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Test 1 Ch 1-4 Flashcards

1
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What do Psychological tests include?

A 
Questionnaires/Surveys
Projective Tests
Behavioral Observations
Interviews
Resumes
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What are Questionnaires/surveys used in?

A

Business & Industry
Education
Clinical/counseling Settings
Research

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3
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What are psychological tests classified as?

A

Cognitive or affective

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4
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What are cognitive tests called?

A

measures of maximal performance

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5
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What do cognitive tests test?

A

: intelligence, achievement, aptitude

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6
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What are affective tests called?

A

measures of typical performance

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7
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What do affective tests test

A

personality, interests, and values

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List of possible scores and number of people obtaining each score

A

frequency distribution

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9
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What are the measures of central tendency?

A

mode, median, mean

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10
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What are measures of variability?

A

range and standard deviation

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measure of association, or relatedness, between two factors

A

Correlation

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12
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What is a positive correlation

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0 to 1.0

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what is a negative correlation?

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0 to -1.0

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14
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what are the four scales of measurement?

A

ratio
interval
ordinal
nominal

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what is ratio?

A

the difference,
magnitude, equal intervals or true zero

(complete absence of variable)

ex. weight, length, distance

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What is an interval

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The difference, magnitude, or equal intervals

ex. temp in Fahrenheit

17
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What is ordinal?

A

the difference or magnitude

ex. intelligence

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What is nominal?

A

the difference

ex. sex race, martial status

19
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Norm referenced

A

comparing individuals’ scores to one another

ex. grading on the curve

20
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criterion referenced

A

whether assessees meet a certain standard of performance or proficiency

21
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norm-referenced tests measure ….

A

Personality traits (both normal & abnormal)
Attitudes
Comparative proficiency

22
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criterion-referenced tests measure..

A

Education/Licensing
Knowledge
Absolute Proficiency

23
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Construct

A

an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence

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