psych assessment

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To obtain some gauge with regard to an ability or attribute

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testing

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To answer a referral question, solve a problem, or arrive at a decision through the use of tools of evaluation

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assessment

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Use evaluative tools to draw conclusions about the psychological aspects of a person as how they existed at some point in the past

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Retrospective Assessment

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Use of tools to gather data and draw conclusions about a subject that is not in physical proximity to the person conducting the evaluation

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Remote Assessment

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“In the moment” evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the exact time and place they occur

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Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)

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Psychological evaluation of someone who is dead

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Psychological Autopsy

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Working with the client
Clients are the experts; they know themselves better

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Collaborative psychological assessment

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Encourages self-discovery
Psych driven
Getting a sample of behavior, understanding the person but also allows for insight
Ex: motivational interviewing & projective tests

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Therapeutic psychological assessment

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code or summary statement often numerical in nature

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Score

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Measuring device or procedure (apparatus, paper & pen, device)

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Test

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Evaluation (pre)
Intervention
Evaluation again (post)
Assessor as expert → chooses what intervention to take

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Dynamic assessment (application: ABA)

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process of assigning such evaluative codes to performance; pano nakuha yung score

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Scoring

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reference point, derived by judgement and used to divide a set data in two or more classifications

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Cut score

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how consistent and how accurate a psychological test is

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psychometric soundness

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Method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange

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Interview

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types of interviews

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semi strucutred
structured
unstructured
panel interview
motivational
online
face to face

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Compilation of works done by the individual being assessed
Put all of your works to see if may progress ba
Common in creative fields

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portfolio

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Refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information

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Case history

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Monitoring the actions of others by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and or qualitative information regarding those actions
Response to a stimulus
Ex: naturalistic observation

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Behavioral observation

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computer assisted

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Simple scoring report → ano score niya mismo
Extended scoring report & interpretive report → may meaning yung score
Consultative → collaborate with other professionals
Integrative → getting from other sources

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Improvised or partially improvised
How person acts when presented in a situation

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Role Play test

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Scoring may be done on-site (local processing) or central location (central processing → may cloud)

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Computer assisted

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Adaptation of a test

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Accommodation

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Evaluative, diagnostic procedure
Special accommodation designed to measure the same variable

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Alternate assessment

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Father of Psychometrics Father of Eugenics → advocated that there are certain traits na di na dapat pinapasa (select breeding) Father of Testing Movement → devise a number of measures for psychological variables

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Francis Galton

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Started the first experimental psychology laboratory Measured variables like reaction time, perception, and attention span Father of Modern Psychology

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Wilhelm Max Wundt

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Coined the term “mental test” in 1890 Responsible for introducing it in America

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James McKeen Cattell

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Proponents of the SB-5: (type of intelligence test) Brought the first tests of abilities such as intelligence Developed the first intelligence test to identify intellectually disabled Parishian school children

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Theodore Simon & Alfred Binet

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translated the SB-5 test in English

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Lewis Sturman

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First widely used self-report personality test Aka Personal Data Sheet (PDS) Developed by Robert S. Woodworth

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The Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

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Individual is assumed to “project” onto some ambiguous stimulus about their own fears, hopes, and motivation

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Projective Test Projection Theory

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socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, and products of work of a particular population, community, or group of people

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Culture

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Tests or aid that can adequately be administered, scored, and interpreted with the aid of the manual Achievement tests, teacher made tests, tests that need a proctor

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Level A

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Tests or aids that require some technical knowledge of test construction and of supporting psychological and educational fields Psychometrician licensed Binibili na test, requires technical knowledge of the norms and saan icocompare yung score to interpret the scores

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Level B

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Tests and aids that require substantial understanding of testing and supporting psychological fields together with supervised experience in the use of these devices Projective tests, need to have a background Individually administered intelligence tests - yung di lng paper n pen gamit Usually psychologist administered/supervised

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Level C

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any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another

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Trait

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distinguishes one person from another but are less enduring

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States

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informed, scientific concept developed to describe or explain behavior

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constructs

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long-standing assumption that factors other than what a test attempts to measure will influence performance on the test

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Error

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component of a test score attribute to sources other than the trait or ability measured

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Error variance

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Method of evaluation and way of deriving meaning from test scores by evaluating an individual test taker’s score and comparing it to scores of a group of test takers Average, below avg, or high Meaning of an individual test score is understood relative to other scores on the same test

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Norm-referenced testing and assessment

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test performance data of a particular group of test takers that are designed for use as reference when evaluating or interpreting individual test scores

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Norms

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reference group to which the performance of test takers are compared

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Normative sample

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process of administering a test to a representative sample of test takers for the purpose of establishing norms

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Standardization

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test developers select a population for which the test is intended. Test takers should have at least one common observable characteristics

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Sampling

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sampling includes different subgroups from the population

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Stratified sampling

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every member of the population has an equal opportunity of being included in a sample

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Stratified-random sampling

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Arbitrary selecting a sample that is believed to be representative of the population (select people purposely kc they have something that you want to measure)

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Purposive sampling

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A sample that is convenient or available for use, it may not representative of the population Generalization must be made with caution

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Incidental/convenience sampling

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distribution of scores obtained on the test from one group of test takers is used as the basis for the calculation of test scores for future administrations

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Fixed reference group scoring system

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involve comparing individuals to the normative group

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Norm-referenced test

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test takers are evaluated as to whether they meet a set standard (ex: driving exam)

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Criterion-referenced tests and assessments

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Interpretative frame of reference specific content domain Assessment or mastery testing Provides information on what people can do Standard on which judgment or decision may be based

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Criterion

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Individual score is interpreted by comparing it with the scores obtained by others on the same test Method of evaluation → derive meaning from test score by comparing it to others Yield information on an examinee's standing relative to some comparison group

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Norm referenced

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how far along the normal developmental path an individual has progressed

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Developmental norms

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individual’s performance is evaluated in terms of the performance of the most nearly comparable standardization group

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Within group norms