PSYC 40231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cardiac Stress Test, Psychological Testing, Takers
15 Sep 2019
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What is assessment: the process of collecting, integrating, and evaluating information (making judgements) about the qualities, traits, and behavior of an individual, used for, making inferences (present, predicting future behavior, making decisions, capture past states (less common) Including mental status exam: body language, mannerisms, behavior/habits, thought processes, outsider input, varied sources, ***must consider validity of these sources, they may be biased, physiological measures, basic vitals imaging food allergies, chronic illnesses imaging (mri, ct, x-ray) Types of tests: vary by administration method, group tests, pros, big sample size, less time consuming, less expensive, cons, social pressure to conform, trying to finish faster/slower than what you should/need, more room for miscommunication. It increases learning: tests and assessments that help with hiring processes: good. Makes it more fair: testing and assessment prevent anyone from doing anything they want, whether they"re good or bad at it.
