Psychological Assessment

Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)

Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
NOTE:
LEVEL A: Anyone under a direction of a supervisor or consultant
LEVEL B: Psychometricians and Psychologists only
LEVEL C: Psychologists only
Name of the Test Acrony Age Group Level Type of Test Developer Description
m
Individual Test Administration (Verbal and Nonverbal Tests)
Stanford-Binet SB-5 2yrs – 89 C Janzen, H., o Individually administered
Intelligence yrs old Obrzut, J., & o Norm-referenced of cognitive abilities
Scale-Fifth Edition Marusiak, C. o Administered by clinicians
(2004) o Scales: Verbal, Nonverbal and Full
Scale (FSIQ)
First translated o Nonverbal and Verbal Cognitive
by Lewis
Factors: Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge,
Terman (1916)
Quantitative Reasoning,
First developed Visual-Spatial Processing, and
by Alfred Binet Working Memory
and Theodore o Early SB-5 provides lower cost
Intelligence Simon version of the test for preschool
assessment
o Useful for measuring individuals with
scores in both giftedness and
intellectual disability ranges
o Useful for assessing persons with
limited English proficiency, deaf and
hard of hearing conditions, nonverbal
disabilities, ADHD, traumatic brain
injury, and ASD
o Provides only a single general
intelligence score

Weschler Intelligence WISC-V 6 yrs – 16 C o Individually administered

Scale for Children yrs old and o Provides subtest and composite
Fifth Edition 11 months Intelligence David Wechsler
scores that represent intellectual
functioning in specific cognitive
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
domains, as well as a composite
score that represents the general
intellectual ability
o 10 Primary subtests are
recommended for comprehensive
description of intellectual ability
o 6 Secondary subtests can be
administered in addition to primary
subtests to provide a broader
sampling of intellectual functioning
and to yield more information for
clinical decision making
o It is possible for intellectual abilities to
change over the course of childhood
due to motivation, attention, interest,
and opportunities for learning

Wechsler Adult WAIS-IV 16 yrs – 90 C o Designed to measure intelligence and

Intelligence Scale yrs old and cognitive ability in adults and older
11 months adolescents
o Developed to address weaknesses in
Stanford-Binet
o Contains some time subtests
o Provides a number of different scores
o 10 core subjects, 5 supplemental
Intelligence
subtests
o 4 Major Scores: Perceptual
Reasoning, Processing Speed, Verbal
Comprehension, Working Memory
o Provides two overall summary scores
including Full-Scale IQ and General
Ability Index
o Frequently used intelligence test
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o Assess cognitive functioning in people
with psychiatric conditions
o Assess functioning in people with
brain injury
o Evaluating patterns of brain
dysfunction
o Diagnostic Purposes

Wechsler Preschool WPPSI-I 2 yrs old C o Individually administered,

and Primary Scale of V and 6 norm-referenced instrument
Intelligence Fourth months – 7 Intelligence o Short, game-like tasks that engage
Edition yrs old and young children
7 months
Group Test Administration (Nonverbal Tests)
Colored Progressive CPM 5 yrs – 11 B o Used to assess the degree to which
Matrices yrs old children and adults can think clearly,
or the level to which their intellectual
Intelligence abilities have deteriorated
o 12-items
o Individual or by group

Raven’s Progressive RPM 4 yrs -90 yrs B o Provides clear-thinking ability and
Matrices old intellectual capacity that minimizes the
impacts of language skills and cultural
John Raven differences
Intelligence
(1936) o Multiple choice intelligence test of
abstract reasoning
o Group test

Standard SPM 6 yrs – 16 B o More difficult than CPM

Progressive Matrices yrs old, 17 o Appropriate for children and teens
yrs - older Intelligence with each item becoming
progressively more difficult

Advanced APM 12+ yrs old B o Geared towards adults and teenagers
Intelligence
Progressive Matrices of advanced intelligence
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
o 40-60 mins

Culture Fair CFIT Scale 1: 4-8 B Raymond o Nonverbal instrument to measure your
Intelligence Test yrs old Cattell (1949) analytical and reasoning ability in the
Scale 2: abstract and novel situations
8-14 yrs old o Measures individual intelligence in a
Scale 3: manner designed to reduced, as
14+ yrs old much as possible, the influence of
culture
o Individual or by group
o Aids in the identification of learning
Intelligence problems and helps in making more
reliable and informed decisions in
relation to the special education
needs of children
o Other uses: selection of students
qualified for accelerated educational
programs, advising students,
increasing effective of vocational and
guidance decisions
o Level B

