PSYCO105 Midterm: Psychology Midterm 2

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO105
• Professor: Blaine Mullins

Document Summary

Specific factor: s sixty nine: group factors. (i) fluid intelligence, (ii) crystallized intelligence, (iii) general memory & learning, (iv) broad visual perception, (v) broad auditory perception, (vi) broad retrieval ability, (vii) cognitive speediness, (viii) reaction time/decision speed: measuring intelligence, aptitude or achievement, psychological tests. Properties of a good intelligence test: reliable, test-retest, internal consistency, inter-judge. Tend to be fairly reliable as you age: iq test: valid, content. When the items of the test cover the entire range of intelligence: construct. Do tests properly measure what they are supposed to: criterion-related. Comparing test scores to info outside of the test: can predict: academic ability, occupational. Status, income, how long one will live: unbiased, norms. Rather than tell people what intelligence, the iq. Tests: what tests do psychologists use, the standord-binet 5, wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais iv, wechsler intelligence scale for children (wisc-iv, wechsler preschool&primary scale of intelligence (wppsi-iii, extreme scores.