PYC4807 – Psychological Assessment
2022 – Semester 1 – Assignment 1
Question #1:
If an individual obtains a percentile score of 25, it means that …
a) the individual obtained a raw score of 25 on the measure
b) 25 per cent of the normative group obtained a raw score lower than the i...
Question 1:
If an individual obtains a percentile score of 25, it means that …
a) the individual obtained a raw score of 25 on the measure
b) 25 per cent of the normative group obtained a raw score lower than the individual
c) the individual obtained 25 per cent on the measure
d) 25 per cent of the normative group obtained a percentage lower than the individual
Question 2:
In the article by Gadd and Phipps (2012), they refer to the challenges faced by psychological
and, specifically, neuropsychological assessment. Their study focused on a preliminary
standardisation of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (a non-verbal measure) for Setswana-
speaking university students. The US normative sample is described as participants (N =
899) from both genders who were screened beforehand to exclude individuals with a history
of neurological, learning, emotional and attention difficulties. The South African sample
consisted of university students (N = 93) from both genders, between the ages of 18 and 29,
who were screened in terms of hearing and visual impairments and any history of
psychiatric/neurological difficulties. The latter was done to prevent contamination of the
results by these variables. The students were from the University of Limpopo, Medunsa
Campus.
Which unique characteristic would probably have the greatest effect on the performance
of the local sample in comparison to the original norm sample?
a) culture
b) gender
c) hearing or visual impairments
d) language
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