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SC 545 Exam Questions & Answers 1. Which of the following is an advantage of alternative tests? - ANS - d. They are suitable for use with populations with disabilities. 2. Alternative individual ab... ility tests - ANS - a. are often not as reliant on a verbal response as are the Binet and Wechsler scales. 3. One way to overcome the limitations of a particular alternative ability tests is to - ANS - *a. use several such tests in conjunction. 4. In comparison to the Binet and Wechsler Scales, alternative forms - ANS - *b. are not as psychometrically sound. 5. In comparison to the Binet and Wechsler scales, the alternative individual ability tests - ANS - *d. can be used for specific populations. 6. Alternative individual intelligence tests - ANS - *c. find their major advantage when used for their own unique purposes. 7. An IQ score based on one of the alternative tests - ANS - *c. should generally not be used interchangeably with a score from one of the major scales. 8. Which of the following is true of ability tests other than the Binet and Wechsler tests? - ANS - *d. While some focus on a wide range of abilities, most focus on a narrow range. 9. Which ability test preceded the development of the Binet scale? - ANS - *c. Seguin Form Board Test 10. A heavy emphasis was placed on speed in performance of the - ANS - *c. Seguin Form Board Test. 11. The Brazelton Scale - ANS - *b. lacks predictive validity. 12. Of the infant and preschool tests, the youngest age range is covered by - ANS - *b. The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. 13. No normative data is available for the - ANS - *a. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. 14. A major drawback of the Brazelton Scale is that - ANS - *b. no norms are available. 15. Test-retest reliability coefficients for the Brazelton Scale - ANS - *d. are both poor and unstable. 16. The Brazelton Scale - ANS - *b. purports to measure a newborn's competence. 17. Normative data for the Gesell Scale - ANS - *d. was not representative of the population. 18. The Developmental Quotient (DQ) is employed in the - ANS - *b. Gesell Developmental Schedules. 19. The developmental quotient (DQ) - ANS - *b. parallels the Mental Age (MA) concept. 20. After years of extensive use, the Gesell scale - ANS - *a. still has a number of problems. 1. An individual test - ANS - *c. provides information about the unique attributes of the examinee. 2. In general, a paper and pencil test is representative of - ANS - *d. group tests. [Show More]

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