Assessment and Testing

Question 1

test types

Answer 1

subjective - scorers opinion
objective
projective
subtest

Question 2

ipsative measures

Answer 2

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

Question 3

spiral test

Answer 3

items get progressively harder

Question 4

cyclical test

Answer 4

several sections which spiral, get progressively harder

Question 5

vertical vs horizontal test

Answer 5

vertical = versions for different ages or education levels
horizontal = measures various factors in the same testing session

Question 6

whats more important, validity or reliability

Answer 6

validity (valid tests must be reliable)

Question 7

when to use inter-rater reliability

Answer 7

subjective and projective tests

Question 8

reliability coefficients

Answer 8

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

Question 9

true variance/ coefficient of determination

Answer 9

reliability coefficient squared x 100

.70^2 = .49 x100 = 49%

Question 10

galton

Answer 10

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

Question 11

guilford

Answer 11

thought 120 factors added up to intelligence

associated with convergent and divergent thinking

Question 12

kudos richardson coefficients of equivalence

Answer 12

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

Question 13

binet and simon

Answer 13

1904 intelligence test in france, pioneer in projective testing

Question 14

IQ

Answer 14

mental age over chronological age times 100

MA/CA x 100

Question 15

SAS

Answer 15

standard age score
SD = 16
M = 100

Question 16

WAIS IV

Answer 16

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

Question 17

WPPSI III

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Merrill Palmer

Answer 18

recommended for infants and below 7 years

Question 19

Merrill Palmer

Answer 19

recommended for infants and below 7 years

Question 20

M and SD for Weschsler and Stanford Binet

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Ertl

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Cattell

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Jensen

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Williams

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Buros

Answer 25

creator of the 16 PF (16 personality factor questionnaire)

factor analytic test/inventory

Question 26

Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Answer 26

reflects work of carl jung

Question 27

AARC

Answer 27

association for assessment and research in counseling

Question 28

item difficulty

Answer 28

higher the number the easier the question is