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Module 61 - Assessing Intelligence: Katie, Joanne, Ben, Joia
Module 61 - Assessing Intelligence: Katie, Joanne, Ben, Joia
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Why is standardization important in finding intelligence test results?
The results must be comparable to others' results in order to be valuable
Everyone must take the same test to have comparable scores
It's much easier for there to only be one type of intelligence test given
It's more important to compare your own test results than with others'
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What was the world's first mass administration of an intelligence test?
when the English developed tests to evaluate members of Parliament (20th c)
when the Germans developed tests to evaluate u-boat operators in WW1
when the US gov developed tests to evaluate new immigrants and WW1 recruits
when Belgium issued tests for rebels fighting for freedom from Netherlands
3
What is mental age?
Chronological age that most matches performance level on standardized test
The stage of biological development a child’s brain is currently at
The ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100
A person's intelligence based on an IQ test
4
Who was one of the first Greek philosophers to ponder the idea of individualism?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Democritus
5
Though he failed in finding a simple intelligence measure, Francis Galton coined crucial terms like "nature vs nurture".
False
True
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? = (mental age)/(chronological age) x 100 is the equation to calculate your predicted SAT score.
False
True
7
Select the correct definitions of achievement tests and aptitude tests
aptitude tests intend to predict your ability to learn a new skill
achievement tests intend to predict your ability to learn a new skill
aptitude tests intend to measure what you've learned
achievement tests intend to measure what you've learned
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What three criteria must psychological tests meet in order to be widely accepted?
must be individualized, reliable, and only used by doctors
must be valid, expensive, and have at least 3 testing categories
must be standardized, reliable, and valid
must be from a high-ranking professionals, inexpensive, and trustworthy
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Select the subtests that are included in the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale).
Letter-number sequencing
Analogies
Block design
Vocabulary
10
Who was commissioned to study ways to identify children who needed special instruction in French schools?
Alfred Binet
Charles Darwin
Lewis Terman
Francis Galton
11
When and where did the modern-intelligence testing movement begin?
At the start of the 20th century in France
At the end of the 20th century in Italy
In the mid-20th century in England
At the end of the 19th century in Russia
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The original IQ formula (IQ = (mental age)/(chronological age) x 100) worked fairly well for adults but not for children
True
False
13
What is the shape of the curve in measuring scores on aptitude tests of a group of individuals?
scatterplot, rather than a curve
bell-shaped curve
parabola-shaped curve
exponential function-shaped curve
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What is another name for predictive validity?
average validity
content validity
construct validity
criterion-related validity
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Why was Binet's intelligence test revised later on and renamed the Stanford-Binet?
Binet failed to get a patent on his intelligence test
It couldn't be easily translated to other languages like English
It became used to label children and limit their opportunities
The Paris-developed questions and age norms worked poorly with those in CA
