With Reference to Intelligence Testing,the Term Ceiling Is Best Associated

question 51

Multiple Choice

With reference to intelligence testing,the term ceiling is best associated with the

• A) most difficult items of a subtest for an individual testtaker.
• B) level of difficulty beyond which a test is no longer valid.
• C) data-based judgment of the highest end of a test's confidence interval.
• D) element of the test environment that may contain recessed lighting.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, involving infants learning through sensory experiences and motor actions.

Concrete Operational Stage

A phase in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from around 7 to 12 years old, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Preoperational Stage

The preoperational stage is a concept in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, describing a stage (roughly ages 2-7) where children begin to use language and think symbolically, but their thinking is still intuitive and egocentric.

Formal Operational Stage

The final stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals aged 12 and above gain the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.