Psychological Testing and I Am Sam

The ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions.

The ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, and to adapt to new situations-

Standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale which 100 is average.

Wording in a test may be more familar to people of one social group than another-

Measures how much a person has learned in a given subject-

______________is the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

Proposes that intelligence is composed of general ability level and specific mental abilities.

Ranking of test scores that indicates the ration of scores lower and higher than a given point.

The degree to which a characteristic is geneti

A limited test in which a person must select one of several answers. Like this test.

Interpersonal/intrapersonal abilities needed to understand and use knowledge of emotions.

Standard of comparison for test results developed by giving the test to a large population.

Attempt to discover talents and predict how well they will be able to learn new skills-

Measures preferences and attitudes in a wide variety of activities-