PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3 : Criterion Validity, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity
22 Sep 2017
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Psychometrics field of psychology that studies concepts of reliability and validity (both concepts are inter-related: unreliable measures will not have good validity. Reliability - consistency of measurement (4 types shown below) Internal consistency reliability assess whether the items on a test are related to one another: higher the correlation found among these tests, the better the reliability. Psychological assessment: a techniques are designed to determine cognitive, emotional, personality and behavioural factors in psychopathological functioning (3 te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:395)ues (cid:373)e(cid:374)tio(cid:374)ed (cid:271)elo(cid:449) (cid:895, clinical interviews. Interviewer must gain trust of the person esp from those who are under a lot of stress: most clinicians empathize with clients to draw out info. Projective personality tests a psychological assessment device in which a set of standard stimuli (i. e. inkblots/drawings) ambiguous enough to allow variation in responses is present to the client. Box 3. 1 psychological assessment in students and the role of stereotype threat.
