PSYC 315 : Exam 1 Review

What percentage of data falls within 1 standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution?

What is the mean and standard deviation of IQ?

Which test was designed for literate individuals in the Army during World War I?

What was the first widely used standardized achievement test?

The first working revision of the Binet for the US was produced by _______ in ______.

The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate:

The _____ is a projective test designed to measure human needs.

What is is called when we change terms over time to avoid negative of offensive meanings?

Which of the following is a personality test made using factor analysis?

Which scale of measurement gives the most detailed and precise measurement?

_______ tests are future-focused and measure general potential for problem-solving.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendancy?

What does equal intervals mean in terms of measurement scales?

What term did eugenicists use to describe the concern that people with less desirable traits would have more offspring?

The median is the 50th percentile

Measurement is the process of translating ______ into ______.

The _____ is the modern millitary equivalent to Alpha/Beta.

________ had the largest standardized sample for an individual test.

A z-score of -2 indicates that the data points is:

_______ tests are past-focused and measure previous learning.

_______ tests are future-focused and measure the potential for learning specific content.

What was the first structured personality inventory?

What is the z-score for a data point that is exactly the mean of the distribution?

What is Fredrick Taylor most known for?

Impression management is _______, whereas self-deception is ________.

In the Larry P. case, Darryl Lester and the other kids mostly did the following in their special class:

What process involves observing and recording a child's performance over time to monitor progress and stability?

Maximum score minus the minimum score:

What percentage of data falls within 2 standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution?

What is the gold standard for assessing ASD?

A master's level clinician can conduct a formal diagnosis for ASD without needing a PhD sign-off.

Who started the first formal, university psychology lab?

What term refers to the appropriateness of the inferences we make based on a test score?

Where did testing originate?

What is it called when people with psychological disorders have multiple problems at the same time?

If the distribution is negatively skewed, the mean will be ____ compared to median and mode.

For measures of variability the _____ is easier to understand and the _____ is better for computational formulas

A t-score of 70 means the data point is how many standard deviations above the mean?

_______ can be used to normalize a set of skewed data points

Who popularized the Rorschach test in the US?