PSYCH 212 PSU FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• A psychometric test for
assessing intelligence
• Ages 6-16
the 4 indices of the WISC-V - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• Verbal comprehension
• Perceptual reasoning
• Processing speed
• Working memory
Verbal comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accounts for 62% of variance in g
Perceptual reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Visual, spatial tasks
o Accounts for 45% of variance in g
Processing speed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Attention and ability to focus
o Accounts for 23% of variance in g
Working memory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Short term memory capability
o Accounts for 43% of variance in g
Spearman's g - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• General intelligence factor
• Children's seemingly unrelated scores across tests actually correlate
the rationales behind the WISC-V new edition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• Remove bias of literacy
• Make more money
• Improve 'psychometric properties' (not all multiple choice)
• Revisions of theoretical foundations
, The IQ Controversy: Pros - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Standardized/Objective
o Extensive information about norms, validity, and reliability
The IQ Controversy: Cons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Equates intelligence with speed and penalizes a
child who works slowly and deliberately.
o Infers intelligence from what children already know...
o Bias towards middle-class caucasian kids
IQ score - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mental age/actual age X 100
Dove Counterbalance General Intelligence Test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Was designed to demonstrate
differences in understanding and culture between race
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅8 independent types of intelligences
high intelligence in one area does not mean high intelligence in other areas
Linguistic (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to use and understand
words and nuances of meaning (writing, editing, translating)
Naturalist (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to distinguish species and
their characteristics (hunting, fishing, farming, gardening, cooking)
Intrapersonal (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to understand one's
self (counseling, psychiatry, spiritual leadership)
Interpersonal (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to understand and
communicate with others (teaching, acting, politics)
Bodily-kinesthetic (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to move with
precision (dancing, athletics, surgery)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• A psychometric test for
assessing intelligence
• Ages 6-16
the 4 indices of the WISC-V - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• Verbal comprehension
• Perceptual reasoning
• Processing speed
• Working memory
Verbal comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accounts for 62% of variance in g
Perceptual reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Visual, spatial tasks
o Accounts for 45% of variance in g
Processing speed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Attention and ability to focus
o Accounts for 23% of variance in g
Working memory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Short term memory capability
o Accounts for 43% of variance in g
Spearman's g - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• General intelligence factor
• Children's seemingly unrelated scores across tests actually correlate
the rationales behind the WISC-V new edition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅• Remove bias of literacy
• Make more money
• Improve 'psychometric properties' (not all multiple choice)
• Revisions of theoretical foundations
, The IQ Controversy: Pros - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Standardized/Objective
o Extensive information about norms, validity, and reliability
The IQ Controversy: Cons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅o Equates intelligence with speed and penalizes a
child who works slowly and deliberately.
o Infers intelligence from what children already know...
o Bias towards middle-class caucasian kids
IQ score - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mental age/actual age X 100
Dove Counterbalance General Intelligence Test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Was designed to demonstrate
differences in understanding and culture between race
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅8 independent types of intelligences
high intelligence in one area does not mean high intelligence in other areas
Linguistic (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to use and understand
words and nuances of meaning (writing, editing, translating)
Naturalist (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to distinguish species and
their characteristics (hunting, fishing, farming, gardening, cooking)
Intrapersonal (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to understand one's
self (counseling, psychiatry, spiritual leadership)
Interpersonal (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to understand and
communicate with others (teaching, acting, politics)
Bodily-kinesthetic (Gardner's theory of 8 intelligences) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Ability to move with
precision (dancing, athletics, surgery)
