Week 1 (chapter 1 - 2) Flashcards
APS Guideline 2. Conduct:
1 Duty of _____
2 Com_______
3 Continuing _______
Care; competence; Education
The process of p__________ a__________ encompasses multiple sources of data, such as psychological tests, observation, structured interviews, questionnaires, rating scales, checklists, and other forms of data collection
psychological assessment
Clients language and cultural background influence in uences psychologists’:
a) choice of __________ methods;
b) interpretation of _______;
c) compilation of their reports; and
d) communication to their clients regarding the assessment.
assessment; results
A psychological assessment may be undertaken as a foundation for:
a) d________
b) planning and intervention
c) d_______-making
d) monitoring interventions
e) development of individuals, or groups in ___________.
diagnosis ; decision; organisations
Psychologists specify the p_______s and uses of their assessment techniques and clearly indicate the l_____s of the assessment techniques’ applicability.
purposes; limits
Psychologists ensure that they choose, administer and interpret a__________ procedures appropriately and accurately.
assessment
Psychologists explain clearly to their client:
a) the p_______ of the psychological assessment;
b) what is involved in the assessment process;
c) to whom any client information will be d________, particularly the distribution of any reports; and
d) how reports will be stored and the duration of storage.
purpose; disclosed
Psychologists avoid __________ unfairly against people on the basis of age, religion, sexuality, ethnicity, gender, disability, or any other basis proscribed by law.
discriminating
A __________ ____ is a set of items that has accepted levels of reliability and validity, and allows measurement of some attribute of an individual, for example, intelligence, aptitudes or personality traits
psychological test
Psychological tests are characterised by standardised administration and scoring, the use of a m______ and usually the availability of population n____s to assist interpretation.
manual; norm
When psychologists __________ tests, they take full ethical responsibility for the use of the tests. This may include their use by supervisees or students who are being trained in testing.
purchase
The interpretation of test results and preparation of the psychological report is the full responsibility of the ___________.
psychologist
Psychologists do not support the use of a single __ score as a rationale for clients’ access to or withdrawal of services.
IQ
Three keys of psychometric testing:
1 Pr______
2 Pr________
3 Is_______
Principles; Practice; Issues
What do we need for our purpose of psychological measurement? (We do it ourselves if it isn’t previously given)
Referral question.
Duty of care compromises of C_____ and C__________
consent and confidentiality
What is needed for duty of care?
Consent. And that files are secure and locked away
A ____ is a measurement device or technique used to quantify behaviour of aid in the understanding and prediction of behaviour
test
Tests only measure a _______ of behaviour, and error is always associated with a sampling process
sample
An ______ is specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly; this response can be scored or evaluated.
Item
_____ relate to raw scores on test items to some defined theoretical or empirical distribution
Scales
What are the three major test areas?
Achievement; Aptitude; Intelligence
A________ relates to previous learning
Achievement
A_______ refers to the potential of learning or acquiring a specific skill
Aptitude
