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psychological test

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psychological test as a measurement tool or technique that requires a person to perform one or more behaviors in order to make inferences about human attributes, traits, or characteristics or predict future outcomes.

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psychological test as a measurement tool or technique that requires a person to perform one or more behaviors in order to make inferences about human attributes, traits, or characteristics or predict future outcomes.

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psychological test

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What do psychological test require an individual to do? What do they measure?

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an individual must perform some behavior

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What are the characteristics of a good test?

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measures what it’s supposed to measure (validity)

measure consistently (reliability)

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What are the assumptions test users make about psychological tests?

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Psychological tests measure what they purport to measure or predict what they are intended to predict.

An individual’s behavior, and therefore test scores, will typically remain stable over time

Individuals understand test items the same way

Individuals will report accurately about themselves

Individuals will report honestly their thoughts and feelings.

The test score an individual receives is equal to his or her true score plus some error, and this error may be attributable to the test itself, the examiner, the examinee, or the environment.

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What are norms?

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a previously tested group of individuals whose scores are used for comparison purposes.

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a previously tested group of individuals whose scores are used for comparison purposes.

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norms

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How are psychological testing and psychological assessment alike/different?

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Both are used to help understand and predict behavior.

assessment, we use multiple methods, such as personal history interviews, behavioral observations, and psychological tests, for gathering information about an individual.

psychological test is only one tool in the psychological assessment process.

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Tools for understanding and predicting behavior that involve multiple methods, such as personal history interviews, behavioral observations, and psychological tests, for gathering information about an individual.

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psychological testing

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What are the different types of psychological tests?

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Survey? I don’t know

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