Module 1 Flashcards
the process of administering
a psychological test and obtaining and interpreting the test scores
psychological testing
a broad process of answering referral questions, which includes but is not limited to psychological testing.
This assessment includes:
- interviewing
- psychological testing
- checking records
- observation
psychological assessment
a psychological test that requires test takers to report their behaviour or experience; these tests can be administered individually or in a group
self-report test
a psychological test that requires test takers to respond by answering questions or solving problems; they are usually administered individually
performance test
a set of principles for guiding behaviour.
- Professional behaviour
- Code of ethics = self-regulation by a professional body
- No ethics gene→each person must develop own conscious consideration
- Morality = persuasive set of values to live by
- Ethics = principles to guide behaviour in certain situations
- Law = minimum standards for acceptable behaviour
ethics
Bases of three board principles:
- Respect and dignity of people and peoples
- Propriety
- Integrity
code of ethics APS
test devised to measure intelligence while relying as little as possible on culture-specific knowledge (i.e. language)
- Derived to be suitable across different peoples
- Goal to measure fluid rather than crystallised intelligence
culture fair test (Cattel)
• Designed to assess cognitive functions, such as memory, spatial visualisations, abstract thinking, problem solving
cognitive ability tests
compare client’s performance on a test with the average performance that the group of individuals who have previously taken that same test.
norm-referenced tests
our test interpretation depends on reference to some clearly defined criterion rather than on reference to a set of norms.
criterion-referenced tests
- People differ in important traits:
- We can measure these traits:
- The traits are reasonably stable:
- Measures (i.e., tests) of the trait relate to actual behaviour
the critical assumptions of psychological testing
- A procedure or device
- Yields information
- Behaviour or cognitive process
- Sample of (when we’re conducting psychological testing, were only sampling a small aspect of a client’s behaviour)
- Standardised
- Quantified
the basic characteristics of a psychological test
Refers to having uniform procedures for administration and scoring.
standardised
- reliability
- validity
- utility
- adequate normative data
criteria for a good quality psychological test
- Diagnostic referral (e.g. a paediatrician might refer a child to a psychologist to confirm if child has an intellectual disability or learning difficulty)
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Treatment referral (e.g. GP might refer a client for treatment and management of anxiety, depression, PTSD)
types of referral
- The X is the most useful index of reliability for interpretation of individual scores
- X is used to derive a confidence interval (CI) around an observed test score. The wider the CI, the lower the reliability of the score
standard error of measurement
