Fran is a 25-year-old woman who has been having a great deal of difficulty taking care of herself. Her IQ score is 68, thought this surprises her parents because they recall that her IQ was tested several times when she was in school and it was always in the 80s. The diagnosis of mental retardation for Fran is:
A. appropriate because she meets the criteria for IQ and has difficulty with self care
B. inappropriate because she does not meet the IQ criterion
C. inappropriate because we do not have sufficient evidence of impairment
D. inappropriate because she did not appear to meet criteria before age 18
D. inappropriate because she did not appear to meet criteria before age 18
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Which of the following is TRUE of "culture-free" intelligence tests?
a. They have been in use for more than 20 years. b. They have been largely successful. c. These tests have never been developed. d. They have not lived up to their promise.
To demonstrate the replicability of a finding across different samples within a culture, sound cross-cultural comparisons would entail the collection of data from multiple sites within the same cultural group, either in the same study or across studies
a) True b) False
Doug is conducting a study of gender differences in conversation dyads. He decides to sit in the student center and watch male/male dyads versus female/female dyads. He believes that the distance between the female/female dyads will be much smaller than that between the male/male dyads. When collecting the data, he notes all cases that fit his hypothesis but tends to "miss" most cases that do not
fit his hypothesis. Doug's data collection behavior illustrates the pitfall of a. expectancy effects. b. reactivity. c. expectancy syndrome. d. experimenter blindness.
Which of the following is LESS likely to encourage attitude change?
a. The communicator is likable and similar to the audience. b. The communicator is an expert on the topic and uses facts and statistics. c. The message states clear-cut conclusions. d. The message avoids creating fear or anxiety in the audience.