McGill FINAL EXAM 2025-2026 PSYC 406 Psychological Tests 84
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Guide
, Selection Rate Perkins-Binet Test
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Definition
- A non-language test
- Completely language free, all images.
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What is an exception to the
problem of overweighting positive What does test specificity measure?
instances?
What is one problem with Terman's Test of Nonverbal
IQ? Intelligence-4
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Term
What was Spearman's notion of g based on?
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, Based on the phenomenon
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insteolfligence
intelligence tests amre ausnurre laistoe ldatteod is deteinrtm
elinlige ednbcye i tnedsitvsidaureal skils
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a acilihtie
ost.her. only. correlated with each other
(positive manifold).
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Term
What are three ways we can improve clinical judgment?
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1. Systematically consider alternatives.
2. Collect feedback about decisions/predictions.
3. Think about statistical prediction issues.
- Found no effect of training (addresses myth of experience).
- All statistical procedures did better than the clinicians' average (addresses myth
of configurality/patterns).
1. Data collection
2. Data integration and prediction
, Changes in standard assessment procedures made to minimize the impact of
characteristics that are irrelevant to the construct being measured.
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Term
What is the mean and SD of the FSIQ score and the scaled subtest
scores on the WISC-V?
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- Fewer false negatives 1. Overweight of positive instances
- More true positives 2. Similarity heuristic
FSIQ: mean 100, SD 15. 1. Data collection
Scaled subtest: mean 10, SD 3. 2. Data integration and prediction
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Correct
Incorrect
Your answers
99
Guide
, Selection Rate Perkins-Binet Test
Don't know?
2 of 84
Definition
- A non-language test
- Completely language free, all images.
Give this one a try later!
What is an exception to the
problem of overweighting positive What does test specificity measure?
instances?
What is one problem with Terman's Test of Nonverbal
IQ? Intelligence-4
Don't know?
3 of 84
Term
What was Spearman's notion of g based on?
Give this one a try later!
, Based on the phenomenon
Based on the c oobnsec revpattitohnatthat Basedthoant athlmeo idsetaaltlhkaint d
insteolfligence
intelligence tests amre ausnurre laistoe ldatteod is deteinrtm
elinlige ednbcye i tnedsitvsidaureal skils
eb
a acilihtie
ost.her. only. correlated with each other
(positive manifold).
Don't know?
4 of 84
Term
What are three ways we can improve clinical judgment?
Give this one a try later!
1. Systematically consider alternatives.
2. Collect feedback about decisions/predictions.
3. Think about statistical prediction issues.
- Found no effect of training (addresses myth of experience).
- All statistical procedures did better than the clinicians' average (addresses myth
of configurality/patterns).
1. Data collection
2. Data integration and prediction
, Changes in standard assessment procedures made to minimize the impact of
characteristics that are irrelevant to the construct being measured.
Don't know?
5 of 84
Term
What is the mean and SD of the FSIQ score and the scaled subtest
scores on the WISC-V?
Give this one a try later!
- Fewer false negatives 1. Overweight of positive instances
- More true positives 2. Similarity heuristic
FSIQ: mean 100, SD 15. 1. Data collection
Scaled subtest: mean 10, SD 3. 2. Data integration and prediction
Don't know?
