Question 1

Which of the following statements provides the most logical and objective conclusion regarding gender and mental abilities?

Accepted Answer

Boys are more likely to be represented among those scoring extremely low and those scoring extremely high on tests of mental abilities.

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On average, boys have high intelligence test scores but low mathematics achievement test scores.

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Boys are better at detecting emotions than are girls.

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On average, boys are more verbally fluent than are girls, but they tend to express more interest in mathematics careers.

Question 2

Which of the following best supports the conclusion that race is more of a social construct than a biological category?

Accepted Answer

People of varying ancestry may categorize themselves as having the same race.

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Scores on tests of mental abilities vary by race.

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Stereotype threat negatively impacts attention when someone worries about their racial group’s performance on a task.

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Cultural experiences affect mental ability test results regardless of one’s racial group membership.

Question 3

Dr. Xiao wants his personality test to predict future behaviors similarly for all test takers. What should Dr. Xiao examine?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Stereotype threat

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Stereotype lift

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Test fairness

Question 4

Dr. Yolay wants to conduct a study on how the demographic characteristics of a test administrator impact the performance on an intelligence test among a group of 8-year-old girls. After the girls draw either the number 1 or the number 2 from a hat, she assigns the girls to either (1) take the test with a man as the test administrator or (2) take the test with a woman as the test administrator.

In this scenario, what is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

Intelligence test performance

Answer

A group of 8-year-old girls

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Demographic characteristics of the test administrator

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Test administration

Question 5

Dr. Yolay wants to conduct a study on how the demographic characteristics of a test administrator impact the performance on an intelligence test among a group of 8-year-old girls. After the girls draw either the number 1 or the number 2 from a hat, she assigns the girls to either (1) take the test with a man as the test administrator or (2) take the test with a woman as the test administrator.

In this scenario, what is the dependent variable?

Based on past research discussed in this unit, what logical and objective result might you expect from this research?

Accepted Answer

The girls in group 2 perform better, on average, compared to the girls in group 1.

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The girls in group 1 perform better, on average, compared to the girls in group 2.

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The girls in group 1 perform better on the first half of the test, while the girls in group 2 perform better on the second half of the test.

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The girls in group 2 perform better on the first half of the test, while the girls in group 1 perform better on the second half of the test.

Question 6

Dr.Yolay determined that the gender of the test administrator caused the performance of the girls to differ. What technique did Dr.Yolay employ to be able to make this assertion?

Accepted Answer

Random assignment

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Random selection

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Experimental control

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Operational definitions

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