Class # 01

Reflection # 1
Test Results and Interpretation

My classmates in Psy 117.2 and I were tasked to take 3 particular psychological

examinations last August 18, 2016. The examiner instructed us to occupy seats such that one
vacant seat between each student. The tests were given successively for a total of 4 hours,
including the 10-minute resting periods between each test. The session started with the Thurstone
Test of Mental Alertness, followed by the Raven Progressive Matrices, and finally, the Filipino
Intelligence Test.
The Thurstone Test of Mental Alertness measures the extent to which an individual can
adjust to new situations and at the same time acquire new skills under time pressure. It consisted
of 126 items with mainly four types of questions that measure numerical ability (i.e. observing
numerical patterns and solving problems) which is indicated by your Q score, and linguistic or
verbal ability (i.e. vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms) indicated by your L score. The test
lasted for 20 minutes. I obtained a raw score of 18 for the former, giving me a percentile rank of
58%, which means 42% of the other test takers scored higher than me. Meanwhile I obtained a
raw score of 34 for the linguistic portion of the test which placed me on the 90% of the percentile
rank and indicating that those who scored higher than me dropped to 10%. My total score of 52
fell on the 81st percentile rank.
The second test, which was the Raven Progressive Matrices, is a non-verbal test which
measures observational skills and the ability to perceive new patterns and relationships given sets
of visual stimulus and is sometimes used to predict the chances of educational success among
children and adults. The 60-item test consisted of 5 parts A, B, C, D, and E, with the level of

difficulty gradually shifting from easy to relatively difficult. Unlike the first test, only one raw
score and percentile rank is computed. In my case, the score of 53 placed me in the 55 th
percentile rank, which indicates that 45% of the same-age population who took the same test
scored higher than I did.
The Filipino Intelligence Test consisted of 160 items and is divided into 4 parts, namely
vocabulary (30 items), analogy (30 items), numerical ability (25 items) and non-verbal ability
(50 items).