Which of the following criticisms of family and couples therapies are valid? 1: These treatments are not as effective as most individual treatments for problems relating to family or relationship conflict. 2: The attraction of these therapies may reflect little more than the charisma of those who developed them. 3: Bona fide treatments only produce beneficial outcomes for a minority of cases in 20 sessions or fewer. 4: These has been a relative lack of research on many of these therapies.

A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4

If you score at the 75th percentile on a standardize test, it means that:

A. 75% of those who took the test scored better than you did.
B. 25% of those who took the test scored less than you did.
C. 75% of those who took the test scored same or less than you did.
D. You answered 75% of thes correctly.

Professor Ehsan gave his class a twenty-question test covering two weeks of class material. Fifteens were on the structures of the brain, although he only spent ten minutes talking about the brain. Professor Ehsan’s test did not appear to have adequate_______validity.

A. Criterion
B. Predictive
C. Alternate form
D. Content

Dr. Ahmad administerd his new intelligence test to a group of subjects and then compared each subject’s score on the old-numbereds. He found a large positive correlation between the odd and even scores, indicating the test has:

A. Predictive validity.
B. Split-half reliability.
C. Criterion validity.
D. Construct validity.

Intelligence tests are most likely to be considered culturally biased in terms of their:

A. Predictive validity.
B. Factor analysis.
C. Normal distribution.
D. Content validity

Which of the following is a true statement regarding Francis Galton?

A. He took the position that intelligence is largely determined by heredity.
B. He advocated the development of special programs to tap the intellectual potential of the culturally disadvantaged
C. He developed tests that identified those children who were unable to profit from a normal education.
D. He took the position that intelligence is more matter of environment than heredity.

On the most modern IQ tests, a score of 115 would be:

A. About normal.
B. About 15% higher than the averege of one’s age-mates.
C. An indication of genius.
D. One standard deviation above the mean.

When there is a large discrepancy between achievement and IQ scores there may be:

A. Austim
B. An attention deficit disorder
C. A learning disorder
D. Mental retardation

The knowledge a person has already required and the ability to access that knowledge is known as

A. Semantic knowledge
B. Fluid intelligence
C. General knowledge
D. Crystallized intelligence

Which of the following is part of Wechseler’s definition of intelligence?

A. Naturalistic intelligence
B. Iconic memory and eidetic imagery
C. Ability to deal effective with the environment
D. Spatial and kinesthetic abilities