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Psychometric Properties essential in Constructing, Selecting, Interpreting tests Flashcards

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process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
- numerical in nature
- individual or by group
- administrators can be interchangeable without affecting the evaluation
- requires technician-like skills in terms of administration and scoring
- yield a test score or series of test score
- minutes to few hours

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Psychological Testing

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gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making psychological evaluation
- answers referral question thru the use of different tools of evaluation
- individual
- assessor is the key to the process of selecting tests and/or other tools of evaluation
- requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation, skill in evaluation, and thoughtful organization and integration of data
- entails logical problem-solving that brings to bear many sources of data assigned to answer the referral question

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Psychological Assessment

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evaluate abilities and skills relevant in school context

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Educational

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draw conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment

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Retrospective

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subject is not in physical proximity to the person conducting the evaluation

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Remote

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“in the moment” evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the very time and place that they occur

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Ecological Momentary

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the assessor and assesee may work as “partners” from initial contact through final feedback

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Collaborative

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therapeutic self-discovery and new understanding are encouraged

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Therapeutic

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describe interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows the model: evaluation > intervention of some sort > evaluation

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Dynamic

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device or procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology

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Psychological Test

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subject matter

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Content

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form, plan, structure, arrangement, layout

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Format

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a specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly and this response is being scored or evaluated

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Item

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one-to-one basis or group administration

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Administration Procedures

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code or summary of statement, usually but not necessarily numerical in nature, but reflects an evaluation of performance on a test

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Score

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the process of assigning scores to performances

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Scoring

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reference point derived by judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classification

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Cut-Score

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technical quality

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Psychometric Soundness

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science of psychological measurement

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Psychometrics

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refer to professional who uses, analyzes, and interprets psychological data

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Psychometrist or Psychometrician

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assess what a person can do

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Ability or Maximal Performance Test

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measurement of the previous learning
- used to measure general knowledge in a specific period of time

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Achievement Test

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test that rely mostly on content validity
- fact-based or conceptual

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Achievement Test

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refers to the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill
- tends to focus on informal learning

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Aptitude

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test that rely mostly on predictive validity

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Aptitude

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refers to a person’s general potential to solve problems, adapt to changing environments, abstract thinking, and profit from experience

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Intelligence

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considerable overlap of achievement, aptitude, and intelligence test

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Human Ability

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measure usual or habitual thoughts, feelings, and behavior
- indicate how test takers think and act on a daily basis
- use interval scales
- no right and wrong answers

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Typical Performance Test

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measures individual dispositions and preferences
- designed to identify characteristic
- measured ideographically or nomothetically

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Personality Test

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provide statement, usually self-report, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses

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Structured Personality tests

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unstructured, and the stimulus or response are ambiguous

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Projective Personality Tests

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elicit personal beliefs and opinions

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Attitude Test

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measures likes and dislikes as well as one’s personality orientation towards the world of work

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Interest Inventories

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the interest is the number of times a test taker can answer correctly in a specific period

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Speed Tests

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reflects the level of difficulty of items the test takers answer correctly

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Power Tests

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method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange

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Interview

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type of interview where questions are prepared

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Standardized/Structured

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type of interview where pursue relevant ideas in depth

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Non-standardized/Unstructured

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type of interview where may probe further on specific number of questions

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Semi-Standardized/Focused

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type of interview where subject is allowed to express his feelings without fear of disapproval

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Non-Directive

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determines the mental status of the patient

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Mental Status Examination

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determine why the client came for assessment; chance to inform the client about the policies, fees, and process involved

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Intake Interview

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biographical sketch of the client

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Social Case

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determine whether the candidate is suitable for hiring

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Employment Interview

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more than one interviewer participates in the assessment

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Panel Interview (Board Interview):

46
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used by counselors and clinicians to gather information about some problematic behavior, while simultaneously attempting to address it therapeutically

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Motivational Interview

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samples of one’s ability and accomplishment

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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, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee

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Case History Data

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a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

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Case study

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result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus

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Groupthink:

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monitoring of actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions

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Behavioral Observation

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observe humans in natural setting

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Naturalistic Observation

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Stimulus, Organismic Valuables, Actual Response, Consequence

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SORC Model

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defined as acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a stimulated situation

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Role Play

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assesses are directed to act as if they are in a particular situation

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Role Play Test

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Psychological Assessment Process

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RAKDACOIN
1. Determining the Referral Question
2. Acquiring Knowledge relating to the content of the problem
3. Data collection
4. Data Interpretation

57
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accurately predicts success or failure

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Hit Rate

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narrative description, graph, table. Or other representations of the extent to which a person has demonstrated certain targeted characteristics as a result of the administration or application of tools of assessment

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Profile

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an approach to evaluation characterized by the application of empirically demonstrated statistical rules as determining factor in assessors’ judgement and actions

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Actuarial Assessment

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application of computer algorithms together with statistical rules and probabilities to generate findings and recommendations

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Mechanical Prediction

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observations made by an examiner regarding what the examinee does and how the examinee reacts during the course of testing that are indirectly related to the test’s specific content but of possible significance to interpretation

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Extra-Test Behavior

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Parties in Psychological Assessment creates the tests or other methods of assessment

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Test Author/Developer

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Parties in Psychological Assessment
they publish, market, sell, and control the distribution of tests

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Test Publishers

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Parties in Psychological Assessment
prepare evaluative critiques based on the technical and practical aspects of the tests

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Test Reviewers

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Parties in Psychological Assessment
uses the test of assessment

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Test Users

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Parties in Psychological Assessment
those who take the tests

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Test Takers

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Parties in Psychological Assessment
institutions or government who contract test developers for various testing services

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Test Sponsors

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selection of tests and assessment procedures typically composed of tests designed to measure different variables but having a common objective

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