Psych Testing Exam #4 Questions And Answers
achievement tests - ✔✔-a test to assess an examinee's knowledge or skills in a content domain in
which he or she has received instruction
Cattell-Horn-Carrroll Model of Intelligence (CHC) - ✔✔-theory of cognitive abilities which incorporates
Gf-Gc theory and three-stratum theory
fluid reasoning - ✔✔-The ability to reason and solve problems that often involve unfamiliar information
or procedures. (Gf)
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) - ✔✔-measure of human intelligence
response to intervention - ✔✔-
Alfred Binet - ✔✔-with the help of Theodore Simon, began attempting to develop a measure
intelligence that could predict academic performance accurately
Theodore Simon - ✔✔-with the help of Alfred Binet, began attempting to develop a measure
intelligence that could predict academic performance accurately
Louis Terman - ✔✔-translated the Binet-Simon Scale into English
Robert Yerkes - ✔✔-worked to develop a group of experts in the field who devised a series of aptitude
tests that came to be known as the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests
David Wechseler - ✔✔-developed an intelligence test that included measures of verbal ability and
nonverbal on the same test
, Tests of Cognitive Skills - Second Edition (TCS/2) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for use with
children in grades 2 through 12. It measures verbal, nonverbal, and memory abilities that are thought to
be important for academic success. Subtests include Sequences, Analogies, Verbal Reasoning, and
Memory. Quantitative abilities are not assessed. Paired with the Terranova - The Second Edition,
California Achievement Test - Fifth Edition, and/or the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills - Fourth
Edition
Primary Test of Cognitive Skills (PTCS) - ✔✔-this group achievement test is designed for use with
students in kindergarten through first grade. It has Verbal, Spatial, Memory, and Concepts subtests that
require no reading or number knowledge. It also produces an Overall Cognitive Skills Index, and is paired
with the Terranova - Second Edition
InView - ✔✔-This group aptitude test is designed for use with children in grades 2 through 12. Assesses
cognitive abilities in verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning. Subtests include
Verbal Reasoning, (Words and Context), Sequences, Analogies, and Quantitative Reasoning. Paired with
Terranova - Second Edition
Otis-Lennon School Ability Tests - Eighth Edition (OLSAT-8) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for
use with students from k-12; designed to measure verbal processes and nonverbal processes that are
related to success in school; yields a Verbal School Ability Index, a Nonverbal School Ability Index, and a
Total School Ability Index; subtests include Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Pictorial
Reasoning, Figural Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning; paired with the Stanford Achievement Test
Series - 10th Edition
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 6 - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for use with students
k-12; provides information about the development of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning
abilities that are related to school success; paired with the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills or Iowa Tests of
Educational Development
Mill Analogies Test (MAT) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is an entirely verbal measure that is used in the
personnel and vocational arena; it relies heavily on vocabulary development in addition to reasoning
skills
achievement tests - ✔✔-a test to assess an examinee's knowledge or skills in a content domain in
which he or she has received instruction
Cattell-Horn-Carrroll Model of Intelligence (CHC) - ✔✔-theory of cognitive abilities which incorporates
Gf-Gc theory and three-stratum theory
fluid reasoning - ✔✔-The ability to reason and solve problems that often involve unfamiliar information
or procedures. (Gf)
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) - ✔✔-measure of human intelligence
response to intervention - ✔✔-
Alfred Binet - ✔✔-with the help of Theodore Simon, began attempting to develop a measure
intelligence that could predict academic performance accurately
Theodore Simon - ✔✔-with the help of Alfred Binet, began attempting to develop a measure
intelligence that could predict academic performance accurately
Louis Terman - ✔✔-translated the Binet-Simon Scale into English
Robert Yerkes - ✔✔-worked to develop a group of experts in the field who devised a series of aptitude
tests that came to be known as the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests
David Wechseler - ✔✔-developed an intelligence test that included measures of verbal ability and
nonverbal on the same test
, Tests of Cognitive Skills - Second Edition (TCS/2) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for use with
children in grades 2 through 12. It measures verbal, nonverbal, and memory abilities that are thought to
be important for academic success. Subtests include Sequences, Analogies, Verbal Reasoning, and
Memory. Quantitative abilities are not assessed. Paired with the Terranova - The Second Edition,
California Achievement Test - Fifth Edition, and/or the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills - Fourth
Edition
Primary Test of Cognitive Skills (PTCS) - ✔✔-this group achievement test is designed for use with
students in kindergarten through first grade. It has Verbal, Spatial, Memory, and Concepts subtests that
require no reading or number knowledge. It also produces an Overall Cognitive Skills Index, and is paired
with the Terranova - Second Edition
InView - ✔✔-This group aptitude test is designed for use with children in grades 2 through 12. Assesses
cognitive abilities in verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning. Subtests include
Verbal Reasoning, (Words and Context), Sequences, Analogies, and Quantitative Reasoning. Paired with
Terranova - Second Edition
Otis-Lennon School Ability Tests - Eighth Edition (OLSAT-8) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for
use with students from k-12; designed to measure verbal processes and nonverbal processes that are
related to success in school; yields a Verbal School Ability Index, a Nonverbal School Ability Index, and a
Total School Ability Index; subtests include Verbal Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Pictorial
Reasoning, Figural Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning; paired with the Stanford Achievement Test
Series - 10th Edition
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 6 - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is designed for use with students
k-12; provides information about the development of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning
abilities that are related to school success; paired with the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills or Iowa Tests of
Educational Development
Mill Analogies Test (MAT) - ✔✔-this group aptitude test is an entirely verbal measure that is used in the
personnel and vocational arena; it relies heavily on vocabulary development in addition to reasoning
skills
