Chapter 9 - Intelligence: Psychological testing

Question 1

Psychological testing usages (5)

Answer 1

Used to assess many areas:
o Traits
(introversion and extroversion)
o Certain conditions
(depression and anxiety)
o Intelligence, aptitude and achievement
(verbal intelligence and reading achievement)
o Attitude and feelings
(how individuals feel about the treatment that they received from their therapists)
o Interests
(the careers and activities that a person is interested in, specific abilities, knowledge or skills such as cognitive ability)

Question 2

Types of psychological Tests (2)

Answer 2

1. Mental Ability Test: intelligence tests, aptitude tests, and achievement tests
2. Personality Tests: measure behavioral traits, motives, and interests

Question 3

Standardisation

Answer 3

A two part test development procedure that first establishes test norms from the test results of the large sample

• Ensuring all participants of the test are under the same circumstances

Question 4

Norms

Answer 4

Scores established from the test
o All proctors must give same directions and conditions and scores sheets
o Norm group: representative sample

Question 5

Types of reliability test (4)

test to check reliability of an experiment

Answer 5

1. Test-Retest: test produces similar results when given at two points in time
2. Alternate Form: two versions of the same test produce similar results
3. Internal: different parts of the same test produce similar results
4. Interrater or Interjudge: two or more raters or judges who administer and score a test to an individual come to similar conclusions

Question 6

Reliability

Answer 6

How consistent the results from a test are. The ability of the test when being administered repeatedly

Question 7

Correlation Coefficient Interpretation

Answer 7

The understanding of the numerical relationship between two variables

Strength of relationship according to coefficient range
high = 0.8 - 1
moderate = 0.4 - 0.6
low = 0 - 0.2

Question 8

Validity

Answer 8

How relevant the test is designed to measure the content

Question 9

Criterion of validity:

Concurrent

Answer 9

• Measures the ability of the test to estimate present performance

Question 10

Criterion of validity:

Predictive

Answer 10

Measures the ability of the test to predict future performance