Importance of testing Flashcards
1
Q
What are psychological tests?
A
“a systematic procedure for comparing the behaviour of two or more people”
2
Q
Three important considerations when attempting to measure ‘unobservable behaviour’
A
- make an inference from an unobservable psychological behaviour
- if the interpretation is to be valid then the task must be theoretically linked to the behaviour
- when attempting to measure theoretical concepts, we assume they exist
3
Q
Three important components
A
- the test involves behavioural samples
- behavioural samples must be collected in a systematic way
- purpose of the test is to compare the behaviours of 2+
4
Q
Psychological tests must be capable of comparing
A
- interindividual differences
- intraindividual differences
5
Q
interindividual differences
A
behaviour of different people
6
Q
intraindividual differences
A
behaviour of the same person at different points in time/under different circumstances
7
Q
psychological tests can vary in
A
- content
- response required
- method of administration
- intended purpose of test scores
