Assessment and Testing

The score that occours most frequently from a group of tests

These assessments follow the guidelines of the American's with Dissabilities Act of 1990 EXCEPT

The percentage of test takers who respond correctly to an item

The square fo the standard deviation

With the Educational Test Service (ETS) developed the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

The theory of crystallized intelligence was developed by

A collection of tests given to the same group of people and scored agains the same standard

These tests meaure a person's ability to master skills or acquire knowledge

An untimed test to evaluate mastery level

Applied the throy that intelligence is genetic

The extend to which a testing instrument measures an abstract psychological trait

What test starts with easier questions and progresses to harder ones?

On a scale of 100, the number shoes the percent of a data distribution equal to or below it

Observation of behavior, rating scales, classification techniques, records, and Personal documents

Comparison of tests results with results from other sources that measure the same factors

A graphic illustration of the normal distribution of a data set

Which of these is a an academic ability test?

A Therapeutic conversation meant to assess and / or diagnose (structured, semi-structured, and un-structured)

The consistency with which a test yield similar results, measured by a correlation coefficient

Any form of mental testing

Credited with creating the first intelligence test in 1905 with Theodore Simon

Biologist credited with launching the testing movement and first test of intelligence

A measure of statistical dispersion; how widely spread the scores are from the mean

Dichotomous items give test takers opposing choices (ie. True/False)

Identified 120 factors that added up to intelligence. Defined convergent and divergent thinking

This exam measures the cognitive function of older adults; orientation, attention, recall, etc.

The middle score from a group of tests

Developed a statistical test, (factor Analysis), which led to the development of multiple aptitude testing

The average score from a group of tests

These examinations are used frequntly in career couneling to identify job-realated abilities

These tests measure a person's mental ability

Method for determing a stardardized score; Mean - Score/Standard Deviation

Reliability does not equate to validity

The amount a score deviates from the norm

A test in which a person's test results can be compared to the score of others

Test with multiple sections and the question in each section progress in difficulty

Testing procedure that covers material from different subjects

Timed test; difficult is based more on how quickly questions can be answered than the content

measures your preferences for dealing with and relating to people, processing information, making decisions, and "types"

Which of the following is an example of a PROJECTIVE test

Allows a person to compare two or more examples of their own performance and not others

Proved African Americans can excel on intelligence test when the cultural bias is removed

This is a standardized psychometic test of adult personality and psychopathology

A score withina normal distribtion with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10

Predictive Validity is the same as Empirical Validity

Face validity is the same as Content Validity

A measurement of the linear relationship between two variables

Each of these are a consideration for proper ethics in testing EXCEPT

Situations where a person knows they are being observed; questionnairs, interviews, etc.

A favorable evaluation of a personality based on the perception of a single trait

With Theophile Simon developed the first modern intelligence test.

Subject is unaware of observation; when records are reviewed or a one way mirror is used

The lowerst score subtracted from the highest

Questionnaire such as MMDI, PCL-C, Strong Interest inventory, ect...

A tool for measuring self-esteem by choosing statementd from "most like" to "least like" me

Developed the first Standard Achievement Test Battery(SAT), applied to a large group of students

A way of scaling test scores into nine divisions; highest scores first group/lowest last group

Creator of the Alpha and Beta group intelligence Test for the military during the first World War.

Which term does NOT relate to test reliability?

This assessment measures learning and are often given in schools at particular intervals

When interpreting scores with a client the practitioner should do all of the following EXCEPT

Designed an assessment of intelligence based on verbal development. Forerunner of Verbal IQ

A standardized score is the same as a Z-Score

A tool used to indicate the degree to which an attribute or characteristic exists

Structured personality tests follow four common stragegies. All of the following apply EXCEPT

Tests on the same subject given at different levels or ages

Which of these intelligence tests is appropriate for children ages 6-16 years old?