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a standardized measure of a sample of a person„s behavior
that is used to measure the individual differences that exist
among people.
Types of Psychological
Testing
Mental Ability testsIncludes three subcategories:
Intelligence testsAptitude testsAchievement tests
Personality tests
There are two types of Psychological tests:
Measure general mental abilities. They are intended to measure intellectual potential.
Assess talent for specific kinds of learning. (clerical speed, mechanical reasoning, etc.)
Gauge a person„s mastery and knowledge of various subjects
Measure aspects of personality, including:
MotivesInterestsValuesattitudes
In order for a test to beaccurate, it must meet the threestandards below:
StandardizationValidityReliability
Standardization
information used to rank scores in relation to other scores on the
test
the uniform procedures used in administrating and scoring a test
Test norms
Validity
the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure.
Example: Imagine that you are a psychologist, working in your office. Your client comes in and tells you that she thinks she is suffering from anxiety.
You need to administer a psychological assessment ????
Reliability
the measurement consistency of a test (or other techniques)
Example: You take a personality test and are scored as “assertive”. Three weeks later you take the same test and are scored as “passive”.
So ????????
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