Intelligence and Neuropsychological Testing

Question 1

Purposes of intelligence/neuro testing

Answer 1

assess giftedness
identify intellectual disabilities
identify individuals with learning disorders
assess any changes in cognitive functioning
assist with the admissions process

Question 2

Sperman 2 factor

Answer 2

g (general) and s (specific) factors of intelligence

use of the ratio of g:s–> relative weight/ratio as a function of what is being measured

Question 3

Thurnstone’s Multifactor approach

Answer 3

7 primary factors/mental abilities

verbal meaning, number ability, perceptual speed, spatial, reasoning, memory, word fluency

Question 4

Vernon’s hierarchical model of intelligence

Answer 4

= hierarchical approach: subcomponents of intelligence added in a hierarchal manner to obtain a “g” factor

specific–> minor–> major–> general

major: v:ed= verbal and ed
k: m= mechanical-spatial-practical

Question 5

Guilford’s Multifactor/multidimensional model

Answer 5

180 factors in model shaped like a cube

-operations (6) x content (6) x products (5)

Question 6

Cattel’s fluid and crystallized intelligence

Answer 6

2 factors of intelligence: fluid and crystallized

• fluid: inborn intelligence, unaffected by new learning, culture free, decreases as we age, heritability .92
• crystallized: acquired as we age, affected by our experiences, increases with age

Question 7

Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory

Answer 7

assimilation and accommodation (integration into previously existing frame, creation of new frame)

Question 8

Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence’s

Answer 8

9 total intelligences

Question 9

Stenberg’s triarchic theory of successful intelligences

Answer 9

componential, experiential, and contextual sub theories

• componential: analytic, higher order processes and thinking
• experiential: creativity= how one deals with novel situations, with ability to deal with automated tasks
• contextual: practicality= ability to adapt/change to select new environments to meet goals

Question 10

Cattle-Horn-Carroll Model (CHC)

Answer 10

16 mental factors associated with mental abilities

60 narrow abilities tied to factors

G factor mediates abilities

Question 11

Stanford binet

Answer 11

uses basal and ceiling levels to determine stop/start: **verbal and nonverbal intelligence

basal: highest age in which you get all questions right
ceiling: point where individual misses 75%+ on 2+ levels

Question 12

Weschler scales

Answer 12

assesses cognitive ability, intellectual disability, and learning problems

• 3 versions for 3 age groups
• associated with CHC-16

ex: WISC, WPPSI, WAIS
subtests measure a broad range of cognitive ability, subtests measure g and yield FSIQ

primary index scale–> FSIQ
anxillary index scale–> additional information to intellectual ability
complementary index scale–> possible learning problems

Question 13

Kaufman assessment battery for children

Answer 13

choice between theoretical models when testing, measures visual processing, fluid reasoning, short and long term memory

scores= age band

Question 14

Nonverbal intelligence tests

Answer 14

comprehensive test of nonverbal intelligence, universal nonverbal intelligence test, weschler nonverbal scale of ability

Question 15

neuropsychology

Answer 15

measures brain behavior relationships

Question 16

what do neuropsychological assessments measure

Answer 16

compares individual current level of functioning to estimated premorbid level

Question 17

uses of neuropsychological testing

Answer 17

diagnostic tool
change in functioning
compare changes to norm samples
treatment planning
education guidelines/planning

Question 18

Fixed battery approach

Answer 18

rigid and standardized administration of instruments–> administer same test with the same process

-cut off scores reflect degree of severity of impairments and differentiate impaired from normal

Question 19

Halstead Reitan test

Answer 19

fixed battery test that provides individuals with a cut of score/index of impairment–discriminates brain damaged from normally functioning individuals

most widely used, rigorous research in development
CONS: time, money, may miss info, lack of psychometric data

Question 20

flexible battery approach

Answer 20

use of a combination of tests dictated by referral questions and needs/behaviors of the client

Question 21

BPA

Answer 21

observation of client and collection of qualitative data
PROS: wide variety of tests to use
CONS: great training needed, limited psychometric data, scrutiny within courts

Question 22

operations

Answer 22

general intellectual processes we use in understanding

Question 23

contents

Answer 23

what we use to perform our thinking process

Question 24

product

Answer 24

how we apply our operations to our content