Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Can be traced in early twentieth century France

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Contemporary Psychological Testing and Assessment

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Test that help Paris schoolchildren to get in an appropriate class - learning difficulties (Binet Test)

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1905 - Alfred Binet

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Screen recruits for intellectual and emotional problems

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1917 - World War I - USA vs Germany

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4
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Depended even more in Psych Assessment in terms of recruitment

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World War II

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An approach to personnel evaluation; use of innovative variety of evaluative tool along with data from the evaluations of highly trained assessors

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OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Model - Assessment Center

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Used to refer to everything from the administration of a test to the interpretation of scores

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Testing

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7
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Gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation (decision); complex

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Psychological Assessment

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Process of measuring psychology-related variables; simpler than psychological assessment

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Psychological Testing

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9
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Objective: To obtain gauge on what you’re testing

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Testing

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10
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Objective: To answer a referral, and arrive at a decision

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Assessment

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Process: Can be individual or group; little regard of the mechanics

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Testing

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Process: Typically individualized; focus on process

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Assessment

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Role of Evaluator: Not the key; can be changed

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Testing

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14
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Role of Evaluator: The key (selection of test, drawing conclusion)

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Assessment

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15
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Skill of Evaluator: Technician-like skills

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Testing

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Skill of Evaluator: Requires an educated selection of tools, skill in evaluation, thoughtful organization and integration of data.

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Assessment

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17
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Outcome: Test scores

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Testing

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18
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Outcome: Entails logical problem-solving approach (answers referral)

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Assessment

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19
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This assessment does not require the patient to be in physical proximity e.g online

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Remote Assessment

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20
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This assessment assesses prior to the assessment; past

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Retrospective Assessment

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21
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This assessment is known to be “in the moment” e.g. recruitment and school

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Ecological Momentary Assessment

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Step 1

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Assessment begins with referral; optional: the assessor may meet with the assessee or others before the formal assessment in order to clarify aspects of the reason of referral

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Step 2

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The assessor prepares for the assessment by selecting the tools of assessment

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Step 3

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Formal assessment will begin

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Step 4

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After the assessment, the assessor will write a report of the findings that is designed to answer the referral question

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An approach in assessment in which the assessor and client work together to develop productive understandings

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Collaborative Psychological Assessment

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An approach in assessment in which therapeutic self-discovery and new understandings are encouraged throughout the assessment process

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Therapeutic Psychological Assessment

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28
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An approach in assessment in which it follows a model of evaluation, intervention, and evaluation; interactive

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Dynamic Assessment

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29
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A measurement or device or technique used to quantify behavior or aid in the understanding and prediction of behavior

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Test

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30
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A specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly, this response can be scored or evaluated

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Item

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Form, plan, structure, arrangement, and layout of test items

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Format

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32
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Reflects an evaluation of performance on a test, task, interview

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Score

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33
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Process of assigning such evaluative codes or statement

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Scoring

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34
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Cutoff, cutoff score: reference point used to divide set of data into two or more classification

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Cut Score

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35
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Device or procedure designed to measure variable related to psychology

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Psychological Test

36
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Sample variables related to psychology

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Intelligence, Personality, Aptitude, Interests, Attitudes, Values

37
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A type of ability test that measures previous learning

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Achievement Test

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A type of ability test that measures the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill

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Aptitude Test

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A type of ability test that measures general potential to solve problems, adapt to change, think abstractly, and profit from experience.

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Intelligence Test

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A type of test that is related to overt and covert dispositions if the individual

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Personality Test

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A type of personality test that provides a self-report statement to which the person responds “true” or “false,” “Yes or No”

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Structured (Objective)

42
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A type of personality test that provides an ambiguous test stimulus; response requirements are unclear

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Projective

43
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A method of gathering information through direct communication; face-to-face talk.

