Overview of Psychological Tests and Assessments

Stanfor Binet- 5 Intelligence Test

Assess intellectual ability of adults aged 16-90.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)

An individually administered test for adults to assess intelligence.

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (SB-5)

Individually administered test to diagnose learning disabilities and exceptional abilities for ages 2-89.

Ratio IQ

Testtaker's mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100.

Deviation IQ

Reflects a comparison of the performance of the individual with the performance of others of the same age in the standardization sample.

Full Scale IQ

Comprises 10 subtests and domain scores (verbal and non-verbal IQ) and 5 factor indexes.

Verbal Comprehension (VC)

Reflects an individual's ability to understand, use, and think with spoken language, including retrieval from long-term memory.

Perceptual Reasoning (PR)

Interprets, organizes, and thinks with visual information, focusing on nonverbal reasoning skills.

Working Memory (WM)

Involves taking in and holding information in immediate awareness to perform mental operations on that information.

Processing Speed (QR)

Ability to process simple or routine visual information quickly and efficiently.

Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM)

Measures general human intelligence and abstract reasoning, focusing on perceptual relations.

Fluid Reasoning

Ability to solve verbal and nonverbal problems using inductive and deductive reasoning.

Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM)

Assesses observational skills and ability to complete patterns for ages 5-11 and elderly individuals.

Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM)

Intended for ages 6-16 and adults of average intelligence to assess clear thinking ability using spatial and logical skills.

Quantitative Reasoning

Facility with numbers and numerical problem solving, whether through word problems or pictured relationships.

Visual Spatial Reasoning

Evaluates high levels of observational skills, logical thinking, and intellectual capacity in adolescents and adults of above average intelligence.

Scoring Description

Ability to see patterns, relationships, and spatial orientations among diverse pieces of visual display.

Grade I - Intellectually Superior

At or above the 95th percentile.

Grade II - Definitely Above Average

At or above the 75th percentile.

Grade III - Intellectually Average

Between the 25th and 75th percentile.

Grade IV - Definitely Below Average

At or below the 25th percentile.

Grade V - Intellectually Impaired

At or below the 5th percentile.

Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT)

Addresses weaknesses in SB-5 and evaluates patterns of brain dysfunction.

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)

Assesses general intellectual ability and cognitive functioning of children aged 2 years and 6 months to 7 years and 7 months.

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V)

Identifies strengths and weaknesses of children aged 6-16 and assesses their intellectual ability.

16-90 y/o

Age range for assessing intellectual ability of adults.

Grade I - Intellectually Superior

At or above the 95th percentile.

Grade II - Definitely Above Average

At or above the 75th percentile.

Grade III - Intellectually Average

Between the 25th and 75th percentile.

Grade IV - Definitely Below Average

At or below the 25th percentile.

Grade V - Intellectually Impaired

At or below the 5th percentile.

Fluid Intelligence

Purpose: to measure fluid intelligence

Scoring for Scale 1

mental age and IQ norms

Scoring for Scale 2 and 3

percentiles by ages and IQs

General and Specific Mental Abilities

Assess general and specific mental abilities that related to a wide variety of positions to ensure that people have the competencies required in order to succeed

Scoring for General Abilities

stanine and percentile

Series

Presented with incomplete progressive matrices. Their task is to select from among the choices provided, the answer which best continues the series

Relationships among words

Verbal reasoning

Mathematical reasoning tasks

Numerical ability

Classification

Individual is presented with 5 figures. In scale 2, you must select one which is different from the other four. In scale 3, he must correctly identify two figures which are in some way different from 3 others

Abstract Reasoning

Reason geometric shapes and design

Matrices

Correctly complete the design or matrix presented at the left of each row

Mechanical Reasoning

Basic mechanical principles of machinery, tools and motion

Conditions (Topology)

Requires the individual to select from the five choices provided, the one which duplicates the conditions given in the far left box

Space Relations

Visualized a three dimensional object from a two dimensional pattern and to visualize how this object would look if rotated in space

Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT)

Purpose: measure general mental ability in a culture fair manner (Ages 13 y/o and above)

Language Use

Detect errors in grammar, punctuations, and capitalization

Thurstone Test of Mental Alertness (TTMA/TMA)

Purpose: Pre employment assessment that evaluates general mental ability and capability to learn new information and acquire new skills

