Quiz 2 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are some evaluator characteristics?
Flexibility Vigilance Self-awareness Body language Eye contact Professional appearance (184-187)
Flexibility?
Adjust pace, scheduling more than one session, take breaks
Vigilance?
Observe if the child is making their best effort, speech patterns they are struggling with, is their vision and hearing good
Self-awareness?
Knowing what irritates us and focus on the child’s needs
Body language?
Knowing your body language and not allowing the child to know you are uncomfortable
Expectancy effects?
Overgeneralizations based on a limited amount of information (187-188)
How to reduce expectancy effects?
Look for evidence that might confirm or disconfirm your hypothesis.
Formulate alternate hypothesis.
Use available statistical information.
Seek feedback regarding the accuracy and usefulness of your judgments.
How to select tests?
Select tests and subtests based on the referral question.
Select tests and subtests based on the child’s physical abilities and language proficiency.
Consider time constraints. (208)
How to arrange the physical environment?
Select a room with minimal distractions
Control your test materials
Control the physical environment
Make sure the child is comfortable
When do you test the limits?
Conduct testing the limits only after the entire test has been administered using standard procedures, and typically on only those items on which you suspect that the child could perform better with some additional assistance.
Who is the father of psychometrically based testing movement?
Sir Francis Galton
What did Sir Francis Galton develop?
Developed the statistical concepts of regression to the mean and correlation
What did Karl Pearson develop?
product-moment correlation formula for linear correlation multiple correlation coefficient partial correlation coefficient phi coefficient chi-square test
Who founded the first psychological laboratory in 1879?
Wilhelm Wundt
Who developed tests of mental functioning?
Emil Kraepelin
What tests did Herman Ebbinghaus develop?
Developed tests of memory, computation, and sentence completion
What is Carl Wernicke known for?
Well known for his investigations of brain localization
What did Theodore Ziehen develop?
Developed test of conceptual thinking
What did James McKeen Cattell do?
Studied under Wundt and Galton
Focused on the study of individual differences in behavior
Established a psychological laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania
Compiled a battery of tests for evaluation of various skills
Binet and Simon collaborated in 1905 to create what?
30-item 1905 Binet-Simon Scale after being asked by the French government to find a way to identify school-aged children with intellectual disability
What is considered the first practical and psychometrical based intelligence test?
Binet-Simon Scale
Who introduced the Binet-Simon scale to the US?
Henry H. Goddard
What did Lewis M. Terman and Hubert Childs publish?
Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Scale (also known as the Stanford-Binet).
What did Robert M. Yerkes publish?
Published the Yerkes-Bridges Point Scale in collaboration with James Bridges and Rose Hardwick in 1915
