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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of:

A Social intelligence

B Practical problem-solving intelligence

C school performance

D all of the above

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Correct Answer: school performance

What do intelligence tests actually measure?

A only knowledge

B a person’s creativity

C only potential

D a blend of knowledge and potential

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Correct Answer: a blend of knowledge and potential

With increasing age, adopted children’s intelligence test scores become__like their adoptive parents’scores and_similar to their biological parent’s scores.

A more; less

B less; more

C less; less

D more; more

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Correct Answer: less; more

In which of the following countries are IQ tests LEAST likely to be used?

A France

B Britain

C Australia

D China

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Correct Answer: China

If a test has good test-retest reliability:

A there is a strong correlation between items on the test.

B it accurately measures what it says it measures.

C it can be used to predict future performance.

D they test yields similar scores if taken at two different times.

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Correct Answer: they test yields similar scores if taken at two different times.

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

A aptitude tests

B personality tests

C intelligence tests

D achievement tests

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Correct Answer: personality tests

Flynn has shown that there has been a standard deviation increase, per generation, in the mean level of intelligence test performance for most of this country in Western society, which equates to about three IQ points per decade. He believes that such a difference has to be result of which one of the following?

A An environmental change, because gene frequencies in populations couldn’t change so quickly.

B Improvements in the gene pool as we evolve.

C A statistical artefact.

D None of the above.

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Correct Answer: An environmental change, because gene frequencies in populations couldn’t change so quickly.

All of the following represents intelligence from Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences except for________.

A Bodily-Kinesthetic

B Cultural

C Musical

D Naturalist

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Correct Answer: Cultural

It is generally accepted that there is such a thing as general intelligence. So which of the following statements is true?

A Some people have general intelligence, other have multiple intelligences.

B The only people who do not have general intelligence are those that have IQs less than 100.

C General intelligence develops by adulthood.

D General intelligence can be thought of a “mental energy’ that is applied to all tasks that we attempt.

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Correct Answer: General intelligence can be thought of a “mental energy’ that is applied to all tasks that we attempt.

Evidence obtained from measures of reaction time. inspection time and psychological changes suggest that general intelligence has a _______ basis.

A Biological

B Social

C Cognitive

D Cultural

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Correct Answer: Biological

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IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of:

What do intelligence tests actually measure?

With increasing age, adopted children’s intelligence test scores become__like their adoptive parents’scores and_similar to their biological parent’s scores.

In which of the following countries are IQ tests LEAST likely to be used?

If a test has good test-retest reliability:

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

All of the following represents intelligence from Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences except for________.

It is generally accepted that there is such a thing as general intelligence. So which of the following statements is true?

Evidence obtained from measures of reaction time. inspection time and psychological changes suggest that general intelligence has a _______ basis.

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

All Topics 6084

All Topics 6084

IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of:

What do intelligence tests actually measure?

With increasing age, adopted children’s intelligence test scores become________like their adoptive parents’scores and_______similar to their biological parent’s scores.

In which of the following countries are IQ tests LEAST likely to be used?

If a test has good test-retest reliability:

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

All of the following represents intelligence from Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences except for________.

It is generally accepted that there is such a thing as general intelligence. So which of the following statements is true?

Evidence obtained from measures of reaction time. inspection time and psychological changes suggest that general intelligence has a _______ basis.

With increasing age, adopted children’s intelligence test scores become__like their adoptive parents’scores and_similar to their biological parent’s scores.