Chapter 10: Tests of intelligence
Deviation IQ
a comparison of the performance of the individual with the performance of others of the same age in the standardization sample
Convergent thinking
a deductive reasoning process that entails recall and consideration of facts as well as a series of logical judgments to narrow down solutions and eventually arrive at one solution pg 355
cognitive style
a psychological dimension that characterizes the consistency with which one acquires and processes info pg 353
Divergent thinking
a reasoning process in which thought is free to move in many different directions, making several solutions possible
routing test
a task used to direct or route the examinee to a particular level of questions.
test composite
a test score or index derived from the combination of and/or a mathematical transformation of, one or more subtest scores
short forms
a test that has been abbreviated in length, typically to reduce the time needed for test administration, scoring, and interpretation pg 341
process score
an index designed to help understand the way the testtaker processes various kinds of information
screening tool
an instrument or procedure used to identify a particular trait or constellation of traits at a gross or imprecise level pg 348
Alternate item
an item to be substituted for a regular item under specified conditions ex: the examiner failed to properly administer the regular item
teaching items
are designed to illustrate the task required and assure the examiner that the examinee understands
basal level
base-level criterion that must be met for testing on the subtest to continue pg 328
Army Beta test
designed for administration to foreign-born recruits with poor knowledge of English or illiterate recruits -contained tasks such as mazes, coding, and picture completion pg 347
age scale
different items were grouped together by age and the test was referred to as age scale pg 324
ceiling level
if and when examinees fail a certain number of items in a row, a ceiling level is said to have been reached and testing is discontinued
point scale
is a test organized into subtests by category of item, not by age at which most testtakers are presumed capable of responding in the way that is keyed as correct.
core subtest
one that is administered to obtain a composite score pg 332
IQ (intelligence quotient)
pg 323
Wechsler tests
pg 329
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children- fourth edition
pg 336
Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence
pg 338
supplemental subtest
sometimes referred to as optional subtest -used for purposes such as providing additional clinical info or extending the number of abilities or processes sampled
Army Alpha test
test administered to army recruits who could read -contained tasks such as general info questions, analogies, and scrambled sentences to reassemble pg 347
Adaptive testing
testing individually tailored to the testtaker other terms tailored testing, sequential testing, branched testing, and response-contingent testing pg 326
visual-object ability
the ability to process info about the visual appearance of objects as well as the pictorial properties of objects (such as shape, color, texture) pg 354
Ceiling
the highest level item of the subtest
floor
the lowest level of items on a subtest pg 327
Ratio IQ
the ratio of the testtaker's mental age divided by his or her chronological age, multiplied by 100 to eliminate decimals
extra-test behavior
the way the examinee copes with frustration; how the examinee reacts to items considered very easy; the amount of support the examinee seems to require; general approach to the task; how anxious, fatigued, cooperative, distractible the examinee appears to be pg 329
Stanford-Binet
was the first published intelligence test to provide organized and detailed administration and scoring instructions pg 323
