Coursera - Psychology Week 5 Quiz UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When assessing measures of personality, it is impor- reliability and validity
tant to consider which two factors:
2. Which of the following is true of the 5-factor model of d. all of the above
personality?
a. observers generally agree on people's personalities
b. it predicts people's behavior
c. it remains relatively stable across a lifetime
d. all of the above
e. (a) and (b) only
3. IQ tests are typically made up of several sub-tests. The 'g' factor explains
According to Spearman's two-factor of intelligence, the similarities among
which of the following is true: sub-tests, while the 's' fac-
tor explains the differ-
ences
4. True or false: If there is high heritability among individ- False
uals within a group, that means that group differences
are probably also due to genetic factors.
5. The Flynn effect refers to the growth in absolute intel- b. it shows that environ-
ligence over the last few generations. What does the mental factors have a sig-
Flynn effect tell us about intelligence: nificant influence on intel-
ligence
6. True or false: For most traits, shared environment con- False
tributes more than non-shared environment.
7. Which of the following is not a formal type of schizo- a. dissociative
phrenia?
a. dissociative
b. catatonic
1/2
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. When assessing measures of personality, it is impor- reliability and validity
tant to consider which two factors:
2. Which of the following is true of the 5-factor model of d. all of the above
personality?
a. observers generally agree on people's personalities
b. it predicts people's behavior
c. it remains relatively stable across a lifetime
d. all of the above
e. (a) and (b) only
3. IQ tests are typically made up of several sub-tests. The 'g' factor explains
According to Spearman's two-factor of intelligence, the similarities among
which of the following is true: sub-tests, while the 's' fac-
tor explains the differ-
ences
4. True or false: If there is high heritability among individ- False
uals within a group, that means that group differences
are probably also due to genetic factors.
5. The Flynn effect refers to the growth in absolute intel- b. it shows that environ-
ligence over the last few generations. What does the mental factors have a sig-
Flynn effect tell us about intelligence: nificant influence on intel-
ligence
6. True or false: For most traits, shared environment con- False
tributes more than non-shared environment.
7. Which of the following is not a formal type of schizo- a. dissociative
phrenia?
a. dissociative
b. catatonic
1/2
