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22 Cards in this Set
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Name six uses for psychological testing.
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1. Diagnosis of pathology
2. Assessment of personality traits 3. Measurement of brain functions 4. Treatment planning 5. Evaluation of achievement 6. Prediction |
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What is a face validity type of question? Why is it not always useful?
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1. One that asks the person straight-up. "Are you depressed?"
2. The person can be lying |
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What is construct validity?
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It tests whether or not the test is actually testing what it claims to be testing.
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What is concurrent validity?
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A test correlates well with a measure that has previously been validated.
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What is predictive validity?
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Whether or not a test acurrately predicts what it is supposed to predict.
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What is test-retest reliability?
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Whether or not you can produce the same results upon multiple retests.
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What is split-half reliability?
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If you divide the test items in two, does it give the same results.
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What is alternate form reliability?
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Do two different tests on the same material give you the same results.
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What is internal consistency reliability?
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Whether or not the test itself is perfect or not.
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What is interscorer reliabiliy?
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Do multiple interpreters give the same results from the same data?
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Why are normative results important in testing?
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Have to have a sense of how the individual compares to the group as a whole.
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What are some things that can relate to the variable of interest?
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Education, gender, language ect.
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What are seven different examples of cognitive functions?
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1. General Intelligence
2. Attention and orientation 3. Memory 4. Processing speed 5. Spatial problem solving 6. Language 7. Executive function |
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Name two general intelligence tests.
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1. Stanford-Binet
2. WAIS-3 |
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Name four memory tests.
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1. CVLT
2. AVLT 3. BVRT 4. WMS-3 |
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Name two language tests.
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1. COWA
2. Boston Naming |
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Name two Executive Function tests.
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1. WCST
2. Categories |
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Name two Processing Speed tests.
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1. Digit Symbol
2. Symbol Search |
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Name two Perceptual-Spatial tests.
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1. HVOT
2. JOLO |
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What are two broad uses of cognitive testing?
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1. Diagnosis
2. Intervention placing |
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What are five categories of personality testing?
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1. Aptitude/Interest
2. Personality (style, pathology) 3. Structured Interviews 4. Symptom Inventories 5. These tests can help determine what you want to be when you grow up and what you like/don’t like doing. |
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What is an example of on Aptitude/Interest test?
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Strong-Campbell
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