C)   50% of the variability in intelligence in a population of individuals is due to variations in genetic inheritance.
D)   50% of the difference in average intelligence between different ethnic groups is due to genetic inheritance.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In what ways have changing views about the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence affected the development of intelligence tests?

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Several individuals discussed in the cha...

Question 17

Many human traits, including intelligence, show a normal distribution. This means that

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A)   most cases are near the middle of the distribution.
B)   most cases are near the edges of the distribution.
C)   cases are equally frequent across the entire distribution.
D)   few cases are near the middle of the distribution.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Adoption studies provide support for the influence of

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A)   environmental factors on intelligence.
B)   genetic factors on intelligence.
C)   neither environmental nor genetic factors on intelligence.
D)   both environmental and genetic factors on intelligence.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Leticia is a prima ballerina with a Cape Town ballet company. According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Leticia is likely to score high in which of the following?

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A)   interpersonal intelligence
B)   spatial intelligence
C)   experiential intelligence
D)   bodily-kinaesthetic intelligenceE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Maria has just completed a two-year internship with a law firm. She takes a test that is designed to assess her current knowledge of general legal principles. In this case, the test that Maria takes would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)   an intelligence test.
B)   an aptitude test.
C)   an achievement test.
D)   a projective test.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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