Lesson 2.5.2

2.5.2 Measuring differences Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. Which core study in the individual differences area investigates the pathology of autism in adults?

    • Gould
    • Hancock et al.
    • Milgram
    • Baron-Cohen et al.

  2. What was the name of the test used by Baron-Cohen et al. to measure theory of mind?

    • Binet scale
    • Strange situation
    • Rorschach test
    • Revised Eyes Test

  3. What target group in Baron-Cohen et al.'s study consisted of adults with Asperger syndrome?

    • Group 2
    • Group 1
    • Group 4
    • Group 3

  4. Which group in Baron-Cohen et al.'s study had the highest mean score on the WAIS-R IQ test?

    • Group 1
    • Group 2
    • Group 3
    • Group 4

  5. What type of experimental design was primarily used across the groups in Baron-Cohen et al.'s study?

    • Matched pairs
    • Repeated measures
    • Independent measures
    • Self-selected

  6. Which core study investigated how the intelligence testing intelligence-testing era impacted US army recruits?

    • Gould
    • Baron-Cohen et al.
    • Hancock et al.
    • Piliavin et al.

  7. What intelligence test was administered to literate recruits by Yerkes during World War I?

    • Army Beta
    • Army Alpha
    • Stanford-Binet
    • WAIS-R

  8. Which pictorial test was given to illiterate recruits or those who failed the Army Alpha exam?

    • Raven's Matrices
    • Army Gamma
    • Picture Completion
    • Army Beta

  9. What method of individual testing was given to recruits who failed both the Army Alpha and Beta tests?

    • Recruit interview
    • Individual examination
    • Clinical assessment
    • Oral interrogation

  10. According to Gould, what major methodological flaw heavily biased Yerkes' army intelligence testing data?

    • Social desirability
    • Demand characteristics
    • Observer bias
    • Cultural bias

  11. What average mental age did Yerkes conclude the typical white American adult male possessed?

    • 13 years
    • 10 years
    • 18 years
    • 16 years

  12. Which core study explored the language use of psychopaths compared to non-psychopaths during murder descriptions?

    • Gould
    • Hancock et al.
    • Baron-Cohen et al.
    • Milgram

  13. Which dictionary tool was utilised in Hancock et al.'s study to assess psychological and emotional words?

    • BPS Code
    • DSM-5
    • WAIS manual
    • LIWC

  14. What did Hancock et al. find regarding psychopaths' use of subordinate conjunctions compared to controls?

    • No measurable difference
    • Significantly more
    • Significantly fewer
    • Equal amounts

  15. What type of needs did Hancock et al. find psychopaths referenced at a significantly higher frequency?

    • Higher needs
    • Social needs
    • Basic needs
    • Moral needs

  16. An adult male cannot identify basic emotions on photos of eyes; which core study concept best explains this?

    • Army Alpha failure
    • Psychopathic language
    • Advanced Theory of Mind
    • Intelligence quotient

  17. A researcher analyses a murderer's transcript for a higher frequency of instrumental language. Whose study is this?

    • Gould
    • Hancock et al.
    • Milgram
    • Baron-Cohen et al.

  18. An immigrant fails a poorly designed IQ test due to language barriers. Whose historical critique covers this?

    • Hancock et al.
    • Yerkes
    • Gould
    • Baron-Cohen et al.

  19. What quantitative measure did Baron-Cohen et al. use alongside the Eyes Test to assess validity?

    • AQ
    • MMPI
    • WAIS-R
    • BDI

  20. Which group in Hancock et al.'s study showed a significantly higher frequency of biological need references?

    • Both groups equally
    • Non-psychopaths
    • Psychopaths
    • Controls

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