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AP Psychology 1.2 Testing and Individual Differences. Which type of test is being taken?

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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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