Testing Flashcards
Shrinkage
When validity scores (coefficients) tend to be lower for cross-validation sample than for the original sample.
What is the difference between oblique and orthogonal?
Oblique = correlated (related in some way)
Orthogonal = uncorrelated (statistically independent)
What is the purpose for using the multi-method matrix to evaluate tests?
To measure a tests construct validity.
If there are high correlations between the scores tests being measured with other scores on tests being measured for the same traits, the evidence for CONVERGENT VALIDITY
when the test has low correlation of scores with tests that measure unrelated traits, this is evidence for DIVERGENT VALIDITY.
What is a coefficient of determination?
It is a measure of the amount of difference in one item/trait that is accounted for by difference in another item/trait. (ex. how does EPPP score correlate with a psychologist’s salary five years after taking the exam?)
What was the Larry P. v. Wilson Riles case all about?
It prohibited scores from IQ tests to place African-American children in special education classes.
What is the PPVT – 5 used for?
Know that the PVT stands for “Peabody picture vocabulary test” and is used to assess the receptive vocabulary of individuals ages 2.5–90 years old. It can be used with individuals who have ASD, symptoms of psychosis, cerebral palsy, or other physical disabilities.
What is the Vineland-II used for?
What is the KABC– 2 used for?
Based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model and Luria’s neuropsychological processing model.
Provides five scales: simultaneous, sequential, planning, learning, knowledge
What are the four types of composite scores and the mean and standard deviation of the SB5?
- Full scale IQ
- Factor index score
- Verbal/nonverbal Domain scores
- Abbreviated Battery IQ score
Mean= 100
Standard deviation = 15
what does “shrinkage“ mean?
Is associated with cross validation, and refers to the fact that a validity score is likely to be smaller than the original score when the test and item are administer to another testing sample. Shrinkage occurs because the factors that contributed to the relationship between the test items in the original simple are not present in the cross validation sample.
Ravens progressive matrix (RPM)
Measures fluid intelligence and are considered to be culture reduced because they do not use language and performance does not depend on specific cultural or academic learning.
There are three RPM tests: standard progressive metrics, colored, progressive metrics and advanced progressive metrics.
Woodcock Johnson
Slauson intelligence test
Kuhlmann-Anderson test
Bender-Gestalt II
Is a measure for visual-motor integration, and a screening test for brain damage especially right parietal lobe damage.
What does it mean when a psychological assessment has a limited floor or limited ceiling?
The floor and ceiling of a test are the degrees to which a test can discriminate on examines who have very low levels or high levels of characteristics measured by the test.
What is the Leiter International Performance Scale used for? (Leiter-3)
- Cognitive abilities for ages 3 to 75+
- nonverbal format design
- useful for non- English speakers and individuals with language impairments
Wisconsin card sorting test
- Sensitive to frontal damage
- assesses abstract thinking for perseveration
- distinguishes between frontal and non-frontal lesions.