PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Motivation, Internal Consistency, Intellectual Disability

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Achievement tests measure what you already have learned. Examples include a literacy test, a driver"s license exam, and a final exam in a psychology course. Aptitude tests attempt to predict your ability to learn new skills. The sat, act, and gre are supposed to predict your ability to do well in future academic work. In order for intelligence or other psychological tests to generate results that are considered useful, the tests (and their scores) must be: Administer measure to same group of participants twice and correlate scores. All of the items of the test should measure the same thing. Consistency of measurement when different people score the same test. Provide basis for interpreting individual score give it meaning. Intellectual disability refers to people who have an iq around 70 or below. Have difficulty with adaptive skills, such as: Social skills, including making safe social choices. Practical daily living skills such as hygiene, occupational skills, and using transportation.