Child Psychology - Qp8
- 1.The term 'intelligence' can be clearly defined.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.A child is likely to need special attention if they score below what in an IQ test?
- A.
80
- B.
70
- C.
60
- 3.What is the main purpose of an intelligence test?
- A.
To prevent the child's mind from becoming stagnant
- B.
To obtain an objective measure of a child’s intelligence in comparison with all other children of his age
- C.
To retain funding for an educational establishment
- 4.The formula for calculating I.Q. is:
- A.
Chronological age divided by Mental age, all multiplied by 100
- B.
Mental age multiplied by Chronological age, all divided by 100
- C.
Mental age divided by Chronological age, all multiplied by 100
- 5.Children with learning difficulties caused by genetic defects are not counted as part of the normal statistical distribution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which of the following are reasons that test scores may be unreliable? (Select 3)
- A.
Tests may be too difficult.
- B.
There may be test items that could mean different things to different people.
- C.
Language barriers often present a problem.
- D.
Scoring may be too subjective.
- E.
Tests may be too short so that they do not sample abilities adequately.
- F.
They may contain printing errors.
- 7.Complete the sentence: "Intelligence testing is a ____________ approach to obtain an objective measure of a child’s abilities."
- A.
Psychometric
- B.
Psychological
- C.
Psyche-based
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