PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Evernote
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Testing and intelligence moviee psychologists try to measure the mind with different tests - psychometrics cognitive tests - measure aspects of mental ability personality tests - noncognitive part of human personality these tests are used to predict future performance. Aptitude testing the test has to be used for its intention e. g. an sat score should predict performance in college the test needs to be reliable needs to be measured in the same way each time the test needs to be standardised those who are initially tested need to be a reflection of those who will take the test in the future stereotype threat - a situational threat that you could be judged because of your social identity different kinds of intelligence - linguistic, language/logic, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal. But, when matched on ability and preparation, difference remains. Steel & aronson, 1995 (study 1) hypothesis when negative race stereotypes activated, black students will underperform method.
