Chapter 11 - Dawson and Elisabeth

Bill takes a test t in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. This test is a

• Standardize Test

• Aptitude Test

• Intelligence Test

• Achievement Test

WAIS stands for...

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
  

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Score

Who first developed an "intelligence" test to establish the idea of "mental age"?

• Stanford

• Binet

• Sternberg

• Gardner

The formula for IQ is

• actual age x grade / 100

• mental age / actual age x 100

• actual age / mental age x 100

• mental age x actual age

If a test is reliable, it means that

• it is given in the same way every time.

• it is a fair assessment.

• it tests what it is suppose to test.

• it yields consistent results.

What causes down syndrome?

• extra  chromosome 

• 1 less chromosome 

What does an achievement test identify?

• identify what individuals know and test skill levels in different areas

• measure ability in certain areas and project ability to do something

Standards that provide information about where a score on a psychological test ranks in relation to other scores on that test.

• "g" theory

• Test norms

• Construct Validity

• All of the above

G

• Gardner

• Galton

• General Intelligence

If a student takes a SAT test what type of test is it?

• achievement test

• aptitude test

• personality

• standardized