- Who can we expect to have most similar IQ scores?Father and sonFraternal twinsIdentical twinsLifelong best friends
- The _____ is the factor that is observed and measured for change in an experiment.confounding variabledependent variableindependent variableexposure variable
- The Alpha Army tests were administered to individuals who either could not read or write or who were non-English speaking.TrueFalse
- _____ became the first woman president of the American Psychological Association.None of the aboveMamie Phillips ClarkMargaret Floy WashburnMary Whiton Calkins
- In their research study of measuring the correlation between two variables, students ofAce College found a nearly perfect positive correlation between the variables. What coefficient of correlation did they arrive at? +0.97+0.66-0.66-0.97
- _____ is the early school of psychology holding that even our most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into component parts of sensations and feelings.RelativismBehaviorismStructuralismCognitivism
- Students at Ace College in the United States have been asked to conduct the same study that was conducted in Korea, keeping all variables exactly the same. What is such a study called?RepeatReplicationCarbon copyDuplication
- Describing the precise details of the study makes it possible for other investigators to replicate a study in order to_____.provide a framework for other studiescontradict the validity of the original findingsincrease confidence in the validity of the original findingsinvalidate the original hypothesis
- _____ argued that psychology should be established as a separate scientific discipline that would use experimental methods to study mental processes.B.F. SkinnerWilhelm WundtAbraham MaslowSigmund Freud
- Amaiza studies behavior and mental processes; Amaiza is studying _____.anthropologysociologyphilosophypsychology
- Which of the following psychologists created the concept of stereotype threat?Claude SteeleCharles MurrayFrancis SumnerRobert Guthrie
- How would Robert Sternberg term Yuri's abilities of "street smarts"?Creative intelligenceAnalytic intelligencePractical intelligenceSuccessful intelligence
- A _____ is a tentative statement that describes the relationship between two or more variables.formulationvariablehypothesisconclusion
- Dr. Seo, a clinical psychologist, believes that each of her clients has a unique potential for psychological growth and self-direction. She follows the ideas of _____.Sigmund FreudCarl RogersJohn B. WatsonFrancis C. Summer
- Which of the following is NOT one of Sternberg's distinct forms of intelligence?CreativeAnalyticalMotorPractical
- According to research, children belonging to certain minority groups score 10 to 15 points lower on intelligence tests than do children belonging to the dominant group in their societies.TrueFalse
- How does stereotype threat affect an individual's performance?There's been no research on the effect of stereotype threat on performance.It can worsen performance.It can improve performance.It has no effect on performance.
- _____ attempt to measure general mental abilities, rather than accumulated knowledge or aptitude for a specific subject or area.Cognitive mapsConsciousness inventoriesIntelligence testsTask tests
- Dr. Shah is constructing an intelligence test. What principle of test construction should Dr. Shah keep in mind so that the test measures what it is intended to measure?AptitudeValidityReliabilityStandardization
- A(n) _____ is designed to measure a person's level of knowledge, skill, or accomplishment in a particular area.aptitude testvalidity testachievement testprinciples test