Cognitive Test

Question 1

Content validity

Answer 1

the extent to which the test will actually measure what it is supposed to measure

Question 2

TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)

Answer 2

projective test involving a series of photos of people in ambiguous relationships and the subjects job is to assume based on the pictures the stories and life of the photos in question

Question 3

test standardization

Answer 3

is administering a test to a sample population chosen to reflect the characteristics of the population in question (example an AP test)

Question 4

Reliability

Answer 4

how well the test measures what it means to test

Question 5

a multiple choice or true or false question is an example of

Answer 5

an inventory type test because it limits the possibility of creativity and will only have one answer

Question 6

what is a projective test?

Answer 6

a psychological test in which words, images, or situations are presented to a person and then their reaction is analyzed for their unconscious expressions of personality

Question 7

two types of projective tests

Answer 7

Thematic apperception test (TAT test) Rorschach Ink blot test

Question 8

what is a power test

Answer 8

a test where a test progressively gets harder (example the fitness gram pacer or an athletics competition like having to throw heavier and heavier javelins in sports)

Question 9

speed tests

Answer 9

a test that is purposely timed and relies on it being so

Question 10

Achievement Tests

Answer 10

assesses a person skills and knowledge of what they have learned (an example would be the AP test)

Question 11

Aptitude test

Answer 11

evaluates a persons abilities and how you perform at a consistent rate (an example would be a drivers behind the wheel test)

Question 12

who was Alfred Binet

Answer 12

he was one of the first to measure children’s intelligence

Question 13

who invented the stanford binet test

Answer 13

both Lewis Terman and Alfred binet

Question 14

what is the stanford binet test

Answer 14

the precursor to the IQ test

Question 15

why did Alfred Binet originally make the IQ test?

Answer 15

because french education officials wanted a way to figure out how to characterize students into groups that needed more or less support in their academics

Question 16

who is Sternberg why is he important?

Answer 16

sternberg stated that intelligence could be more broadly defined as three major components Analytical, Practical, creative intelligence

Question 17

fluid intelligence

Answer 17

the ability to use your knowledge of the world around you and help support new ideas and problem solving (an escape room)

Question 18

crystallized intelligence

Answer 18

the ability to use retrieval to access ingrained knowledge from your long term memory and use it to your advantage (example trivia)

Question 19

what goes up as you age?

Answer 19

Crystallized Intelligence

Question 20

What goes down as you age

Answer 20

Fluid Intelligence

Question 21

What are psychometrics

Answer 21

psychological testing tests that are observing how you think based on your answers (all types of test combined) MUST be condfidential

Question 22

what is internal validity

Answer 22

the degree to which the subjects results are due to the questions being asked versus other variables (example if the test that is displayed gives understandable rules and structure so that someone who has studied can succeed

Question 23

External validity

Answer 23

the results of a subjects test can be generalized to the real world and their experience (an example the goal for a test what someone wants their test to be they want it to be generalized)