Test Standards And Evaluations

Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

Same results repeatedly under same circumstances

• Test/Retest
• Inter-rater

Question 2

Validity

Answer 2

Performs function it was designed to perform

Question 3

Which is more important, reliability or validity?

Answer 3

Validity

Question 4

Natural Observation

Answer 4

Subject is observed in a naturally made setting

-e.g. Schoolroom, Playground, Home

Question 5

Controlled Observation

Answer 5

Setting made in a contrived setting
-e.g. Lab, Clinic

*Good way to start out to go on with other experiments

Question 6

Mental Status Examination

Answer 6

Determines an individuals cognitive, physiological and behavioral functions

Question 7

Projective Personality Tests

Answer 7

Subject is presented with ambiguous stimuli

• e.g. Rorschach technique, Ink blot test
• Concerns: Reliability and Validity are weak

Question 8

Self Report Inventory

Answer 8

Subject selects a response from a list of alternatives

-Concerns: Question Clarity, Manipulating answers/social desirability, lying

Question 9

Intelligence Test

Answer 9

Obtain an estimate of current cognitive functioning

Concerns: Measures cultural/social factors, biased

Question 10

Neurological Test

Answer 10

X rays, Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT), Position Emission Tomography (PET), Electroencephalograph (EEG), MRI, fMRI

*Pair with psychological Test