The branch of psychology that designs tests to assess IQ, aptitude and other measures of human potential is __________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Most IQ tests assess ___________?

   A. Academic motivation
   B. Convergent thinking
   C. Perceptual motor skills
   D. Creativity

2. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

   A. developmental psychology
   B. personality psychology
   C. biological psychology
   D. social psychology

3. Community psychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology are considered which of the following in clinical psychology?

   A. Precursors
   B. Continuums
   C. Inferences
   D. Subspecialties

4. The differences in aptitude occur because of:

   A. Heredity
   B. Environment
   C. Economic conditions
   D. All of the above

5. If children are allowed to choose subjects according to their aptitude:

   A. They develop interest in education
   B. They start creating problem for their parents
   C. They becomes problematic for their parents
   D. Both (a) and (b)

6. When psychological tests are used in personal selection, an important concern regarding the tests is ___________?

   A. Cost
   B. Ease of administration
   C. Validity
   D. Objectivity
   E. None of these

7. The tests are developed as instruments to enable the collection of data about individuals, such as intelligence tests and examinations, attitude scales personality assessment, test of creativity and:

   A. Evaluation tests
   B. Aptitude tests
   C. Questionnaires
   D. Analytical tests

8. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet’s positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________

   A. the just- world phenomenon
   B. GRIT
   C. mirror- image perceptions
   D. groupthink

9. ________ psychology compare human abilities with those of animals particularly non-human primates?

   A. Industrial Psychology
   B. Social Psychology
   C. Evolutionary Psychology
   D. Animal Psychology

10. Which of the following areas of research in psychology is concerned with assessing individual differences, developing tests, and developing new statistical techniques?

    A. experimental psychology
    B. social psychology
    C. psychometrics
    D. physiological psychology