Testing and Individual DIfferences

Question 1

Intelligence

Answer 1

The ability to learn from one’s experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situation or solving problems

Question 2

Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale

Answer 2

Binet and colleague Theodore Simon developed a series of tests designed to assess mental abilities (basis for modern intelligence tests)

Question 3

Standford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Answer 3

Lewis Terman modified test for the United States, audience of varied ages and broader range of subjects

Question 4

Intelligence is a general cognitive ability that can be measured and numerically expressed

Answer 4

General Intelligence (g factor), Charles Spearman

Question 5

Theory describes eight distinct types of intelligence based on skills and abilities

Answer 5

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple (8) Intelligences

Question 6

Condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing

Answer 6

Savant Syndrome

Question 7

Suggested that some of Gardner’s types of intelligence are better viewed as individual talents, Three different factors

Answer 7

Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence:
Analytical, Creative, and Practical

Question 8

The ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions

Answer 8

Emotional Intelligence

Question 9

Intelligence test that was first published in 1955 and designed to measure intelligence in adults and older adolescents

Answer 9

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales (WAIS)

Question 10

IQ scores were on the rise worldwide until about 2000 where they started to decline

Answer 10

Flynn Effect

Question 11

Focus on methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data

Answer 11

Psychometricians “Measurement Psychologists”

Question 12

Two-part test development procedure:

1. Establishes test norms from the test results of the larger representative sample
2. Ensures that the test is both administered and scored uniformly for all test takers

Answer 12

Standardization

Question 13

Each test taker completes the test under the same conditions as all other participants in the sample group

Answer 13

Norms

Question 14

Designed to measure a person’s level of skill, accomplishment, or knowledge in a specific area

Answer 14

Achievement Tests

Question 15

Designed to assess what a person is capable of doing or to predict what a person is able to learn or do, often used to assess academic potential or career suitability

Answer 15

Aptitude Test

Question 16

Standardized tests can be administered in groups, widely used & efficient

Answer 16

Group Tests

Question 17

The tendency of a test to produce the same scores again and again each time it is given to the same people

Answer 17

Reliability “Consistency”

Question 18

The degree in which a test actually measures what it’s supposed to measure

Answer 18

Validity

Question 19

_______ test measures all aspects of what it is designed to measure

________, test accurately forecasts performance on a future measure

Answer 19

Content Validity, Predictive

Question 20

Numerous professional organizations, including APA have produced documents detailing appropriate technical and professional standards for psychological tests to promote the welfare of test takers

Answer 20

Ethics & Standards in Testing

Question 21

Interested in looking at your ability to use logic to solve problems, to recognize patterns, and to make rapid connections between different points of information

Answer 21

What IQ Tests Measure

Question 22

The average score for an IQ test is _____, 15 is considered to be one ________ _______ from the mean.

Answer 22

100, Standard Deviation

Question 23

Score two or more standard deviations below the norm on a traditional IQ test (70 IQ or below)

Answer 23

Intellectual Disability

Question 24

Very few individuals (approximately 0.2%) receive a score of more than 145 (indicating a very high IQ)

Answer 24

Intellectually Gifted