Question 1

Summarize the works of Sir Francis Galton,Alfred Binet,and William Stern and how each contributed to the development of intelligence tests.

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Question 2

Describe the construction of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.What summary scores are obtained from this test and how can differences among these scores be interpreted?

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Question 3

What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis? How has this hypothesis held up to empirical tests? Provide an example.

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Question 4

What cultural differences have been found regarding intelligence test scores and what are some possible causes for these differences?

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Question 5

Discuss crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence.For each of these concepts provide a definition and state the kinds of tests used to assess the attribute.How are they related to Spearman's concept of general intelligence?

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Question 6

Define the following concepts: the representativeness heuristic,the availability heuristic,and the confirmation bias.For each one,discuss how it can produce errors in probability estimates or reasoning.

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Question 7

What is the difference between an achievement test,an aptitude test,and a psychological test? Give an example of each.

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Quiz 9: Language and Thinking