Module 1 Lesson 6: By Way Of Definition

Question 1

What are the elements in the definition of “test”?

Answer 1

1. Process or Device
2. Yields Information
3. Behavior or Cognitive Processes
4. Sample of …
5. Standardized
6. Quantified

Question 2

What is behavior in earlier times?

Answer 2

In earlier, behaviorist‐oriented times, “behavior” was construed narrowly to include only externally observed behavior.

Question 3

How is behavior defined today?

Answer 3

In today’s cognitive‐oriented milieu, we construe the term more broadly to include cognitive processes. In fact, to make that explicit, we will expand the object of testing to include behavior and cognitive processes.