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diagnosis
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Process of determining whether a presenting problem meets the established criteria for a specific psychological disorder.
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reliability
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Degree to which a measurement is consistent - for example, over time or among different raters.
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validity
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Degree to which a technique measures what it purports to measure.
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standardization
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Process of establishing specific norms and requirements for a measurement technique to ensure it is used consistently across measurement occasions. This includes instructions for administering the measure, evaluating its findings, and comparing these to data for large numbers of people.
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projective tests
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Psychoanalytically based measure that presents ambiguous stimuli to clients on the assumption that their responses can reveal their unconscious conflicts. Such tests are inferential and lack high reliability and validity.
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intelligence quotient (IQ)
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Score on an intelligence test estimating a person's deviation from average test performance.
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neuropsychological testing
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Assessment of brain and nervous system functioning by testing an individual's performance on behavioral tasks.
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psychophysiological assessment
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Measurement of changes in the nervous system reflecting psychological or emotional events such as anxiety, stress, and sexual arousal.
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classification
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Assignment of objects or people to categories on the basis of shared characteristics.
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labeling
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Applying a name to a phenomenon or a pattern of behavior. The label may acquire negative connotations or be applied erroneously to the person rather than that person's behaviors.
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placebo effect
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Behavior change resulting from the person's expectation of change rather than from the experimental manipulation itself.
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family studies
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Genetic study that examines patterns of traits and behaviors among relatives.
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