PSY100H1 Chapter : CHPT 1.docx
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Chpt 1: applications and consequences of psych testing. The common view of tests are the quantifying intelligence and detecting personality problems. However test developers use tests in many diff ways. Consequences of testing: from birth to old age we have to take tests i. ) apgar test (0-10): after birth they test for heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflexes and color. Even the final indignity test, looks at their competency to manage financial affairs. These tests shape a persons destiny thus can change lives. Psychometrician: specialist in psych or education who develops/evaluates psych tests. Test: standardized procedure for sampling behavior and describing it with categories/scores. Ex/ checklist for rating social skills to determine mental retardation, a non-timed measure of adding 2/3 digit numbers, observing a person work on a group task with ppl who are uncooperative/obtrusive. --they must all have these cateristics: a. ) standardized procedure- the procedures for administering the test are uniform from one examiner & setting to another.
