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1Which of the following were true for Alfred Binet?
- AIntelligence seen as judgement and adaptivity
- BCreated general 'g' factor of intelligence
- CMental age = performance of average child of particular age
- DAssumed mental competence decreases with age
- EAssumed relative standings are constant
- FAssumed competences that are important for society are measureable
2Regarding the role of IQ, which of the following are true?
- AIQ generally has a greater than 0.5 correlation with academic achievement
- BIQ has a greater than 0.5 correlation with both blue-collar/admin and management level jobs
- CThere is a strong correlation between military IQ test scores and occupation after 12 years
- DThere is a strong correlation between income and IQ
- EThose in the highest IQ quartile are not more likely to live longer
3Which of the following are measured by the Stanford Binet test?
- AVerbal reasoning
- BCrystallised intelligence
- CQuantitative reasoning
- DAbstract/visual reasoning
- ESpatial awareness
- FShort term memory
4Which of the following are true for standardisation and norming of IQ tests?
- ATests are normed to fit a normal distribution
- BThe mean should be 100
- CThe standard deviation should be 15
- D15% of people have an IQ of 85 - 115
- ENormal curves tend to fit data with a single cause
- FAll of the above
- GA and D
- HA, B, C and D
5Match the following descriptions to the appropriate IQ test:
I - basis for WWI US army test, adaptive, 15 scales with 4 measures (verbal, quantitative and abstract/visual reasoning, and ST memory)
II - measures single factor of general intelligence (g), gets harder, good reliability and validity, independent of language and culture
III - intelligence as the ability to act purposefully and cope with environment, global and aggregate elements, 14 subtests and 4 scales, IQ + verbal + performance scores- AStanford-Binet, 3 stratium theory, Raven's Progressive Matrices
- BStanford Binet, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Raven's Progressive Matrices
- CWAIS, Raven's, Stanford Binet
6Which of the following are true for the WAIS?
- AIntelligence is the ability to cope with the environment, act purposefully and think rationally
- BComposed of global and aggregate elements
- CPoor reliability and validity
- DGood for assessment
- EGives overall score for IQ, verbal and performance
- F14 subtests across 4 scales (verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, working memory, processing speed)
7The psychometric approach uses analysis of tests of mental abilities and statistics, and assumes there are common underlying factors for intelligence.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Match the following descriptions of reliability and validity to their types:
I - give a test multiple times (but often see improvement)
II - give half of test at a time, e.g. Cronbach's coefficient alpha
III - is reduced by more items
IV - whether the construct is related to similar ones
V - whether the construct being measured is independent of other psychological constructs- Ainter-rater reliability, test-retest validity, discriminant validity, random error, theoretical validity
- Btest-retest reliability, split-half reliability, random error, convergent validity, discriminant validity
- Csplit-half reliability, test-retest reliability, random error, discriminant validity, convergent validity
9Which of the following are true according to classical test theory?
- ATest scores are influenced by factors contributing to consistency (the stable attributes being measured)
- BTest scores are influenced by factors contributing to inconsistency (e.g. situation, characteristics of test)
- CSystematic error does not impact the measured score
- DX (measured score) = T (true score) + eu (random error)
- EBias and sampling errors don't count
- FConfounds and uncontrolled factors contribute to error
10Intelligence is a construct: a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed but produces measurable phenomenon.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11If scores move together in a synchronised way, correlation is high and they are probably due to multiple factors.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Which of the following are true according to Spearman?
- AFound positive correlations for abilities in different subjects
- Bg is the overlap in what is measured by different tests
- Ctotal variance = g variance + s variance (performance on test) + error
- Dstudies that find a positive manifold do not provide evidence for g
- Eg tests haven't been found to predict school and work performance
- Fg relates to basic cognitive functions like working memory
- Gg represents a biologically endowed capacity (speed of neural processing)
13Match the following descriptions to their theoretical approaches:
I - g (single factor), positive manifold
II - 7 primary mental abilities (verbal comprehension, inductive reasoning, numerical fluency, word fluency, spatial ability, memory, perceptual speed)
III - hierarchy with Gf and Gc as 2nd order factors- ASpearman, Thurstone, Raymond Cattell
- BThurstone, Spearman, Cattell
- CCattell, Spearman, Thurstone
14Which of the following are true for Cattell's approach to intelligence?
