Kaufman - chapters 4 & 5 Flashcards
1
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What are the 5 tenets of intelligence testing philosophy?
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- Subtests measure what the individual has learned
- Subtests are samples of behaviour and are not exhaustible
- Standardized individually administered tests assess mental functioning under fixed, experimental conditions
- Test batteries are optimally useful when interpreted from a theoretical model
- Hypotheses generated from the test profile should be supported with data from multiple sources
2
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What things impact block design subtest scores?
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Cognitive style; visual motor coordination; visual perceptual problems; working under time pressure
3
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What things impact Similarities subtest scores?
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Flexibility
Interests, Outside reading
Negativism (“they’re not alike”)
Overly concrete thinking
4
Q
What things impact DS subtest scores?
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Ability to receive passive stimuli Attention span Anxiety Distractibility Flexibility Learning Disabilities, ADHD Negativism
5
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What things impact MR subtest scores?
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Color blindness Ability to respond when uncertain Cognitive style (field dependence-independence) Flexibility Motivation level Negativism Overly concrete thinking Persistence Visual-perceptual (VP) problems
6
Q
What things impact VO subtest scores?
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Cultural opportunities, richness of early environment Foreign language experience Intellectual curiosity and striving Interests, Outside reading School learning
7
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What things impact AR subtest scores?
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Attention span Anxiety Concentration Distractibility Learning disabilities/ADHD School learning Working under time pressure
8
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What things impact SS subtest scores?
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Anxiety Distractibility Learning disabilities/ADHD Motivation level Obsessive concern with accuracy and detail VP problems Working under TP
9
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What things impact VP subtest scores?
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Ability to respond when uncertain Impulsivity in responding Ability to self-correct Flexibility Motivation level Negativism Overly concrete thinking VP problems
10
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What things impact IN subtest scores?
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Alertness to the environment Cultural opportunities at home, richness of early environment Foreign language background Intellectual curiosity and striving Interests, Outside reading School learning
11
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What things impact CD subtest scores?
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Anxiety Distractibility Learning disabilities/ADHD Motivation level Obsessive concern with accuracy and detail Persistence Visual-motor (VM) coordination Visual-perceptual (VP) problems Working under time pressure (TP)
12
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What things impact LNS subtest scores?
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Illiteracy or dyslexia Ability to receive passive stimuli Attention span Anxiety Concentration Distractibility Flexibility Learning disabilities/ADHD Negativism Persistence
13
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What things impact FW subtest scores?
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Ability to shift sets Executive functioning problems Math anxiety Ability to respond when uncertain Flexibility Motivation level Negativism Overly concrete thinking Persistence Working under time pressure (TP) Impulsivity in responding Ability to self-correct
