Assessment chapter 8

Question 1

reliability

Answer 1

the extent to which the measure is consistent

Question 2

validity

Answer 2

the extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure

Question 3

reliability and validity

Answer 3

you want it to be consistent

Question 4

theories of intelligence

Answer 4

1-those that focus on intelligence as a general factor (g) (IQ)

Question 5

theories of intelligence

Answer 5

2-those that subscribe to the notion that intelligence has multiple factors

Question 6

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 1

Answer 6

visual-spatial

Question 7

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 2

Answer 7

linguistic-verbal

Question 8

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 3

Answer 8

interpersonal

Question 9

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 4

Answer 9

intrapersonal

Question 10

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 5

Answer 10

logical-mathematical

Question 11

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 6

Answer 11

musical

Question 12

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 7

Answer 12

bodily-kinesthetic

Question 13

Gardener’s multiple intelligences 8

Answer 13

naturalistic

Question 14

Carroll’s (1993) three-stratum theory of cognitive abilities

Answer 14

Carroll believed that many “special abilities, aptitudes, achievements, and skills [are] worthy of measurement, whatever their relation to general intelligence might be” (Carroll 1993, p. 36; emphasis added).
-constant breakdown

Question 15

g general intelligence

Answer 15

IQ/cognitive score

Question 16

general

Answer 16

general (stratum III)
-has only one (g-intelligence)

Question 17

broad

Answer 17

stratum II
-8 different ones

Question 18

narrow

Answer 18

stratum I
-69 narrow abilities found in data sets analyzed by Carroll

Question 19

Crystallized intelligence

Answer 19

a person’s general knowledge, vocabulary, and reasoning based off of acquired information

Question 20

fluid intelligence

Answer 20

Fluid intelligence is the ability to solve new problems and reason abstractly. This type of knowledge decreases with age.
-teaching an older person how to use a phone.

Question 21

crystallized intelligence

Answer 21

As we age and accumulate new knowledge and understanding, crystallized intelligence becomes stronger. It increases with age.
-info overtime