Intelligence Quiz
This tests your knowledge of the Intelligence chapter of the Meyer's textbook in order to review for the AP Exam.
- 1.What do intelligence tests use to compare individuals' mental aptitudes to one another?
- A.
Percentages wrong
- B.
Numerical scores
- C.
Scores on one question in particular
- D.
The individual's degree of guessing
- E.
The number of questions correct in a row
- 2.Who created the first test of intelligence in Paris?
- A.
Terman
- B.
Gardner
- C.
Freud
- D.
Binet
- E.
Stern
- 3.What was the goal of the first intelligence test?
- A.
To give certain kids an advantage in their futures
- B.
To label children
- C.
To measure mental age
- D.
To know how many kids were smart overall
- E.
To give certain kids some confidence
- 4.Why did Terman revise the original intelligence test?
- A.
The writer of the original test didn't want anybody else to use his
- B.
The original one was in French
- C.
The original one wasn't very compatible with California students
- D.
The original test was too short
- E.
The original test was too inaccurate overall
- 5.Who derived the intelligence quotient?
- A.
Terman
- B.
Binet
- C.
Gardner
- D.
Stern
- E.
Bandura
- 6.Terman advocated the use of his intelligence test for:
- A.
Eugenics
- B.
Tracking children
- C.
Equality in education
- D.
College entrances
- E.
Whoever wanted to compare themselves to the rest of society
- 7.What is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score on an intelligence test?
- A.
Factor analysis
- B.
The normal curve
- C.
Content validity
- D.
Test reliability
- E.
Test standardization
- 8.Who introduced the theory of multiple intelligences?
- A.
Freud
- B.
Skinner
- C.
Bandura
- D.
Gardner
- E.
Terman
- 9.Which of these is NOT one of Gardner's original multiple intelligences?
- A.
Music
- B.
Bodily-kinesthetic
- C.
Cooking
- D.
Linguistic
- E.
Logical-mathematical
- 10.What is the correlation between head size and intelligence score?
- A.
+.50
- B.
+.15
- C.
-.50
- D.
-.15
- E.
None
- 11.Which of these is a part of creativity?
- A.
Expertise
- B.
A venturesome personality
- C.
Intrinsic motivation
- D.
A stimulating environment
- E.
All of the above
- 12.Emotional intelligence:
- A.
Isn't as useful as academic intelligence.
- B.
Makes it hard to succeed in life.
- C.
Means you are too sensitive to others.
- D.
Ties hand-in-hand with creativity.
- E.
Is often more useful than academic intelligence.
- 13.What is the most widely-used intelligence test?
- A.
Stanford-Binet test
- B.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
- C.
The Mensa entrance exam
- D.
The SATs
- E.
The ACTs
- 14.Why are tests standardized?
- A.
To define meaningful scores when compared with those of the pretested group
- B.
To make sure the test measures the correct skill
- C.
To make the test results good for one group, but worse for another
- D.
To make the test graders busier
- E.
To make the scores stable over time
- 15.What percent of test scores lie within 15 points of 100?
- A.
58%
- B.
60%
- C.
65%
- D.
68%
- E.
70%
- 16.What does the Flynn effect tell us?
- A.
Scores have been stable over time
- B.
Scores have risen than fallen over time
- C.
Scores have fallen over time
- D.
Scores have fallen then risen over time
- E.
Scores have risen over time
- 17.What is the extent to which a test yields consistent results?
- A.
Validity
- B.
Standardization
- C.
Reliability
- D.
Predictive validity
- E.
Criterion
- 18.Content validity is to predictive validity as:
- A.
Standardization is to reliability.
- B.
Nature is to nurture.
- C.
As achievement is to aptitude.
- D.
The Stanford-Binet is to the WAIS.
- E.
Reward is to punishment.
- 19.What may indicate an infant's later intelligence level?
- A.
How long he or she stares at a single picture
- B.
How often he or she cries
- C.
How big his or her head is
- D.
How early he or she walks
- E.
How long he or she sleeps
- 20.By age 4, a child's:
- A.
Scores on intelligence tests start to decrease.
- B.
Scores on intelligence tests start to stabilize.
- C.
Scores on intelligence tests are very unreliable still.
- D.
Scores on intelligence tests surpass those of his or her parents.
- E.
Scores on intelligence tests start predicting later scores.
- 21.After age 7, a child's:
- A.
Scores on intelligence tests start to stabilize.
- B.
Scores on intelligence tests keep increasing.
- C.
Scores on intelligence tests start predicting later scores.
- D.
Scores on intelligence tests surpass those of his or her parents.
- E.
Scores on intelligence tests start to decrease.
- 22.1% of the population in the low extreme of intelligence have scores below:
- A.
90
- B.
85
- C.
80
- D.
75
- E.
70
- 23.What percent of the population is "gifted"?
- A.
6-8%
- B.
5-7%
- C.
4-6%
- D.
3-5%
- E.
2-4%
- 24.What is NOT a consequence of tracking?
- A.
Lower self-esteem
- B.
Having no friends
- C.
Self-fulfilling prophecies
- D.
Prejudice
- E.
None of the above
- 25.What is the order of intelligence score similarity from greatest to least?
- A.
Identical twins raised together, fraternal twins raised together, identical twins raised apart
- B.
Identical twins raised apart, fraternal twins raised together, identical twins raised apart
- C.
Identical twins raised together, identical twins raised apart, fraternal twins raised together
- D.
Identical twins raised apart, identical twins raised together, fraternal twins raised together
- E.
Fraternal twins raised together, identical twins raised together, identical twins raised apart
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