Question 1

When used with adults, the ____ tends to underestimate IQ.

Accepted Answer

A) Wechsler 
B) KABC 
C) Binet 
D) Peabody Picture Vocabulary 
A) Wechsler 
B) KABC 
C) Binet 
D) Peabody Picture Vocabulary

Question 2

Which of the following tests is based on the information processing approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Leiter International Performance Scale 
B) Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 
C) Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities 
D) Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test 
A) Leiter International Performance Scale 
B) Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 
C) Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities 
D) Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Question 3

The Brazelton Scale

Accepted Answer

A) has relatively good norms. 
B) l acks predictive validity. 
C) has very poor inter-rater reliability. 
D) is stable over time. 
A) has relatively good norms. 
B) l acks predictive validity. 
C) has very poor inter-rater reliability. 
D) is stable over time.

Question 4

Given what you have learned about testing and its legal ramifications in regard to education, what steps would you take to ensure the best possible evaluation of a school-age member in your family, should they need to be evaluated for a learning disability? What particular test or tests would you want (or not want)to be administered to the child? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

As a parent, ensuring the best possible

Question 5

The Bayley-III is designed to be used with children from ____ of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 days to 4 weeks 
B) 1 month to 42 months 
C) 2 months to 30 months 
D) 2  years to 6 years 
A) 3 days to 4 weeks 
B) 1 month to 42 months 
C) 2 months to 30 months 
D) 2  years to 6 years

Question 6

Which of the following scales is used as a research tool to validate other psychological instruments?

Accepted Answer

A) Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale 
B) Gesell Developmental Schedules 
C) Bayley Scales of Infant Development III 
D) Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale 
A) Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale 
B) Gesell Developmental Schedules 
C) Bayley Scales of Infant Development III 
D) Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale

Question 7

Multiple standardization procedures on the TTCT over time have shown that in the general population, IQ has ________, while creativity has ________.

Accepted Answer

A) stayed the same; increased 
B) decreased; increased 
C) stayed the same; decreased 
D) increased; decreased 
A) stayed the same; increased 
B) decreased; increased 
C) stayed the same; decreased 
D) increased; decreased

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the Brazelton test?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants must be at least 6 weeks old before it can be used. 
B) It has the greatest breadth of infant tests. 
C) It has very limited research support. 
D) The norming sample was representative of the U.S. population. 
A) Infants must be at least 6 weeks old before it can be used. 
B) It has the greatest breadth of infant tests. 
C) It has very limited research support. 
D) The norming sample was representative of the U.S. population.

Question 9

One of the theoretical bases of the Kaufman battery is

Accepted Answer

A) Luria's model of brain functioning. 
B) Skinner's model of learning. 
C) Pavlov's approach to conditioning. 
D) Binet's structure of intelligence. 
A) Luria's model of brain functioning. 
B) Skinner's model of learning. 
C) Pavlov's approach to conditioning. 
D) Binet's structure of intelligence.

Question 10

Which of the following is a drawback of the Brazelton test?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not predict future intelligence. 
B) It is not suitable as a research tool. 
C) It is not useful for diagnostic purposes. 
D) It includes only elicited responses. 
A) It does not predict future intelligence. 
B) It is not suitable as a research tool. 
C) It is not useful for diagnostic purposes. 
D) It includes only elicited responses.

Question 11

The underlying assumption of the Gesell Developmental Schedules is that

Accepted Answer

A) intelligent infants are better able to interact with their caregivers. 
B) early developmental deficits are not predictive of continued deficits. 
C) properly developed and administered infant intelligence tests predict subsequent intelligence. 
D) human development unfolds in stages over time. 
A) intelligent infants are better able to interact with their caregivers. 
B) early developmental deficits are not predictive of continued deficits. 
C) properly developed and administered infant intelligence tests predict subsequent intelligence. 
D) human development unfolds in stages over time.

Question 12

Memory-for-Designs (MFD)is intended to assess

Accepted Answer

A) learning disorders. 
B) children under age of 3. 
C) brain injury or disease. 
D) academic achievement. 
A) learning disorders. 
B) children under age of 3. 
C) brain injury or disease. 
D) academic achievement.

Question 13

Alternative individual ability tests

Accepted Answer

A) are often not as reliant on a verbal response as are the Binet and Wechsler scales. 
B) depend more on complex integration of visual/motor functioning. 
C) are psychometrically superior to the Binet and Wechsler scales. 
D) do not make use of performance tasks. 
A) are often not as reliant on a verbal response as are the Binet and Wechsler scales. 
B) depend more on complex integration of visual/motor functioning. 
C) are psychometrically superior to the Binet and Wechsler scales. 
D) do not make use of performance tasks.

