Variations in Psychological Attributes Test

Question 1
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Galton introduced the idea of correlation (or co-relation) and showed which of the following to be true?

A
A correlation of −1 indicates that there is no relationship between the two variables being considered.

B
Correlations should only be used with variables that are normally distributed.

C
If variable A (e.g. height) shows a correlation with variable B (e.g. weight) of +1.0, then we know that A caused B.

D
IQ was correlated with job performance.

Question 2
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Binet was the first psychologist to specify that intelligence tests must be:
1. Administered and scored in a careful and standardized manner if comparisons between children ’s performance are to be valid and reliable.
2. Presented in the same order to all children and in order of increasing difficulty so that each child can pass as many tests as possible.
3. Difficult, to ensure that only intelligent people pass them.
4. Administered in a one-to-one setting and only where the examiner has first established a friendly rapport with the child.
A
1,2,3

B
2,3

C
1,2,4

D
3,4

Question 3
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Which one of the following is most likely to be true? A person with an IQ of 100 is:

A
Unlikely to be able to finish high school.

B
Unable to get a driving licence.

C
Likely to have trouble completing a university degree.

D
More intelligent than a person with an IQ of 120.

Question 4
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It is generally accepted that there is such a thing as general intelligence. So which of the following statements is true?

A
Some people have general intelligence, others have multiple intelligences.

B
The only people who do not have general intelligence are those that have IQs less than 100.

C
General intelligence develops by adulthood.

D
General intelligence can be thought of as ‘mental energy ’that is applied to all tasks that we attempt.

Question 5
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Mental retardation is represented by which of the following characteristics?

A
Low general intelligence

B
Slow on-line processing

C
A known organic etiology

D
IQ below 70

E
All of the above

Question 6
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IQ test scores represent __________ measures of intelligence.

A
Genotypic

B
Environmental

C
Modular

D
Phenotypic

E
General

Question 7
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Flynn has shown that there has been a standard deviation increase, per generation, in the mean level of intelligence test performance for most of this century in Western society, which equates to about three IQ points per decade. He believes that such a difference has to be the result of which one of the following?

A
An environmental change, because gene frequencies in populations couldn 't change so quickly.

B
Improvements in the gene pool as we evolve.

C
A statistical artefact.

D
None of the above.

Question 8
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Anderson argues three of the following –but which ONE is NOT in line with his arguments?

A
The first route to knowledge is through thought (central processes).

B
The ‘thought ’route to knowledge is unrelated to individual differences in IQ.

C
Thoughtful problem solving can be done either by verbalizing a problem (using language-like propositions to think) or by visualizing it (using visuo-spatial representations to think).

D
We need two different kinds of knowledge acquisition routines, each generated by one of two specific processors.

Question 9
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What explanations have been given to challenge the widely publicized, yet grossly inaccurate, claim that differences in IQ scores between black and white Americans are due to genetic differences in intelligence?

A
Disadvantaged social groups are treated differently

B
Socio-economic status provides different opportunities

C
IQ tests are biased against minority groups

D
(a), (b) and (c)

E
No one has challenged the race-IQ claims

Question 10
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Which are the most widely used individual tests of intelligence?

A
Wechsler tests

B
Stanford-Binet tests

C
IQ tests

D
Reaction time tests

E
Spearman ’s g

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Variations in P...

Question 1

A correlation of −1 indicates that there is no relationship between the two variables being considered.

Correlations should only be used with variables that are normally distributed.

If variable A (e.g. height) shows a correlation with variable B (e.g. weight) of +1.0, then we know that A caused B.

IQ was correlated with job performance.

Question 2

1,2,3

2,3

1,2,4

3,4

Question 3

Unlikely to be able to finish high school.

Unable to get a driving licence.

Likely to have trouble completing a university degree.

More intelligent than a person with an IQ of 120.

Question 4

Some people have general intelligence, others have multiple intelligences.

The only people who do not have general intelligence are those that have IQs less than 100.

General intelligence develops by adulthood.

General intelligence can be thought of as ‘mental energy ’that is applied to all tasks that we attempt.

Question 5

Low general intelligence

Slow on-line processing

A known organic etiology

IQ below 70

All of the above

Question 6

Genotypic

Environmental

Modular

Phenotypic

General

Question 7

An environmental change, because gene frequencies in populations couldn 't change so quickly.

Improvements in the gene pool as we evolve.

A statistical artefact.

None of the above.

Question 8

The first route to knowledge is through thought (central processes).

The ‘thought ’route to knowledge is unrelated to individual differences in IQ.

Thoughtful problem solving can be done either by verbalizing a problem (using language-like propositions to think) or by visualizing it (using visuo-spatial representations to think).

We need two different kinds of knowledge acquisition routines, each generated by one of two specific processors.

Question 9

Disadvantaged social groups are treated differently

Socio-economic status provides different opportunities

IQ tests are biased against minority groups

(a), (b) and (c)

No one has challenged the race-IQ claims

Question 10

Wechsler tests

Stanford-Binet tests

IQ tests

Reaction time tests

Spearman ’s g

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