PSYCH 230 Lecture 33: OneClass
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1) validity scales give person"s test taking attitude and whether they"re truthful. 2) covers a wide range of problems in an efficient manner. 3) objectively scored, so not influenced by interviewer"s biases. 4) certain combinations of scores are associated with descriptions of what the test-taker may be like in many ways. 2) profile descriptions are not available for all combinations of scores. Then clients give their impressions of the stimuli and what they may mean. Based on psychodynamic notions that a person"s unconscious motivations would influence their interpretations. 1) help you see how a client deals w/ ambiguity and lack of structure. 2) can provide info about person"s unique view of the world. 3) may provide info that cannot be found by asking directly (unconscious motivations) 2) reliability and validity estimates are very mixed. 3) whether projective tests truly tap important unconscious material is uncertain. Major depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.