Purdue PNLT 13+ yrs old B Joseph Tiffin, o Designed to measure mental ability,
Non-Language Test Allen Gruder, since it consists entirely of geometric
and Kay Inaba forms
Intelligence
(1958) o Culture-fair
o Self-Administering

Panukat ng PKP 16+ yrs old Aurora R. o Basis for screening, classifying, and
Katalinuhang Pilipino Palacio Ed.D. identifying needs that will enhance the
(1991) learning process
Intelligence o In business, it is utilized as predictors
of occupational achievement by
gauging applicant’s ability and fitness
for a particular job
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o Essential for determining one’s
capacity to handle the challenges
associated with certain degree
programs
o Subtests: Vocabulary, Analogy,
Numerical Ability, Nonverbal Ability

Differential Aptitude DAT 16+ yrs old B George K. o Used to determine and measures
Test Bennet, Harrold individual’s ability to acquire, through
Grade 7 G. Seashore, future training, some specific set of
and older Alexander G. skills
Aptitude Wesman o Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Ability,
(1947) Abstract Reasoning, Spelling, and
Language Use
o Individual or group

Thurstone Test of TMA Adults Louis Leon o Four Job-Related Tasks assessed by
Mental Alertness Thurstone TMA Test: Adjusting to new situations,
(1943) learning new skills quickly,
Ability
understanding complex or subtle
relationships, thinking flexibly

Wonderlic Cognitive WPT-R/ Adults Eldon F. o Assessing cognitive ability and

Ability Tests WCAT Wonderlic problem-solving aptitude of
(Wonderlic (1939) prospective employees
Ability
Personnel Test) o Multiple choice, answered in 12
minutes

Watson Glaser W-GCTA 20 yrs – 64 Goodwin o Designed to assess a person’s critical

Critical Thinking Test yrs old Watson and thinking abilities and is widely used
Edward Glaser across legal practices
(1964) o Helps law firms to create shortlist of
candidates deemed likely to have what
it takes for training
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o Assesses ability for critical thinking,
creating conclusions, analyzing strong
and weak arguments, recognizing
assumptions, and evaluating
arguments
o Multiple choice

Flanagan Industrial Adults A Flanagan, J.C. o use for personnel selection programs,
Tests (1960) based on the identified job elements
o Job Elements: Arithmetic, Assembly,
Components, Coordination,
Electronics, Expression, Ingenuity,
Inspection, Judgment and
Aptitude Comprehension, Mathematics and
Reasoning, Mechanics, Memory,
Patterns, Planning, Precision, Scales,
Tables, Vocabulary
o Individual and Group Administration
o Level A

Philippine Aptitude PACT 14 yrs – 15 Center for o Developed to measure student’s

Classification Test yrs old Educational abilities and help students decide on
System (Ma. the course they will take after high
Lourdes M. school
Franco) o Assumes that aptitudes are required in
Aptitude different combinations and in varying
degrees for successful performance in
different post-secondary courses
o 18 subtests
o Individual or by group

Otis-Lennon Ability OLSAT 5 yrs – 18 C Otis, A.S., & o designed to assess general mental
Test yrs old Lennon, R.T. ability or scholastic aptitude of pupils
Ability (1967) o Individual or by group
o Level C
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
o Identify gifted children

Armed Services ASVAB o Most widely used aptitude test in US

Vocational Aptitude o multiple-aptitude battery that
Battery measures developed abilities and
Aptitude
helps predict future academic and
occupational success in the military

Personality Inventory Tests/Projective Tests

Minnesota MMPI-2 18 yrs old C Hathaway & o Multiphasic personality inventory
Multiphasic and older Mckinley intended for used with both clinical
Personality Inventory (1943) and normal populations to identify
sources of maladjustment and
personal strengths
o Self-report
o 567 true or false questions
o 60-90 minutes
o Help in diagnosing mental health
disorders
o Clinical Scales: Hypochondriasis,
Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic
Personality Deviate, Masculinity/Femininity,
Paranoia, Psychasthenia (Anxiety,
Depression, OCD), Schizophrenia,
Hypomania, Social Introversion
o High in L scale = faking good
o High in F scale = faking bad, severe
distress or psychopathology
o K Scale = reveals a person’s
defensiveness around certain
questions and traits
o “Cannot Say” (CNS) Scale =
measures how a person doesn’t
answer a test item
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
o True Response Inconsistency (TRIN)
= five true, then five false answers
o Varied Response Inconsistency
(VRIN) = random true or false
o Fp Scale = reveal intentional or
unintentional over-reporting
o FBS Scale = “symptom validity scale”
designed to detect intentional
over-reporting of symptoms
o S Scale = Superlative
Self-Presentation to see if you
intentionally distort answers to look
better

