Deck 2: Psychological Testing and Intelligence

Question 1

A psychological test is ............

A)a measure of personality
B)an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour
C)none of the above
D)null

Answer 1

an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour

Question 2

Who developed the first individual test of intelligence?

A)sigmund frued
B)william james
C)alfred binet
D)null

Answer 2

alfred binet

Question 3

Which among the following is included in the definition of personality psychology?

A)it deals with adaptations to the environment
B)it deals with how traits influence the environment
C)both a and b
D)null

Answer 3

both a and b

Question 4

Who popularised emotional intelligence?

A)daniel goleman
B)guilford
C)sternberg
D)null

Question 5

IQ may be defined as

A)ma/ca x 100
B)ca/ma x 100
C)ma/100 x ca
D)null

Question 6

The three dimensional model of intelligence is proposed by .............

A)guilford
B)thorndike
C)thurston
D)null

Question 7

The Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale

A)was designed to test adult intelligence
B)assumes that intellectual ability in childhood improves as age increases
C)provide separate scores for performance intelligence and verbal intelligence
D)null

Question 8

.............. test assesses a wide variety of mental abilities?

A)iq
B)multiple intelligence
C)general intelligence
D)null

Question 9

Heredity influence ...............

A)attitude
B)aptitude
C)interest
D)null

Question 10

Psychological tests are used to ...........

A)promote self understanding
B)measure psychological constructs
C)both a and b
D)null

Question 11

Word Association is ............

A)a projective test
B)a memory test
C)a creativity test
D)null

Question 12

............. is NOT included in the types of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner

A)language
B)interpersonal skills
C)creativity
D)null

Question 13

The first self- report test of personality was developed by ...........

A)simon
B)terman
C)woodworth
D)null

Question 14

The MMPI was designed to .........

A)discriminate between normal and patient groups with particular diagnosis
B)assess personality in normal adults
C)none of the above
D)null

Question 15

Wechsler's definition of intelligence states about..........

A)naturalistic intelligence
B)ability to deal effectively with the environment
C)spatial and kinaesthetic intelligence
D)null

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT usually used in personality assessment?

A)psychological testing
B)counselling
C)observation
D)null

Question 17

MMPI is an example for ............... test

A)criterion referenced
B)self reported
C)performance
D)null

Question 18

An ability for learning foreign language implies ...............

A)language aptitude
B)creative thinking
C)none of the above
D)null

Question 19

The author of Frames of Mind is ..............

A)frued
B)gardner
C)allport
D)null

Question 20

For something to be part of a personality, it should .........

A)always be evident
B)be relatively stable over time
C)never change
D)null

Question 21

Aptitude test is for .............

A)selection for jobs
B)admission for professional courses
C)all the above
D)null

Question 22

Which are the main components of Spearman's Two Factor Theory of intelligence?

A)primary abilities and secondary abilities
B)specific intelligence and general intelligence
C)emotional abilities and cognitive abilities
D)null

Question 23

William Stern developed the concept of .........

A)emotional quotient
B)intelligence quotient
C)emotional intelligence
D)null

Question 24

Thematic Apperception test was developed by ..............

A)hermann rorschach
B)morgan and murray
C)carl rogers
D)null