When Performance Tests, Rather Than Verbal Tests, Are Used

question 44

Multiple Choice

When performance tests, rather than verbal tests, are used,

• A)the IQ scores of both those who are hearing and those who are deaf are lower.
• B)the IQ scores of those who are deaf are lower than those who are hearing.
• C)the IQ scores of those who are deaf are higher than those who are hearing.
• D)there is no difference in IQ between those who are deaf and those who are hearing.

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Subtle cues or signals in an experimental environment that influence the participants' behavior or responses.

Deception

The act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid.

Psychological Experiment

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to study cause and effect relationships in behavior and mental processes.

Artificial Situation

An environment created for research or experimentation that may not accurately reflect natural conditions.