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WISC-V

Weschler intelligence scale for children five. Ages 6.0-16.11. 60 minutes and normed on 2200 children.

What is the FSIQ

Most reliable score, predictor of important life outcomes and derived from the sum of 7 subtext scores. Its the most representative of global intellectual functioning.

What causes differwnce in IQ

Heritability and environmental factors such as early ezposure to language, proper nutrition, and intellectual stimulation.

WAIS-IV

Ages 16-90.11, 60-90 minutes. Normed on 2200. Yeils FSIQ and 4 index scales.

VCI

Similarities, vocabulary, and information

WMI

Digit span, and arithmetic

PSI

Symbol search and coding

PRI

Block design, matrix reasoning, and visual spacing

WPPSI-IV

Measures cognitive development for preschoolers and young children. Age 2.6-7.7. 60-90 minutes. Normed on 1700.

WIAT-III

Achievement test for clinical, educational, and research settings, ages 4.0-50.11. Time differes depending on grade level 60-120 minutes. Normed on 2200 16-90.11.

Standford binet 5

Popular for testing for giftedness to get into tag and private schools. 2.0-85+. About 60 minuted, normed on 4800. 10 subsets: 5 nonverbal, 5 verbal, fsiq

WASI-II

Brief, measure of cognitive ability. Screens for intellectual disability and giftedness. Ages 6.0-90.11. 15-30 minutes. 2,300 individuals.

The 5 cognitive factors

Fluid reasoning, quantitative, knowledge, visual spacial, working memory

What did Robert Yerkes do

Chaired the committee on psychological examination of recruits and created intelligence tests for WWI. Called the Army Alpha Beta. 1.5 million recruits

Myers briggs

Used for hiring to determine fit. 16 personality types based on 4 dichotomies.

Malingering

Faking to get out of trouble.

Feigning

Faking without a motive, for attention

Miller foresnic assessment test (M-FAST)

Short 25 item interview. Used to determine feigning

Test

A tool, standardized, normed

Assessment

Multiple components, including tests, clinical interview, questionnaires, IQ and personality tests.

What is intelligence

the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience
Advantages of a high IQ

necessary for highly complex or fluid jobs,
How did David Wechsler describe intelligence

the global capacity of a person to act purposefully, to think rationally, and deal effectively with his environment
The primary scale includes

verbal communication, visual spatial, working memory, fluid reasoning, processing speed

the ancillary scale includes


vocabulary acquisition, nonverbal index, general ability index, cognitive proficeiency



fluid reasoning

measures ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning while solving both verbal and nonverbal problems

knowledge


assesses understanding of general info, vocab, social behavioral standards, and common sense that individuals within the same age range are also expected to know




quanitative

assesses an individuals abilities with basic math concepts as well as pattering, sequencing, ordering, classifying, comparing, and numerical problem solving skills

visual spatial

measures ability to identify patters, relationships, spatial orientations, and how individual pieces relate to whole images on display as well as solve problems using pictures, diagrams, shapes, and maps or tables

working memory

assesses ability to access info just seen or heard and how that data is inspected, transformed or sorted when answering a question or solving a problem such as repeating number and letter sequences in order, tapping blocks in a predetermined pattern or identifying visual and verbal absurdities
how many hours did participants report spend conducting assessments

6

how many hours were spent scoring assesments

6.5

what percentage of participants didn't conduct assesment

20 percent

how much of direct practice was spent conducting assesments

24 percent
who spent more time conducting assesments

forensic psychologists 50 percent compared to 27 percent in non forensic setting
how many hours a week did 17 percent of psychologists spend on assessments
10