Psychological Testing and Assessment of Adolescents An assessment involves administering and interpreting psychological tests and integrating this with current and past symptoms‚ observations‚ information about developmental‚ biological‚ social‚ educational‚ and life experiences (Kirst-Ashman & Hull‚ 2006). Educational assessments of adolescents are based on obtaining a profile of the child’s learning weaknesses as well as his or her strengths. When an educational assessment is performed on the
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The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing The article “The Overuse and Misuse of Psychological Testing: Why Less Is More” by Jill Sanders and Sheba Katz‚ discusses the use of psychological test in family court. The article explained how the use of psychological testing in child-custody cases can provide helpful information‚ but many people including attorneys and judges place too much emphasis on the outcome of the test. The article explains that there is no test to determine whether a person
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Psychological Testing: Establishing Diversity Manrise Moore Townsend State University Individual Appraisal 647101 Dr. Justin Massey December 3‚ 2013 Psychological Testing: Establishing Diversity Psychological testing is the backbone of how psychologists are able to gain a higher level of understanding regarding human beings and how/why they act as they do. Good psychological exams can help tremendously in the task of problem-solving and in getting a better snapshot of a person’s
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Introduction to Psychological Testing Paper Eric Sotelo PSYCH/475 February 20‚ 2013 John Papazafiropoulos‚ C.A.F. Abstract We will summarize the major assumptions and fundamental questions associated with psychological testing by addressing the definition of what a test is‚ describe the major categories of tests and identify the major uses and users of these tests‚ compare and contrast the concepts of reliability and validity and discuss how they affect the field of psychological testing
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Psychological Testing to Assess Motivation in the Workplace Every employer seeks to find new employees that are a perfect match for the available position in their company. Many employers are now leaning towards organizational psychologists to assist them in finding the “perfect” employee. Organizational psychologist are able to assist companies in screening possible employees for personality traits that are necessary for the person to be successful at the potential job. Employers have also
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in test construction‚ Goodenough • worked for more than 20 years at the Institute of Child Development at the University of • Minnesota. She published a detailed review of the psychological testing movement • (Goodenough‚ 1949) and wrote several works on child psychology. • Maude Merrill James‚ director of a psychological clinic for children in California‚ • wrote with Lewis Terman the 1937 revision of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test‚ which • became widely known as the Terman-Merrill test.
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categorized into two groups: criterion referenced evaluations and norm referenced evaluations. a. Compare and contrast criterion and norm referenced tests. How would criterion and norm referenced test interpretations be similar? Different? As part of this discussion‚ please conduct a search online and provide an example of a criterion referenced test and a norm referenced test. b. Explain the meaning of and differences between age norms‚ grade norms‚ and standard scores with respect to raw scores and distributions
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Introduction to Psychological Testing Korie Pacondo‚ PSY 475 August 18‚ 2014 Dr. Amy Logsdon This paper will denote what a test is and how it is utilized as well as if they are valid or reliable as well as explain their achievements to psychology to begin a test is a process that yields information about a sample of behavior or cognitive process in a quantified manner. While many have many different meanings of a test according to (Hogan‚ 2007). “While there
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and Legal Considerations in Psychological Testing Cultural Considerations in Psychological Testing Culture differs in every part of the world and in these differences; psychology addresses the people who take part in the idea of culture and its practices. In psychological testing‚ many issues are raised regarding how such tests are appropriate for different groups of people‚ underlying their traditions‚ races‚ and sex. It has always been a challenge for testing and assessment to consider culture
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Psychology Journal #1 Word Count – Animal Testing In the world of psychological research‚ using animals for research testing is a great thing. Scientist have developed and proven many theories through this research. For this journal assignment I read several articles on animal testing and was amazed at the things we as humans have gained through research. We developed cures for major forms of sickness including Tuberculosis‚ Meningitis‚ and Parkinson’s disease. As well as perfecting blood transfusions
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