1. Intelligence & Testing
Chapter 9

2. Testing Intelligence Aptitude Achievement Flynn effect Test norms
Percentile score
Standardization

3. Reliability & Validity
Split-half reliability
Reliability using different tests
Test-retest reliability
Content validity
Criterion- related validity
Construct validity

4. Influential People Francis Galton Alfred Binet Lewis Terman
David Wechsler
Robert Sternberg
Emily Winners

5. IQ exams WAIS bell curve Standard deviation Purpose of IQ tests
IQ tests in other cultures
Levels of mental retardation
Giftedness

7. Miscellaneous Eminent giftedness Nature vs. nuture?
Cultural differences
Spearman’s g theory

9. Q1. Aptitude tests are designed to measure
Previously learned facts
Future performance
Previously learned skills
Current competence
Your IQ score

10. Q2. A standardization sample for developing a test
Should be representative of all the types of people for whom the test is designed
Is an early version of the test to determine questions that differentiate individuals
Is a set of norms that will determine what score should be considered passing
Should include people from all different age groups, ethnic groups, and genders
Must include a standard set of directions for administering the test that all students will receive

11. Q3. If Mr. Delvecchio compared the scores of students on the odd-numbered questions on the test with their scores for the even-numbered questions, she would be attempting to determine if the test had
Content validity
Split-half reliability
Predictive validity
Test-retest reliability
Concurrent validity

12. Q4. Which of the following best describes Charles Spearman’s g of intelligence?
There are many factors that determine intelligence, but genetics is the most important one
The internal validity of an intelligence test is g
A general intelligence that underlies success on a wide variety of tasks is g
Giftedness is determined by both innate ability to perform and experiences one has in life
The g is measured by the speed with which one can process information

13. Q5. When a list of words is learned in order, the words most likely to be forgotten are those that are
At the beginning of the list
At the end of the list
In the middle of the list
Hardest to pronounce
Easiest to spell

14. Q6. According to the Stanford-Binet formula for an intelligence quotient (IQ), the IQ of a ten-year-old child with a mental age of eight and a half years is 85 95
100
105
115

15. Q7. A student who obtained a percentile rank of 75 on an achievement test is best characterized as having
Ranked 75th from the top in a group of 100 test takers
Answers 75% of the test questions correctly
Scored higher than 75% of the test takers
Scored 75% higher than the average test taker
Scored 75% of the highest score

16. Q8. A test that is labeled an achievement test is most likely to be given to
Predict an individual’s ability to succeed in a particular job
Allow a student to be exempted from a college course
Assess the mental age of a gifted eight year old
Determine whether a person is an extrovert or an introvert
Investigate an individuals cognitive style

17. Q9. Which of the following methods is used in studies designed to determine the primary components of intelligence?
test-retest
Alternate forms
Random sampling
Factor analysis
standardization

18. Q10. Which of the following is the most appropriate criterion for evaluating the predictive validity of an intelligence test?
Intelligence quotient
Mental age
Chronological age
Scholastic aptitude
School grades