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1
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Why Testing & Assessment?

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Tell us what can be learned about a person

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Psychological assessment Definition

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Gathering + integrate psychology-related data
Make psychological evaluation
Accomplished through the use of tools

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Psychological testing Definition

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Measure psychology-related variables
By standardized procedures
Obtain a sample of behavior

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Diff between Testing & Assessment

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  • Objective
    (Numerical VS. Answer referral Q)
  • Process
    (Focus result VS. Focus process)
  • Role of evaluator
    (Technician-skill, replaceable VS. Educated for integration & org of data; key to process)
  • Outcome
    (Test score VS. Logical problem solving approach)
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Test can be included in assessment?

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Yes
As a tool of evaluation

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Components of test

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Measurement instrument that uses
scoring rules to obtain quantitative info
under standardized conditions

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Scoring Definition

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Assign symbols to target’s characteristics
Know how much an attribute is present in an object

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Quantification Features (3)

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  • Arbitrary but consistent
  • Communication
  • Objectivity
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Standardization Features

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  • Clear
  • Practical to apply
  • Simple to carry out after training
  • Controlled for enviro. factors
  • Controlled for test administrators/ examiners
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Types of Psychological Test

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Ability Test
(Aptitude Test, Intelligence Test, Achievement Test)
Personality Test
(Structured / Projective Test)

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What is MMPI?

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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Structured Test example

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MMPI

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Projective Test example

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Rorschach Inkplot Test

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Alfred Binet

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Published test for placing schoolchildren in appropriate classes

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Why do we need objective scientific rigor?

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Decisions may be made haphazardly if subjective, uncontrolled
Errors ruin reputations

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What can psychological tests measure

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  • Intelligence
  • Personality
  • Brain functioning
  • Work performance
  • Social functioning
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Testing Definition

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From administration of test to interpretation of test

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Therapeutic psyc assessment Definition

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Help ind understand + solve problems
Helpful throughout assessment process
Results shared immediately to co-develop interpretation of results

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Therapeutic psyc assessment Definition

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Help ind understand + solve problems
Helpful throughout assessment process
Results shared immediately to co-develop interpretation of results

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Collaborative psyc assessment Definition

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Collaboration bet. assessor and assessee
Includes therapy element

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Dynamic assessment Definition

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Interactive, changing, varying nature
Evaluation - intervention - evaluation
For educational settings

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Traditional psyc assessment Definition

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Includes intended benefits at the end of process
Explains results, summarizes case conceptualization, shares recommendations

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Purpose of dynamic assessment

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  • Provide assistance with mastering the task at hand
  • Edu setting: Learning + learning how to learn skills
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Psychometrist/ psychometrician

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Professionals use, analyze and interprets psychological test data

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Psychometric soundness Definition

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How consistently & how accurately a psychological test measures what it purports to measure

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Utility Definition

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Usefulness/ practical value a test has for a particular purpose

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What can be viewed in f2f interviews

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  • Content
  • Way content is being said
    Verbal, nonverbal behavior, dressing, emotions
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Diff in interviewers

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  • Pacing of interviews
  • Rapport with interviewees
  • Ability to convey genuineness, empathy, humor
28
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Cons of case history data

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Records, transcripts preserving archival info, official & informal accounts
BUT may have groupthink

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Groupthink definition

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Varied forces that drive decision makers to reach a consensus

30
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When are role play used

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Assessees direted to act as if they were in a particular situation
Evaluated regarding their expressed thoughts, behaviors, abilities
For skill-evaluation that the actual scenes are too time-consuming, too expensive, too inconvenient to access

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Scoring types

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Simple scoring report
Extended scoring report
Interpretive report
Consultative report
Integrative report
Computer adaptive testing (CAT)

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Simple Scoring Report Definition

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Mere listing of score

33
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Extended scoring report

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Include statistical analyses of performance

34
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Interpretive report definition

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Inclusion of numerical, narrative interpretive statements
Includes high, low, unusual scores

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Consultative report

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Written in language appropraite for communication between assessment professionals, expert opinion

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Integrative report

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Employ previously collected data into test report

37
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CAT definition

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Computer adaptive testing
Computer’s ability to tailor test to testtaker’s ability or test-taking pattern

38
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Psychological autopsy

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Reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts/ people who knew the person well

39
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Ethical regulations/ obligations

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Before test
- Use test most appropriate for the ind
- Test stored that ensures no disclosure in advance
- Suitably trained person administers test
- Materials e.g. stopwatch, pencils, protocol, room settings

During test
- Rapport building
- Alternatives

After test
- Safeguard test protocols & convey test results in understandable fashion
- Make notes of out-of-expectation conditions
- Pre-established scoring criteria

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Sample space definition

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Values that a variable can take on

41
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Discrete scale

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A sample space that can be counted

42
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Continuous scale

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Values can be any real number in sample space

43
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Features of scale of measurements

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  • Identity (Unique meaning)
  • Magnitude (Rank ordered)
  • Equal intervals (Same amt unit diff)
  • Absolute 0 (Complete absence)

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