Chapter 1 Flashcards
the process of measuring psychological related variables by means or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
psychological test
what does a psychological test measure?
constructs/psychological constructs
raw scores are meaningless unless ____.
transformed into standard scores
when should a student go to guidance counselors?
for daily “normal” problems
when should a person be referred to a clinical psychologist?
to be diagnosed
when is it time for a person to be referred to a psychiatrist?
when they are already inflicting pain to themselves or others
testing or assessment?: to obtain some gauge, usually numerical in nature, with regard to an ability or attitude
testing objective
testing or assessment?: to answer a referral question
assessment objective
testing or assessment?: may be individual or group
testing process
testing or assessment?: typically individualized
assessment process
testing or assessment?: technician-like skills in terms of scoring and administration
testing role of the evaluator
testing or assessment?: typically requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation, skills, and thoughtful organization and integration of data
assessment role of the evaluator
what is the outcome of testing?
yields a test score or series scores
what is the outcome of assessment?
sheds light on a referral question; conducive
uses test to evaluate abilities and skills relevant in a school or pre-school context
educational assessment
draws conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time; follows the participant back in time
retrospective assessment
not in physical proximity to the person or people conducting the evaluation
remote assessment
in the moment evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive behavioral variables at the time and place that they occur; happens at the present
ecological momentary assessment (EMA)
reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile/dissecting a deceased person’s personality/history to set as a standard
psychological autopsy
what are the objectives of psychological assessment
- diagnosis
- etiology
- prognosis
- treatment
- functional impairment
description or conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and opinion; current status/ condition of the client
diagnosis
origin of the diagnosis
etiology
response of the client towards certain intervention
prognosis
recommendations you can give to the client
treatment
limitations due to the illness but what can you do with your situation
functional impairment
when you do the assessment, you have to know first what is ______
the referral question
what is the process of assessment
- referral question
- clarification of the referral
- formal assessment
- psychological report writing
- feedback with the assessee and/or interested parties
what the client needs help with when referred to you
clarification of the referral
where you put the diagnosis and label
psychological report
true or false?: you still need to conduct a clinical interview even if you just gave your client an IQ test
true; not everything can be disclosed by tests
true or false?: a psychological report is not considered as a legal document
false; it IS considered a legal document both for your client’s protection and the evaluator’s
type of assessment where the assessor and client may work partners from initial contact through final feedback
collaborative psychological assessment
type of assessment that encourages self-discovery
therapeutic psychological assessment
an example of therapeutic psychological assessment
motivational interviewing
what type of questioning does motivational interviewing use
socratic questioning
type of assessment that provides a means for evaluating how the assessee processes or benefits from some type of intervention
dynamic assessment
to whom is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) given to
clients with diagnosed developmental behavior problems
a measuring device or procedure
test
two types of psychological tests
psychodiagnostic test and psychometric test
is a projective/subjective test (ex: sach’s sentence completion test, rorschach test)
psychodiagnostic test
tests with scores
psychometric tests
differentiate one to one administration from group administration
- one to one administration requires an active and knowledgeable test administrator
- group administration may not require the test administrator to be present
numerical outcome; reflects an evaluation of performance
score
process of assigning such evaluative codes or statements to performance
scoring
ceiling grade; used to give differentiation to people
cut score
measures what it purports to measure
validity
consistency of scores across situations
reliability
usefulness of a test for a particular purpose
utility
characteristics of psychometric tests to say that the test is okay
psychometric soundness
method of gathering info through direct communication
interview
compilation of works done by the client
portfolio
other documents related to the client
case history
a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data
case study
monitoring the actions of others or oneself while recording quantitative info regarding those actions
behavioral observation
why do we do laboratory observations
- to remove confounding/extraneous variables
- to control variables
- for practicality
assessees are directed to act as if they were in a particular situation
role play test
acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation
role play
scoring may be done on-site or at a central location
computer assisted
type of report that merely lists scores
simple scoring report
type of report that includes statistical analyses
extended scoring report
type of report that includes numerical or narrative interpretive statements
interpretive report
type of report that provides recommendations
consultative report
type of report that compares one test to another test and so on
integrative report
disadvantages of computer assisted testing
- you won’t see the total well-being of client/no behavioral observation
- lacks individualism
measures bodily reactions such as muscular tension
biofeedback equipment
measures male sexual arousal that may be helpful on the diagnosis and treatment of sexual predators
penile plethysmograph
the ones who creates the tests
test developer
whoever uses/administers the tests
test user
the clients that take the tests
test taker
evaluates accomplishment or the degree of learning that has taken place
achievement test
used to help narrow down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for intervention
diagnostic test
in this setting, we use the assessment to not only know what is the disorder but to also know if the person is normal
clinical setting
in this setting, we assess the quality of life of the elderly people
geriatric setting
in what types of settings are assessments conducted?
- educational
- clinical
- counseling
- geriatric
- business and military
- governmental and organizational credentialing
- academic research
materials we use in testing and/or were used by the client
protocol
working relationship between the examiner and examinee
rapport
type of assessment that adapts to the needs of the client to make the assessment more suitable for them
accommodation assessment
type of assessment that changes the tool that was used to measure the same variable/construct
alternate assessment
encyclopedia of psychological tests
test catalogues
book that contains all the details about the test
test manuals