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Interview

44
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Board interview; more than one interviewer

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Panel Interview

45
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Therapeutic dialogue that combines person-centered listening skills with the use of cognition-altering techniques

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Motivational Interviewing

46
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Face to Face Interview

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Take note of verbal and non-verbal behavior; Take note of how the client is dressed; and interview may be conducted in other formats.

47
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It consists of files of work products retained on paper, canvas, film, video, audio, or some other medium.

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Portfolio

48
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Records of transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee.

Shed light on individuals past and current adjustment

Useful in making judgments in future class placements (educational)

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Case History Data

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Report/illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

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Case Study/Case History

50
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Result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus

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Groupthink

51
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It is a a nonparametric measure of the strength and direction of association that exists between two variables measured on at least an ordinal scale; test to see if nagkopyahan mga judges

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Kendall-tau or Kendall’s tau-b (τb) correlation coefficient

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Monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions

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Behavioral Observation

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Observe behavior of humans in a natural setting - that is, the setting in which the behavior would typically be expected to occur

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Naturalistic Observation

54
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Acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated simulation

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Role Play

55
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Assesses are directed to act as if they were in a particular situation

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Role-Play Test

56
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When the scoring is done on-site

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Local Processing

57
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The scoring conducted at some central location

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Central Processing

58
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A report that is mere listing of a score

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Simple Scoring Report

59
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A report distinguished by its inclusion of numerical or narrative interpretative

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Interpretative Report

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A report usually written in language appropriate for communication between assessment professionals; provide expert opinion.

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Consultative Report

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A report designed to integrate data from sources other than the test itself; employs previously collected data intro the test report.

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Integrative Report

62
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Assistance computers provide to the test user (NOT THE TESTTAKER)

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CAPA - Computer Assisted Psychological Assessment

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Reference to the computer’s ability to tailor the test to the testtaker’s ability or test-taking pattern

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Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

64
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They create the tests

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Test Developer and Publishers

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Who administers the test

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Test User

66
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The one taking the test

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Testtaker

67
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It is the reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts and interviews

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Psychological Autopsy

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History as function of factors i.e. intellectual sophistication and religious preoccupation

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Society at Larger

69
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Marketing, sales of test, academicians, assessment enterprise

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Other Parties

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Evaluates the accomplishment or the degree of learning that has taken place

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Achievement Test

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Description or conclusion reached

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Diagnosis

72
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Used to help narrow down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for intervention

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Diagnostic Test

73
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Typically nonsystematic assessment

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Informal Evaluation

74
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Used to help screen for or diagnose behavior problems

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Clinical Setting

75
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It is diverse; ultimate objective of many such assessments is the improvement of the assessee in terms of adjustment, productivity, or some related variable

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Counselling Setting

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Quality of life evaluations; variables related to perceived stress, loneliness, sources of satisfaction personal values, quality of living conditions, and quality of friendships and other social support; more on screening for cognitive decline and dementia

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Geriatric Setting

77
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Loss of cognitive functioning (which may affect memory, thinking, reasoning, psychomotor speed, attention, and related abilities, as well as personality

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Dementia

78
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Severe depression contributing to cognitive functioning that mimics dementia

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Pseudodementia

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Decision making about the careers of personnel; to hire, regarding promotion, transfer, job satisfaction, and eligibility for further training

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Business and Military Setting

80
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Governmental licensing, certification, or general credentialing of professionals

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Governmental and Organizational Credentialing

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Methodology

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Academic Research Setting

82
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Understanding the role of psychological variables in the onset, course, treatment, and prevention of illness, disease, and disability e.g. comparing smokers to non smokers

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Health Psychology

83
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A form of or sheet or booklet on which a testtaker’s responses are entered: answer sheet

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Protocol

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Working relationship between the examiner and the examinee

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Rapport

85
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Adaptation of test

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Accommodation

86
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Evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies

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Alternate Assessment

87
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Sources of authoritative information

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Test catalogues, test manuals, professional books, reference volumes, journal articles, online databases, other sources