Psychology 2032A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Moveon.Org, Dsm-5, Construct Validity

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Psychological assessment: using multiple techniques and multiple sources of info will provide the best assessment clinical interviews, both formal/structured and less structured clinical interviews, characteristics: Interviewer pays attention to how the respondent answers questions, or doesn"t answer. Look for emotion that accompanies responses: establish rapport with the individual, obtain their trust, empathize. E. g. the structured clinical interview (scid), being revised for. A person"s response to one question determines what the next question will be = branching interview. Gives instructions as to when to go into more detail and when to move on. Epidemiological research interview life events scale: list different life events, participants are asked to indicate whether or not these events happened to them in a specified period of time. Issue: high variability in how people view these events. Issue: difficulties with recall: low test-retest reliability. Mmpi-32 is much more reliable, has adequate criterion validity.