Question 14

Which of the following is a procedure with relevance for assessing brain damage?

Accepted Answer

A) Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised 
B) Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities 
C) Porteus Maze Test 
D) Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test 
A) Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised 
B) Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities 
C) Porteus Maze Test 
D) Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Question 15

The general reaction among reviewers to the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking has been

Accepted Answer

A) unequivocal praise. 
B) strongly positive with some negative criticism. 
C) generally negative with some positive support. 
D) a  suggestion that more work is needed. 
A) unequivocal praise. 
B) strongly positive with some negative criticism. 
C) generally negative with some positive support. 
D) a  suggestion that more work is needed.

Question 16

The McCarthy Scales

Accepted Answer

A) can compete with the Wechsler Scale. 
B) are no longer sold. 
C) lack recent norms. 
D) were last revised in 2013. 
A) can compete with the Wechsler Scale. 
B) are no longer sold. 
C) lack recent norms. 
D) were last revised in 2013.

Question 17

Which of the following tests was developed as a non-verbal test for use with adolescent "delinquents?"

Accepted Answer

A) Seguin 
B) Healy-Fernald 
C) BNAS 
D) GDS 
A) Seguin 
B) Healy-Fernald 
C) BNAS 
D) GDS

Question 18

The McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities

Accepted Answer

A) produces only a single score. 
B) produces a score known as the general cognitive index. 
C) measures abilities in children between 4.5 and 10.5 years of age. 
D) are not psychometrically sound. 
A) produces only a single score. 
B) produces a score known as the general cognitive index. 
C) measures abilities in children between 4.5 and 10.5 years of age. 
D) are not psychometrically sound.

Question 19

The McCarthy Scales

Accepted Answer

A) are psychometrically unsound. 
B) are outdated and have only historical significance. 
C) are widely used in research. 
D) represent a novel conceptualization of intelligence. 
A) are psychometrically unsound. 
B) are outdated and have only historical significance. 
C) are widely used in research. 
D) represent a novel conceptualization of intelligence.

Question 20

The General Cognitive Index (GCI)is made up of

Accepted Answer

A) verbal, perceptual-performance, and quantitative scales. 
B) verbal, memory, and motor scales. 
C) verbal, quantitative, and additional scales. 
D) verbal, quantitative, and memory scales. 
A) verbal, perceptual-performance, and quantitative scales. 
B) verbal, memory, and motor scales. 
C) verbal, quantitative, and additional scales. 
D) verbal, quantitative, and memory scales.

When used with adults, the ____ tends to underestimate IQ.

Which of the following tests is based on the information processing approach?

The Brazelton Scale

The Bayley-III is designed to be used with children from ____ of age.

Which of the following scales is used as a research tool to validate other psychological instruments?

Multiple standardization procedures on the TTCT over time have shown that in the general population, IQ has , while creativity has .

Which of the following is true of the Brazelton test?

One of the theoretical bases of the Kaufman battery is

Which of the following is a drawback of the Brazelton test?

The underlying assumption of the Gesell Developmental Schedules is that

Memory-for-Designs (MFD)is intended to assess

Alternative individual ability tests

Which of the following is a procedure with relevance for assessing brain damage?

The general reaction among reviewers to the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking has been

The McCarthy Scales

Which of the following tests was developed as a non-verbal test for use with adolescent "delinquents?"

The McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities

The McCarthy Scales

The General Cognitive Index (GCI)is made up of

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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Exam 11: Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

When used with adults, the ____ tends to underestimate IQ.

Which of the following tests is based on the information processing approach?

The Brazelton Scale

The Bayley-III is designed to be used with children from ____ of age.

Which of the following scales is used as a research tool to validate other psychological instruments?

Multiple standardization procedures on the TTCT over time have shown that in the general population, IQ has ________, while creativity has ________.

Which of the following is true of the Brazelton test?

One of the theoretical bases of the Kaufman battery is

Which of the following is a drawback of the Brazelton test?

The underlying assumption of the Gesell Developmental Schedules is that

Memory-for-Designs (MFD)is intended to assess

Alternative individual ability tests

Which of the following is a procedure with relevance for assessing brain damage?

The general reaction among reviewers to the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking has been

The McCarthy Scales

Which of the following tests was developed as a non-verbal test for use with adolescent "delinquents?"

The McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities

The McCarthy Scales

The General Cognitive Index (GCI)is made up of

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

Filters

Multiple standardization procedures on the TTCT over time have shown that in the general population, IQ has , while creativity has .