Psychological Testing

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Psychological Testing
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Characteristics of Psych. Tests

• Reliability- consistent, same results in similar
  conditions
• Validity- true, measuring what its intended to
  measure
• Standardized- scored same way, established norms
  or averages
• Percentile system
• Norms-standard of comparison

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Understanding Intelligence

• Intelligence- ability to acquire new ideas and
  behavior, adapt to new situations
• --Intelligent Quotient (IQ) Mental Age/Chrono.
  Age x 100

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Superior Intelligence

• 130 or above-- Very superior (2.6)
• 120-129-- Superior (6.9 )
• 110-119-- High Average (16.6)
• 90-109-- Average (49.1)
• 80-89-- Low average (16.1)
• 70-79-- Borderline (6.4)
• 69 or below-- Exceptional Child (2.3)

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Exceptional Education

• Borderline (70-79)- just below low average
  usually dont finish high school.
• Mild (52-69)- special help in school behavior
  varies depending on the spectrum.
• Moderate (36-51)- physical problems from disease
  can live at home have 4-7 year old skills can
  read and write
• Severe (20-35)- constant supervision cant
  benefit from school.
• Profound (19-below)- cant care for self 2
  mental age.
• --Savant Syndrome- someone with low mental
  capacity but has a special talent to a high
  degree.

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What is Intelligence

• Spearman 2 factor model
• General- problem solving
• Specific-verbal math skills
• Thurstons Theory- 7 mental abilities (memory,
  reasoning, verbal, math, spatial)
• Gardners Multiple Intelligence- added musical,
  physical skills, social skills
• D. Sternbergs TriarchicTheory
• Analytical
• Creativity
• Practical

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What is Intelligence

• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale- Late 1800s
• Wechsler Intelligence Test (1930s)
• Two Parts--
• Verbal scale word comprehension
• Performance scale nonverbal problem solving.
• WAIS- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
• WISC- Wechsler Children Intelligence Scale
• He formed an IQ using verbal, performance, and
  combined by taking either WAIS or WISC

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Achievement, Abilities, Interest

• Aptitude Test- probability a person will be able
  to learn a new skill (SAT ACT)
• Achievement Test- measures how much a person has
  learned in a subject area
• Interest Inventory- preferences attitudes about
  certain activities.

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Personality Tests

• Personality Test- measures definitive traits and
  possible problems
• Projective vs. Objective Test
• Objective- forced answer
• Ex. MMPI, CPI, Myers Briggs
• Projective- answer freely giving your
  interpretation.
• Ex. Ink Blot, TAT