PYC 4807
ASSIGNMENT 1 AND 2
2021
, ASSIGNMENT 1
In the article by Gadd and Phipps (2012), they refer to the challenges faced by psychological and,
specifically, neuropsychological assessment. Their study focused on a preliminary standardisation of
the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (a non-verbal measure) for Setswana-speaking university students.
The US normative sample is described as participants (N = 899) from both genders who were screened
beforehand to exclude individuals with a history of neurological, learning, emotional and attention
difficulties. The South African sample consisted of university students (N = 93) from both genders,
between the ages of 18 and 29, who were screened in terms of hearing and visual impairments and any
history of psychiatric/neurological difficulties. The latter was done to prevent contamination of the
results by these variables. The students were from the University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus.
Answer Questions 1 to 5.
Question 1
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test can be described as a/n … test. Choose the most correct answer.
(1) outcomes based
(2) criterion-referenced
(3) norm-referenced
(4) comparative
Question 2
There are similarities and differences between the South African and the original norm sample for the
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Given the purpose of the test as a neuropsychological measure, which
characteristic implies that the local sample is appropriate?
(1) language
(2) age
(3) absence of neurological difficulties
(4) reading ability
Question 3
Which characteristics would have an effect on the performance of the local sample in comparison to the
original norm sample?
(a) age
(b) hearing impairments
(c) language
(d) level of education
(e) neurological difficulties
(1) (a) (b) (c)
(2) (a) (c) (d)
(3) (b) (c) (e)
(4) (b) (d) (e)
ASSIGNMENT 1 AND 2
2021
, ASSIGNMENT 1
In the article by Gadd and Phipps (2012), they refer to the challenges faced by psychological and,
specifically, neuropsychological assessment. Their study focused on a preliminary standardisation of
the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (a non-verbal measure) for Setswana-speaking university students.
The US normative sample is described as participants (N = 899) from both genders who were screened
beforehand to exclude individuals with a history of neurological, learning, emotional and attention
difficulties. The South African sample consisted of university students (N = 93) from both genders,
between the ages of 18 and 29, who were screened in terms of hearing and visual impairments and any
history of psychiatric/neurological difficulties. The latter was done to prevent contamination of the
results by these variables. The students were from the University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus.
Answer Questions 1 to 5.
Question 1
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test can be described as a/n … test. Choose the most correct answer.
(1) outcomes based
(2) criterion-referenced
(3) norm-referenced
(4) comparative
Question 2
There are similarities and differences between the South African and the original norm sample for the
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Given the purpose of the test as a neuropsychological measure, which
characteristic implies that the local sample is appropriate?
(1) language
(2) age
(3) absence of neurological difficulties
(4) reading ability
Question 3
Which characteristics would have an effect on the performance of the local sample in comparison to the
original norm sample?
(a) age
(b) hearing impairments
(c) language
(d) level of education
(e) neurological difficulties
(1) (a) (b) (c)
(2) (a) (c) (d)
(3) (b) (c) (e)
(4) (b) (d) (e)
