PSY 108 Lecture Notes - Intelligence Quotient, Alexithymia, Criterion Validity
11 Feb 2013
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O rorschach inkblots tend to use inner resources when coping with their needs, whereas those whose. Roschach responses involve colour are more likely to seek interaction with the environment: the system may have more validity in some cases than in others. Whereas many scoring approaches to the tat are impressionistic and non-standardized, the. Roberts test provides objective criteria for scoring, along with normative data to determine whether the child"s pattern of responses is abnormal. Unique to this test are the scales that provide information about a child"s coping skills. (1) intelligence tests: In conjunction with achievement tests, to diagnose learning disabilities and to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses for academic planning; To help determine whether a person is mentally retarded; As part of neuropsychological evaluations (eg; person with dementia to test deterioration over time): scores on most iq tests are standardizes so that 100 is the mean and 15/16 is the standard deviation.
