Chapter 13

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The approaches of Guilford, Thurstone, and Spearman are similar in that they all:

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provided logical models of intelligence.

used the method of factor analysis.

saw intelligence as comprising many independent abilities.

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A criticism of the Stanford-Binet test is that it continues to be

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more applicable to children

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ccording to Steinberg's information-processing approach, the last step in solving a problem is:

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response

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If scoring high on intelligence tests requires a certain type of cultural experience, the tests are said to have

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culture bias.

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Why are psychological tests developed through standardization procedures?

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To assure an accurate measure of the psychological concept being measured.

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Thurstone, Guilford, and Spearman's approaches to intelligence served the purpose of:

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providing logical models of intelligence.

viewing intelligence as being comprised of many independent abilities.

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That men were intellectually superior to women and that Caucasians were superior to other races was an idea of:

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Francis Galton.

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Studies have found a stronger relationship between IQ scores of adopted children and their ________ parents than with their ________ parents when socioeconomic status is equal.

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biological; adoptive

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Since intelligence tests ________, you should receive the same IQ regardless of who administers and scores your IQ test

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are standardized

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A standard that reflects the normal or average performance of a particular group of people on a measure such as an IQ test is called the

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norm.

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Janie is twelve years old and achieved a score on the Stanford-Binet IQ test of that of a twelve-year-old child. Her IQ would be

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100

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A major problem with adoption studies is that:

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it is difficult to determine the degree of difference between the adoptive home environment and the biological parents' environment

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A method for determining reliability whereby the score for half the test is correlated with the score on the other half is known as:

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split-half reliability.

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While ________ believed that intelligence could be represented by a single score, ________ felt that it could best be represented through multiple scores of various abilities.

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Spearman; Thurstone

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Galton's test of 10,000 visitors is significant to the field of intelligence in that:

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it marked the beginning of the scientific efforts to measure intelligence.

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David Wechsler originally designed his intelligence test for:

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late adolescence or adulthood.

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The only test that measures a person's capacity to behave intelligently or pure intelligence distinct from what an individual has learned is:

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there is no such test

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A ten-year-old whose mental age is fifteen would have a Stanford-Binet IQ of:

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150

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The first step in developing a psychological test is to:

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develop a pool of test items.

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The Binet test was originally intended to:

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identify slow learners.