Cognitive Psychology
What is a key aspect of standardization in psychological testing?
Altering the test for different people
Creating custom scales for individual users
Changing questions each time the test is administered
Administering and scoring tests consistently
What methodology would best investigate if cultural bias affects the predictive validity of an established intelligence test on global academic achievement?
Compare domestic student results on an adapted version of a Western-based intelligence test with unadapted versions used internationally.
Translate an established test into multiple languages without adaptation and correlate results with international student rankings.
Administer the test globally, track academic outcomes, then analyze results controlling for socioeconomic status across cultures.
Survey educators worldwide about perceived biases in established tests without correlating these perceptions with actual student outcomes.
If a standardized intelligence test shows consistent results across different occasions but fails to measure what it is intended to measure, what quality does it lack?
Practicality
Validity
Standardization
Reliability
What research design could best examine the influence of intrinsic motivation on standardized test scores?
Experimental manipulation altering the perceived importance of the standard tests among a group of students to measure impact on resultant scores.
Longitudinal study measuring changes in self-reported intrinsic motivation against standardized test performance over several years.
Cross-sectional analysis comparing levels of intrinsic motivation and standardized test scores across various population groups.
Case study focusing on highly motivated students analyzing their standardized test results.
Which of the following is an example of fluid intelligence?
General knowledge
Logical reasoning
Vocabulary knowledge
Long-term memory
Which of the following is a measure of central tendency used in intelligence testing?
Correlation coefficient
Validity coefficient
Mean score
Standard deviation
How might stereotype threat theoretically undermine the validity of cross-cultural comparisons using standard intelligence tests?
By causing anxiety based on negative stereotypes about one's group, affecting test performance regardless of true ability levels.
Through enhancing motivation due to positive stereotypes associated with high expectations for one’s cultural group’s abilities.
Via providing equal opportunity for all individuals irrespective of their background or experiences with standardized testing environments.
By promoting a sense of competition among cultural groups that leads to improved effort during testing situations overall.

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What is one criticism of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory?
Its claim that people have multiple intelligences is universally rejected by psychologists.
There is limited empirical evidence supporting distinct neurological structures for each proposed "intelligence."
It overly simplifies the concept of intelligence into just one or two types.
Everyone possesses exactly equal levels of each type of intelligence.
In evaluating the concept of 'g' or general intelligence, which consideration about cross-cultural applicability remains highly controversial among experts?
Whether gender differences have a more significant impact on 'g' than cultural variations do.
If 'g' only accounts for specific cognitive abilities rather than broad intellectual capability within any given culture.
Whether 'g' represents a culturally universal feature of human cognition or a construct reflecting Western educational values.
If linguistic diversity can account for the majority of discrepancies observed in measuring 'g' across cultures.
What would be an indication that an intelligence test has been successfully normed?
The majority of participants achieve perfect or near-perfect scores after taking the intelligence test repeatedly.
Scores significantly vary from one administration period to another due to inconsistent testing conditions or procedures.
Sensitivity towards cultural differences among participants during assessments leads to improved outcomes for minority groups.
The test scores form a normal distribution around an average score representing the tested population.