Sample Test V Flashcards
Process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
Psychological testing
Gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making psychological evaluation
Psychological Assessment
Device or procedure designed to measure
Psychological Assessment
Subject matter
Content
Form,plan, structure, arrangement,layout
Format
A specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly and this response is being scored or evaluated
Item
One-to-one basis or group administration
Administration procedures
Code or summary of statement
Score
The process of assigning scores to performances
Scoring
Reference point derived by judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classification
Cut-score
Technical quality
Psychometric soundness
Science of psychological measurement
Psychometrics
Refer to professional who uses, analyzes, and interprets psychological data
Psychometrician
Used to measure general knowledge in a specific period of time
Achievement test
Refers to the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill
Aptitude test
Refers to the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill
Intelligence test
Considerable overlap of achievement, aptitude, and intelligence test
Human Ability Test
Measure usual or habitual thoughts, feelings, and behavior
Typical performance test
Measures individual dispositions and preferences
Personality test
A type of personality test which provide statement, usually self-report, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses
Structured Personality tests
A type of personality test which are unstructured self-report, and the stimulus or response are ambigous
Projective Personality Tests
A type of personality test which consists of elicit personal beliefs and opinions
Attitude test
A type of personality test which measures likes and dislikes as well as one’s personality orientation towards the world of work
Interest Inventories
Method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange
Interview
Type of interview which questions are prepared
Standardized
Type of interview which pursue relevant ideas in depth
Non-standardized
Type of interview which may probe further on specific number of questions
Semi-Standardized
Type of interview which subject is allowed to express his feelings without fear of disapproval
Non-Directive
Determines the mental status of the patient
Mental Status Examination
Determine why the client came for assessment; chance to inform the client about the policies, fees, and process involved
Intake Interview
Biographical sketch of the client
Social Case
Determine why the client came for assessment; chance to inform the client about the policies, fees, and process involved
Intake Interview
Determine whether the client is suitable for hiring
Employment Interview
More than one interviewer participates in the assessment
Panel interview
Used by counselors and clinicians to gather information about some problematic behavior, while simultaneously attempting to address it therapeutically
Motivational Interview
Sample of one’s ability and accomplishment
Portfolio
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
Case History Data
A report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled
Case study
Monitoring of actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those action
Behavioral Observation
Observe humans in natural setting
Naturalistic Observation
Assesses are directed to act as if they are in a particular situation
Role Play Test
An informed, scientific concept developed or constructed to explain a behavior, inferred from overt behavior
Construct
A proportion that indicates the ratio between the true score variance on a test and the total variance
Reliability Coefficient
Useful in describing sources of test score variability
Variance
An estimate of reliability obtained by correlating pairs of scores from the same people on two different administrations of the test
Test-Retest Reliability
Established when at least two different versions of the test yield almost the same scores
Parallel Forms Reliability
It is when all items measures the same construct
Internal Consistency (Inter-Item Reliability)
Used when two halves of the test have unequal variances and on tests containing non-dichotomous items, unequal variances
Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha
Obtained by correlating two pairs of scores obtained from equivalent halves of a single test administered once
Split-Half Reliability
Designed to provide an indication of where a test taker stands with respect to some variable
Criterion-Related Tests
Estimate the extent to which specific sources of variation under defined conditions are contributing to the test scores
Domain Sampling Theory
A system of assumption about measurement and the extent to which item measures the trait
Latent-Trait Theory
Degree to which the measurement procedure measures the variables to measure
Validity
Degree of control among variables in the study (increased through random assignment)
Internal Validity
Generalizability of the research results (increased through random selection)
External Validity
Means of evaluating and integrating test data so that the clinician’s conclusions make accurate statements about the examinee
Conceptual Validity
A test appears to measure to the person being tested than to what the test actually measures
Face Validity
Designed to identify factors or specific variables that are typically attributes, characteristics, or dimensions on which people may differ
Factor Analysis
Who developed Factor Analysis?
Charles Spearman
Usefulness or practical value of testing to improve efficiency
Utility
Shed light on the relationship between identified variables and two naturally occurring groups
Discriminant Analysis
The average of all the raw scores
Mean
The middle score of the distribution
Median
Most frequently occurring score in the distribution
Mode
Equal to the difference between highest and the lowest score
Range
Interquartile range divided by 2
Semi-Quartile Range
Equal to the square root of the average squared deviations about the mean
Standard Deviation
Equal to the arithmetic mean of the squares of the differences between the scores in a distribution and their mean
Variance
Expressed in terms of the percentage of persons in the standardization sample who fa
Percentile
Dividing points between the four quarters in the distribution
Quartile
An example of this is a testing of people in different socio-economic status
One-Way ANOVA
An example of this is measuring the focus level of board reviewers during morning, afternoon, and night sessions of review
One-Way Repeated Measures
An example of this is people in different socio-economic status and the differences of their salaries and their eating habits
Two-Way ANOVA
Stage in the process that entails writing test items, revisions, formatting, setting scoring rules
Test Construction
A type of scale which involve classification or categorization based on one or more distinguishing characteristics
Nominal scale
A type of scale which is rank ordering on some characteristics is also permissible
Ordinal Scale
A type of scale which contains equal intervals, has no absolute zero point (even negative values have interpretation to it)
Ratio Scale
A type of scale which has true zero point
Interval Scale
A type of scale which indicate their own attitudes by checking how strongly they agree or disagree with carefully worded statements that range from very positive to very negative towards attitudinal object
Likert Scale
A type of scale which involves the collection of a variety of different statements about a phenomenon which are ranked by an expert panel in order to develop the questionnaire
Thurstone Scale
The type of statistics wherein methods are used to provide concise description of a collection of quantitative information
Descriptive Statistics
A type of statistics wherein methods are used to make inferences from observations of a small group of people known as sample to a larger group of individuals known as population
Inferential Statistics
The property of “moreness”
Magnitude
The difference between two points at any place on the scale has the same meaning as the difference between two other points that differ by the same number of scale units
Equal Intervals
A set of numbers who properties model empirical properties of the objects to which the numbers are assigned
Scale
Defined as a set of test scores arrayed for recording or study
Distribution
All scores are listed alongside the number of times each score occurred
Frequency Distribution
Nonmanipulated variable to designate groups
Quasi-Independent Variable
Bell-shaped, smooth, mathematically defined curve that is highest at its center
Normal Curve
Results from the conversion of a raw score into a number indicating how many SD units the raw score is below or above the mean of the distribution
Z-Scores
Used when two variables being correlated are continuous and linear
Pearson Correlation Coefficient
Presentation of a list of stimulus words, assessee responds verbally or in writing the first thing that comes into their minds
Word Association Test
