Psychometric Effects of ColorAbstract: Evolving software-technologies enable test users to digitally modify test materials very easily. Under the aspect of quality control this leads to the important question of psychometric equivalence of original and ...
Use of the Word Association Technique for Memory Assessment in Older PatientsSummary: A free single-word association test (WAT) was performed with 82 older neurological patients (age range: 60 to 85 years), as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological ...
Abstract. We estimated the incidence of COVID-19-compatible symptoms, COVID-19 testing, and GP consultations during the first lockdown period in Switzerland (March–April 2020). A representative sample of the adult Swiss ...
Abstract. In 1987, we administered a subjective memory questionnaire to 143 40-year-old men, and 30 years later 67 of them again responded to the same questionnaire at age 70. At the follow-up, we also instructed participants to answer the questionnaire ...
Early Maths Assessment: An Evaluation of Selected TestsAbstract.Background: The ability of children in kindergarten to identify Arabic numerals, count, compare numbers, and link numbers and magnitudes is an important ...
Competence profile and competence level in deductive reasoning in the SDV - integration of Piaget’s developmental theory and item response modelsAbstract. The paper describes the theoretical background, development, and preliminary results of the “...
Developing and Scaling a Test of Multiple Document Comprehension in University StudentsAbstract. Multiple document comprehension (MDC) is defined as the ability to construct an integrated representation based on different sources of information on a ...
Validation of the Adaptive Test of Emotion Knowledge (ATEM) for 3 – 9-Year-OldsAbstract. Emotion knowledge in children includes emotion recognition in other peoples’ faces, as well as understanding the internal and external causes and consequences of ...
Review of the PAI30: Test for the Assessment of Practical Intelligence in Everyday Settings by Mariacher and Neubauer (2005)Abstract. The PAI30 is a newly developed test to assess the ability to solve practical problems in everyday settings. The test ...
Work sample test of job-related intelligence for office and business functionsAbstract. The “Arbeitsprobe zur berufsbezogenen Intelligenz - Büro- und kaufmännische Tätigkeiten (AZUBI-BK)” is supposed to assess special facettes of intelligence: the ...
Zusammenfassung. Die ASK soll mit insgesamt sieben Subtests die Intelligenzkomponenten Schlussfolgerndes und Kreatives Denken erfassen. Sie wurde für junge Erwachsene mit Bildungsabschluss Abitur entwickelt und an einer entsprechenden Personengruppe ...
Work sample test of job-related intelligence: technical occupation and skilled tradeAbstract. The AZUBI-TH aims to measure intelligence with tasks similar to work samples and was designed for young people interested in mechanic or technical occupations. ...
Summary: In June 1968, during the General Meeting of the Swiss Psychological Society, Jean Cardinet stimulated a debate about the application of ethical standards in testing. This debate was the start of the International Test Commission. At that time, ...
The present study examined the influence of different test modi on the relationship between two different sustained attention (SA) tests – one with predominant processing and one with predominant perception demands – and a test of selective attention. ...
Abstract. The ability to recognize other people’s emotions from their face, voice, and body (emotion recognition ability, ERA) is crucial to successful functioning in private and professional life. The Geneva Emotion Recognition Test (GERT;...
Mental speed (MS) and sustained attention (SA) are theoretically distinct constructs. However, tests of MS are very similar to SA tests that use time pressure as an impeding condition. The performance in such tasks largely relies on the participants’ ...
Coordination is a well-known concept in experimental psychology. The coordination of action patterns was also proposed as a key determinant in paper-pencil sustained attention/concentration tests. To date, however, no studies have tried to prove the ...