AP Psych Unit 6.2 FAC

Molly has just taken a test of her capacity to learn to be a computer programmer. This is an example of a(n) ________ test.

• interest

• validity

• achievement

• factor analysis

• aptitude

For the original version of the Stanford-Binet, IQ was defined as

• chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100.

• mental age multiplied by chronological age divided by 100.

• mental age multiplied by 100.

• chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100.

• mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100.

Twin and adoption studies are helpful for assessing the ________ of intelligence.

• content validity

• predictive validity

• standardization

• reliability

• heritablity

Mental age is best defined as:

• method of estimating a child's intellectual ability by comparing the child's score on intelligence tests and his/her age

• method of estimating a child's intellectual ability based on raw scores on an intelligence test

• comparing a child's actual age with his or her computed age

• basing a child's age level on his or her scores on a standardized test

When an intelligence test measures what it is supposed to, the test is considered to be:

• Reliable

• Valid

• Accurate

• Standardized

If a 4 year old has a mental age of 5, what would be the child's ratio IQ?

• 100

• 95

• 150

• 125

• 110

Which of the following psychologists added a performance scale in an attempt to measure nonverbal skills and rule out other cultural and education biases?

• Wechsler

• Binet

• Gardner

• Sternberg

Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence was divided into 3 categories. What are they?

• Practical, intrapersonal, creative

• experimental, analytical, problem solving

• Analytical, practical, creative

• experimental, problem solving, practical

According to Raymond Cattell, what is the major difference between crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence?

• Crystallized refers to problem-solving abilities, fluid is the ability to absorb and retain information

• Crystallized is the ability to absorb and retain information, fluid refers to problem-solving abilities

• Crystallized is the ability to be analytical, fluid is the ability to read and write

• Crystallized is the ability to absorb information, fluid is the ability to analyze information

An architect would likely have good spatial intelligence, a gymnast would likely have good body-kinesthetic intelligence, and a psychologist would likely have good intrapersonal skills. Which of the following would agree with this statement?

• Gardner

• Spearman

• Thurstone

• Guilford