Related Mcqs:

1. In solving math comutation problems, women perform_______than men. In solving math reasoning problems, women perform______than men.

   A. better; worse
   B. better; better
   C. worse; better
   D. Just as good; better

2. Professor Ehsan gave his class a twenty-question test covering two weeks of class material. Fifteens were on the structures of the brain, although he only spent ten minutes talking about the brain. Professor Ehsan’s test did not appear to have adequate_______validity.

   A. criterion
   B. predictive
   C. alternate form
   D. content

3. Serat has developed a new test. He gives the test to 1,000 people. Six weeks later he gives the test to the same 1,000 people. Serat is assessing the______of his test.

   A. split-half reliability
   B. test-retest reliability
   C. alternate form reliability
   D. criterion validity

4. A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is:

   A. standardized
   B. normally distributed
   C. reliable
   D. valid

5. Katrina received a 740 on her Math SAT. She decided to take the SAT again and are so similar is because the SAt has high

   A. predictability
   B. reliability
   C. generalizability
   D. validity.

6. Researchers are in the process of developing a new college entrance exam. They want to ensure that wherever the test is given, it will be administered scored, and interpreted in the same manner. In other words, the researchers are concerned with

   A. standardization
   B. reliability
   C. quantification
   D. psychophysics

7. Aaamir, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of:

   A. the Flynn effect.
   B. divergent thinking.
   C. savant syndrome.
   D. stereotype threat.

8. Dr. Ahmad administerd his new intelligence test to a group of subjects and then compared each subject’s score on the old-numbereds. He found a large positive correlation between the odd and even scores, indicating the test has:

   A. predictive validity.
   B. split-half reliability.
   C. criterion validity.
   D. construct validity.

9. The measured difference in IQ between African Americans and white Americans is most likely to be due to which one of the following factors?

   A. Bias in testing.
   B. Genetics.
   C. Environmental differences.
   D. Lack of effort.

10. Which of the following is a factor that influences success for the gifted?

    A. extrinsic motivation
    B. level of adjustment
    C. persistence
    D. sibling rivarly