PSYC 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Normal Distribution, Psychometrics
17 Jun 2020
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Carry out a plan, offer creative solutions to novel situations. Measure derived from/built around norms provided for. Almost all people will fall around this normal curve. An iq of 100 is considered normal, right at the middle (mean and average). Mental disabilities (formely called retarded) - 70 points two points below the standard deviation. Retarted came from binet which means in french as slow, slow to think. Highly gifted - two points above the mean. Use of standardised tests based upon the normal curve and past. Assessment made by wais (wechsler adult intelligence scale) samples. survey. What comes first in the picture, put items together. Correlation between school grades of . 05 with job performance. Provides overall plus two sub scores-verbal and performance. Psychometrics - measurement of mental abilities, traits, and processes. Standardization - property of tests where there is same procedure for giving and scoring, often with reference norms (iq)
