AP Psychology - Testing & Individual Differences

Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is

• a standardized test.
• an aptitude test.
• an intelligence test.
• an achievement test.

If a test is reliable, it means that

• it is given in the same way every time.
• it tests what it is suppose to test.
• it is a fair assessment.
• it yields consistent results.

The standardization sample is

• the group of people who take the test.
• a random sample o fthe test takers used to evaluate the performance of others.
• the people used to represent the population for whom the test was intended.
• all the people who might ever take the test.

Which of the following is not one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

• practical
• musical
• interpersonal
• spatial

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

• test-retest reliability.
• construct validity.
• content validity.
• split-half reliability.

Spearman argued that intelligence could be boiled down to one ability known as

• Spatial Intelligence
• Introverted Intelligence
• General Intelligence
• Extroverted Intelligence

Which of the following would provide the strongest evidence for the idea that intelligence is highly heritable?

• The IQ scores of parents are positively correlated with the scores of their children
• Monozygotic twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores
• Dizgotic twins score more similarly on IQ tests than do other sibilings
• Different ethnic groups have different average IQ scores

All of the following people are known for their theories of intelligence except for

• Thurstone.
• Gardner.
• Sternberg.
• Flynn.

People with high EQs would be likely to 

• pursue high-paying occupations.
• complete college.
• find jobs well suited to their individual strengths.
• be creative problem solvers.

Although her score on the personality test indicated that Mary was devoid of social grace, painfully shy, and frightened of other people, she is extremely popular and outgoing. This personality test lacks

• reliability.
• standardization.
• consistency.
• validity.