Related Mcqs:

1. With increasing age, adopted children’s intelligence test scores become________like their adoptive parents’scores and_______similar to their biological parent’s scores.

   A. more; less
   B. less; more
   C. less; less
   D. more; more

2. 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.

3. What explanations have been given to challenge inaccurate, calm 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 oppurtunities
   C. IQ test are biased against minority groups
   D. all of the above

4. Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of

   A. norms
   B. validity.
   C. reliability.
   D. stability.

5. IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.

   A. Genotypic
   B. Environmental
   C. Modular
   D. Phenotypic

6. Research shows that IQ scores are valid predictors of all of the following EXCEPT:

   A. School gardens
   B. Emotional intelligence
   C. Occupational status
   D. Job performance

7. When Asians and Americans asked what accounts for the consistently higher scores in mathematics among Asians, Americans are likely to conclude it is due to

   A. The environment
   B. Hard work
   C. Better schooling
   D. Genetics

8. The intelligence test scores of identical twins are

   A. lower when they are raised together than when they are raised apart.
   B. greater than that for fraternal twins raised together.
   C. lower than that for any other blood relatives.
   D. the same whether they are reared together or apart.

9. The distribution of IQ scores:

   A. is approximately normal or bell-shaped.
   B. shows that most people score between 80 and 100.
   C. reveals a difference in the average for men and women.
   D. falls of abruptly above 100.

10. If heritability alone is not responsible for IQ what other factor plays a large role?

    A. Study skills
    B. School performance
    C. Environment
    D. Race