PSYC 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Spatial Memory, Sweat Gland, Predictive Validity
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Process of gathering information about a person"s symptoms and causes of symptoms. Diagnosis: a label for a set of symptoms that often occur together. Validity: accuracy of a test/method in assessing what it is supposed to measure: face validity, content validity, concurrent (or convergent) validity, predictive validity, construct validity, test retest reliability, alternate form reliability, internal reliability, interrater, or interjudge, reliability. Reliability: consistency of a test/method in assessing what it is supposed to measure. Standardization strict guidelines regarding the method of administering a test/questionnaire: prevents extraneous factors from affecting a person"s response. Goal is to gather initial impressions which guide further information gathering. Often includes a mental status exam: appearance and behavior, thought processes, mood and affect, intellectual functioning. Series of carefully worded questions about symptoms experienced currently or in the past: follows a standardized format, concrete criteria used to score a person"s responses. Cover a wide variety of symptoms, representing several different disorders.
