This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Teaching > Individual Differences – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Individual Differences Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Individual differs in lifestyle from that of the middle income or lower income group. It also depends on a combination of variables including occupation, education, income, wealth and place of residence. What factor does it pertain? A) Thinking/ Learning Status. B) Socioeconomic Status. C) Exceptional Status. D) Environmental Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socioeconomic Status. 2. For the original version of the Stanford-Binet, IQ was defined as: A) Chronological age divided by mental age and multiplied by 100. B) Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. C) Chronological age subtracted from mental age and multiplied by 100. D) Mental age multiplied by 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. 3. Howard Gardner identified a total of ..... intelligences. A) 6. B) 8. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 4. Studies suggest that there is a positive correlation between intelligence and the A) Size of the brain's synaptic gaps. B) Neural processing speed in the brain. C) Brain's rate of glucose consumption. D) Brain's production of endorphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neural processing speed in the brain. 5. According to William Stern, what is the formula for IQ? A) IQ = (chronological age/mental age). B) IQ = (chronological age/mental age)*100. C) IQ = (mental age/chronological age)*100. D) IQ = (mental age/chronological age). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IQ = (mental age/chronological age)*100. 6. Desmond believes that nature is far more important in shaping personality than nurture. Desmond probably believes in the strong influence of A) Genetic. B) Environment. C) Culture. D) Reinforcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic. 7. The fact that identical twins' IQ scores are so close together (highly correlated) even when they are raised apart suggests A) Intelligence has a strong environmental component. B) Adopted parents have a positive effect on intelligence. C) Identical twins attend better schools than fraternal twins. D) Intelligence is strongly genetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intelligence is strongly genetic. 8. Intrinsic motivation is an important component of: A) The Flynn effect. B) The g factor. C) The intelligence quotient. D) Creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creativity. 9. Although her score on the personality test indicated that Mary was devoid of social grace, painfully shy, and frightened of other people, she is extremely popular and outgoing. This personality test lacks A) Reliability. B) Standardization. C) Consistency. D) Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Validity. 10. Everyone would agree that intelligence tests are "biased" in the sense that A) Test performance is influenced by cultural experiences. B) Reliability may be low but the content validity of IQ tests is high. C) The reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero. D) The heritability of intelligence is very high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Test performance is influenced by cultural experiences. 11. Five-year-old Wilbur performs on an intelligence test at a level characteristic of an average 4-year-old. Wilbur's mental age is A) 5. B) 125. C) 4.5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 12. Which of the following is true of boys compared with girls? A) Boys are better spellers than girls. B) Boys have a higher average IQ. C) Boys are better at detecting emotions. D) Boys are more likely to have extremely low IQ scores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boys are more likely to have extremely low IQ scores. 13. What did Spearman mean by a "g" intelligence? A) Intelligence is purely genetic. B) "g" is a general intelligence that underlies many abilities. C) "g" is the important speed factor in how long it takes to solve a problem. D) Girls' intelligence is valued above boys' intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "g" is a general intelligence that underlies many abilities. 14. Language learning for more immediate or practical goals is called: A) Integrative motivation. B) Positive motivation. C) Instrumental motivation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instrumental motivation. 15. In general, males score higher than females on tests of A) Emotion detection. B) Spatial ability. C) Verbal fluency. D) Spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial ability. 16. These are some examples of tests that were designed to measure language aptitude: A) Multiple intelligences and learning styles test. B) Modern language aptitude test, Pimsleur language aptitude battery and computer-based LLAMA aptitude test. C) Pimsleur language aptitude battery, attitude towards the language questionnaire and the motivational self-system test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modern language aptitude test, Pimsleur language aptitude battery and computer-based LLAMA aptitude test. 17. ..... learners should retain the most information after hearing it. A) Auditory. B) Tactile. C) Logical. D) Visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auditory. 18. Which of the following is NOT an individual difference? A) Methodology. B) Learning Style. C) Aptitude. D) Motivation. E) Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methodology. 19. A person with lower than average intelligence who has an amazing, unusual mental skill is known as a A) Savant. B) Prodigy. C) Genius. D) Freak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savant. 20. Psychologists use ..... to assess individuals' mental aptitudes and compare them with those of others. A) Intelligence tests. B) Achievement tests. C) Neural plasticity. D) The g factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence tests. 21. When a person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative and pretested sample of people, the test is said to be A) Reliable. B) Standardized. C) Valid. D) Normally distributed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Standardized. 22. A test of your capacity to learn to be an airline pilot would be considered a(n) ..... test. A) Reliability. B) Achievement. C) Interest. D) Aptitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aptitude. 23. Factor analysis is a statistical procedure used to: A) Evaluate how accurately test items predict a criterion behavior. B) Identify clusters of closely related test items. C) Provide a quantitative estimate of heritability. D) Derive IQ scores by comparing mental age with chronological age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify clusters of closely related test items. 24. If a test is standardized, this means that A) A person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative pretested group. B) It accurately measures what it is intended to measure. C) Most test scores will cluster near the average. D) The test will yield consistent results when administered on different occasions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative pretested group. 25. The standardization sample is A) The group of people who take the test. B) A random sample o fthe test takers used to evaluate the performance of others. C) The people used to represent the population for whom the test was intended. D) All the people who might ever take the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people used to represent the population for whom the test was intended. 26. A 6-year-old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 8-year-old was said to have an IQ of: A) 75. B) 115. C) 85. D) 133. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 133. 27. If a test is reliable, it means that A) It is a fair assessment. B) It yields consistent results. C) It tests what it is suppose to test. D) It is given in the same way every time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It yields consistent results. 28. A test has a high degree of validity if it A) Yields consistent results every time it is used. B) Measures or predicts what it is supposed to measure or predict. C) Assesses aptitude and achievement accurately. D) Has been standardized on a representative sample of all those who are likely to take the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measures or predicts what it is supposed to measure or predict. 29. Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences that included at least 8 different types? A) Wecshler. B) Terman. C) Binet. D) Gardner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gardner. 30. Blacks have been found to score lower on tests of verbal aptitude when tested by Whites than when tested by Blacks. This best illustrates the impact of A) The Flynn effect. B) Standardization. C) Stereotype threat. D) Savant syndrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stereotype threat. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesIndividual Differences Quiz 1Individual Differences Quiz 2Individual Differences Quiz 3Individual Differences Quiz 521St Century Education Quiz21St Century Learning Skill QuizAndragogy And Pedagogy QuizAssessment And Evaluation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books