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PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Content Validity, Factor Analysis, Criterion Validity

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16 Oct 2011
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York University
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Psychology
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PSYC 1010
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Rebecca Jubis

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A standardized measure of a sample of behaviour. Intelligence tests: used to assess intellectual potential: aptitude tests: used to assess potential of specific types of mental abilities, achievement tests: tests previously learned material. Wechsler"s definition of intelligence is the capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment. 1884 galton: measure sensory acuity and physical attributes. 1905 binet: intelligence depends on mental abilities; reasoning, remembering, imagining. Mental age: referred to a child"s performance on a test, expressed in years, compared to typical performance at that age. If ma = ca then intelligence is average. If ma > ca then intelligence is above average. If ma < ca then intelligence is below average. You take a person"s score and compare it to the scores of other people in the same age group. Average performance of a given age group is set at 100.

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43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of 42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

43. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics

1. Another form of intelligence that has attracted a lot of attention is emotional intelligence. A person with a high emotional IQ A) has the ability to read others' emotions accurately B) often have even higher verbal IQ scores C) usually doesn't attend university D) are intellectually disabled in a general sense E) both A&C