Psychology MCQs

A. Cretinism
B. Adaptive behavior
C. Microcephaly
D. Eugenics

A. Fail to produce any short-term improvements in participants’ mental skills.
B. Are beneficial to participants from very intellectually stimulating home environments.
C. Increase the school readiness of children from disadvantaged home environments
D. Initially benefit students but lose their influence by the time the students reach high school.

A. It can help label people as genius and gifted.
B. There is a perfect correlation between standardized tests and academic performance.
C. They predict future occupational success.
D. They are fairer and more objective than admission officers’ judgements.

A. Goals
B. Plans
C. Norms
D. Forms

A. Freud
B. Terman
C. Binet
D. Wechsler

A. Functional
B. Valid
C. Reliable
D. Operational

A. The number of mistakes a person makes
B. The amount of time a person needs to clap their hands when instructed
C. The brain activity that follows exposure to a stimulus
D. How quickly a person can blink their eyes after being told to do so

A. Is approximately normal or bell-shaped.
B. Shows that most people score between 80 and 100.
C. Reveals a difference in the average for men and women.
D. Falls of abruptly above 100.

A. Validated
B. Normalized
C. Operationalized
D. Standardized

A. Generation factors
B. General abilities
C. Gardner factors
D. Group factors