Psychological Tests

Psychological Tests

Psychological TestsMr. ColeRowland High School1Recent research findings support a Mozart effect, that is, that having infants listen to classical music boosts their cognitive ability or IQ.

TrueFalse2School attendance correlates with IQ.

TrueFalse3Some people with very high IQs have difficulty processing and managing social information.

TrueFalse4IQ is not influenced by birth order.

TrueFalse5As adopted children grow older, their intelligence scores become more similar to those of their biological parents than to those of their adoptive parents.

TrueFalse6IQ is boosted by breast-feeding.

TrueFalse7IQ is going up over time and has risen about 20 points with every generation studied.

TrueFalse8Intelligence scores are predictive of real-world outcomes, such as success in college.

TrueFalse9Among the intellectually disabled, males outnumber females by 50 percent.

TrueFalse10Intelligence TestingJournal #1: What is intelligence? Provide your own personal definition, with at least three criteria.

11Intelligence TestingOrder share your journal within your group explaining why & how you choose your criteria.

12Intelligence TestingWhat were some common criteria that came up during our discussion?

13Intelligence TestingIntelligence is the ability of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal affectively with his or her environment.

14Intelligence TestingClassroom Exercise: Designing an intelligence test6 questionsObjective questionsExamples: 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 problemsPicture problemsCategorization task15Intelligence Testing

16Intelligence TestingJournal #2 Describe your intelligence test and explain if the test demonstrates reliability and validity.Types of Psychological TestsTypes of testsObjectiveMMPI-2Myers-BriggsAP PsychologySubjectiveTAT test n AchRorschach InkblotInter-rater reliabilityAchievement testAptitude test

18Types of Psychological TestsTypes of testsObjectiveMMPI-2Myers-BriggsAP PsychologySubjectiveTAT test n AchRorschach InkblotInter-rater reliabilityAchievement testAptitude test

19Characteristics of Psychological TestsTest validityFace validityContent validityCriterion validityPredictive validityItem analysis

20Characteristics of Psychological TestsTest reliabilityTest-retest reliabilitySplit-half reliability

21Standardization and NormsStandardizationStandardized testingThe administration and scoring is the same for allResults can be used to draw conclusions22Standardization and NormsNormingNormal curveNormal range

23Standardization and NormsDiscussion question: What are some ethical considerations to take into account when administering a standardized test?24Psychological TestingReflection: 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.

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26Mock Intelligence TestHow 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?

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28Checking for Understanding

29Intelligence TestingAlfred Binet and Theodore SimonBackgroundMental age (MA)Chronological age (CA)Key features:Measured current performanceCreated to identify at risk studentsTraining and opportunity could affect scores

30Intelligence TestingQuestions 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)

31Intelligence TestingIntelligence testing in the U.S.BackgroundImmigrationUniversal educationWorld War I

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Intelligence TestingLewis TermanStanford-Binet intelligence testIntelligence quotient (IQ)Criticism of the testTested different abilities at different ages

39Intelligence TestingWechsler Intelligence Test

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44Intelligence TestingDiscussion: Why do intelligent people fail?

45Intelligence TestingReasons intelligent people fail:Lack of MotivationLack of perseverancePersonal difficultiesInability to delay gratification46Intelligence TestingOrdered Share: Are intelligent people happy? Why or why not? Give at least on reason to support your answer?

47Intelligence TestingLewis Termans longitudinal study of gifted childrenHappy and successful

48Intelligence TestingExpectations Influences PerformanceRat experimentsRosenthal and JacobsonSelf-fulfilling prophecyClaude SteelStereotype threat

What should you do if you have gifted child?

49Teacher ExpectancyDiscussion: How are teacher expectancies translated to students in their classroom?Factors involved:Quality of timeTeacher questioningTeacher praiseTeacher non-verbal cuesInstruction

Reflection: In your opinion, what factor has the most impact on low expectancy students?50Intelligence TestingExtremes of IntelligenceMental retardationDown SyndromeGiftedness

What should you do if you have gifted child?

51Intelligence TestingSavant syndromeLow functioning:LanguageSocializationReasoningPractical IQEmotional IQ

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Savant SyndromeSavant Syndrome

Savant Syndrome

Islands of genius: Savant syndrome After a 30-minute helicopter ride and a visit to the top of a skyscraper, British savant artist Stephen Wiltshire began seven days of drawing that reproduced the Tokyo skyline.Intelligence TestingOrdered Share: Do you believe that there is one or many components to human intelligence.

