Do Now Pick up a Grade Cam Answer sheet from the table in the front of the classroom. Fill in and bubble your GradeCam ID (Student Number) On the Blank space of the answer sheet write the following: Your Name Date Block # Psychology Research Methods Post-Test

Psychological Tests/Intelligence Tests Book work review

What is meant when we ask about the reliability and validity of a test? The term reliability refers to a test’s consistency- the ability to yield the same result under a variety of circumstances The term validity refers to the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

Identify three measures of a test’s reliability Test-retest Interscorer-scorer Split-half

What does it mean if a test is standardized? Administered and scored the same way every time The norm, average score, made by a large group of people

Do you think an intelligence test would be a valid test for measuring a person’s knowledge of a foreign language?

What are the two-factor and triarchic theories of intelligence? Two-factor Theory: Proposed by Charles Spearman in 1904 Two factors contribute to a person’s intelligence g = general intelligence s = specific mental abilities Triarchic Theory: Proposed by Robert Sternberg in 1985 Intelligence can be divided into three ways of processing information Analytical = thinking, problem-solving Creative = new situations Practical = street smarts

How are the two major intelligence tests scored? How Scored Stanford-Binet Dividing a child’s mental age by chronological age and multiplying by 100 Score of 100 = average performance Wechsler tests Percentile scores Separate IQ scores for verbal and performance abilities More detailed picture of individual strengths and differences

What are Gardner’s 8 types of intelligences? Linguistic/Verbal Logical-Mathematical Spatial Musical Body-Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist

Which has the greatest impact on intelligence- nature or nurture? Heritability- the degree to which a characteristic is related to inherited genetic factors 52% Nurture: Brothers and sisters raised in the same environment are more likely to have similar IQ’s than raised apart Preschool; Head Start

Criteria for determining intelligence