PSYC37H3 Chapter 8: Psychological Assessment - Chapter 8 Book Notes
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Similarities between an interview and a test include: www. notesolution. com: method for gathering data, used to make predictions, evaluated in terms of reliability or validity, group or individual. Structured interview: a specific set of questions are asked. Unstructured interview: no specific questions or guidelines to follow. All interviews involve mutual interaction, where all the participants are interdependent. If one of the participants increase his or her activity level, then the activity of the other participant also increases: this applies for reduction of activities as well, also affect each other"s mood. social facilitation: we tend to act like the models around us. since the participants in an interview influence each other, the good interview must provide a relaxed and safe atmosphere through social facilitation. social facilitation is one of the most important concepts underlying the interview process. There are no set rules that apply to all interviewing situations, but some principles help the conduct of almost any interview www. notesolution. com.