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PSY 4406 MODULE 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is intelligence defined as? - answer The aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, think rationally and dea; effectively with their environment. What two things are Charles Spearman best known for? - answer Factor Analysis and Correlations. Explain the positive manifold - answer There was a positive general correlation across performance tests for certain individuals. What were the seven factors that Thurstone contributed with his expanded factor analysis? - answer - fluency
- verbal comprehension
- spatial visualisation
- number facility
- associative memory
- reasoning
- perceptual speed Aside from an expanded factor analysis, what else did Thurstone contribute? - answer Standardised means and IQ's for intelligence tests Who came up with the term fluid intelligence? - answer Raymond Cattell and John Horn Who developed the stratum theory? - answer John Carroll What are the seven factors within Stratum II? - answer - fluid
- crystalised
- visual perception
- auditory perception
- broad retrieval
- cognitive speediness
- processing speed
What technical innovation is David Weschler best known for? - answer Calculating deviation scores. This is where an IQ is calculated by converting the sum of subtest scores into a standard score, using the mean and standard deviation at each age level. What are the four index scores within the WAIS-IV? - answer - Verbal comprehension index (VCI)
- Perceptual reasoning index (PRI)
- Working Memory Index (WMI)
- Processing Speed Index (PSI) What are the two broad scores derived from the WAIS-IV's index scales? - answer - Full scale IQ (FSIQ): Combined VCI, PRI, WMI, PSI
- General Ability Index (GAI): based on six subtests included in the VCI and PRI What WAIS-IV scale do the Similarities, Vocabulary, Information and comprehension subtests belong to? - answer Verbal Comprehension Scale What WAIS-IV scale do the block design, matrix reasoning, visual puzzles, picture completion and figure weight subtests belong to? - answer Perceptual Reasoning Scale What WAIS-IV scale do the Digit Span, Arithmetic and Letter-number sequencing subtests belong to? - answer Working Memory Scale
What WAIS-IV scale do the Symbol search, coding and cancellation subtests belong to?
- answer Processing Speed Scale
What WISC-V subtets are included in the calculation of the FSIQ? - answer Similarities, vocabulary, Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Figure Weights, Digit Span, Coding.
What makes the Kaufman Assessment Battery suitable for measurement of ability and achievement? - answer It measures simultaneous and sequential processing skills
What might make Wechsler adult scales inappropriate for Australian usage? - answer They have been normed with north american samples?
What caused Wechsler to doubt the validity of intelligence tests as administered by the army during WW1?` - answer That individuals who performed poorly on the tests often functioned perfectly well in their personal and professional lives.
What was a second key innovation of Wechsler's? - answer Incorporating verbal and performance tests into the same scale.
Describe the original Wechsler-Bellvue standardisation scale - answer Aged 7 - 59 years
New York area dwelling
caucasian
english speaking/writing.
Gardner proposes that intelligence exists across which domains, rather than a single specific one? - answer - linguistic
- logical-mathematical
- musical
- bodily kinesthetic
- spatial
- interpersonal
- intrapersonal
- existential
- naturalist
What does the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test purport to measure? What evidence supports it? - answer Analytic, practical and creative intelligence
predicted a significant portion of variance in college GPAs
Explain the IQ Discrepancy Model and why it is being questioned. - answer - Individuals are identified as being learning disabled when their achievement scores are a standard deviation lower than their IQ scores.
- The identification of this discrepancy doesn't tell you anything about what kind of interventions might help.
What is the CAS and what does it purport to do? - answer - Cognitive Assessment System
- helps teachers choose interventions
- identifies children with learning disabilities and/or ADD
- fairly assesses children from diverse backgrounds
What three intelligence tests have been normed according to Australian populations? - answer WISC-IV WIAT-II Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - 4th Ed. (CELF-4)
