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PSY 4406 MODULE 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
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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
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)
What WAIS-IV scale do the Symbol search, coding and cancellation subtests belong to?
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
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.
What is the CAS and what does it purport to do? - answer - Cognitive Assessment System
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)