1 If you score in the 88th percentile on a normed test it means that a you answered 88 of the questions correctly b 88 of the test scores were lower than that of yours c 88 of the test scores were higher than that of yours d 88 of the test scores were the same as yours 2 Which of the following provides evidence of an environmental influence on IQ a correlations in IQ are higher for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart b correlations in IQ are higher for identical twins reared together than fraternal twins reared together c correlations in IQ are higher between parents their biological children than between parents their adopted children d correlations in IQ are higher for identical twins reared apart than for fraternal twins reared apart 3 A test is reliable if it a tends to produce similar scores if one individual takes the test at different times b is administered so that everyone taking the test takes it under similar conditions c is scored so that an individual s score is interpreted relative to other people in a group who took the same test d produces the same score for every person who takes it 4 The modern IQ test a has moderately high criterion validity as a predictor of academic success b is a normed reliable test c has low construct validity as a measure of general intelligence d all of the above 5 If a test is designed to identify people who have abnormally high levels of anxiety the test should have a high construct validity b high criterion validity c high content validity d high construct criterion validity coupled with low content validity 6 The best explanation for the difference in commonly observed between the IQ scores of American blacks white Asians is a hereditary racial differences in intelligence b a combination of socio economic class differences attitudes about the importance of education among the three groups c cultural bias in the formulation administration of IQ tests d none of the above 7 Cyril Burt s evidence in favor of a genetic influence on IQ was flawed because a the identical twins he thought had been reared apart had actually been reared together b his methodology based on comparing twins reared apart reared together is fundamentally flawed c he fabricated all of his data d recent advances in our understanding of genetics the human genome invalidate his work 8 Which of the following provides evidence of a genetic basis for IQ a correlations in IQ are higher for fraternal twins reared together than fraternal twins reared apart b correlations in IQ are higher for identical twins reared together than for identical twins reared apart c correlations in IQ are higher for identical twins reared together than for fraternal twins reared together d correlations in IQ are greater than chance between adopted children the parents who adopted them 9 Recent advances in our understanding of the human genome has led to the conclusion that a genetic differences between human races are too small inconsequential to warrant establishing race as a biologically based subgroup for humans b intelligence is a racially linked trait c the genetic differences between human races are clear important enough to warrant establishing race as a biologically based subgroup for humans d exceptional humans wear yellow shirts 10 With regard to questions about the role played by genes the environment in human attributes or characteristics the reaction range is a a range set by environmental factors in which genetics can play a role b a range in which neither genetics nor environmental factors have any effect c a range set by genetics in which environmental factors can play a role d the extent to which people will respond with disbelief when their preconceptions about the effects of heredity the environment are challenged 11 Variability unreliability in the diagnosis of mental illnesses has been due in part to a a lack of adequate scientific training on the part of the people who diagnose mental illness b diagnostic fads in which a clinical syndrome is widely diagnosed for more or less brief period of time c a fundamental lack of knowledge about the root causes of many forms of mental illness d all of the above 12 When is personality used to explain consistency a when it is given as a reason to why a person acts in a similar manner across a variety of situations b when it is given as a reason why people make external attributions c when it is given as a reason why different people act differently in the same situation d none of the above 13 Diagnoses made using the DSM have the highest reliability a for some of the Axis I major clinical syndromes b for the Axis V Global Assessment of Functioning c for the Axis IV stress evaluation d for some of he Axis II personality disorders 14 Which of the following is not true a people who engage in abnormal behavior often find the behavior upsetting would like to stop doing it b the context in which a behavior occurs does not have to be taken into account when considering whether the behavior is abnormal c a behavior that is considered abnormal at one time in a society s history may be considered normal at another d abnormal behavior can often make it difficult for an individual to engage in normal social interactions like maintaining personal relationships 15 Which of the following is an example of a Freudian psychoanalytic therapeutic technique a systematic desensitization that attempts to cure a patient of a phobia b encouraging the patient to get in touch with their inner child in an attempt to increase the patient s self esteem c leading the patient to accept that the cause of their inability to form a meaningful relationship with a person of the opposite sex is an unresolved Oedipal conflict d controlling the patient s feelings of anxiety through the use of a selective serotonin re uptake inhibitor like Prozac 16 are most often used in a research on personality a projective tests b single trait personality inventories c IQ tests d multi trait personality inventories 17 Regarding fixation Freudian theory claims that a fixation in a psychosexual stage can result from excessive frustration of the physical needs desires associated with that stage b frustration satisfaction of the physical needs associated with a psychosexual stage has nothing to do with fixation c fixation in a psychosexual stage can result from excessive satisfaction of the physical needs desires associated with that stage d fixation in a
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