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A psychopharmacologist is a _____ who primarily prescribes medications.

Empirically supported

Categorical information

Psychiatrist

Reliability

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychiatrist

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_____ are broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest.

Theories

Hypotheses

Operational definitions

SuppositionsAPA

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypotheses

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Interpersonal therapy derives from _ approaches to therapy, but it is _.

Psychodynamic; shorter and more directive

Humanistic; longer and less directive

Humanistic; shorter and more directive

Psychodynamic; longer and less directive

Correct!

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychodynamic; shorter and more directive

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_____ is harm or endangerment that has been reported, investigated, and verified.

Child abuse

Substantiated maltreatment

Child endangerment

Reported ...

Answer

Correct Answer: Child abuse

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Recruiter behaviors have the largest impact on ________.

Non-compensatory screening factor

The recruiter needs to be able to relate to a recruit's value system and drive.

Applicant intentions to pursue a job opportunity

Realistic job preview

Answer

Correct Answer: Applicant intentions to pursue a job opportunity

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Standard measures of intelligence are positively correlated with ____.

The thickness of the cerebral cortex, particularly in the prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes

In men, IQ was most strongly correlated with the amount of gray matter located in both frontal lobes and the left parietal lobe

In women, IQ was highly correlated with the volume of gray matter in the right frontal lobe and Broca's area and with the volume of white matter throughout the brain

Answer

Correct Answer: The thickness of the cerebral cortex, particularly in the prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes

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The primary intention of an iq test is to predict ____.

School performance

The ability to adapt

Creative genius

The ability to overcome

Answer

Correct Answer: School performance

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All of the following are used for estimating reliability of a test except ________.

Internal consistency

Retest estimate

Internal comparison estimate

Equivalent form estimate

Content validity measurement

Answer

Correct Answer: Content validity measurement

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Robert sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ________ intelligence.

Intrapersonal

Creative

Spatial

Musical

Ephysical

Answer

Correct Answer: Creative

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Intelligence stresses the capacity to _____.

Think rationally

Act purposefully

Deal effectively with the enviorment

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Brain size is _____ correlated with intelligence.

Positively

Negatively

Answer

Correct Answer: Positively

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Average scores developed by giving the test to a representative sample are called _____.

Phonemes

Norms

Standardization

Answer

Correct Answer: Norms

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According to robert sternberg's theory, there are intelligences.

Six-factor; six

Five-intelligences; five

Triarchic: three

Quadratic; four.

Answer

Correct Answer: Triarchic: three

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According to cattell, _____ intelligence includes the ability to solve novel problems.

Fluid

Crystallized

Marginal

Majority

Answer

Correct Answer: Fluid

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__________ states that scores on iq tests have steadily risen since 1920.

Heritability

Stereotype vulnerability

Flynn effect

Environmental theory

Answer

Correct Answer: Flynn effect

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_____ is a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test.

Factor analysis

Aptitude test

Achievement test

Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS)

Answer

Correct Answer: Factor analysis

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Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as _ is to _.

Long; short.

Intelligence; creativity.

Knowledge; potential.

Fruit; apple

Answer

Correct Answer: Knowledge; potential.

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A test is said to be reliable if _________________.

Its results are repeatable; measures what it is supposed to measure

Has a sufficiently high amount of measurement error; measures what it is supposed to measure

Its results are repeatable; is low in measurement error

Measures what it is supposed to measure; is low in measurement error

Answer

Correct Answer: Its results are repeatable; measures what it is supposed to measure

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To assess the reliability of a measure, one should _____ the measures.

Successfully complete a mechanical training course.

Enables one to make correct predictions about behavior.

40 or more words

Calculate the correlation coefficient between scores on

Do not use double quotation marks at beginning and end

Answer

Correct Answer: Calculate the correlation coefficient between scores on

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Reliability refers to the ____ of a measuring device such as a test.

Consistency

Predictability

Accuracy of inference

Answer

Correct Answer: Consistency

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Aptitude tests attempt to measure _. achievement tests attempt to measure _.

Most 8-year-olds answer it correctly

Ability to learn... skills and knowledge already learned

The Wechsler tests identify strengths and weaknesses on a variety of abilitie

An extra number of people have scores well below the mean

Answer

Correct Answer: Ability to learn... skills and knowledge already learned

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In order for a test to be normed and standardized it must be tested on ________.

A representative sample

David Wechsler

Standardization

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: A representative sample

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An intelligence quotient (iq) is _____.

Tiger Woods, a famous golfer

Your mental age divided by your chronological age and multiplied by 100

Spearman: intelligence =

Emotional Intelligence

It measures creativity skills

Answer

Correct Answer: Your mental age divided by your chronological age and multiplied by 100

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All projective tests ________.

Omnibus inventories

Involve stimuli with no clear meaning

Tell stories about pictures that she shows them

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Answer

Correct Answer: Involve stimuli with no clear meaning

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Psychometrics MCQ

A psychopharmacologist is a _____ who primarily prescribes medications.

_____ are broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest.

Interpersonal therapy derives from _____ approaches to therapy, but it is _____.

_____ is harm or endangerment that has been reported, investigated, and verified.

Recruiter behaviors have the largest impact on ________.

Standard measures of intelligence are positively correlated with ____.

The primary intention of an iq test is to predict ____.

All of the following are used for estimating reliability of a test except ________.

Robert sternberg distinguished among analytical, practical, and ________ intelligence.

Intelligence stresses the capacity to _____.

Brain size is _____ correlated with intelligence.

Average scores developed by giving the test to a representative sample are called _____.

According to robert sternberg's ________ theory, there are ________ intelligences.

According to cattell, _____ intelligence includes the ability to solve novel problems.

__________ states that scores on iq tests have steadily risen since 1920.

_____ is a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test.

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as _____ is to _____.

A test is said to be reliable if _________________.

To assess the reliability of a measure, one should _____ the measures.

Reliability refers to the ____ of a measuring device such as a test.

Aptitude tests attempt to measure _____. achievement tests attempt to measure _____.

In order for a test to be normed and standardized it must be tested on ________.

An intelligence quotient (iq) is _____.

All projective tests ________.

Interpersonal therapy derives from _ approaches to therapy, but it is _.

According to robert sternberg's theory, there are intelligences.

Achievement tests are to aptitude tests as _ is to _.

Aptitude tests attempt to measure _. achievement tests attempt to measure _.