PSYC 318 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Wonder Woman, Test Cricket, Intelligence Quotient
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Ancient chinese administered first psychological tests for job qualifications. Frenchman alfred binet began to study learning patterns in children. Developed an intelligence test to dictate schooling and norms in which each age group should fall. Same questions, same setup, same for each test taker. Different questions in different orders, not equal for each test taker. Ability to process, reason, recognize patterns, memorize. % of test takers who responded correctly. Difference in performance on an item between high and low scorers on the total scale. Relationship of item performance to a person"s total score (takes everyone into account) Function of total scores, ignores functioning of individual items. Linear only, cannot account for other kinds of models and relationships. Each item has different properties that help estimate the latent trait. A combination of items with various characteristics will create the best measurement of the trait. Relationship between overall ability and performance on that item.
