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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