factor analysis correct answers a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score.
factor analysis is a way to demonstrate what validity correct answers construct...
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factor analysis correct answers a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items
(called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a
person's total score.
factor analysis is a way to demonstrate what validity correct answers construct (Cronbach and
Meehl 1955, if theoretically related, should see a sig correlation between constructs
two types of factor analysis correct answers Exploratory and Confirmatory
factor analysts is used in correct answers theory validation and test construction and validation
exploratory analysis correct answers identifies or finds underlying
dimensions/clusters/factors/components in data
EFA summarises large amount of items or info into fewer scores based on correct answers
correlations among items
common variance among items
(within the circle)
also identifies items that are not captured by these clusters and complex (inside two circles or
outside circles)
what is rare in EFA especially in test construction correct answers neatness
confirmatory factor analysis correct answers conducted after EFA with a different sample
what is model testing function and what is it apart of ? correct answers apart of CFA
evidence of validity
tests hypotheses about underlying structure of test/items
you come up with the model, CFA tells you if it fits the data - "goodness of fit" statstic
intelligence consists of the abilities to correct answers understand complex ideas
adapt effectively to the environment
learn from experience
engage in various forms of reasoning
overcome obstacles by taking thought
in 1921, seventeen experts gathered to answer "what is intelligence?" what was the outcome
correct answers no two people could agree on a definition
factor analytic theories of intelligence correct answers focus on identifying the ability or groups
of abilities deemed to constitute intelligence
, it's rare to go beyond how many factors correct answers 3
factors produced from items are called what correct answers 1st order factors
a correlation matrix of factor scores can also be factor analysed to examine presence of correct
answers 2nd order factors
can also examine for 3rd order factor which for example is correct answers global factor
in 1905 Binet and Simon designed a test for children struggling in school where correct answers
in france
where did they force sterilisation based on IQ correct answers virginia
the intersection of eugenics and IQ testing influenced not only science but correct answers policy
as well
what was the army alpha test measuring correct answers verbal ability, numerical ability, ability
to follow directions, and knowledge of information
what was the army beta test correct answers a non-verbal counterpart to the army alpha.
used to evaluate the aptitude of illiterate, unschooled, or non-english speaking people in army
at the end of WW3 the individual services developed their own separate aptitude tests for
selection including correct answers vocabulary, arithmetic, and spatial relationship items.
it is clear that individuals with higher IQ have tended to live a little longer than those with lower
IQ - T OR F correct answers True
smarter people are less likely to have medical conditions like correct answers heart diseases
lower intelligence scores is also more likely to be hospitalised for correct answers psychiatric
conditions
there might be a biological connection between what and intelligence correct answers
schizophrenia
in a sample of one million swedish men what did they find with intelligence and death correct
answers the risk is over three times higher in the lowest IQ category
do smarter people need glasses correct answers yes - short sightedness is seen more in higher IQ
scores
what did they find with social class and intelligence correct answers relationship goes both ways:
childhood social class has moderate links to intelligence, but intelligence also makes own
prediction of how people do in life over and above the class where they started off
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