Assessment and Testing

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

A graphic illustration of the normal distribution of a data set

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

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

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

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

Which term does NOT relate to test reliability?

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

A standardized score is the same as a Z-Score

The middle score from a group of tests

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

Predictive Validity is the same as Empirical Validity

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

Testing procedure that covers material from different subjects

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability does not equate to validity

A measurement of the linear relationship between two variables

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

Face validity is the same as Content Validity

Tests on the same subject given at different levels or ages

The score that occours most frequently from a group of tests

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is an example of a PROJECTIVE test

The percentage of test takers who respond correctly to an item

Which of these is a an academic ability test?

An untimed test to evaluate mastery level

The theory of crystallized intelligence was developed by

The amount a score deviates from the norm

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

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

This is a standardized psychometic test of adult personality and psychopathology

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Theophile Simon developed the first modern intelligence test.

The square fo the standard deviation

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

The average score from a group of tests

The lowerst score subtracted from the highest

These tests measure a person's mental ability

Applied the throy that intelligence is genetic

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

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

Any form of mental testing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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