PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Fragile X Syndrome, Justice Of The Peace, Job Performance

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Jill Bee Rich

Document Summary

A psychological test is a standardized measure of a person"s behaviour. Test provides a sample of behaviour reflection, since this dependent on the circumstances surrounding the one tested, samples can vary greatly for an individual. Aptitude tests assess specific kinds of mental ability (i. e. reasoning and numerical ability. Achievement tests gauge a person"s mastery and knowledge of various subjects. Personality tests (scales) measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes. Standardization refers to the uniform procedures used in the administering and scoring of a test. Standardization of test scoring system includes development of test norms, which provide information about where a score on a psychological test ranks in relation to other scores on that test. Usually allow for conversion to percentile scored, which indicates the percentage of people who score at or below the score one has obtained.