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Question 41

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Hernstein and Murray's (1994) book The Bell Curve seemed to take a racist stance in examining IQ test scores. However, the book criticizes their book because they

A) failed to suggest solutions to differences in IQ scores.
B) contended that smart people generally do better in life than less smart people.
C) did not take into account the dwindling service-oriented jobs in this country.
D) take our measures of intelligence as unquestioned.

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What kinds of measures do standardized intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children use as part of the overall IQ score?

A) Cultural knowledge
B) Visual acuity
C) High pitch detection
D) Sensory measures

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According to Sternberg's theory of intelligence, the way that we are typically tested in school measures ________ intelligence.

"Back translation" is an effort to seek

Bias in the usage of a test refers to

According to Gardner's theory of intelligence, if Jackson were able to distinguish mushrooms that were edible from those that were poisonous better than most people, he would excel in ________ intelligence.

Okagaki and Sternberg (1991) found that Mexican American parents valued ________ as measures of intelligence.

According to Gardner's theory of intelligence, if Mariko were a superior athlete, she would excel in ________ intelligence.

We are interested in reducing anxiety. We give one group an antianxiety medication and the other group a sugar pill. The group that receives the antianxiety medication is called the

"External validity" suggests that

Gardner's theory of intelligence suggests that eight aptitudes should be considered forms of intelligence. All of the following are examples of Gardner's types of intelligence except

Yolanda has her research participants rate how much they like two new soft drinks. Their ratings are on a scale from 1 to 10. She finds that most people rated an orange drink higher than a strawberry drink. Yolanda is using ________ data to come to conclusions about the drinks.

A researcher has developed a new therapy technique. She randomly assigns half of the potential clients to the new therapy and half to the old therapy. In this case, the clients in the new therapy group are called the