Psychological Tests & Intelligence Unit Review

Compares test taker's interests with interests of people who are successful in their field

Kuder Preference Record exam is an example of a/an

Requires test takers to create a story for each picture in a series

What % of people who took the Wechsler test scored between 90-110?

Personality tests consist of both objective and projective tests

Psych tests assess

Tests that are administered and scored the same way

The Kuder Preference Record requires the test taker to

First psychological tests were used by the

A test is considered to have ___ if it predicts what it is intended to presdict

Established standards of performance on a test

A test has Validity if

Psych test must have

A test is said to have ___ if it yields consistent scores for individual test takers.

The Thematic Apperception Test is an example of a/an

Tests used to help diagnose psychological disorders

Test takers are required to create a story from each card in

When answering t/f questions one is to be aware of

Established standards of performance

Requires a specific answer by the test taker

A. Binet designed aptitude tests for different age levels b/c intelligence increases w/ age.

Kinship studies have shown that the groups with the most similar IQ scores were

The SAT

A person's __ is a person's response to questions about feelings, attitudes, and behaviors

Most widely used intelligence test

General intelligence

Compares the test taker's interests with those in the field

Measure a person's knowledge

Mental retardation can be caused by malnutrition in the womb.

A test is reliable if it

Relies on potential

Help diagnose psychological promblems

Capacity to learn from experience

Measure's a person's potential

IQ is an intelligent quotient is the # that represents the relationship b/t mental & real age

Measure people's skills and knowledge

Having a score at or below 70 is known as mental retardation.

MMPI-2 and CPI are both ___ tests.

Intelligence has more to do with heredity than it does environment.