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Psychology Assessment Test - Chapter 9

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1. Discuss some of the many ways -assist in determining giftedness


that intelligence tests are used -assess disabilities
-identify learning disabilities
-assess ability post accident, dementia or
trauma
-admissions into private schools
-part of a personality battery

2. Spearman's two-factor ap- -General factor (g) which was the weighted
proach value
-Specific factors (s)

3. Thurstone's Multifactor Ap- Seven mental abilities


proach 1. Verbal meaning
2. Number ability
3. Word fluency
4. Perception Speed
5. Spatial Ability
6. Reasoning
7. Memory

4. Vernon's Hierarchical Model of -Still used by many tests


Intelligence -Has 4 levels

5. Guilford's Multifactor/Multidi- -180 Factors


mensional Model -Operations: general intelligence
-Content: how we apply intellectual
-Products: how operation affects content

6. Cattell's Fluid and Crystallized -Fluid: inborn and unaffected by learning


Intelligence -Crystalized: acquired by learning
-linked Heritability to intelligence

7. Piaget's Cognitive Development -Assimilation: Incorporating new stimuli


Theory -Accommodation: adjusting or modifying
schemes

8. Gardner's Theory of Multiple In- 1. Verbal Linguistics


telligences 2. Mathematical
3. Musical
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4. Visual Spatial
5. Bodily kinesthetics
6. Interpersonal
7. Intrapersonal
8. Naturalist
9. Existential

9. Sternberg's Triarchic Theory -Componential: traditional


-Experiential: creativity and multitasking
-Contextual: adapting

10. Cattel-Horn-Carroll Theory -16 possible factors related to mental abil-


ities

11. Why are Gardner's theory View of intelligence that is based on the
of multiple intelligences and individual's capacity at using one's abilities
Sternberg's triarchic theory of and talents, navigate one's environment,
successful intelligence revolu- and adapt to new situations
tionary as com-pared to the
more traditional models of intel-
ligence?

12. Basal Level Highest point where the examinee is able


to get all the questions right on two con-
secutive age levels

13. Ceiling Level The individual misses 75% of the ques-


tions on two consecutive age levels

14. Basal and ceiling levels They help the examinee avoid feeling
bored, and they lessen the likelihood that
the examinee will experience a sense of
failure, which is more likely to happen if
the examinee was asked to respond to all
questions on the test

15. WPPSI-4 -Preschool


-2 years & 6 months to 7 years & 7 months

16. WISC-5
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-Children
-6 years to 16 years, 11 months

17. WAIS-4 -Adults


-16 years through 90 years

18. WISC-5 Subtests 1. Vocabulary


2. Similarities
3. Arithmetic
4. Digit Span
5. Information
6. Comprehension
7. Letter number
8. Digit symbol
9. Block Design
10. Matrix reasoning
11. Symbol Search
12. Figure weights

19. Differences between Stanford In contrast to the Stanford-Binet, which


and Wechsler Scales assesses intelligence of individuals from
a broad spectrum of ages, each Wechsler
test measures a select age group

20. Neuropsychological Assess- Examines brain-behavior relationships


ment

21. Fixed Battery Approach -Rigid and Standard administration


-Halstead-Reitan Battery

22. Halstead-Reitan Battery A widely utilized fixed battery neuropsy-


cho-logical assessment consisting of eight
core tests

23. Flexible Battery Approach -Combination of tests dictated by the re-


ferral questions and unique needs of the
client
-Boston Process Approach

24. Boston Process Approach


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strong emphasis on garnering qualitative
data

25. Implicit Memory Unconscious memory or automatic

26. Explicit Memory conscious long-term memory that is easily


and intentionally recalled and recited

27. Scaled Score -Mean=10


-SD=3

28. Index Score -Mean=100


-Deviation=15

29. Brenda Milner -Followed the case of HM, who had his
hippocampus removed
-Studied memory

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