A. standardization.
B. reification.
C. heritability.
D. convergent thinking.
Related Mcqs:
- Selective breeding for desirable characteristics is called _____________?
A. cretinism
B. adaptive behavior
C. microcephaly
D. eugenics - Nail has a blind date with Naeem who, she’s been is considered a true genius by the faculty in the art department. Now she’s having second thoughts, because she’s always heard that geniuses are a little of their rocker. Does have reason to be concerned?
A. Yes. It’s been well documented that the stress of creative achievement often leads to schizophrenic symptoms.
B. No. Extensive research on creativity and psychological disorders shows no evidence for any connection.
C. Perhaps. There is evidence of a correlation between major creative achievement and vulneerability to mood disorders.
D. Of course not. the stereotype of the genius who’s mentally ill is purely a product of the jealousy of untalented people. - The WAIS was designed for testing_________intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing_______intelligence.
A. Europeans’; North Americans’
B. general; emotional
C. analytical; emotional
D. adults’; children’s - Brain size (adjusted for body size is__________correlated with intelligence, and the speed of taking in perceptual information is_______correlated with intelligence.
A. negative; negatively
B. positively; not
C. positively; negatively
D. positively; positively - IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.
A. Genotypic
B. Environmental
C. Modular
D. Phenotypic - When interpreting the results from the final exam, Professor Hisham noticed that the students who had test from A scored significantly higher than those who had test from B. Professor Hisham concluded that the final exam was low on:
A. alternate-from reliability
B. split-half reliability.
C. content validity.
D. criterion reliability. - Which is the case? IQ is calculated as:
A. The speed at which we process a piece of information.
B. The ratio of mental age to chronological age.
C. The number of items you get correct on an intelligence test.
D. How intelligent you are compared to an adult of the same gender. - Sternberg’s Triarchic theory of intelligence includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Analytical intelligence
B. Creative intelligence
C. Practical intelligence
D. Social intelligence - Research indicates that Head Start programs:
A. fail to produce any short-term improvements in participants’ mental skills.
B. are beneficial to participants from very intellectually stimulating home environments.
C. increase the school readiness of children from disadvantaged home environments
D. initially benefit students but lose their influence by the time the students reach high school. - Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are “blased” in the sense that:
A. the heritability of intelligence is very high.
B. the reliability of intelligence test is close to zero.
C. numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.
D. test performance is influenced by cultural experiences