PSYC 3020 Chapter : Ch 1 Book Notes 3020
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Chapter 1: introduction to psychological assessment: why we do it and what it is. Brief history of testing: some writers suggest the first test was actually the famous apple. Test given to eve in the garden of eden. However, if one excludes biblical references, testing is usually traced back to the early chinese. Earliest testing: circa 2200 b c: the earliest documented use of tests is usually attributed to the. Chinese who tested public officials to ensure competence. Civil service examinations: civil service tests similar to those used in china to select government employees were introduced in european countries in the late 1 8th and early 19th centuries. In the 1 9th century physicians and psychiatrists in england and the united states developed classification systems to help classify individuals with mental retardation and other mental problems. Brass instruments era: early experimental psychologists such as wilhelm wundt, sir.
