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•What is testing ?•Why do we have so many tests ?•What are the pros and cons to testing ?

•How can we use testing to improve ?

•What types of tests do we take ?

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• A psychological test is a standardized measure of a sample of a person’s behavior that is used to measure the individual differences that exist among people.

• The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics.

• Samples of Behavior- one means observations of an individual performing tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand

• These responses are often compiled into statistical tables that allow the evaluator to compare the behavior of the individual being tested to the responses of a norm group.

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•There are two types of Psychological tests.–Mental Ability tests–Personality tests

Both of these types of tests break off into subcategories of testing.

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•Psychological tests are used in research, however, most serve a practical purpose such as schooling, job qualifications , etc.

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•Includes three subcategories.–Intelligence tests–Aptitude tests–Achievement tests

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•Measure general mental abilities. They are intended to measure intellectual potential.

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• Emily is four years old. Her big sister Amy is three times as old as Emily. How old will Amy be when she is twice as old as Emily?

• WOLF is to FLOW as 8526 is to: 2856 - 6258 - 5862 - 5682 - 6852

• Hanger is to closet as tree is to A) Branch B) Bushes C) Forest D) Ground

E) Nest

• What would be the next number in this series? 15 ... 12 ... 13 ... 10 ... 11 ... 8 ... ?

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• Aptitude Tests -Assess talent for specific kinds of learning. (clerical speed, mechanical reasoning, etc.)

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• Are You a Self-Starter?• Climbing the ladder would bring a

load of responsibility and pressure that I wouldn't want to carry.

• If my boss or supervisor told me I were being promoted, the fact that they had so much confidence in my abilities would:

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•Gauge a person’s mastery and knowledge of various subjects

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•Who was the 43rd President of the United States?

•What is 5x6 divided by 2?•How many branches of Government exist in the U.S.?

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•Measure aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes.

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• Using interpretation of "ambiguous designs" to assess an individual's personality

• An idea that goes back to Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli. Interpretation of inkblots was central to a game from the late 19th century. Rorschach's, however, was the first systematic approach of this kind.

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• Do you become upset when. . ?

• Do you feel like you lose control when. .?

• Are you happy when . . ?

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•In order for a test to be accurate, it must meet the three standards below.–Standardization–Validity–Reliability

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•Standardization is known as the uniform procedures used in administrating and scoring a test.

•Test norms: information used to rank scores in relation to other scores on the test.

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•Refers to the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure.

Examples• What psychologist

promoted introspection?

• Who developed the four mechanisms for dreaming?

• What school of psychology does Skinner belong to?

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•Reliability refers to 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”. A drastic change is probably a result of an unreliable test.

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Test-Retest Method–Comparing subjects’ scores on two administrations of a test.

Correlation Coefficient–A numerical index of the degree of relationship (-1, +1)

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•Why do we have so many tests?

•How can we use testing to improve . . .?

•How does psychological testing apply to school, careers, sports, etc?