56Intelligence TestingPsychometric theories of intelligenceCharles SpearmanGeneral IntelligenceFactor analysisg factorSports analogy

g57Intelligence TestingRaymond CattelCrystallized intelligenceFluid intelligence

58Theories of Intelligence Robert Sternbergs intelligence theoryTriarchic TheoryPractical intelligence

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Practical Intelligence

60Theories of Intelligence Robert Sternbergs intelligence theoryTriarchic TheoryPractical intelligenceAnalytical intelligence

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62Theories of Intelligence Robert Sternbergs intelligence theoryTriarchic TheoryPractical intelligenceAnalytical intelligenceCreative intelligence

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65Emotional Intelligence

66Emotional IntelligenceEmotional IntelligenceAbility to perceive emotionsAbility to understand emotionsAbility to manage emotionsAbility to use emotions

InterpersonalIntrapersonal67Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/Verbal

68Multiple Intelligence

69Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-Mathematical



72Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonal


74Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonal


76Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/Visual


78Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-Kinesthetic


80Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-KinestheticMusical


82Theories of IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-KinestheticMusicalNaturalist


84Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-KinestheticMusicalNaturalistExistential


86Multiple IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-KinestheticMusicalNaturalistExistentialSpiritual


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89Theories of IntelligenceHoward GardnerTheory of multiple intelligencesLinguistic/VerbalLogical-MathematicalInterpersonalIntrapersonalSpatial/VisualBody-KinestheticMusicalNaturalistExistentialSpiritual

Ordered Share: In your opinion, what is one of your strengths and weaknesses? Explain.

90Theories of IntelligenceReflection: What did you learn about yourself from the multiple intelligence assessment?

91Applying Theories of IntelligenceScenario: Eddie is a ten year-old and his parents have just been told that he is mentally challenged based on the standard IQ (80) and achievement tests. Eddie has difficulty with his course work, but he has a lovable disposition and gets along well with his teacher and the other children in his class. He enjoys camping and the outdoors and is excellent at basketball and often will go outside to shoot free-throws rather that doing his homework. Eddie also enjoys listening to music and is interested in learning the guitar.

92Applying Theories of IntelligenceInstructions: Using the theory of intelligence that you have been assigned, write and assessment of Eddies intelligence for his parents. Take the position of a psychologist in the school with the particular theory you have been assigned. Include how you would assess Eddies intelligence and his future success in the wolrd.Triarchic Theory Multiple Intelligence TheoryEmotional Intelligence

93Intelligence Testing: Nature v. NurtureOrdered Share: In your opinion, what plays a bigger role in intelligence nature or nurture?

What are the implications?

94Intelligence and Heredity

I told my parents that if grades were so important they should have paid for a smarter egg donor.Intelligence TestingHeritability and group differencesHeritability refers only to differences within a group of individuals who have shared the same environment

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Natures own morphing Nature draws no sharp boundaries between races, which blend gradually one into the next around the Earth. Thanks to the human urge to classify, however, people socially define themselves in racial categories, which become catch-all labels for physical features, social identity, and nationality.Intelligence and HeredityIntelligence and heredityInteraction of many genes

Intelligence: Nature and nurture The most genetically similar people have the most similar intelligence scores. Remember: 1.0 indicates a perfect correlation; zero indicates no correlation at all.98Intelligence TestingIntelligence and heredityInteraction of many genes

Who do adopted children resemble? As the years went by in their adoptive families, childrens verbal ability scores became modestly more like their biological parents scores.

99Intelligence and EnvironmentIntelligence and EnvironmentContact early in lifeHigh stimulus environments early in lifeAmount of schoolingProblem solvingProject Head Start

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Devastating neglect Romanian orphans who had minimal interaction with caregivers, such as this child in the Lagunul Pentro Copii orphanage in 1990, suffered delayed cognitive development. 102Intelligence and EnvironmentThe Scarr and Winberg Adoption Study

103The Flynn Effect

104Intelligence TestingThe Jenson ControversyImplicationsFactors Jenson ignores:RacismTeacher expectancy effectLack of opportunitySocial bias of IQ testHeritability

105Intelligence TestingLow IQs cause povertyProblems withCorrelation is not causationMiss use of hereditaryTest bias

106Intelligence TestingSocial Class and IQClaude Steel Stereotype threatLess access to health carePoor nutritionLack of booksCaregivers work long hoursEnvironmental effectsDifferences in schooling (taxes)

107Culture Fair Intelligence Test

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