Basic Personality BPI Adults & C Douglas N. o Self-report measure of the general
Inventory Adolescents Jackson (1996) domain of psychopathology
o 240 true/false items, 11 substantive
clinical scales and one critical item
scale
o 35 mins
Personality o Dimensions: Alienation, Anxiety,
Denial, Depression, Deviation,
Hypochondriasis, Impulse Expression,
Interpersonal Problems, Persecutory
Ideas, Self-Depreciation, Social
Introversion, Thinking Disorder

Myers-Briggs Type MBTI 13+ yrs old B Isabel Myers, o Self-report inventory designed to
Indicator Katherine identify a person’s personality type,
Briggs (1943) strengths, and preferences
Personality o Allow respondents to further explore
and understand their own
personalities
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
Edward’s Preference EPPS Adults B Edwards, A. L. o Objective, forced-choice inventory for
Personality Schedule (1959) assessing the relative importance that
an individual places on 15 personality
Personality, variables
Attitude o Useful in personal counselling and
with non-clinical adults
o Individual
o Level 2 or B

NEO Personality NEO 17 yrs – 89 B Paul T. Costa, o Standard questionnaire measure of

Inventory PI-R yrs old Robert McCrae the Five Factor Model, provides
systematic assessment of emotional,
Personality interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal,
and motivational styles
o Self-Administered
o 30-40 minutes

NEO Five Factor NEO-FF 12+ yrs old B o Shorter, 60-item inventory that
Inventory -I Personality measures 5 broad dimensions only

Pictorial PSC 3 yrs – 13 Jack Joseph o Allows clinician to measure

Self-Concept Scale yrs old self-concept in children as young as 3
for Children o Identifies children with negative
self-appraisal put them at risk for
academic and behavioral difficulties
o Let youngster respond using pictures
Personality rather than words
o Children are shown pairs of
illustrations representing common
self-appraisal situations and are
asked to choose between a picture
representing negative and positive
self-concept
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
o Can be used to evaluate
psychological and educational
interventions

Panukat ng Ugali at PUP 12 yrs – 18 Enriquez & o Indigenous personality test

Pagkatao/Panukat ng yrs old Guanzon o Tap specific values, traits and
Pagkataong Pilipino (1993) behavioral dimensions related or
Personality
meaningful to the study of Filipinos
o 30 minutes

Millon Clinical MCMI-IV 18 yrs and C o Self-report assessment used to help

Multiaxial Inventory older diagnose and treat personality
Fourth Edition disorders
Personality
o Measures: Typical Functioning,
Abnormal Types/Traits, Disordered

Sixteen Personality 16PF 16 yrs and Cattell (1946) o Evaluates a personality on two levels
Factor Questionnaire older of traits
o Primary Scales: Warmth, Reasoning,
Emotional Stability, Dominance,
Liveliness, Rule-Consciousness,
Social Boldness, Sensitivity, Vigilance,
Personality Abstractedness, Privateness,
Apprehension, Openness to change,
Self-Reliance, Perfectionism, Tension
o Global Scales: Extraversion, Anxiety,
Tough-Mindedness, Independence,
Self-Control

Interest Tests
Strong Campbell SCII 13+ yrs old Edward Strong o Composed of 325 items with each
Interest Inventory Jr., David piece referring to an activity
Test Campbell o Classifies testtakers into 6 general
Interest
(1927) occupational themes based on the
theory of John L. Holland (RIASEC)
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Intelligence, Developmental, Aptitude, Achievement Tests (Table)
Source: Cohen & Swerdlik (2018), Kaplan & Saccuzzo (2018)
Thurstone Interest Adults A Thurstone, L.L o Checklist by which a persona can
Schedule (1947) systematically clarify his
understanding of his vocational
interests
o Designed as a counseling instrument
to be used in situations in which the
Interest/Aptitude client-counselor relationship is such
that straightforward and honest
expression of choices can be
expected
o Individual or by group
o Level A or 3

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