PSY 3307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychological Testing, Personality Test, Lewis Terman
19 Oct 2015
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In most definitions, most professionals reference a psychological test as a procedure, instrument, or a device that measures samples of behaviors in order to make inferences. The purpose of the scale was to identify intellectually subnormal individuals, and it consisted of 30 items. These test scores were compared to 50 children, who were the standardized condition: changes to the scale: Higher sample size for standardized condition, more items added, indicator of mental age was compared to their chronological age. 1916 terman and a faculty member of stanford made an adaptation to binet"s test: the standardized sample was increased, test items were revised and added, added was the iq index, 3 years to adulthood. Weschler-bellevue intelligence scale and the weschler adult intelligence scale. Documenting job performance and mystery shops: self-report tests: require test takers to report or describe their feelings, beliefs, opinions, or mental states, personality inventories, tests can be composed of one of the above or a mixture.
