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In the 2003 fifth edition of the Binet Scale,the verbal and nonverbal scales are


A) equally weighted.
B) unequally weighted.
C) age restricted.
D) of equal difficulty.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In an age scale,


A) items are grouped according to difficulty.
B) items are grouped by content.
C) items are grouped according to age level.
D) items are grouped according to age level and content.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The two alternate equivalent forms of the 1937 Stanford-Binet were forms


A) S & B.
B) L & M.
C) B & S.
D) B & T.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Spearman suggested that the variance that is shared by a set of tests/scores represents


A) age differentiation.
B) positive manifold.
C) the g factor.
D) factor analysis.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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With the principle of age differentiation,


A) one can find the equivalent age capabilities of a child independently of chronological age.
B) one can find the equivalent age capabilities of a child if their chronological age is known.
C) the deviation IQ can be ascertained.
D) Binet freed himself from the burden of identifying each independent aspect of intelligence.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is determined by the formula


A) MA = IQ/CA X 100.
B) IQ = MA/CA X 100.
C) IQ = CA/MA X 100.
D) IQ = MA/CA.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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B

The deviation IQ became necessary because


A) standard deviations for IQ's were the same across age groups.
B) IQ's at one age level did not compare to IQ's at another age level in terms of percentiles.
C) the IQ was difficult to calculate.
D) the IQ was a cumbersome concept.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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How did Thurstone's conceptualization of intelligence differ from Spearman's?


A) Thurstone argued for a single,global intelligence rather than a multidimensional model.
B) Thurstone believed that intelligence was almost exclusively nonverbal.
C) Thurstone believed the components of intelligence were largely independent,whereas Spearman believed in a single process.
D) Thurstone believed intelligence was best measured by physiologic processes.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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C

In the current (2003) version of the Binet scale,the level at which a minimum criterion number of correct responses is obtained is known as the ____.


A) criterion
B) basal
C) ceiling
D) floor

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In which version of the Binet scale was an alternate,equivalent form first introduced?


A) the 1908 Stanford-Binet Scale
B) the 1916 Stanford-Binet Scale
C) the 1937 Stanford-Binet Scale
D) the 1960 Stanford-Binet Scale

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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The IQ concept was introduced


A) in the 1908 Binet-Simon Scale.
B) in the 1911 Binet-Simon Scale.
C) in the 1916 Stanford-Binet Scale.
D) in the 1937 Stanford-Binet Scale.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Binet's rationale for providing only a single score was


A) the result of the principle of age differentiation.
B) based on the notion of general mental ability.
C) logically inconsistent with his major premise.
D) inappropriate for his purpose.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What technique is more commonly used today in order to evaluate age equivalent capabilities?


A) item response theory
B) factor analysis
C) mental age
D) predictive validity

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is true about the 1905 Binet-Simon Scale?


A) It employed the mental age concept.
B) It contained 30 items,presented in random order.
C) The normative sample consisted of only 10 children.
D) It lacked an adequate measuring unit to express results.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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D

Poorest reliabilities of the 1937 Stanford-Binet Scale occurred for


A) older children at low IQ levels.
B) older children at high IQ levels.
C) young children at low IQ levels.
D) young children at high IQ levels.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The standardization sample of Terman's 1916 Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale


A) consisted exclusively of native born children from California.
B) consisted exclusively of native born children from the United States.
C) included foreign born children of Northern European descent.
D) included only a token number of black children.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What method of studying intelligence examines the properties of a test by evaluating its correlates and underlying dimensions?


A) factor analysis
B) psychometric
C) information-processing
D) cognitive

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The 1986 Binet eliminated


A) the age scale format.
B) the concept of age differentiation.
C) the evaluation of general mental ability.
D) adaptive testing.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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With the concept of general intelligence,


A) Binet's search for tasks could be unrestricted.
B) Binet was forced to ascertain the relative contribution of each element to the whole.
C) the value of a task could be judged in terms of its correlation with the total score.
D) each element of intelligence must first be identified.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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In the current (2003) version of the Binet scale,testing proceeds until an examinee has a particular number of incorrect responses.This point is called the ____.


A) criterion
B) basal
C) ceiling
D) floor

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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