Psychological - W1 - Chapter 1 - Psychological Testing and Assessment Part 2

behavioural observation that takes place in naturally occurring setting

purpose: evaluation and information gathering

p.13

also board interview

more than one interviewer participates in the assessment

ADVANTAGE (lone interviewer biases minimised) - DISADVANTAGE > (Utility - cost of multiple interviewers may not be justified) p.10

sample of ones work

referred to as portfolio assessment when utilized as tool in evaluative or diagnostic process

(1) The form for testtakers responses

(2) a method or procedure for evaluation or scoring

p.27

loss of cognitive functioning that mimics dementia - but no loss or damage to brain cells

p.24

gathering & integrating psychological data for psychological evaluation

thru use of tests, interviews, case studies, behavioural observation, & specially designed apparatuses and measurement procedures

p I-21

reconstruction of a deceased individuals psychological profile - archival records, artifacts & interviews with the living assessee or people who knew the deceased

measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables p.5 & I-21 - almost always involves analysis of a sample of behaviour

measuring psychology-related variables

using means/devices/procedures designed to obtain samples of human behaviour - p.2 & I-21

noun variant of psychometric

a professional who uses, analyzes, & interprets psychological test data p.9

the science of psychological measurement

p.9

technical quality

i.e., how consistently (reliably) & how accurately (validly) a tests measures what it purports to measure p.9

noun variant of psychometric

a professional who uses, analyzes, & interprets psychological test data

p. 9

evaluation of variables such as - perceived stress - loneliness - sources of satisfaction - personal values - quality of living conditions - quality of friendships - other social support

p.23

a working relationship between examiner & examinee in testing & assessment

p.27

acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation

assessment tool

assessees instructed to act 'as if' in a particular situation

p.14

a code or summary statement

p.7

process of assigning evaluative codes/statements to performance on a test, task, interview or other behaviour sample

p. 7

formal or official computer-generated account of test performance

usually numerical.

two varieties 1) simple scoring report and 2) extended scoring report

one of the two types of scoring report

provides only a list of scores

p.14

process by which presence of one or more people can influence performance of other persons

specifically the influence of third parties on performance of an assessee

p.20

test related data sent to & returned to a central location (central processing) via phone lines

measuring device or procedure

distributed by publisher of test

usually only brief description of the test

seldom has detailed info needed by test user

catalogue objective is to sell the test - so will not find critical reviews of a test in a test catalogue

p.33