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20 Cards in this Set
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Research suggests that the reason why Whites tend to do better on IQ tests than African Americans is due to:
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more exposure to information typically found in IQ Tests
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What accounts for the discriminatory placement procedures that result in a disproportionate number of African American students placed in special education classes?
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culturally based IQ Tests
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Based on the definition presented in your text, reliability means the same thing as:
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consistency
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"Harrison is going on a blind date with Nancy. He knows a limited amount about her, including her IQ. She has an IQ of 100. What does that tell Harrison about Nancy?
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Nancy has average cognitive abilities
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The most common level of intellectual disability is in the moderate-to-severe level.
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FALSE
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White children are more likely to be placed in special education classes than African Americans.
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FALSE
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Roman, an extraordinarily gifted athlete, is asked to take an intelligence test that is based on Gardner’s multiple-intelligence theory. Will his athletic ability come through on this intelligence test?
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yes- the type of intelligence test measures body-movement intelligence, along with other areas
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The oil dip stick in your car actually measures how much oil there is in the car’s engine. Therefore, the dip stick is a ____ measure.
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valid
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Juan doesn’t do well on tests. His mother believes that nonintellectual factors are the reasons for Juan’s poor performance. What is not an example of a nonintellectual factor?
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problem-solving skills
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Of the following, which was added to the Wechsler tests of intelligence to rule out cultural or education problems that might hinder a person’s score?
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performance scale
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Of the following, which test is the most widely used IQ test today?
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Weschler Adult intellegence scale
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Because she did not want to raise her child in poverty, Alice put her baby up for adoption. If Alice’s baby is raised by a middle-income family that provides a good home, what effect could this have on the child’s IQ?
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it may be as much as 10 pointshigher than IQ's of children who stay in the disadvantage setting
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An IQ of 130 or higher suggests a person is gifted. A score of below 70 suggests intellectual disability. One use of IQ tests is to provide:
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categories of mental abilities
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If you ask college students to estimate their parents’ IQ, who would have the lowest estimate?
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their mothers
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A criticism of “g” is that it:
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may not applye to african and asian cultures
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The triarchic theory approach to intelligence emphasizes the:
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cognitive processes that people use to solve problems
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Assume that you are taking an intelligence test developed by psychologists living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. One question asks you to define “holy wah” and another asks you how to make the food called “pasties.” You could make the argument that this test has:
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cultral bias
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According to research, Head Start children, when they became adolescents, were more likely to:
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be in their age-appropriate class
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Your cousin says that males are more intelligent because their brains are larger. What is your reasoned response?
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There is no significant gender difference in intelligence
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If your cousin told you she was in psychometrics, what would she be most likely doing in her career?
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developing psychological tests measuring abilities, skills, beliefs, and personality traits
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