PY 101 Chapter 42: Module 42

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 101
• Professor: Tammi Carroll

Document Summary

Psychological tests- standard measures devised to assess behavior objectively; used by psychologists to help people make decisions about their lives and understand more about themselves. If a test is reliable, it yields the same result each time it is administered to a specific person or group. Validity- when a test actually measures what it is designed to measure. Norms- standards of test performance that permit the comparison of one person"s score on a test with the scores of others who have taken the same test. Self-report measures- a method of gathering data about people by asking them questions about a sample of their behavior. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2 (mmpi-2)- a widely used self-report test that identifies people with psychological difficulties and is employed to predict some everyday behaviors. Test standardization- a technique used to validate questions in personality tests by studying the responses of people with known diagnoses.