Chapter 11-12 Flashcards
a questionnaire on which marks are made
to indicate the presence or absence of a specified
behavior, thought, event, or circumstance
Checklist
a form completed by an evaluator (a rater, judge, or examiner) to make a judgment of relative standing with regard to a specified variable or list of variable
Rating Scale
-comes in versions appropriate for use with children from ages 1½ to 5 years (CBCL/1½ 5) and for use with children through young adults, ages 4 to 18 (CBCL/4–18)
- has an 8-syndrome structure, with syndromes designated as (1) Anxious/ Depressed, (2) Withdrawn/Depressed, (3) Somatic Complaints, (4)
Social Problems, (5) Thought Problems, (6) Attention
Problems, (7) Rule-Breaking Behavior, and (8) Aggressive Behavior
Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
designed primarily to help assess ADHD and to screen for other behavior problems relating, for example, to
self-esteem, mood, family function, oppositionality,
anxiety, and somatization
Connors Rating Scales-Revised (CRS-R)
“everybody’s first test”
Apgar number
an obstetrical anesthesiologist who saw a need for a simple, rapid
method of evaluating newborn infants and determining what immediate action, if any, is necessary. She created Apgar number
Virginia Apgar
- One of the best known and most popular nonverbal
group tests. Although used primarily in educational settings, It is a suitable test anytime one needs an estimate of an individual’s general intelligence (Spearman’s g) - Group or Individual
- 5 years and Older
- 60 matrices, graded in difficulty
- Minimize the effect of language better measure of
intelligence than Wechsler - Worldwide Norms
Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM)
Individual’s unique constellation of psychological traits that is relatively stable over time
Personality
the measurement and
evaluation of psychological traits, states, values, interests, attitudes, worldview, acculturation, sense of humor, cognitive and behavioral styles, and/or related individual characteristic
Personality Assessment
Any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another
Personality Traits
a constellation of traits that is similar in pattern to one identified category of personality within a taxonomy of personalities
Personality Type
relatively temporary predisposition
Personality States
a process wherein information about assesses is supplied by the assesses themselves
self-report
an instrument designed to yield information relevant to how an individual sees him or herself with regard to selected psychological variable
Self-Concept measure
the degree to which a
person has different self-concepts in different roles
Self-Concept Differentiation
refers to a tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or question
response style
present oneself in a
favorable light
Socially desirable responding
agree with whatever is presented
Acquiescence
disagree with whatever is
presented
Non-Acquiescence
a term used to describe the attempt to manipulate others’ impressions through the selective exposure of some information (it may be false information) coupled with suppression of other information
Impression management
The interviewer must typically follow an interview guide and has little leeway in terms of posing questions not in that guide
Structured Interview
- defined as aspects of the focus of exploration such as the time frame (the past, the
present, or the future) as well as other contextual issues that involve people, places, and event
Frame of reference
- an assessment technique in which the task is to sort a group of statements, usually in perceived rank order ranging from most descriptive to least descriptive
Q-sort Technique
characterized by efforts to learn how a limited number of personality traits can be
applied to all peopl
Nomothetic approach
characterized by efforts to learn about each individual’s unique constellation of personality traits, with no attempt to characterize each person according to any particular set of traits
Idiographic approach
whereby a test taker’s responses and the presumed strength of a measured trait are interpreted relative to the strength of that trait in a
sample of a larger population
Normative approach
a test taker’s responses, as well as the presumed strength of measured traits, are interpreted relative to the strength of measured traits for that same individual
Ipsative approach
is an ongoing process by which an individual’s thoughts, behaviors, values, worldview, and identity develop in relation to the general thinking behavior, customs, and values of a particular cultural group
Acculturation
are that which an individual prizes or the ideals an individual believes in.
Values
are guiding principles to help on attain some objective
Instrumental Values
- guiding principles and a mode of behavior that is an endpoint objective
Terminal Values
a set of cognitive and behavioral characteristics by which individuals define themselves as members of a particular group
Identity
process by which an individual assumes a pattern of behavior characteristic of other people, and referred to it as one of the central issues that ethnic minority groups must deal with
Identification
is the unique way people interpret and make sense of their perceptions as a consequence of their learning experiences, cultural background, and
related variables
Worldview
uses reason and deductive
logic in the development of personality measures
Logical content strategy
- begins with a theory about the nature of the particular characteristic to be measured
Theoretical Strategy
The purpose of the test is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people’s lives
MBTI
proponents of MBTI
Isabel Briggs Myers, and her mother, Katharine Briggs.
is a concise measure of the five major domains of personality, as well as the six
traits or facets that define each domain
NEO-PI-R
Designed for assessing cognitive development in children.
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
It was designed to measure a person’s ability to form perceptual relations and to reason by analogy independent of language and formal schooling, and may be used with persons ranging in age from 6 years to adult
Raven Standard Progressive Matrices
so named to reduce the possibility that job applicants will think they are taking an intelligencetest, was originally a revision of the Otis Self Administering Tests of Mental Ability
Wonderlic Personnel Test
who is the proponent of Panukat ng katalinuhang /Filipino Intelligence
test
Aurora Palacio & Vicentia Cervera
Who is the proponent of Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao (PUP)
Dr. Virgilio Enriquez and Ma. Angeles Guanzon
si a verbal screening measure of cognitive ability for children and adults and
is ideal for those with visual impairment, reading disabilities, or other conditions.
Slosson Intelligence Test-
measures the critical skills that are necessary for presenting in a clear, structured, well-reasoned way, a certain point of view and convincing others of your argument - perfect for the legal profession.
Watson Glaser Test
(W-GCTA)
It attained peak popularity in the 1960s, when it was widely used to assess cognition and personality and to diagnosis certain psychological conditions. It is a projective test
Rorschach Inkblot Test
