The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) measures

Answer: Verbal AND performance (nonverbal) abilities Yields verbal IQ, performance IQ, and full-scale IQ.

Standardization of a test means

Answer: Comparing individual scores to a representative sample Allows percentile rankings and comparisons.

Answer: Measures what it claims to measure Validity types: content, construct, criterion-related.

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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
$The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) measures$
- A
  $Speed of response to simple stimuli$
- B
  $Verbal AND performance (nonverbal) abilities$
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  $Mathematical reasoning abilities only$
- D
  $Verbal comprehension abilities only$
Why
$Yields verbal IQ, performance IQ, and full-scale IQ.$
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Sample 2difficulty 3/5
$Standardization of a test means$
- A
  $Administering a single test to all participants$
- B
  $Comparing individual scores to a representative sample$
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- C
  $Computing the average score within one classroom$
- D
  $Assigning scores to test items without any rule$
Why
$Allows percentile rankings and comparisons.$
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$A valid test$
- A
  $Contains a small number of test items$
- B
  $Measures what it claims to measure$
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- C
  $Uses multiple-choice questions throughout$
- D
  $Yields consistent scores when repeated$
Why
$Validity types: content, construct, criterion-related.$
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Sample 4difficulty 3/5
$In a study, researcher James Flynn examined IQ test scores from many countries across the 20th century. After standardizing tests so that the average score was always 100, he discovered that raw scores on tests like the Raven's Progressive Matrices had risen by roughly 3 points per decade. This rise meant that someone who scored "average" by 1930 norms would score below average by today's norms.$
$This generational rise in IQ scores is known as:$
- A
  $The stereotype threat effect$
- B
  $The bell-curve effect$
- C
  $The Flynn effect$
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- D
  $The Hawthorne effect$
Why
$The Flynn effect describes the substantial generational rise in average IQ scores observed throughout the 20th century. The Hawthorne effect refers to changes in behavior due to being observed.$
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Sample 5difficulty 3/5
$The original IQ score (Stern's formula) was$
- A
  $Number of years in school$
- B
  $Simple addition of correct answers$
- C
  $(Mental age / chronological age) \times 100$
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- D
  $Time taken on a test$
Why
$Modern IQ tests use deviation IQ scores (mean = 100, SD = 15) instead.$
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