AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A test designed to predict a person’s future performance.
A
Achievement Test
B
Standardized Test
C
Aptitude Test
D
Bell Curve Test
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aptitude tests: Tests designed to predict future performance in an ability. Achievement tests: Tests designed to assess current performance in an ability. Speed tests: Tests that assess quickness of problem solving by offering many questions in limited time.

Detailed explanation-2: -An aptitude test is used to determine an individual’s abilities, assessing how they are likely to perform in an area in which they have no prior training or knowledge.

Detailed explanation-3: -An aptitude test is designed to assess what a person is capable of doing or to predict what a person is able to learn or do given the right education and instruction. It represents a person’s level of competency to perform a certain type of task.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aptitude Tests-a test designed to predict a persons future performance; capacity to learn. Achievement Tests-tests designed to assess what a person has learned. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests.

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