EPPP Psychological Assessment UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which test scores are free from effects of
measurement error
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which a test measures what it was designed
to measure
Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER - Uniform procedures used to administer and
score a test
Norm-referenced scores permit comparisons between an examinee's test performance and the
performance of the individuals in the _____________ group - CORRECT ANSWER -
Norm
Criterion-referenced scores specifically indicate _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - What an individual can or can't do
Self-referenced scores are provided by ____________ scales, which permit ________________
comparisons - CORRECT ANSWER - Ipsative; intraindividual
Functional behavioral assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Determines function/purpose
of behavior by identifying its antecedents and consequences
Dynamic assessment: what's involved and whose method its derived from - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Involves interactive approach and deliberate deviation from standardizing
testing procedures
2. Vygotsky
,Testing the limits is one type of _________________ assessment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dynamic
Actuarial predictions are based on... - CORRECT ANSWER - Empirically validated
relationships between test results and specific criteria and make use of a multiple regression
equation or similar stat technique
Clinical predictions are based on... - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision-maker's intuition,
experience, and knowledge
Spearman's Two-Factor theory of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Proposed a
general intellectual factor (g) and argued that performance on any cognitive task depends on g
plus one or more specific factors (s) unique to the task
Horn & Cattell: Crystallized Intelligence vs Fluid intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -
Crystallized: acquired knowledge and skills, affected by educational and cultural exp
Fluid: enables individual to solve novel problems and perceive relations and similarities,
relatively culture-free
Carroll's Three-stratum theory of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishes
between three levels of strata of intelligence:
Stratum 3: general intelligence
Stratum 2: 8 broad abilities (fluid, crystallized, memory, learning)
Stratum 1: specific abilities linked to one of the second stratum abilities
McGrew's Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities - CORRECT
ANSWER - Distinguishes between 10 broad-stratum level abilities and over 70 narrow-
stratum abilities linked to broad-stratum abilities
, Guildford: Convergent thinking vs divergent thinking - CORRECT ANSWER -
Convergent: Relies on rational, logical reasoning and involves use of logical judgment and facts
Divergent: Involves nonlogical processes and requires creativity and flexibility to derive multiple
solutions
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Intelligence is
composed of three abilities: analytical, creative, and practical
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishes between 8 types
of cognitive ability: linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic,
interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic
Heritability estimate - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicates the proportion of variability in
intelligence that is due to inherited factors
Zajonc's confluence model - CORRECT ANSWER - Explains the firstborn child's
advantage in terms of the changing intellectual environment in the family, in that they do not
have to share parent's attention to younger siblings, more likely to act as tutors to younger
siblings
Flynn Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The trend that IQ scores tend to rise by an average
of three points per decade, although different areas of the world vary in the magnitude of the
gains.
Horn proposed that crystallized intelligence increases until about age ______, but that fluid
intelligence peaks in __________________ and thereafter declines - CORRECT
ANSWER - 60; late adolescence
Declines in ____________ intelligence in adulthood have been linked to age-related declines in
the efficiency of working memory, which in turn have been attributed to declines in
____________________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluid; processing speed
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which test scores are free from effects of
measurement error
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER - Degree to which a test measures what it was designed
to measure
Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER - Uniform procedures used to administer and
score a test
Norm-referenced scores permit comparisons between an examinee's test performance and the
performance of the individuals in the _____________ group - CORRECT ANSWER -
Norm
Criterion-referenced scores specifically indicate _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - What an individual can or can't do
Self-referenced scores are provided by ____________ scales, which permit ________________
comparisons - CORRECT ANSWER - Ipsative; intraindividual
Functional behavioral assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Determines function/purpose
of behavior by identifying its antecedents and consequences
Dynamic assessment: what's involved and whose method its derived from - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Involves interactive approach and deliberate deviation from standardizing
testing procedures
2. Vygotsky
,Testing the limits is one type of _________________ assessment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dynamic
Actuarial predictions are based on... - CORRECT ANSWER - Empirically validated
relationships between test results and specific criteria and make use of a multiple regression
equation or similar stat technique
Clinical predictions are based on... - CORRECT ANSWER - Decision-maker's intuition,
experience, and knowledge
Spearman's Two-Factor theory of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Proposed a
general intellectual factor (g) and argued that performance on any cognitive task depends on g
plus one or more specific factors (s) unique to the task
Horn & Cattell: Crystallized Intelligence vs Fluid intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER -
Crystallized: acquired knowledge and skills, affected by educational and cultural exp
Fluid: enables individual to solve novel problems and perceive relations and similarities,
relatively culture-free
Carroll's Three-stratum theory of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishes
between three levels of strata of intelligence:
Stratum 3: general intelligence
Stratum 2: 8 broad abilities (fluid, crystallized, memory, learning)
Stratum 1: specific abilities linked to one of the second stratum abilities
McGrew's Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities - CORRECT
ANSWER - Distinguishes between 10 broad-stratum level abilities and over 70 narrow-
stratum abilities linked to broad-stratum abilities
, Guildford: Convergent thinking vs divergent thinking - CORRECT ANSWER -
Convergent: Relies on rational, logical reasoning and involves use of logical judgment and facts
Divergent: Involves nonlogical processes and requires creativity and flexibility to derive multiple
solutions
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Intelligence is
composed of three abilities: analytical, creative, and practical
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishes between 8 types
of cognitive ability: linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic,
interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic
Heritability estimate - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicates the proportion of variability in
intelligence that is due to inherited factors
Zajonc's confluence model - CORRECT ANSWER - Explains the firstborn child's
advantage in terms of the changing intellectual environment in the family, in that they do not
have to share parent's attention to younger siblings, more likely to act as tutors to younger
siblings
Flynn Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - The trend that IQ scores tend to rise by an average
of three points per decade, although different areas of the world vary in the magnitude of the
gains.
Horn proposed that crystallized intelligence increases until about age ______, but that fluid
intelligence peaks in __________________ and thereafter declines - CORRECT
ANSWER - 60; late adolescence
Declines in ____________ intelligence in adulthood have been linked to age-related declines in
the efficiency of working memory, which in turn have been attributed to declines in
____________________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluid; processing speed
