Testing and Individual DIfferences Flashcards

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Intelligence

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

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Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale

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

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Standford-Binet Intelligence Scale

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

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

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General Intelligence (g factor), Charles Spearman

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

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Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple (8) Intelligences

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

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Savant Syndrome

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

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

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The ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions

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Emotional Intelligence

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

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales (WAIS)

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

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Flynn Effect

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Focus on methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data

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Psychometricians “Measurement Psychologists”

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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
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Standardization

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

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Norms

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

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Achievement Tests

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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

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Aptitude Test

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

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Group Tests

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

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Reliability “Consistency”

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

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Validity

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

________, test accurately forecasts performance on a future measure

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Content Validity, Predictive

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

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Ethics & Standards in Testing

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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

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What IQ Tests Measure

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

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100, Standard Deviation

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

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Intellectual Disability

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

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Intellectually Gifted