PSY100Y5 Lecture 1: Chapter 9
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Intelligence = predictor of future success (popular belief) Jennings = successful jeopardy contestant = seen as intelligent. Edison invented a type of iq test einstein failed it. Moe norman = genius" because he was amazing golfer. Subjects. (measure learning instead of potential: reading english, history, etc, personality tests measure various aspects of personality, including motives, Interests, values, and attitudes: also known as personality scales (personality define on a scale, standardizing & norms, standardization uniform procedures used in the administration and scoring of a. Test: test norms provide information about where a score on a psychological test. Ranks in relation to other scores on that test: psychological testing always compares you in relation to others, percentile score indicates the percentage of people who score at or below the. If test is has criterion-related validity, the 2 components have strong correlation: construct validity the extent to which evidence shows that a test measures a.
