Assessing Intelligence - (Module 61)

Question 1

Aptitude Tests

Answer 1

Predict your ability to learn a new skill (ACT/SAT).

Question 2

Achievement Tests

Answer 2

Reflect what you have already learned (final exam).

Question 3

Standardization

Answer 3

Administering the test to a representative sample to establish a basis for meaningful comparison.

Question 4

Normal Curve

Answer 4

(68%, 95%, 98%)

Normal distribution

Bell-shaped

Average IQ is 100

Question 5

Reliability

Answer 5

Yields consistent results.

-Split-half reliability (dividing the test into two equal halves)
-Reliability using different tests
-Test-retest reliability

Question 6

Validity

Answer 6

What the test is supposed to measure or predict

Question 7

Content Validity

Answer 7

Extent a test measures a particular behavior or trait.

Question 8

Predictive Validity

Answer 8

Function of a test in predicting a particular behavior or trait.