Psychological Tests

1. Psychological Tests Mr. Cole Rowland High School

2. Recent research findings support a “Mozart effect,” that is, that having infants listen to classical music boosts their cognitive ability or IQ. • True • False

3. School attendance correlates with IQ. • True • False

4. Some people with very high IQ’s have difficulty processing and managing social information. • True • False

5. IQ is not influenced by birth order. • True • False

6. As adopted children grow older, their intelligence scores become more similar to those of their biological parents than to those of their adoptive parents. • True • False

7. IQ is boosted by breast-feeding. • True • False

8. IQ is going up over time and has risen about 20 points with every generation studied. • True • False

9. Intelligence scores are predictive of real-world outcomes, such as success in college. • True • False

10. Among the intellectually disabled, males outnumber females by 50 percent. • True • False

11. Intelligence Testing • Journal #1: What is intelligence? Provide your own personal definition, with at least three criteria.

12. Intelligence Testing • Order share your journal within your group explaining why & how you choose your criteria.

13. Intelligence Testing • What were some common criteria that came up during our discussion?

14. Intelligence Testing • Intelligence – is the ability of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal affectively with his or her environment.

15. Intelligence Testing • Classroom Exercise: Designing an intelligence test • 6 questions • Objective questions • Examples: • Which two states are not in the continental U.S.? • The number of seconds taken to complete a simple puzzle, word problem, or maze. • Analogies, logic, and math problems • Picture problems • Categorization task

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17. Intelligence Testing • Journal #2 Describe your intelligence test and explain if the test demonstrates reliability and validity.

18. Types of Psychological Tests • Types of tests • Objective • MMPI-2 • Myers-Briggs • AP Psychology • Subjective • TAT test n Ach • Rorschach Inkblot • Inter-rater reliability • Achievement test • Aptitude test

19. Types of Psychological Tests • Types of tests • Objective • MMPI-2 • Myers-Briggs • AP Psychology • Subjective • TAT test n Ach • Rorschach Inkblot • Inter-rater reliability • Achievement test • Aptitude test

20. Characteristics of Psychological Tests • Test validity • Face validity • Content validity • Criterion validity • Predictive validity • Item analysis

21. Characteristics of Psychological Tests • Test reliability • Test-retest reliability • Split-half reliability

22. Standardization and Norms • Standardization • Standardized testing • The administration and scoring is the same for all • Results can be used to draw conclusions

23. Standardization and Norms • Norming • Normal curve • Normal range

24. Standardization and Norms • Discussion question: What are some ethical considerations to take into account when administering a standardized test?

25. Psychological Testing • Reflection: Does our society put too much emphasis on achievement and aptitude tests (i.e. SAT, ACT, IQ, or AP tests? Give two reasons to support your opinion.

27. Mock Intelligence Test • How did it feel to take the IQ test? (ordered share) • Do you think your intelligence has been accurately measured? • Are there anyways the test might be improved?

29. Checking for Understanding

30. Intelligence Testing • Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon • Background • Mental age (MA) • Chronological age (CA) • Key features: • Measured current performance • Created to identify at risk students • Training and opportunity could affect scores

31. Intelligence Testing • Questions on the original Binet-Simon test: • Name various objects shown in a picture. • Repeat a 15 word sentences given by the examiner. • Comply with simple commands. • Explain the differences between two common objects. • Use three words given by the examiner in a sentence. • Define abstract terms (such as friendship)

32. Intelligence Testing • Intelligence testing in the U.S. • Background • Immigration • Universal education • World War I

39. Intelligence Testing • Lewis Terman • Stanford-Binet intelligence test • Intelligence quotient (IQ) • Criticism of the test • Tested different abilities at different ages

40. Intelligence Testing • Wechsler Intelligence Test

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43. Checking for Understanding

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45. Intelligence Testing • Discussion: Why do intelligent people fail?

46. Intelligence Testing • Reasons intelligent people fail: • Lack of Motivation • Lack of perseverance • Personal difficulties • Inability to delay gratification

47. Intelligence Testing • Ordered Share: “Are intelligent people happy? Why or why not? Give at least on reason to support your answer?

48. Intelligence Testing • Lewis Terman’s longitudinal study of gifted children • Happy and successful

49. Intelligence Testing • Expectations Influences Performance • Rat experiments • Rosenthal and Jacobson • Self-fulfilling prophecy • Claude Steel • Stereotype threat

50. Teacher Expectancy • Discussion: How are teacher expectancies translated to students in their classroom? • Factors involved: • Quality of time • Teacher questioning • Teacher praise • Teacher non-verbal cues • Instruction Reflection: In your opinion, what factor has the most impact on low expectancy students?