Psychological Assessment Flashcards
(17 cards)
What tests do psychologist use to measure creativity
Divergent thinking tests
Define
Divergent thinking
Capacity to generate many diffrent solutions to a problem also known as “outside the box thinking”
To be creative we have to also be good at devergent and —– thinking
Convergent thinking
Define
Convergent thinking
Capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem
How related are creativity and intelligence?
Weakly to moderately related
Define
Ideological immune system
Our psychological defences against evidence that contradicts our views
What phenomenon is responsible for intelligent people believing unintelligent or unscientific things?
Ideological immune system
Why other then ideological immune systems do intelligent people believe unintelligent things?
Because they know many things they think they know more then they do
What are people with low emotional intelligence more likely to experience?
Depression and substance abuse
How do IQ tests tell us?
How well we retain information
Define
psychological assessment
The process of using a variety of measurements to assess an individual for scientific purposes
Define
Standardised tests
Tests that are performed in a controlled manner in which the results are compared to others people’s
What are the 3 limitations of using IQ tests?
1 discrimination
2 validity
3 reliability
What are the 5 factors that effect IQ scores?
1 education access
2 nutrition
3 culture
4 environment
5 over all health and medical conditions
What is fluide intelligence?
When you reason quickly and independently based off past experiences
What is crystallised intelligence?
When we apply knowledge to everyday life from past experiences (knowledge that is studied)
What do you need to consider when making sure a psychological test is adequate?
- validity
-reliability
-standardsation
-fairness
-practically
-ethical
