Related Mcqs:

1. Sadiq and Tahir had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. In order to come back to present sadiq (who is a little below average in intelligence needs a score of 115 on the stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Sadiq has to convince Professor Tahir that he is_______than he actually is, because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as________.

   A. older; (mental age/chronological age 10
   B. younger; (mental age/chronological age 100
   C. older; (chronological age/mental age 10
   D. younger; (chronological age/mental age 10

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. By measuring the extent to which identical twins reared together score differently on intelligence tests researchers can determine the influence of which factors on intelligence?

   A. Shared environments
   B. Non-shared environments
   C. Shared and non-shared environments
   D. Genetic traits

5. The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has_________over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been______.

   A. decreased; restandardized
   B. decreased; factor analyzed
   C. increased; factor analyzed
   D. increased; restandardized

6. 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

7. The items actually selected for an intelligence test provide a (n)_______definition of intelligence.

   A. functional
   B. valid
   C. reliable
   D. operational

8. Generating the single correct answer to an intelligence test illustrates:

   A. the stereotype threat.
   B. standardization.
   C. reliability.
   D. convergent thinking

9. The person responsible for the development and design of the first useful individual test of intelligence is:

   A. Freud
   B. Terman
   C. Binet
   D. Wechsler

10. A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 fourth graders. One month later the psychologist returns and re-administers the test. The psychologist is probably interested in

    A. the validity of the test.
    B. an operational definition of “intelligence.”
    C. the creation of a “culture fair” test.
    D. the reliability of the test.