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Barron's AP Psychology

Robert McEntarffer, Allyson Weseley

Chapter 11

Testing and Individual Differences - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

02:38

Problem 1

Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is a (an)
(A) standardized test.
(B) aptitude test.
(C) intelligence test.
(D) achievement test
(E) biased test.

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02:03

Problem 2

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
If a test is reliable, it means that it
(A) is given in the same way every time.
(B) tests what it is supposed to test
(C) is a fair assessment
(D) yields consistent results

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02:23

Problem 3

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
If a test is reliable, it means that it
The standardization sample is
(A) the group of people who take the test
(B) a random sample of the test takers used to evaluate the performance of others.
(C) the people used to represent the population for whom the test was intended
(D) all the people who might ever take the test.
(E) the top 15 percent of scores on the test.

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02:12

Problem 4

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
If a test is reliable, it means that it
The standardization sample is
Which of the following is not one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?
(A) practical
(B) musical
(C) interpersonal
(D) spatial
(E) linguistic

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02:33

Problem 5

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
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.
(E) criterion validity.

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02:55

Problem 6

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
Astor scores at the 84 th percentile on the WISC. Which number most closely expresses his IQ?
(A) 85
(B) 110
(C) 115
(D) 120
(E) 130

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03:03

Problem 7

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
Spearman argued that intelligence could be boiled down to one ability known as
(A) $s$ (B) $i$
(C) $g$
(D) $a$
(E) $x$

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03:18

Problem 8

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
$\underline{8}$. Which of the following would provide the strongest evidence for the idea that intelligence is highly heritable?
(A) The IQ scores of parents are positively correlated with the scores of their children.
(B) Monozygotic twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores.
(C) Dizygotic twins score more similarly on IQ tests than do other siblings.
(D) Adopted children's IQ scores are positively correlated with their adopted parents' scores.
(E) Different ethnic groups have different average IQ scores.

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03:04

Problem 9

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
Which is the best example of crystallized intelligence?
(A) Tino uses his exceptional vocabulary to excel at Scrabble
(B) Susan quickly learns to use a computerized statistics program for her class
(C) Gina is always the first to finish class math tests
(D) Arjun changes jobs and adapts to the demands of the new environment
(E) Kevin is able to perform complex mathematical calculations in his head

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04:00

Problem 10

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
(A) They are administered in a short amount of time
(B) They are an example of an individual test
(C) They are a pure measure of achievement
(D) They consist of items of varying difficulty levels
(E) They yield IQ scores

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03:15

Problem 11

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
People with high EQs would be likely to
(A) pursue high-paying occupations.
(B) complete college.
(C) find jobs well suited to their individual strengths (D) be creative problem solvers.
(E) have a lot of close friends.

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02:56

Problem 12

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
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
(A) reliablity.
(B) standardization.
(C) consistency.
(D) validity.
(E) practical worth.

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05:39

Problem 13

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
Santos is 8 years old and, according to the Stanford-Binet, he has a mental age of $10 .$ What is his IQ?
(A) 80
(B) 100
(C) 120
(D) 125
(E) 150

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01:53

Problem 14

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
The Flynn effect is the finding that
(A) intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
(B) television has decreased intellectual performance.
(C) linguistic skills decline with age.
(D) within-group differences are larger than between-group differences.
(E) the more times people take a test, the better they tend to score.

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02:33

Problem 15

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or Which statement is true of power tests?
Desmond believes that nature is far more important in shaping personality than nurture. Desmond probably believes in the strong influence of
(A) environment.
(B) learning.
(C) reinforcement.
(D) genetics.
(E) culture.

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