PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Face Validity, Design Of Experiments, Psy
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Gathering info about a clients brain functioning on the basis of performance on psychological tests. Usually assess abstract reasoning, memory, visual-perceptual processing, language functioning, and motor skills: dementia, memory (auditory, visual, motor skills (grip tests showing strength) Clock drawing tests :best for dementia: if failed- full neruo psych testing. Objective: not how the doc interprets the responses, but how you match up with society"s average. Involve administering a standard set of questions or statements to which a person responds to using a pre-set option. Didn"t ask where do you live , which was the worst part of the city: psychologist choose wronly based off this, the girl drew all she knew. Examinee asks to rate items true or false . Consists of 4 validity scales ***, 10 standard scales and dozens of supplementary scales: question 30: i love my job. Raw scores converted to t scores: scores over 65 are considered elevated. Randomization: pre-test experimental (condition) group, post test.
