Which of the following persons designed a test to assess the intelligence of newborn children?
A) Bayley B) Shirley C) Cattell D) Brazelton
According to R. B. Cattell, a person trying to solve an entirely new kind of problem is using his
or her __________, whereas a person working on a task that he or she knows well is using his or
her __________.
A) practical-mechanical ability, verbal-educational ability
B) general ability, specific abilities
C) intelligence B, intelligence A
D) fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence
Because students learn something from taking a test even when the scores are not used for
anything specific, examiners need not be very concerned with the reasons for testing or how the
scores will be used.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
People who have become all that they can be are self-actualized.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is a type of Likert scale?
A) true-false B) visual analogue
C) performance assessment D) hierarchical omnibus
The Kuder-Richardson method of determining reliability yields an average __________
coefficient.
A) test-retest B) split-half
C) alternate tests D) parallel forms
The Rasch item-response model is a __________-parameter model.
A) one B) two C) three D) four
One of the most carefully designed developmental scales for infants is a product of the research
program of
A) Nancy Bayley. B) Grace Arthur.
C) J. .C Raven. D) Frederick Kuhlmann.
The two major group factors in P. E. Vernon's hierarchical theory of intelligence are
A) convergent-divergent and inductive-deductive.
B) verbal-numerical and spatial-perceptual.
C) contents-operations and products-transformations.
D) verbal-educational and practical-mechanical.
According to Ernst Kretschmer, a tall, thin body build is associated with withdrawing
tendencies.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false