psy4302 ch.8 & 9

Common Characteristics of IITs?

1/ individual administration 2/Requires advanced training 3/ wide range of age/ability 4/ need for establishing "rapport" 5/ free-response format 6/ immediate scoring of items 7/ administration time-avi about 1 hour 8/ opportunity for observation

establishing a warm, friendly, cooperative atmosphere before testing begins is called establishing_____ a. Interest investment B. diligence c. rapport d. fellowship

C. rapport

Name factors of the Stanford-Binet 5

Fluid Reasoning (FR) Knowledge (KN) Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Visual-Spatial Processing (VS) Working Memory (WM)

Name 2 uses of Individual Intelligence Tests?

Staple in Clinical, school, counseling. Research

Typical items for testing:

Vocabulary verbal relations information meaning, comprehension arithmetic reasoning short-term memory form patterns psycho-motor matrices

What conclusion does the test suggest about the factorial structure of the Raven's test? a. The factorial structure may vary at different levels b. there is one main factor at all levels c. there are 3 factors at each level d. this question has not been investigated

a. the factorial structure may vary at different levels

Adding all subtests together results in what score on the WAIS? a. total percentile score (TPS) b. full sale IQ c. perceptual organization score d. verbal/performance IQ

b. Full scale IQ

In individually administered intelligence tests, it is usually important for the examiner to score items immediately in order to___ a. save time later in determining total scores b. decide when to discontinue testing c. not forget what the examinee's response was d. prepare the test booklet for machine scoring

b. decide when to discontinue testing

The PPVT purports to be measure of? a. expressive vocabulary b. receptive vocabulary c. creative vocabulary d. nonstandard vocabulary

b. receptive vocabulary

who usually administers a group administered mental ability test like the Otis-Lennon? a. principal b. teacher c. parent d. school psychologist

b. teacher

WISC vs. WAIS (similarities)

both yield FSIQ and 4 indices and 10-15 subtest scores

the original Wechsler intelligence scale, the Wechsler-Bellevue, was designed for use with____ a. infants b. children c. adults d. the elderly

c. adults

The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of intelligence seems to be____ a. the greater reliability of the briefer tests b. the greater validity of the briefer tests c. demands for increased efficiency in the healthcare field d. interest in getting correlations with personality

c. demands for increased efficiency in the health care field

What is the typical administration time for a group administered mental ability test? a. 20 min b. 2 hrs c. either 1 or 3 hrs d. more than 5 hrs

c. either 1 or 3 hrs

Which of these is considered a major advantage of the individually administered as opposed to group administered intelligence test. the individual test___ a. is more reliable b. has better norms c. provides opportunity for observation of behavior d. covers a much wider range of types of abilities

c. provides opportunity for observation of behaviors

which is not one of the tests identified in the textbook as a test used in military and business settings for personnel selection? a. General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) b. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) c. Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) d. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

d. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

which is not one of the major tests within the SAT? a. Critical reading b. mathematics c. writing d. science

d. science

This test is to evaluate english comprehension where examiner reads a single word and examinee selects from among 4 pics, 1 that best rep that word

peabody picture vocabulary test

WISC vs. WAIS (differences)

subtest composition slightly different, WISC Integrated expands on m-c format for kids w/ disabilities