Scoring for TTMA/TMA

L score + Q Score = Total Score

Abstract Reasoning Domain

Domain measured: Abstract reasoning

Score Description

10-21 Below average, 26-34 Low, 22-29 Low average, 35-37 Below average, 30-49 Average, 38-42 Above Average, 50-54 High average, 43-47 High, 55-62 Above Average, 63-73 Superior, 74-78 Very Superior

Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Tests (WCAT)

Purpose: measures cognitive ability and problem solving skills of prospective employees

Scoring for WCAT

Only benchmark provided, no standard scores

Target Population for WCAT

15y/o and above

Verbal Skills

Talasalitaan (Vocabulary), Ugnayan (Analogy)

Nonverbal Skill

Kakayahan sa mga Bilang (Numerical Ability), Isinalarawan Problema (Abstract Reasoning)

Differential Aptitude Test

Target population: Grades 7 -12 Adults

Purpose of Differential Aptitude Test

Help ensure that people have the competencies required in order to succeed

Extreme rarity

A term indicating something that is very uncommon or infrequent.

Scales

Read scales, graphs and charts.

Tables

Read tables quickly and accurately.

Vocabulary

Words used in business and government environments.

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

Multiple aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.

Philippine Aptitude Classification Test (PACT)

Multiple aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military.

Target Population for PACT

Grade 9 students (14-15 y/o).

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC-II)

Identify specific abilities in order to predict a student's probable performance in various courses of study alongside educational and vocational guidance.

Domains measured in KABC-II

Cognitive development in children and evaluate preschoolers, minority and children with learning disabilities.

General Aptitude Test Battery

Measure of wide range of aptitudes and is used in such areas as occupational selection, rehabilitation, and vocational counseling.

Personality Inventory/Projective Tests

Assess personality traits and psychological states.

Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Tests (WGCT)

Measure the ability to reason logically through an argument and come up with an objective decision.

Basic Personality Inventory (BPI)

Measure the ability to reason logically through an argument and come up with an objective decision.

Flanagan Industrial Tests

Identify sources of maladjustment and personality strengths, used in both clinical and non-clinical populations.

Target Population for Flanagan Industrial Tests

College bound high school juniors, seniors, and adults in personnel selection programs.

Arithmetic

Add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Assembly

Separate pieces will look as a whole.

Components

Identify a simple figure that is part of a complete drawing.

Coordination

Hand and arm movements while working through a series of mazes.

Electronics

Understand electrical and electronic principles as well as analyze diagrams of electrical circuits.

Score Description: 70 and above

Clinical elevation (approximately 97th percentile).

Score Description: 60 - 69

Has elements of the scale (approximately 75th percentile).

Score Description: 50 and below

Positive aspects of the scale.

Judgement and Comprehension

Reason through mathematical word problems.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Help people understand personality differences in general population.

Extraversion

Direct or receive energy from the outer world of people and experiences.

Introversion

Get energy from internal thoughts and reflections.

Inner World

Reflections and thoughts; focuses energy and attention inwards in reflection.

Primary Factors

Basic definition of individual personality differences; more detailed information about richness and uniqueness of individual.

Global Factors

Second order, higher and more theoretical definitions of the personality; provide a broad overview of personality.

Sensing

Prefers real information coming from five senses; focuses on what is real.

Intuition

Prefers information coming from associations; focuses on possibilities and what might be.

Warmth

Warm, outgoing, attentive to others, kindly, easygoing, participating, likes people.

Reserved

Impersonal, distant, cool, detached, formal, aloof.

Thinking

Steps out of situations to analyze them dispassionately; prefers to make decisions on the basis of objective logic.

Feeling

Steps into situations to weigh human values and motives; prefers to make decisions on the basis of values.

Emotional Stability

Emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, faces reality, calm.

Judging

Prefers to live in a planned and organized manner; enjoys coming to closure and making a decision.

Perceiving

Prefers to live life in a spontaneous and adaptable way; enjoys keeping options open.

Abstract Thinking

More intelligent, bright, higher general mental capacity, fast learner.

Concrete Thinking

Lower general mental capacity, less intelligent, unable to handle abstract problems.

Reactive

Emotionally changeable, affected by feelings, emotionally less stable, easily upset.