PSYC37H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1.docx
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Chapter 1 topic 1 a the nature and uses of psychological testing. Measures of personality and intelligence are still the essential mainstays of psychological testing. From birth to old age, we encounter tests at almost every turning point in life. The baby s first test conducted immediately after birth is the apgar test, a quick, multivariate assessment of heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color. The total apgar score (0 to 10) helps determine the need for any immediate medical attention. Testing are carried out throughout one s life, whether it be testing one s achievement on tests, or a driver s test, and so forth. By the time they typical individual reaches retirement age, it is likely that psychological test results will have helped to shape his or her destiny. Psychological test results alter individual destiny in profound ways usually. A psychometrician is a specialist in psychology or education who develops and evaluates psychological tests.
