By the 1960s, many individuals and groups were criticizing intelligence tests for what reason?
a. They believed the tests were too easy, and were producing inflated scores.
b. They believed that measuring intelligence was not a worthwhile pursuit.
c. They believed that some test items were unfair and discriminated against certain groups.
d. They believe that the tests were measuring talent, rather than intelligence per se.
Question 2The Mismeasure of Man is a critique of
a. early mental ability tests written by Alfred Binet.
b. Binet's approach to intelligence testing written by David Wechsler.
c. the intelligence testing of females written by Gloria Steinem.
d. intelligence testing written by Stephen J. Gould.
Question 3Research on interviewing suggests that
a. the interviewer's theoretical orientation does not influence the focus of the interview.
b. the match or mismatch between interviewer and interviewee in terms of age, gender, or race does not influence the course of the interview.
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
Question 4An interview designed to measure panic disorder correlates positively with several measures of psychoticism. This suggests that the interview has __________ validity.
a. poor predictive
b. poor discriminant
c. strong discriminant
d. poor concurrent
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