unit psy chap14

What are the two factors that determine if a test is good?

• 1. Reliability

  2. Viability

• standard bell curve

Charles Spearman came up with the Two-Factor Theory on intelligence. What are the two factors and what do they represent?

• G - General Intelligence - street smarts

  S - Specific Mental Abilities - book smarts

• 1. Reliability

  2. Viability

L.L. Thurstone came up with 7 primary mental abilities, or intelligence types. List them.

• Linguistic-Verbal

  Logical Mathematical

  Spatial

  Musical

  Body Kinesthetic

  Intrapersonal

  Interpersonal

  Naturalistic

• 1. Verbal Comprehension 

  2. Numerical ability

  3. Spatial Relations

  4. Perceptual Speed

  5. Word Fluency

  6. Memory

  7. Inductive Reasoning

Howard Gardner created 8 unrelated intelligence types. List them below.

• Linguistic-Verbal

  Logical Mathematical

  Spatial

  Musical

  Body Kinesthetic

  Intrapersonal

  Interpersonal

  Naturalistic

• 1. Verbal Comprehension 

  2. Numerical ability

  3. Spatial Relations

  4. Perceptual Speed

  5. Word Fluency

  6. Memory

  7. Inductive Reasoning

Howard Sternberg claimed that we use intelligence in three different ways. What was the name of his theory and what are the three ways we use our intelligence?

• Aptitude test: Potential Outcomes - SAT/ACT

  Achievement test: Learned Info - SOL Test

• Theory: Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

  Method 1: Analytical

  Method 2: Creative

  Method 3: Practical

Emotional intelligence is really just a combination of what two other types of intelligences labeled by Howard Gardner?

• 1. Interpersonal 2. Intrapersonal 

• 1. Projective 2. Objective

Give an example of the following:

tests

• Aptitude test: Potential Outcomes - SAT/ACT

  Achievement test: Learned Info - SOL Test

• 1. Projective 2. Objective

What are the two types of personality tests?

• MMPI: mental disorders

  CPI: social responsibility

• 1. Projective 2. Objective

We discussed three objective personality assessments in class. Describe what each assessment (test) looks to discover.

• Introvert v. Extrovert 

   Thinking v. Feeling

   Intuition v. Sensing

• MMPI: mental disorders

  CPI: social responsibility

  Myers-Briggs: general personality traits

What are the 4 Scales of Personality that we looked at with the personality test?

• MMPI: mental disorders

  CPI: social responsibility

  Myers-Briggs: general personality traits

• Introvert v. Extrovert 

   Thinking v. Feeling

   Intuition v. Sensing

   Judging v. Perceiving