Psychology, 5/e   Wortman, Loftus & Weaver
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Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the process of test standardization.
2. Define reliability and validity, and explain the various ways in which they can be assessed.
3. Discuss the various "g" approaches to intelligence, as well as the alternatives to the "g" approaches.
4. Discuss Carroll’s theory of intelligence, and explain how it reconciled earlier theories.
5. Discuss the development of the first intelligence tests by Galton, Binet, and Terman.
6. Describe and compare the Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler tests of intelligence.
7. Describe the format of, and discuss the usefulness of, group intelligence tests such as the SAT.
8. Discuss the new directions in intelligence testing.
9. Explain how intelligence is related to mental retardation and giftedness.
10. Explain how heredity and environment contribute to intelligence.
11. Explain how self-report tests are developed, and compare the two versions of the MMPI.
12. Describe and compare various projective tests of personality.
13. Compare and contrast interest tests and screening tests.
14. Identify two major ethical considerations in psychological testing.
15. Describe the debate over racial differences in intelligence, and discuss possible reasons for those differences.

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