Psychology 2080A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Strong Interest Inventory, James Mckeen Cattell, Rorschach Test

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

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2080a psychology chapter one: introduction: test such as lsat and gre most difficult modern psychological tests, in modern world success depends greatly on test results, tests can have international significance: 15 year old children in 32 nations given. Organization for economic co-operation and development (oecd( and the. Programme for international student assessment (pisa: measures mathematical literacy and scientific literacy. Individual tests- can be given to only one person at a time (one on one) Group test- can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner (exams: ability tests. The faster and more accurate your answers the higher score you get. : contain items that can be scored in terms of speed, accuracy or both: achievement test: refers to previous learning. Example: test that measures or evaluates how many words you can spell correctly: aptitude test: refers to potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill given a certain amount of training, education and experience.