PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Claude Steele, Psychological Testing, Soltyrei
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The vast enterprise of modern testing evolved from psychologists" pioneering efforts to measure general intelligence. A psychological test is a standardized measure of a sample of a person"s behavior . they"re used to measure individual differences among people in their abilities, aptitudes, interests, and aspects of personality. Because of the limitations of the sampling process, test scores should always be interpreted cautiously. Intelligence tests measure general mental ability and are intended to assess intellectual potential rather than previously accumulated knowledge. Aptitude tests assess specific types of mental abilities. Achievement tests guage a person"s mastery and knowledge of various subjects. Personality tests measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes. Many psychologists prefer to call these tests personality scales because, unlike tests of mental abilities, the questions do not have right or wrong answers. Standardization refers to the uniform procedures used in the administration and scoring of a test.
