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AP Psychology 2.5 Testing and Individual Differences. Which of the following statements represents the work of L.L. Thurstone?
AP Psychology 2.3 Testing and Individual Differences. Which factor below needs to be considered in the administration and evaluation of the attenti...
AP Psychology 2.4 Testing and Individual Differences. Which of these is an example of studies used in the nature vs. nurture debate of intelligence?
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AP Psychology 1.2 Testing and Individual Differences. Which type of test is being taken?
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Thank you We sneak And here's your shmoop too sure
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brought to you by mechanics the only people in the
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world who can truly pull off overalls All right leanne
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wants to be a mechanic so she takes a mechanical
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ability test Which type of test is she taking and
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hear The potential answers our achievements and our eyes Fluid
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aptitude practical Alright well the key to this answer isn't
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a focus on the phrase mechanical ability she's testing her
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specific ability or henschel ability to perform in a certain
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area in this case mechanical bearing that mind we know
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that this is not an achievement test and achievement test
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is designed to test one's developed skills or knowledge like
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a history exam or a swimming test But leann clearly
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hasn't trained to be a mechanic yet So unless this
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test is designed to assess your ability to dress like
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a mechanic it's not our answers So cross out eh
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And it's Not necessarily a standardized test heater Of course
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there could be a version of a mechanical ability test
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that is standardized but that's not necessarily the case as
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different mechanic apprenticeships and training programs could use different testing
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methods And as we don't have that information While we
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can't conclusively say the answer is b Answer C is
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definitely not correct either Fluid intelligence testing actually refers to
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attest that tests once fluid intelligence by either ability to
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adapt and problem solving unf amillia scenarios Of course the
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test she's taking could include this form of testing but
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it's not the right answer either The test could be
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a practical test which simply describes a hands on test
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that confirms someone's actual ability or skill But since we're
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looking for the most accurate and correct answer here we're
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looking for the aptitude test An aptitude test like a
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career aptitude test is designed to test what someone is
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capable of doing either by seeing what they currently can
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d'oh or by assessing their mechanical aptitude and therefore future
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potential as a mechanic And if she's lucky well they'll 00:01:55.694 --> [endTime] score bonus points for the looking
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