Psychology Mcqs
Twenty-five-year-old Aaliya is mentally handicapped that can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamilar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Aaliya is:

A. Demonstrating a high level of emotionol intelligence.
B. Gifted with a superior level of sperman’s g factor.
C. Someone with savant syndrome
D. Above average is her capacity for divergent thinking.

To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concentrate thing is called:

A. Standardization.
B. Reification.
C. Heritability.
D. Convergent thinking.

If a test is_____, it will also be______.

A. Reliable; valid
B. Reliable; normal
C. Valid; reliable
D. Standardized; valid

The percentage of people diagnosed with mental retardation has_________over the past 80 years because intelligence test have been______.

A. Decreased; restandardized
B. Decreased; factor analyzed
C. Increased; factor analyzed
D. Increased; restandardized

Mental retardation is represented by which of the following characteristics?

A. low general intelligence
B. slow on-line processing
C. a known organic etiology
D. iq below 70

Which model assumes that the savant syndrome represents selective brain damage by which some modules were spread whereas others were not?

A. Sternberg’s triarchic theory
B. Fluid intelligence
C. Minimal cognitive archittecture
D. Information-processing

IQ test scores represent________measures of intelligence.

A. Genotypic
B. Environmental
C. Modular
D. Phenotypic

Detterman believes that:

A. General intelligence represents an average of the processing of several independent components that contribute to the performance of any complex task.
B. There is a single ability common to all tasks and the differences in this single ability between individuals give rise to differences in general intelligence.
C. There is no such thing as general intelligence
D. All of the above