Psych 100: Ch 9.2

Question 1

Standardization

Answer 1

The process of evaluating the questions, establishing rules for administering a test, & interpreting the scores

Question 2

Norms

Answer 2

Descriptions of how frequently various scores occur

Question 3

Down Syndrome

Answer 3

Have a variety of physical & medical impairments as a result of having an extra copy of chromosome #21

Question 4

Flynn Effect

Answer 4

Decade by decade, generation by generation, people’s raw scores on IQ tests have gradually increased, & test makers have had to make the tests harder to keep the mean score at 100

Question 5

Reliability

Answer 5

The repeatability of its score

Question 6

Test-Retest Reliability

Answer 6

The correlation between scores on a first test & a retest

Question 7

Validity

Answer 7

The degree to which evidence & theory support the interpretations of test scores for the intended purposes

Question 8

5 Types of Evidence

to determine validity of a test

Answer 8

1. Content
2. Response processes
3. Internal structure
4. Relation to other variables
5. Consequences of testing

Question 9

Biased

Answer 9

Overstates or understates the true performance of one or more groups

Question 10

Stereotype Threat

Answer 10

People’s perceived risk of performing poorly & thereby supporting an unfavorable stereotype about their group