Assessment and Testing Flashcards

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test types

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subjective - scorers opinion
objective
projective
subtest

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ipsative measures

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assess two or more desirable options and pick the one that is most preferred.

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3
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spiral test

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items get progressively harder

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4
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cyclical test

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several sections which spiral, get progressively harder

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5
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vertical vs horizontal test

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vertical = versions for different ages or education levels
horizontal = measures various factors in the same testing session
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6
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whats more important, validity or reliability

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validity (valid tests must be reliable)

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7
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when to use inter-rater reliability

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subjective and projective tests

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8
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reliability coefficients

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.80 is acceptable (80% is accurate, 20% is not)

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9
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true variance/ coefficient of determination

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reliability coefficient squared x 100

.70^2 = .49 x100 = 49%

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10
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galton

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felt intelligence a unitary factor, mental abilities are genetic and run in families

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11
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guilford

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thought 120 factors added up to intelligence

associated with convergent and divergent thinking

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12
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kudos richardson coefficients of equivalence

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way to measure if items of the test are measuring the same thing as other items without splitting the test and correlating.

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13
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binet and simon

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1904 intelligence test in france, pioneer in projective testing

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14
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IQ

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mental age over chronological age times 100

MA/CA x 100

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15
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SAS

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standard age score
SD = 16
M = 100

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16
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WAIS IV

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test based on neurocognitive research
60 - 90 minutes
four index scores: verbal comprehensive, perceptual reasoning, working memory, processing speed
measures IQ from 40 - 160

17
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WPPSI III

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weschler preschool and primary school intelligence
4 - 6 yrs
multiple subsets

18
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Merrill Palmer

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recommended for infants and below 7 years

19
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Merrill Palmer

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recommended for infants and below 7 years

20
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M and SD for Weschsler and Stanford Binet

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Weschsler
M = 100 SD = 15
Stanford Binet
M = 100 SD = 16

21
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Ertl

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claimed he invented an electronic machine to analyze neural efficiency and take place of paper and pencil IQ tests

22
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Cattell

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fluid and crystalized intelligence
fluid = inherited, decreases with age, not dependent of outside things
crystalized = experiential, cultural, and educational interactions

23
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Jensen

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started controversy saying african americans have lower IQ scores than whites, 80% was heredity
the racist

24
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Williams

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black intelligence test of cultural homogeneity (bitch)
to show that AA would excel when given questions that would be familiar to their community
the activist

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Buros
creator of the 16 PF (16 personality factor questionnaire) | factor analytic test/inventory
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Myers Briggs Type Indicator
reflects work of carl jung
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AARC
association for assessment and research in counseling
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item difficulty
higher the number the easier the question is