[PSYCH 111] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (99 pages long!)
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Psychological test - standardized measure of a sample of a person"s behaviour. Used to measure ind. differences among people in their abilities, aptitudes, interests, and aspects of personality. A particular behaviour sample may not be representative of your characteristic behaviour we all have bad days. 2 broad categories of testing mental ability tests and personality tests. Intend to test mental potential, not just previous learning. Aptitude tests - assess specific types of mental abilities. Achievement tests - gauge a person"s mastery and knowledge of various subjects. Personality tests - measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes. Standardization - refers to the uniform procedures used in the administration and scoring of a test. Test norms - provide info about where a score on a psychological test ranks in relation to other scores on that test. Important bc in psychological testing, everything is relative.
