LESSON 2 Flashcards
We ensure that test protocols, their interpretations and all other records are kept secured from unqualified persons
Assessment by Unqualified persons
We do not promote the use of
assessment tools and methods by unqualified persons except for training purposes with adequate supervision
Assessment by unqualified persons
The administration and handling of all test materials shall be handled only by qualified users or personnel.
Test security
General principles (4)
1. • involves actively doing good and promoting the well-being of others.
• focuses on avoiding harm or injury to others.
2. • loyalty, trustworthiness, and maintaining professional relationships.
• being accountable for one’s actions and ensuring ethical conduct.
3. honesty, accuracy, and ensuring actions align with moral values.
4. fairness and equality, ensuring individuals receive the same opportunities or services without bias.
5. This principle highlights the importance of valuing autonomy, privacy, and diversity.
Beneficence and Nonmalificence
Fidelity and responsibility
Integrity
Justice
Respect for people’s rights and dignity
why being evaluated, how the test data will be used, and what information will be released; in understandable language
Right of informed consent
• general purpose of the testing
• specific reason it is being undertaken
•general type of instruments to be administered
Written form
•disclose results in language that testtakerscan understand.
• entitled to know recommendations.
• information of the purpose of the test, meaning of the scores, limitations and margins of error.
• professional should answer questions
The right to be informed of test findings
•privilege of the client
•client can direct psychologist to disclose information to some 3rd party (e.g. attorney
or insurance carrier)
• psychologist may ethically disclose information if it can prevent harm
The right to privacy and confidentiality
It is believe that test and testing programs first came into being in china as early as ____ B.C.E in ___ it use for selecting who would obtain government jobs
2200
Han dynasty in China
During 18th century, ___ (1732-1734) Had anticipated psychology as a science and psychological measurement as a speciality within that science
Christian Von wolf
___ in his book ____ emphasize the importance of understanding individual differences
Charles darwin
The origin of species
___ aspired to classify “according to their natural gifts and to ascertain their “deviation from an average “
Francis galton
Credited with devising or contributing to the development of many contemporary tools of psychological assessment – questionnaires, rating scales, and self-report inventories
Francis galton
Founded the first experimental psychology laboratory in Leipzig Germany
Wilhelm Max wundt
Wilhelm Max wundt students tried to formulate a general description of human abilities ___, ____, and ___
Reaction time
Perception
Attention span
Control of extraneous variables/reduce error through ____
Standardization
Manual
Responsible for getting mental testing underway in america and coined the term MENTAL TEST in 1890
James Mckeen Cattell
Corporation with a goal of advancement of psychology and the promotion of the useful application of psychology
Psychological corporation
Founding member and the fourth president of American psychological association
James Mckeen Cattell
He _____is Credited with originating the concept of ___ as well as building the mathematically framework for the statistical Techniques ____
Charles spearman
Test reliability
Factor analysis
Collaborated with alfred binet on papers suggesting how mental test could be utilizied to measure higher mental processes
Victor henri
An early experimenter who use word association as a formal test
Emil kraeplin
The little known founder of clinical psychology, successor of Cattell; challenged to treat a “chronic bad speller “
Lightner whitmer
Founded the first psychological clinic in the united states at the University of Pennsylvania
Lightner whitmer
