TOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Flashcards
Tools of Psychological Assessment
Test Interview Portfolio Case History Data Behavioral Observation Role-Play Tests Computers as Tools
measuring device or procedure.
Test
device or procedure designed to measure
variables related to psychology (such as intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes,
or values).
psychological test
code or summary
statement, usually but not necessarily numerical in nature, that reflects an evaluation of performance
on a test, task, interview, or some other sample of behavior.
score
process of assigning
such evaluative codes or statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior
samples.
Scoring
(also referred to as a cutoff score or simply a
cutoff) is a reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide a set of
data into two or more classifications.
cut score
Tests differ with respect to their
psychometric soundness or technical quality
e science of psychological
measurement
psychometrics
measurement that is psychological in nature
adjective psychometric
professional who uses, analyzes, and interprets psychological test data
nouns psychometrist and psychometrician
usefulness or practical value that a test or other tool of assessment has for a
particular purpose.
utility
method of gathering
information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange.
Interview
board interview
more than one interviewer participates in the assessment.
panel interview
therapeutic dialogue that combines person-centered listening skills such as openness and
empathy, with the use of cognition-altering techniques designed to positively affect motivation
and effect therapeutic change.
Motivational interviewing
work products—whether retained on paper, canvas, film,
video, audio, or some other medium—constitute
Portfolio
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
report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on
the basis of case history data.
case study (or case history)
contains rich
case history material on collective decision making that did not always result in the best decisions
arises as a result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus (such as the motivation to reach a compromise in positions).
Groupthink
monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording
quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions.
Behavioral observation,
observe behavior of humans in a
natural setting—that is, the setting in which the behavior would typically be expected to occur.
naturalistic observation
acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated
situation.
Role play
tool of assessment wherein assessees are directed to act as if
they were in a particular situation.
role-play test
can serve as test administrators
(online or off) and as highly efficient test scorers.
Computers as Tools
Scoring may be done on-site (____) or
conducted at some central location (____)
local processing
central processing
