Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues

7 flashcards · Psychology · by charlie42

1. What year did Francis Dalton write Hereditary Genius

   1869

2. When was the first standardized general intelligence test published?

   1905

3. What was the purpose of the first major general intelligence test?

   The French minister of public instruction appointed a commission to study ways of identifying intellectually subnormal individuals in order to provide them with appropriate educational experiences. (Binet-Simon Scale)

4. What was the reason for creation of first group achievement tests?

   To test reading skills army recruits during the World War I (Army Alpha test)

5. What was innovative about the Wechsler intelligence scales?

   The first version of the Wechsler intelligence scales, Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (W-B) (Wechsler, 1939), provided several sub-scores besides the total score. One of them was performance IQ that could measure ability in people without language skills.

6. When was the first personality test created?

   During World War I (Woodworth Personal Data Sheet)

7. What was the problem with the first personality test?

   It assumed answer to each item can be taken at face value. People can lie or not understand the item the same way as the test creator