Historical Perspective

Question 1

A _____ sample is one that comprises individuals similar to those for whom the test is to be used. When the test is used for the general population, a representative sample must reflect all segments of the population in proportion to their actual numbers.

Answer 1

representative

Question 2

_____ age is a measurement of a child’s performance on the test relative to other children of that particular age group. If a child’s test performance equals that of the average 8-year-old, for example, then his or her mental age is 8.

Answer 2

Mental

Question 3

By 1916, L. M. _____ of Stanford University had revised the Binet test for use in the United States. Terman’s revision, known as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Terman, 1916), was the only American version of the Binet test that flourished.

Answer 3

Terman

Question 4

In World War I, _____ headed a committee of distinguished psychologists who soon developed two structured group tests of human abilities: the Army Alpha and the Army Beta. The Army Alpha required reading ability, whereas the Army Beta measured the intelligence of illiterate adults

Answer 4

Robert Yerkes

Question 5

The first structured personality test, the _____, was developed during World War I and was published in final form just after the war.

Answer 5

Woodworth Personal Data Sheet

Question 6

The Rorschach Inkblot Test was first published by Herman Rorschach of Switzerland in _____.

Answer 6

1921

Question 7

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) by Henry Murray and Christina Morgan in _____.

Answer 7

1935

Question 8

_____ is a method of finding the minimum number of dimensions (characteristics, attributes), called factors, to account for a large number of variables.

Answer 8

Factor analysis