Army Beta Test Quiz

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What is the primary focus of intellectual assessment in infancy?

Verbal and performance abilities

General fund of information

Sensorimotor development (correct)

Spatial visualization

What is the PASS model primarily used for in measuring intelligence?

Assessing verbal and performance abilities

Measuring simultaneous and successive information processing (correct)

Planning and strategy development

Evaluating attention and arousal

What is the primary purpose of sampling an examinee's performance on different types of tests and tasks?

To assess verbal and performance abilities

To evaluate sensorimotor development

To provide an opportunity for assessment in diverse settings (correct)

To measure developmental level

What is the focus of evaluation in older children?

Verbal and performance abilities Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the examiner in infant intellectual assessment?

To establish and maintain rapport with the examinee Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why intelligence tests are administered to adults?

To obtain clinically relevant information Signup and view all the answers

What is the 1937 test referred to in the context of psychological assessment?

A historical intelligence test Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial consideration when evaluating the appeal of an intelligence test?

The theory on which the test is based Signup and view all the answers

Who was responsible for developing a test to screen for children with developmental disabilities in Paris schools?

Alfred Binet Signup and view all the answers

What is a common criticism of the 1972 revision of Binet’s test?

The quality of the standardization sample was criticized Signup and view all the answers

What type of intelligence is measured by Wechsler intelligence scales?

Abilities such as retention of general information, quantitative reasoning, expressive language and memory, and social judgement Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating Ratio IQ?

Mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100 Signup and view all the answers

What was the original objective of the Army beta test?

To measure the ability to be a good soldier Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a group intelligence test?

It is a tool used to identify a particular trait or constellation of traits Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential issue in the assessment of intelligence?

Measuring intelligence may vary as a result of factors related to the measurement process Signup and view all the answers

What is a goal of developing a culture-free intelligence test?

To control for cultural factors in the measurement process Signup and view all the answers

What type of thinking is characterized by a deductive reasoning process?

Convergent thinking Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a culture?

It enables people to survive physically and socially Signup and view all the answers

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