PSYC 3250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Coordinator Of Government Activities In The Territories, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Grace Ewles

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Administered to one person by a trained psychologist. Stanford-binet (5th ed: generates iq score, with open-ended questions, for both children & adults. Wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais-iii: generates 3 iq scores, overall and two factors, with various forms depending on the age group. Kaufman assessment battery for children: mostly non-verbal, asking separate questions for fluid and crystallized intelligence. Heritability: is it passed down from your parents: how much of your iq is as a result of your genetics. E(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t also pla(cid:455)s a role i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s iq. Consistency: is it stable over time: quite stable over time until late 60s. Often used in selection processes (ex. hiring) Advantages: standardized content & administration, unobtrusive administrator, small amount of time, administered to many people, low cost. Impersonal: cannot collect data on test behaviour, contentious multiple choice format, reliant on memory recall, penalizes creative thinkers. Psych3250 psychological measurement: little empirical evidence supporting these arguments.