PSYCH-115 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

PSYCH-115 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is intelligence? - Answer- The ability to solve problems, understand complex ideas, adapt to environmental changes, use knowledge, and learn quickly. Who is Galton and what did he do? - Answer- Galton was the first to determine that intelligence is quantifiable, it can be measured using objective tests, and has a normal distribution. What is an anthropomorphic test? What are its flaws? - Answer- It is a measurement of physical characteristics such as speed of arm movement, strength of grip, and reaction time to sound-- all of which were thought to be measures of intelligence. What is the Binet-Simon Test? - Answer- A test that was developed to identify children who needed special attention in educational settings (how far behind or ahead a child's mental development was in comparison to other children their age). This introduces the idea of Mental Age (MA) into the realm of psychology, as the score of the test is expressed in MA. What is Mental Age? - Answer- The child's level of intellectual capacity and development-- not reflective of actual age! Who is Leta Stetter Hollingworth? - Answer- A psychologist who determined there are no gender differences between men and women with regard to IQ. More specifically, her findings were that women's intelligence is normally distributed, just like that of men. She concluded this by demonstrating that there were an equal number of low-IQ women as there were men. Who are the Kallikaks? - Answer- A case study into Hereditarian Eugenics. They were part of a deeply flawed theory that intelligence is hereditary and that breeding should be banned amongst those deemed "feebleminded." What is the Army Alpha test? - Answer- A measure of verbal and mental abilities that could be administered in a group format. This test is similar to the Stanford-Binet Test. What is the Army Beta test? - Answer- Similar to the alpha test but free from literacy. Instructions are given through hand signals. Why are the Army Alpha and Beta tests important? - Answer- 1- It proved that psychology could be applied to solve real problems. 2-The test could be administered to large groups. Alternative factors of IQ Testing - Answer- Cultural Bias, Socio-economic bias, Racial bias What were the problems with the Army Alpha and Beta tests? - Answer- 1- It measured acquired intelligence, not innate knowledge. 2- It was biased in favor of the white middle class