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1

A psychologist who has developed a test that includes some items requiring people to suggest the best solution to some everyday problems is attempting to measure __________.
A)heritability
B)intelligence
C)personality
D)creativity
2

A school psychologist has administered a test to a 7-year-old child and reports that the child's performance is like that of a 9-year-old child. In this case, 9 years is the child's ____________________.
A)chronological age
B)intelligence quotient
C)mental age
D)aptitude for achievement
3

A child who has an intelligence quotient of 80 and a chronological age of 10 years will have a mental age of __________
A)4 years
B)6 years
C)8 years
D)10 years
4

Based on a test score, a college student seeking a summer job has been trained to work in a department that cuts packing material to fit objects taking a variety of shapes. The score was obtained from a/an __________ test.
A)aptitude
B)achievement
C)culture-fair
D)creativity
5

A student studying for a final examination in an introductory psychology course is preparing for a/an __________ test.
A)aptitude
B)achievement
C)placement
D)projective
6

A psychology instructor who has made sure that a test covering material in five chapters has an equal number of items from each chapter has addressed the test's _______________.
A)validity
B)reliability
C)standardization
D)distribution
7

If applicants for an honors program take a test following the same instructions, with the same time limits, and which are scored with the same key so that the applicants' scores can be compared, the test is said to be _______________.
A)reliable
B)valid
C)precise
D)standardized
8

Which of the following intelligence tests is considered to be culture-fair?
A)The WISC.
B)The Army Alpha Test.
C)Raven's Progressive Matrices.
D)The SAT.
9

Which of Gardner's eight intelligences would a successful architect be most likely to have?
A)Verbal skills.
B)Spatial skills.
C)Intrapersonal skills.
D)Naturalist skills.
10

According to Sternberg's triarchic theory, a person who makes high scores on traditional intelligence tests is demonstrating __________ intelligence.
A)analytical
B)creative
C)practical
D)general
11

A developmental psychologist who has conducted a study and found that 35% of the children of mildly retarded parents are also mildly retarded has reported the __________.
A)norms
B)heritability
C)reliability
D)validity
12

Which of the following individuals, each with an IQ of 50, would be classified as mentally retarded?
A)A college student who has suffered brain damage from a fall.
B)An elderly person with Alzheimer's disease.
C)A middle-aged alcoholic.
D)An eight-year-old child who cannot read or write.
13

A school psychologist observing a child who may be eligible for a program for gifted children would look for evidence that the child _______________.
A)conforms to school rules
B)likes to work in groups
C)functions at an appropriate age level
D)has the ability to focus on topics of interest to the child
14

A student taking a multiple-choice test is being required to use __________ thinking.
A)convergent
B)divergent
C)creative
D)adaptive
15

In which of the steps of the creative process would a creative person see how a problem can be solved?
A)Preparation.
B)Insight.
C)Evaluation.
D)Elaboration.





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