PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3&4: David Wechsler, Twin, Content Validity
18 Jan 2018
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Unit #3: describe and provide examples, where available, of the principal broad categories and subcategories of psychological tests. (pp. Intelligence tests: measure general mental ability, intended to assess intellectual potential rather than previous learning/accumulated knowledge. Aptitude tests: assess specific types of mental abilities. Differential aptitude tests: assess verbal reasoning, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, perceptual speed and accuracy, mechanical reasoning, space relationships, spelling, and language reasoning. Achievement tests: gauge a person"s mastery and knowledge of various subjects (reading, english, or history) Personality tests: measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes: explain the concepts of standardization and test norms. (p. 396) Standardization: the uniform procedures used in the administration and scoring of a test (all subjects get the same instructions, questions, and time limits so that their scores can be compared meaningfully) What is the difference between content validity, criterion-related validity, and construct validity? (pp.
