PSYC37H3 Chapter 16: Testing in Counseling Psychology
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Chapter 16: testing in counseling psychology interest inventories have helped millions receive feedback about their own interests to help them make wise career choices first interest inventory: carnegie interest inventory. Strong vocational interest blank and kuder preference survey two widely used interest tests. One of most widely used tests in research and practice. Strong realized that people in different professional groups had different patterns of interest. People tend to choose lines of work that interest them; similar hobbies, liked same types of entertainment, etc. Set out to develop test that match interests of subject to interests and values of criterion group of people who were happy in their careers. Preliminary: groups of individuals from many professionals and occupations responded dealing with likes and dislikes related to occupations and leisure activities. Criterion keying determined how interests of new subjects resembled those of criterion groups.
