Assignment Number 5.
2: Detailed Solution
Question 1 - _____ would be correlated to obtain a reliability coefficient.
A. Test scores and criterion scores
B. Scores from testing the same individuals twice with the same test
C. Scores on aptitude tests and scores on achievement tests
D. Any of the above.
Answer: B
Detailed Explanation: Reliability is the consistency or stability of measurements over time. One common
method for measuring this is to administer the same test to the same individuals on two different occasions and
then correlate their scores.
Question 2 - The first attempts to measure intellectual abilities were made by
A. Francis Galton
B. Alfred Binet.
C. Charles Darwin.
D. Lewis Terman
Answer: A
Detailed Explanation: In the late 19th century, Galton became interested in the measurement of individual
differences in human abilities, including intellectual abilities. He devised simple tests to measure sensory
abilities, such as visual acuity, reaction time, and memory, and hypothesized that these measures could serve as
indicators of general intelligence.
Question 3 - Which of the following would appear on the performance scale of the WAIS?
A. arranging a comic strip into the correct sequence
B. tests of word knowledge
C. verbal math problems
D. repeating sets of digits
Answer: A
Detailed Explanation: Arranging a comic strip into the correct sequence is a non-verbal task that appears on
the performance scale of the WAIS.
Question 4 - Spearman's "g" theory of intelligence relies on the fact that different abilities.
A. load onto different factors
B. have similar factor loadings to each other
C. show some correlations with one another
D. show normal distributions
Answer: C
Detailed Explanation: According to Spearman, individuals who perform well on one cognitive task are likely
to perform well on other tasks as well, to some extent. This is because the general factor (g) represents the
common variance shared among diverse cognitive abilities, reflecting individuals' overall level of
intellectual functioning.
Question 5 - Anderson proposed that differences in intelligence can be accounted for by
A. differences in intellectual capacities
B. differences in speed of basic processing
C. differences in the level of one of the types of intelligence
D. differences in context.
Answer: B
Detailed Explanation: Anderson's theory emphasizes that intelligence is not a unitary construct but rather
arises from the efficiency with which basic cognitive processes operate. These basic processes include tasks
such as encoding, storage, retrieval, and manipulation of information. Individuals who can perform these basic
processes more quickly and efficiently are thought to demonstrate higher levels of intelligence.
Question 6 - The concept of "mental age" refers to the
A. actual age, in months, of an individual at the time of testing
B. ratio of what a child should be able to do to what the child can do
C. grade level in school the child has achieved at the time of testing.
D. age level equivalent of the child's performance
Answer: D
Detailed Explanation: Mental age refers to the age level at which an individual's performance on a cognitive
test is typical or comparable to that of individuals in a certain age group.
Question 7 - Hariram got widely different scores each of the four times he took volleyball referee's exam.
This suggests that this test is
A. not standardized
B. not normally distributed
C. not reliable
D. not valid.
Answer: C
Detailed Explanation: Reliability is the consistency or stability of measurements over time. One common
method for measuring this is to administer the same test to the same individuals on two different occasions and
then correlate their scores.
Question 8 - The degree to which the separate items on a test all measure the same thing is a measure of
A. internal consistency
B. statistical evaluation
C. purity
D. validity.
Answer: A
Detailed Explanation: Internal consistency is a measure of the degree to which the items on a test are all
measuring the same underlying construct or dimension.
Question 9 - A test that measures what it is intended to measure is a(n) _____ test.
A. ability
B. valid
C. achievement
D. reliable
Answer: B
Detailed Explanation: Validity refers to the extent to which a test accurately measures the construct or trait it
is designed to assess.
Question 10 - Which of the following would appear on the scale of the WAIS?
A. discovering the missing part of an incompletely drawn picture
B. repeating sets of digits
C. associating numbers with marks of various shapes
D. assembling puzzle pieces
Answer: A
Detailed Explanation: Since WAIS was constructed mainly to get a measure of intelligence for the illiterate
population, discovering missing part of an image is the most appropriate answer.
