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What is the purpose of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales-IV?

  • To measure an individual's adaptability and flexibility in problem solving
  • To measure general mental ability in a 'culture fair' manner
  • To diagnose learning disabilities and exceptional abilities
  • To assess the intellectual ability of adults (correct)

Which test is designed to measure general intelligence independent of English language knowledge?

  • Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
  • Culture Fair Intelligence Test
  • SRA Nonverbal Test (correct)
  • SRA Verbal Test

What is the purpose of the Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests?

  • To measure an individual's adaptability and flexibility in problem solving
  • To measure ability for academic achievement, oral language, scholastic aptitude, and overall cognitive skills (correct)
  • To diagnose learning disabilities and exceptional abilities
  • To provide a marker for measuring individual year-to-year progress

Who developed the Raven's Progressive Matrices?

<p>John C.Raven (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5?

<p>To diagnose learning disabilities and exceptional abilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Culture Fair Intelligence Test?

<p>To measure general mental ability in a 'culture fair' manner (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory II?

<p>To assess and diagnose mental illness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which assessment tool is primarily used for selection, placement, reassignment, and vocational counseling?

<p>Flanagan Industrial Tests (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Satisfaction with Life Scale?

<p>To assess satisfaction with people's life as a whole (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which assessment tool is used to explore specific clusters of attitudes or significant areas of an individual's life?

<p>Sachs Sentence Completion Test (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Draw-a-Person (DAP) Test?

<p>To assist professionals in inferring children's cognitive developmental levels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Purpose in Life Tests—Part B (Sentence Completion)?

<p>To measure the extent to which a respondent perceives a general sense of meaning and purpose in life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Personality Assessment

  • Wesman test: assesses general and specific mental abilities for job positions
  • NEO Personality Inventory: provides a detailed assessment of normal personality
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: helps people understand personality differences in the general population
  • 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire: provides a thorough, research-based map of normal personality
  • Edwards Personal Preference Schedule: provides a quick and convenient measure of independent personality variables
  • California Psychological Inventory: assesses the everyday "folk-concepts" that ordinary people use to describe the behavior of others
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory II: assesses and diagnoses mental illness for legal cases

Clinical Assessments

  • Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory 3rd edition: assesses psychiatrist disorders and helps diagnose and treat personality disorders
  • Personality Assessment Inventory: comprehensively assesses adult psychopathology

Satisfaction and Purpose

  • Satisfaction with Life Scale: assesses satisfaction with people's life as a whole
  • Purpose in Life Tests—Part B (Sentence Completion): measures the extent of a respondent's perceived general sense of meaning and purpose in life

Cognitive Development

  • Draw-a-Person (DAP) Test: assists professionals in inferring children's cognitive developmental levels
  • House-Tree-Person (HTP) Test: helps professionals infer children's cognitive developmental levels
  • Wide Range Achievement Test: assesses and monitors reading, spelling, and math skills, and helps identify possible learning disabilities
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5: diagnoses learning disabilities and exceptional abilities
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales-IV: assesses intellectual ability of adults
  • Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT): measures general mental ability in a “culture fair” manner
  • Culture Fair Intelligence Test: measures fluid Intelligence
  • SRA Verbal and Nonverbal Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: measures general intelligence independent of English language knowledge
  • Raven’s Progressive Matrices: measures general human intelligence and abstract reasoning
  • Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests: measures ability for academic achievement, oral language, scholastic aptitude, and overall cognitive skills
  • Otis-Lennon School Ability Test: provides a marker for measuring individual year-to-year progress
  • Differential Aptitude Tests: measures verbal, numerical, and spatial abilities

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