Culture-fair tests attempt to measure __________.
A. the intelligence of people coming from outside the majority culture
B. the intelligence of people coming from inside the majority culture
C. cultural background
D. the effects of culture on people's intellectual and creative skills
Answer: A
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Cross-sectional studies show that older people are less likely to score as well as younger people on traditional intelligence tests; this is most likely due to __________.
A. improper administration of test procedures B. cohort effects C. testing bias D. improper test design
Six-year-old Sylvana was terrified by the realistic 3-D images of characters on the theme park ride. Her mother told Sylvana to take off her special 3-D glasses for the rest of the ride. Based on the way 3-D movies are created, you should predict that without the special glasses, Sylvana would see:
a. 3-D images of each character that are farther away b. flat, double-images of each character c. the background and the scenery, but no images of the characters at all d. flat images of the characters that are photographic negatives with the colors reversed
A new age guru openly criticizes medical procedures for treating psychological problems, citing the frontal lobotomy as his only evidence. Which statement best contradicts his critique?
a. The frontal lobotomy is no longer used and has been replaced with scientifically supported treatments. b. Frontal lobotomies are now relatively safe to perform. c. Frontal lobotomies actually work very well for schizophrenia, but not for bipolar disorder. d. The argument is irrelevant, as medical procedures are being phased out in favor of new age treatments.
Childhood amnesia, as studied by Usher and Neisser, show that the ability to recall an event that actually happened depends on:
A) the race of the child B) the amount of fish consumed in the family C) the gender of the child D) the event itself such as a birth in the family or death of a family member E) all of the above