Psychology 2080A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Percentile Rank, Rorschach Test, Standard Score

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2080A/B
• Professor: Prof

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Types of tests: test administrator: (or examiner) is the person giving the test, group test: can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single. False , yes or no : projective personality tests: provides an uncertain test stimulus (incentive); response requirements are unclear. Psychological testing: refers to all the possible uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological and educational tests. The main use of these tests, though, is to evaluate individual differences or variations among individuals. The basic concepts and fundamental ideas that underlie all psychological and educational tests. Reliability: refers to the accuracy, dependability, consistency, or repeatability of test results (consistent results) Validity: refers to the meaning and usefulness of test results (generalizable) Test administration: the act of giving a test. Interview: a method of gathering information through verbal interaction, such as direct questions. Most of the major developments in testing have occurred over the last century, many of them in the us.