PSYCH-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Empirical Research, Factor Analysis, Face Validity
28 Sep 2020
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Test that present a person with an ambiguous stimuli and ask him/her to describe what is seen. Theory: answers reveal inner psychological needs , feelings, experiences, thought processes, or other hidden aspects of the mind. Ex: rorschach test, draw-a-person test, thematic apperception test. Other, less expensive tests work as well or better. Some skilled clinicians may be able to use them to get info. Evaluating the rorschach and the tat not captured in other types of tests. There is some evidence of validity based on small samples. Suicide, attendance at treatment sessions, length of in-patient stay. Consist of a list of questions can be answered with yes/no, true/false, or likert-type scale. Are scored by adding up numeric assignments given to the various response choices- digitization. Validity and the subjectivity of test items. Items are less open to interpretation than projective tests but still not absolutely objective.
