CA1 - PSYASS 4 (PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS)

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

• Originally developed to help place children in appropriate educational settings

• Determine the level of intellectual and cognitive functioning in children and adults and assist in the diagnosis of a learning disability

• First significant application of the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) concept

• Formerly known as Binet-Simon Test

Lewis Terman

revised Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

100

According to Standford-Binet Intelligence Test, this is the mean of the IQ

15

This is the standard deviation (SD) of the original Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

16

This is the standard deviation (SD) of the new Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

Subject’s mental age in conjunction with the IQ to obtain a ratio score

Wechsler Intelligence Scale

• A widely used psychological assessment tool designed to measure cognitive abilities in individuals

• It includes different versions for adults (WAIS) and children (WISC), assessing areas such as verbal intelligence, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale specifically for ages 16 to 90 years old

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale specifically for ages 2.5 to 7 years 7 months old

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale specifically for ages 6 to 15 years old

Weschler-Bellevue Intelligence Test

The first intelligence test intended for adults and the first test to have nonverbal set of items

David Wechsler

The test was designed by this psychologist who believed that intelligence was made up of a number of different mental abilities rather than a single general intelligence factor

Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF)

It measures 16 primary personality traits and five global factors through a detailed 185-item questionnaire, providing insights into individual personality characteristics and behaviors

The Sixteen Personality Factors (16)

1. Warmth

2. Emotional Stability

3. Liveliness

4. Social Boldness

5. Vigilance

6. Privateness

7. Openness to Change

8. Perfectionism

9. Reasoning

10. Dominance

11. Rule-Consciousness

12. Sensitivity

13. Abstractedness

14. Apprehension

15. Self-Reliance

16. Tension

The 16 PF Global Factors

• EX - Extraversion

• AX - Anxiety

• TM - Tough-Mindedness

• IN - Independence

• SC - Self-Control

Extraversion (EX)

16 PF GLOBAL FACTORS

• Left Meaning: Introverted, Inhibited

• Right Meaning: Extraverted, Participating

Anxiety (AX)

16 PF GLOBAL FACTORS

• Left Meaning: Hardy, Stress-Resilient

• Right Meaning: Stress-Prone, Emotionally Unstable

Tough-Mindedness (TM)

16 PF GLOBAL FACTORS

• Left Meaning: Receptive, Open-Minded

• Right Meaning: Tough-Minded, Resolute

Independence (IN)

16 PF GLOBAL FACTORS

• Left Meaning: Accommodating, Agreeable

• Right Meaning: Independent, Persuasive, Willful

Self-Control (SC)

16 PF GLOBAL FACTORS

• Left Meaning: Unrestrained, Follows Urges

• Right Meaning: Self-Controlled, Reliable

Warmth

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• desire for close relationships

Emotional Stability

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how calmly you respond to life’s demands

Liveliness

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how freely & spontaneously you express yourself

Social Boldness

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much at ease you feel in social situations

Vigilance

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• extent to which you are cautious of others’ motives

Privateness

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much you like to keep personal information to yourself

Openness to Change

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• extent to which you enjoy new situations & experiences

Perfectionism

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• need to rely on structure rather than leaving things to chance

Reasoning

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• extent to which you can solve numerical & verbal problems

Dominance

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• tendency to assert influence &/or control others

Rule-Consciousness

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much value is placed on externally imposed rules

Sensitivity

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• extent to which emotions influence judgement

Abstractedness

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much attention is given to abstract rather than concrete observations

Apprehension

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much you are prone to self-criticism

Self-Reliance

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how much you enjoy your own company & trust your own judgement

Tension

16 Personality Factors (16 PF)

• how easily situations can cause you frustration

Three (3) unusual responses 16 PF can determine

• Impression Management (IM)

• Infrequency

• Acquiescence

Impression Management (IM)

Three (3) unusual responses 16 PF can determine

• measures social desirability (faking good or faking bad)

95th percentile and above

Impression Management (IM)

• measurement of faking good in 16 PF

5th percentile and below

Impression Management (IM)

• measurement of faking bad in 16 PF

Infrequency

Three (3) unusual responses 16 PF can determine

• test taker is playing safe

• always chooses the middle/moderate answer

• 95th percentile and above—confirmed

Acquiescence

Three (3) unusual responses 16 PF can determine

• Tend to agree in most questions

• “ak-wi-YES-sens”

• 95th percentile and above—confirmed