Psychological Assessment Flashcards
Standardization
describe two characteristics of a test
1) the testee’s words and act, the apparatus, and the scoring have been fixed so the scores collected at different times and places are fully comparable.
norm-referenced score (type of scores)
permit comparison between an examinee’s test performance and the performance of individuals in the norm group.
Example: percentile ranks and standard scores are example of norm-referenced scores.
Criterion-referenced scores (type of scores) or domain-referenced and content referenced scores
permit interpreting an examiner’s test performance in terms of what the examinee can do or knows with regard to a clearly defined content domain or in terms of performance or status on an external criterion.
Behavioral assessment
focuses on overt and covert behaviors that occur in specific circumstances and may utilize behavioral interviews, behavioral obervation, cognitive assessment, and or psychophysiological measure
Testing the limits
one type of dyanamic assessment and involves providing an examinee with additional cue, suggstions, or feedback and is ordinarily done after standard administration of the test to preserve the applicability of hte test’s norms.
Actuarial (statistical) predictions
based on empirically validated relationships between test results and specific criteria and make use of a multiple regression equation or similar statistical technique.
Clinical predictions
based on the decision-maker’s intuition, experience, and knowledge.
Self-report
is one of the most common ways social scientist collect data from a large group of people.
Multi-informant report
are used to make decisions about a client.
Psychophysiological measures
are used to observe psychological functionins (heart rate, skin perspiration, facial muscles) which can often describe the emotional state of an individual.
Structured direct obervations
most appropriate when standarized information needs to be gathered, and result in quantitiative data.
Unstructured direct observation
Looks at natural occurrence and provides qualitative data.
Psycho physiological measures
are used to observe psychological functionins (heart rate, skin perspiration, facial muscles) which can often describe the emotional state of an individual.
