PPT-Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing (pt.2)

Extremes of Intelligence Mental Retardation Diagnosis based on IQ and adaptive testing diagnosis reserved for individuals with subaverage general mental ability IQ 2 or more SD below mean accompanied by deficiencies in adaptive skills . A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Chapter 6. I. Aims and Principles. . A. Abuses and misunderstandings of the psychological approach. The approach is abused when it is made an exclusive approach. Validity. Validity – A property exhibited by a test that measures what it purports to measure.. Face Validity – Measures whether a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to test.. Content Validity – A property exhibited by a test in which each item is representative of the larger body of knowledge about the subject the test covers.. For Explaining Psychological Statistics, 4th ed. by B. Cohen. 1. An extension of simple Linear Regression (see . Chapter . 10) in which there are multiple predictor variables (also called IVs) predicting one criterion variable (the DV).. Chapter 7. Psychometric . approach. Developmental . progressions. Information processing. Other . theories. Models of Intelligence. Based on premise that intelligence can be described in terms of . mental factors. Factors of Design. Psychological Factors. The issue. People are psychologically . complex. Design touches every part of the human experience. Data pertaining to stuff that cannot be seen (touch, taste, smell) are often expressions of opinion rather than fact.. KEY CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. Psychological test. : a standardized measure of a sample of a person’s behavior. Measure individual differences that exist among people in abilities, aptitudes, interests, and aspects of personality. Amar Mandavia, B.S. .. Akihiko . Masuda, Ph.D.. Erin Tully, Ph.D.. Georgia State University. Presentation Summary . Background and basis of study. Methods. Results. Discussion . Future Directions . Questions. What does it mean to think? How does thinking work? . Do now. 1) What does the term cognition mean to you? What does it mean? What is involved with it? . 2) What types of things can effect our cognition? . 1. Artificial Intelligence. AI – is a field of learning that emulates human intelligence. Advances in human intelligence:. Machine intelligence has led to Robotics. Space exploration. Medicine. Advanced research . Chapter 10 New Frontiers for Ethical Considerations: Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality 1 Artificial Intelligence AI – is a field of learning that emulates human intelligence Advances in human intelligence: Why/how do we measure it?. What do we do with the scores. ?. Link to . Human Intelligence Map. Major Issues. Theoretical vs. Psychometric base. One, two, or many factors. Nature vs. nurture. Individual or group administration. SECTION 1: CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. TEST RELIABILITY. Reliability. : ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions. 3 ways to determine:. 1) Retesting: approx. score must be maintained. Basic Concept in Measurement of intelligence. Types of Thinking. Logical . Problem Solving. Creative. Deviation IQ. Intelligence Measurement. SBIT – 1916 – Termann And Meril. WISC – 1939 – Weshaler. AP Psychology. Alice F. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. Chapter Preview. Defining/Explaining Abnormal Behavior. Anxiety Disorders. Mood Disorders. Dissociative Disorders. Schizophrenia. Personality Disorders.