Psychological Assessment
PYC4807
Assignment 1
Questions and Answers
AND STUDY NOTES
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
TEXTBOOK USED:
Foxcroft, C., & Roodt, G. (2018). Introduction to psychological assessment in the South African context (5th
ed.). Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
TAKE NOTE:
This module changes the questions for each student, for every quiz. This document has sourced
multiple quizzes; however you may come across some questions not within this document.
At the end of this document there is a 2023 quiz and study notes.
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USE KEYWORD SEARCHES TO FIND THE QUESTION YOU NEED
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The first 15 questions are what I received in my first attempt 2022:
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Question 1
The deviation IQ scale refers to normalised standard scores with a mean of 100 and a standard
deviation of 15. This mean score has the same relative position on the normal distribution as the
following scores:
a) Percentile of 50
b) Z-score of 0
c) Stanine of 9
d) Sten of 2
e) T-score of 10
1) (a) (b) (c)
2) (a) (b)
3) (c) (d) (e)
4) (d) (e)
Correct answer = 2
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 1:
Chapter 3: Basic measurement and statistical concepts
(Foxcroft, C., 2018).
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1
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Question 2:
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
Answer = 3
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 2:
The difference between a norm-referenced and a criterion-referenced test is explained in Section 3.6
in the textbook. In the case of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the performance of an individual is
compared to the performance of a representative group (the norm group), and the test is therefore norm-
referenced. To be able to use the test in South Africa, the performance for a group that is representative of
the South African population should be determined (the aim of the study by Gadd and Phipps, 2012). This
group will then be a suitable norm group for the local context.
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Question 3: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
A full standardisation of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test for the South African population implies a
sample that is more representative than the present sample in terms of …
(a) age
(b) neurological functioning
(c) gender
(d) educational level
(e) language
(f) hearing and visual impairments
(1) (a) (c) (d)
(2) (a) (d) (e)
(3) (b) (c) (d)
(4) (c) (d) (e)
2
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Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
Answer = 2
Question 4: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
Gadd and Phipps (2012) found that the results of the South African sample on the Wisconsin Card Sorting
Test did not resemble a normal distribution and could not be converted to a normal distribution. This
implies that the …
(1) mean performance of this sample cannot be calculated.
(2) standard deviation will differ below and above the mean.
(3) mean and standard deviation do not provide a predetermined distribution of performance.
(4) results cannot be replicated.
Answer = 3
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Question 5: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
The methods to determine internal consistency and test-retest reliability are similar in terms of the
following:
(a) The test/forms of the test can be administered on two different occasions.
(b) The test is administered in a single session.
(c) One sample of respondents are involved.
(d) Two different samples of respondents complete the test/forms of the test
(e) Only one form of the test is required.
(f) A correlation is calculated.
(1) (a) (b) (c)
(2) (b) (d) (e)
(3) (c) (e) (f)
(4) (d) (e) (f)
Answer = 3
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PYC4807
Assignment 1
Questions and Answers
AND STUDY NOTES
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
TEXTBOOK USED:
Foxcroft, C., & Roodt, G. (2018). Introduction to psychological assessment in the South African context (5th
ed.). Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
TAKE NOTE:
This module changes the questions for each student, for every quiz. This document has sourced
multiple quizzes; however you may come across some questions not within this document.
At the end of this document there is a 2023 quiz and study notes.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
USE KEYWORD SEARCHES TO FIND THE QUESTION YOU NEED
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The first 15 questions are what I received in my first attempt 2022:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question 1
The deviation IQ scale refers to normalised standard scores with a mean of 100 and a standard
deviation of 15. This mean score has the same relative position on the normal distribution as the
following scores:
a) Percentile of 50
b) Z-score of 0
c) Stanine of 9
d) Sten of 2
e) T-score of 10
1) (a) (b) (c)
2) (a) (b)
3) (c) (d) (e)
4) (d) (e)
Correct answer = 2
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 1:
Chapter 3: Basic measurement and statistical concepts
(Foxcroft, C., 2018).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
Question 2:
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
Answer = 3
ADDITIONAL NOTES QUESTION 2:
The difference between a norm-referenced and a criterion-referenced test is explained in Section 3.6
in the textbook. In the case of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the performance of an individual is
compared to the performance of a representative group (the norm group), and the test is therefore norm-
referenced. To be able to use the test in South Africa, the performance for a group that is representative of
the South African population should be determined (the aim of the study by Gadd and Phipps, 2012). This
group will then be a suitable norm group for the local context.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question 3: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
A full standardisation of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test for the South African population implies a
sample that is more representative than the present sample in terms of …
(a) age
(b) neurological functioning
(c) gender
(d) educational level
(e) language
(f) hearing and visual impairments
(1) (a) (c) (d)
(2) (a) (d) (e)
(3) (b) (c) (d)
(4) (c) (d) (e)
2
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
Answer = 2
Question 4: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
Gadd and Phipps (2012) found that the results of the South African sample on the Wisconsin Card Sorting
Test did not resemble a normal distribution and could not be converted to a normal distribution. This
implies that the …
(1) mean performance of this sample cannot be calculated.
(2) standard deviation will differ below and above the mean.
(3) mean and standard deviation do not provide a predetermined distribution of performance.
(4) results cannot be replicated.
Answer = 3
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Question 5: (this answer comes from the feedback of the 2021 quiz)
The methods to determine internal consistency and test-retest reliability are similar in terms of the
following:
(a) The test/forms of the test can be administered on two different occasions.
(b) The test is administered in a single session.
(c) One sample of respondents are involved.
(d) Two different samples of respondents complete the test/forms of the test
(e) Only one form of the test is required.
(f) A correlation is calculated.
(1) (a) (b) (c)
(2) (b) (d) (e)
(3) (c) (e) (f)
(4) (d) (e) (f)
Answer = 3
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