PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Criterion Validity, Intelligence Quotient, Standard Deviation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: all

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Psychological test: a standardized measure of a sample of a person"s behaviour. Psychological testing: used to measure individual differences among people, the response to a psychological test represent a sample of your behaviour. Limitation: scores your performance on a particular day only (could be your bad day) For any psychological test (including intelligence tests), 3 criteria must be met: Test construction: standardization uniform procedures used in (1) administering original test questions a large group of people and (2) scoring a test. Target 1: produce questions that can distinguish among people (high intelligence vs. low intelligence: the questions which do not discriminate people are useless, and thus thrown out. Consistency in measurement is crucial to accuracy in measurement. Ideally, there will be the same score for both sections of the test. 1885 galton devise the first intelligence test. History of intelligence tests: believed: intelligence was reflected by superior sensory acuity and physical attributes . Claimed: bright people must exhibit sensory acuity.