PSYC 1002 Study Guide - Neuropsychology, Criterion Validity, Intellectual Disability
19 Feb 2014
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The psychometric approach to personality and intelligence focuses on the use of standardized tests to identify individual differences among people. Results in an evaluative dimension in which person a is less or more intelligent than person b- test norms- comparisons. Determine the type of education a student should receive. Sats and successfulness have a weak correlation, other motivations determine your success like motivation. Characteristics of a good psychometric test include: reliability measurement) which asks whether the test gives repeatable scores (consistency of, validity: Refers to the ability of a test to measure what it is designed to measure. Content validity: domain it"s supposed to cover degree to which the content of a test is representative of the. Construct validity: particular hypothetical construct extent to which there is evidence that a test measures a. Criterion validity performance determines whether iq can predict a criterion such as school. Iq scores correlate 0. 5 with school performance.