- AIntelligence is the ability to respond appropriately and have abstract abilities
- Bfluid = from experience, general intelligence, depends on education, measured by knowledge tests
- Ccrystallised = ability to perceive relationships, no influence of experience or prior knowledge, significant to creativity etc.
- DGf peaks at 25 years
- EGc continually decreases
15Hunt (2011) claimed that, in western societies, 40 - 60% of variation in IQ scores is due to the environment.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Which of the following are limitations of twin studies?
- AThey often underestimate heritability
- BAdoptive parents may be similar
- CKids are often put in different environments
- Dh2 assumes a parental genetic contribution of 0.2 or 0.3
- EHeritability is higher for high SES groups
17Which of the following suggests how epigenetics might contribute to the study of intelligence?
- AA single gene has been found to explain IQ scores
- BThere are differences in immune response genes based on social isolation and stressors (Slavich & Cole, 2013)
- CGalton (1869) found that 'eminent men' came from a small number of families
- DTurheimer et al. (2003) found a higher h2 for children with higher SES
18Estimates of explained variance (h2) account for uniform changes in means.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19If there was an environmental factor that strongly raised everyone's IQ then h2 wouldn't be affected.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Which of the following provide evidence for nurture?
- APKU and alcoholism
- BBabies from working class mother adopted by educated families had a higher IQ than their birth mothers, though the difference decreased with age (Skodak & Skeels, 1949)
21Match the following explanations for the Flynn effect to their descriptions:
I - breeding due to urbanisation and mobility more widely improves fitness of species
II - 0.2 correlation between IQ and height and height is increasing too, but no LT effect of mother's starvation (Stein)
III - 2.7 point increase per year for 13 - 18 year olds, but strongest change found on Gf
IV - practice, but only actually increase 5 or 6 points
V - Head Start showed ST increases only, Abecedarian increased by 5 points, too small a factor and hard to test
VI - increase in spatial skills, new POVs encourages pattern analysis, but conceptual subtest of WISC shows largest gain- Aschooling, nutrition, testing practice, changes in child rearing, scientific spectacles, brain training industry
- Btesting practice, more schooling, child rearing practices, environmental complexity, nutrition, heterosis
- Cheterosis, nutritional changes, more schooling, testing practice, changes in child rearing practices, environmental complexity
22Which of the following are true according to Flynn?
- AIQ tests may measure an abstract problems solving ability
- BThis ability has practical significance
- CEnvironmental changes from modernisation have lessened the need for manipulation of abstract concepts
- DStudies show a shift from concrete to abstract answers
- EWe are wearing 'scientific spectacles'
23Practicing working memory tests improves Gf.
- ATrue
- BFalse
24Heritability tells us more about variation between groups than within them.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25Which of the following are true for occupational differences in IQ?
- AFor semiskilled employees, the abilities measured by tests represent an adaptation to their environment
- BIQ is generally highest for professional and white collar jobs
- CSchooling is somewhat predicted by IQ tests
- DIQ is not linked to parental occupation
26Which of the following are true for studies of racial differences in IQ?
- AColeman et al. (1966) found that white 12th graders had a higher mean IQ than African Americans
- BThe race gap in IQ is closing
- CHernstein and Murray (1994) argue that racial differences should not be taken into account for policy making
- DThe Flynn effect's demonstration of the influence of the environment supports the ideas put forward by 'The Bell Curve'
- EUS army tests found higher scores for Northern vs. Southern European immigrants that persisted over time
- FEyferth (1961) found no significant difference between the IQs of children born to German mothers and white vs. AA fathers
- GMoore (1986) found differences in IQ between children adopted by black and mixed race families
- HYeung and Conley (2008) found that the race IQ difference disappears when you control for parental occupation etc.
27According to Steinberg (1996), match the following schooling attitudes of teens to their racial groups:
I - value achievement and believe it requires sustained effort
II - frown upon effort and poor achievement
III - value achievement but don't feel threatened by poor achievement so studying seen as less significant- Awhite, Asian, black
- Bblack, white, Asian
- CAsian, white, black
28Which of the following are true using the idea of stereotype threat?
- ARace difference found when told it was a laboratory tool
- BRace difference found when told it was an intelligence test
- CStereotypes cause stress and affect performance
- DPriming a particular identity can affect test performance
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