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151. Which of the following best expresses the distinction between the WAIS-IV and WISC-IV?
A. The WAIS-IV is for use on males only, whereas the WISC-IV is used on females only.
B. The WAIS-IV is a test of verbal intelligence, whereas the WISC-IV is a test of nonverbal intelligence.
C. The WAIS-IV is used to test adult intelligence, whereas the WISC-IV is used to test children’s intelligence.
D. The WAIS-IV is the current successor to the WISC-IV, an older test of intelligence.
152. Contemporary tests of intelligence are in widespread use in the United States EXCEPT the:
A. WISC-IV.
B. WAIS-IV.
C. Spearman G Scale.
D. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.
153. Which of the following is NOT among the disadvantages of group IQ tests?
A. Group IQ tests offer fewer types of questions than do individually administered tests.
B. People may be less motivated to do their best work on a group-administered than on an individually administered test.
C. It is not always possible to test people in groups.
D. They are difficult to administer and score on a large-scale basis.
154. The property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to measure is known as _____.
A. specificity
B. validity
C. reliability
D. sensitivity
155. A psychological test is reliable when it:
A. measures what it is actually supposed to measure.
B. has been normed using samples representative of those for whom the test has been designed.
C. yields consistent measurements.
D. measures the positives in the test.
156. A psychological test is valid when it:
A. actually measures what it is supposed to measure.
B. has been normed using samples representative of those for whom the test has been designed.
C. yields consistent measurements.
D. measures the positives in the test.
157. Which of the following is true about tests?
A. Even if a test is unreliable, it cannot be valid.
B. Test validity and reliability are prerequisites for accurate assessment of intelligence.
C. Test reliability and validity are highly desirable for an accurate assessment of intelligence.
D. Knowing that a test is reliable guarantees that it is also valid.
158. An online intelligence test yields a different IQ each time you take it. The test is:
A. possibly reliable, but definitely not valid.
B. not reliable, and probably not valid either.
C. not reliable, but still possibly valid.
D. possibly reliable, and potentially valid.
159. Sir Francis Galton assumed that skull size is related to intelligence, this was _____ measure of intelligence.
A. a reliable, but not a valid
B. a valid, but not a reliable
C. both a reliable and a valid
D. neither a reliable nor a valid
160. A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, two months apart. She also presents the average score, the highest score, and the lowest score obtained by two large samples: one of 2,000 college students, and one of 750 community-dwelling non-college adults. However, when you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article, it seems to you that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. You are questioning the _____ of the researcher’s questionnaire.
A. reliability
B. validity
C. sensitivity
D. reliability and the validity
