PS102 Chapter 9: Psychology Intelligence and Psychological Testing PS102 chapter 9 notes.docx
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Validity: content validity: refers to the degree to which the content of a test is representative of the domain its supposed to cover, criterion related validity: estimated by correlating subject"s scores on a test with their scores on an independent criterion (another measure) of the trait assessed by the test, construct validity: the extend to which there is evidence that a test measures a particular hypothetical construct. Giftedness: children who obtain scores above 130 may be viewed as gifted, cutoffs for accelerated programs vary and schools rely too much on iq scores, research by terman showed that gifted children tend to be socially mature and well adjusted, winner has expressed some concerns about the adjustment of profoundly gifted individuals, gifted children typically become very successful, most, however do not make genius level contributions because such achievements depend on a combination of high intelligence, creativity, and motivation.
