Commonly Used Psychological Tests Flashcards

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What psychological tests are most commonly requested by interns?

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CBCL (child behaviour), Conners (used to assess/diagnose ADHD very often), D-KEFS (executive function), Hayling and Brixton (also executive function), PAI (personality assessment inventory, used to diagnose personality disorders), MMPI (also used to diagnose personality disorders), TEA (attention), TEA-CH Kit (for children), WAIS (adult intelligence), WIAT (achievement), WISC (child intelligence), Woodcock Johnson (intelligence, achievement, language), WPPSI (intelligence for pre-schoolers), WRAML (memory and learning)

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What tests are most commonly requested by Org Psychs?

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NEO (5-factor personality scale), 16PF, Raven’s (intelligence test), WAIS, WRAML

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Where to find info about tests?

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Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros) via UQ Library, or (competitor) ETS Test Collection, Books about specific tests, text books on psychological testing, academic journals

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What is the 16PF?

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Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, measuring personality in non-clinical adult populations

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What is the CASL?

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Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, measuring spoken language in adults/children (3-21 yrs)

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What is the CBCL?

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Child Behaviour Checklists, measuring problem behaviour, and behavioural/emotional/social/academic concerns (incl. ADHD) in children

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What is Conners?

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Conners Comprehensive Behaviour Rating Scales, measuring behavioural/emotional/social/academic concerns incl. ADHD in children

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What is the D-KEFS?

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Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System, measuring executive function in adults and children (e.g. one of the tests is basically the stroop test)

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What are the Hayling and Brixton tests?

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Hayling and Brixton Clinical Assessment of Executive Functioning, measuring executive function in adults

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What is the MMPI?

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, measuring personality factors in clinical (i.e. psychopathological) populations in adults (separate version exists for adolescents)

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What is the Neale?

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Neale Analysis of Reading, measuring reading skills in adults and children (mainly children)

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What is the NEO?

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NEO-PI-3 (Covers the Big Five personality traits), measuring personality in non-clinical adult populations

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What is the PAI?

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Personality Assessment Inventory, measuring personality factors in clinical adult populations (separate adolescent version)

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What is the Peabody/PPVT?

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Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, measuring vocabulary in adults and children (mostly children), often used in research as baseline measure for intelligence (interesting?)

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What is the RBANS?

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Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, measuring cognitive decline/improvement in adults and children (12-89 yrs)

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What is the RPM?

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Raven’s Progressive Matrices / Raven’s / Raven’s Matrices, measuring intelligence in adults and children

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What is the Stanford-Binet test?

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, measuring intelligence in adults and children

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What is the TEA?

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Test of Everyday Attention, measuring attention in adults

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What is the TEA-CH?

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Test of Everyday Attention for Children, measuring attention in children

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What is the WAIS?

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, measuring intelligence in adults

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What is the WIAT?

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Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, measuring academic achievement in adults and children

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What is the WISC?

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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, measuring intelligence in children (primary to high school)

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What is the Woodcock Johnson?

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Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, measuring intelligence, achievement, and language in adults and children

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What is the WPPSI?

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Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, measuring intelligence in children (pre-sc hool to primary school)

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What is the WRAML?

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Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, measuring memory and attention in adults and children