Micaela Lombard
62453084
PYC4807
Assignment 1
MCQ – Questions and Answers
, Question 1:
In the case of a norm-referenced test the individual’s performance is …
a) compared to a criterion or standard of performance
b) interpreted in terms of the performance of a representative group
c) expressed as a percentage
d) normally distributed
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.
The South African normative sample is not representative of the broader South African population
aged 18 to 29 years in terms of …
(a) age
(b) gender
(c) educational level
(d) language
(a) (c)
(a) (b)
(b) (d)
(c) (d)
62453084
PYC4807
Assignment 1
MCQ – Questions and Answers
, Question 1:
In the case of a norm-referenced test the individual’s performance is …
a) compared to a criterion or standard of performance
b) interpreted in terms of the performance of a representative group
c) expressed as a percentage
d) normally distributed
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.
The South African normative sample is not representative of the broader South African population
aged 18 to 29 years in terms of …
(a) age
(b) gender
(c) educational level
(d) language
(a) (c)
(a) (b)
(b) (d)
(c) (d)
