Chapter 7: Assessment - intellectual and cognitive measures

Question 1

Crystallized intelligence

Answer 1

what we have learned in life

both from formal education and general life experiences

Question 2

episodic memory

Answer 2

memory of a person’s direct experiences

Question 3

fluid intelligence

Answer 3

the ability to solve novel problems; innate intellectual potential

Question 4

Flynn effect

Answer 4

the observed trend that IQ scores in developed countries have increased over the past few decades

Question 5

full score IQ

Answer 5

the total score for an intelligence scale obtained by summing scores on verbal and non-verbal scales
usually referred to simply as the IQ

Question 6

g

Answer 6

the general factor shared by all intellectual activities

Question 7

premorbid IQ

Answer 7

intellectual functioning prior to an accident or the onset of a neurological decline
- using demographic variables and scores for subtests of intelligence scales

Question 8

representativeness

Answer 8

extent to which a sample reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn

Question 9

semantic memory

Answer 9

memory of general knowledge of words, concepts, and events

Question 10

Raymond Cattell

Answer 10

beloved that existing intelligence tests focused too much on verbal;, school based tasks
developed test that focused on perceptual aspects of intelligence

hierarchical model theorist

proposed two general factors in intelligence
- fluid and crystallized intelligence

Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory of intelligence

Question 11

James Flynn

Answer 11

flynn effect
annual increase in western society of 0.33 iq points
visuospatial abilities (fluid intelligence) increased more than crystallized intelligence

Question 12

Charles Spearman

Answer 12

developed the most influential factor model of intelligence
- all intellectual activities share a common core, g.
- there are also specific factors, s
= two factor model

Question 13

David Wechsler

Answer 13

devoted his career to the development of scales to assess a range of problem solving skills

Question 14

caveat emptor

Answer 14

buyer beware

Question 15

which tests are among the psychometrically strongest tests?

Answer 15

tests of intelligence and related cognitive abilities

Question 16

Wechsler’s def of intelligence

Answer 16

a person’s global capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his or her environment

Question 17

3 domains of theories of intelligence

Answer 17

FACTOR models
hierarchical models
info processing models

Question 18

two influential info processing models of intelligence

Answer 18

Sternberg’s Triarchic theory

Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

Question 19

Sternberg’s Triarchic theory

Answer 19

three interrelated elements

• componential
• experiential
• contextual

underscores the need to incorporate learning history and environment in understanding intelligent behaviour

Question 20

Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences

Answer 20

less importance of g
led to the development of school curricula that is designed to maximize every student’s potential to learn
- “how are you intelligent?”

Question 21

most commonly used measures of intelligence are only

Answer 21

partially based on current models of intelligence

and they tend to focus on abilities related to academic performance (and not designed to measure other domains)

Question 22

In canada, to diagnose a learning disability there must be

Answer 22

a substantial discrepancy bw scores on a standardized achievement test and a person’s age and level of intelligence

Question 23

3 main Wechsler Intelligence scales

Answer 23

WAIS-4 - 16-90 years old
WISC-4 - 6-16 years
WPPSI-4 - 2 years to 7 years

Question 24

Wechsler Bellevue intellience scale

Answer 24

first individually administered intelligence test for use in a general child and adult population
equal weight accorded to verbal intelligence subtests and performance intelligence subtests
use of deviation scores to measure intelligence
mean of 100, standard deviation of 15
limited set of norms

Question 25

both hereditary and environment interact in complex ways to…

Answer 25

influence intelligence

Question 26

WAIS-4

Answer 26

WAIS-4 - 16-90 years old
4 indexes 
- verbal comprehension
- perceptual reasoning
- working memory
- processing speed 
hierarchical model 
FSIQ as a measure of g

Question 27

Stanford Binet intelligence scale

Answer 27

2-85 years old

limited value outside of US

Question 28

Wechsler memory scale WMS-4

Answer 28

assesses the episodic form of declarative memory
can detect memory diffs and can differentiate between clinical groups
main measure used by clinical psychs to assess memory impairments

Question 29

Wechsler individual achievement test (WIAT-III)

Answer 29

evaluate a person’s academic and problem solving skills
4-51
identifies discrepancies bw intellectual functioning and academic achievement
used to diagnose learning disabilities
subtests are organized into 4 composite scores: reading, written expression, math, oral expression