Psych

Chapter 11: Intelligence and Personality Assessment

A Study Guide by Jon Potter

From Psychology, Third Edition by Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr., J. Roy Hopkins, and Jack R. Nation, 1994.

For an Introduction to Psychology from Psych Online, visit Nick Allen's site.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 11

  1. Functions and Characteristics of Psychological Tests
    1. Individual Differences

    2. Issues of Test Interpretation

      1. Test Construction and Standardization

      2. Characteristics of Test Scores

        1. Reliability

        2. Validity

        3. Increasing a Test's Reliability and Validity

  2. The Nature of Intelligence

    1. Theories of Intelligence

      1. Ability Theories

        1. Spearman's General Intelligence Theory

        2. Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities

        3. Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

        4. Guilford's Three-Factor Structure of the Intellect

      2. Cognitive Theories

      3. Contextual Theories

        1. Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

  3. Assessment of Intelligence and Ability

    1. Types of Tests for Intelligence and Ability

      1. Individual Versus Group Tests

        1. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

        2. The Wechsler Scales

        3. Group Tests

      2. Aptitude Versus Achievement Tests

        1. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

    2. Speed Versus Power Tests

  4. Mental Retardation

  5. Assessment of Personality

    1. Self-Report Inventories

      1. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

      2. Other Self-Report Inventories

      3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Self-Report Inventories

    2. Projective Techniques

      1. Inkblot Techniques

      2. The Thematic Apperception Test

      3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Projective Techniques

    3. Behavior Assessment

  6. Faking a Personality Profile

  7. Social Issues in Psychological Assessment

    1. Examiner Familiarity

    2. Characteristics of the Examinee

      1. Test Anxiety

      2. Age

      3. Sex

      4. Race

        1. A Nature-Nurture Issue

        2. Research on Test Bias

  8. Psychological Assessment in Different Cultures

  9. Glossary