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    Psychological Testing ...Its Nature and Meaning Psychological assessment is a process that involves checking the integration of information from multiple sources‚ such as tests of normal and abnormal personality‚ tests of ability or intelligence‚ tests of interests or attitudes‚ as well as information from personal interviews. Collateral information is also collected about personal‚ occupational‚ or medical history‚ such as from records or from interviews with parents‚ spouses‚ teachers‚ or

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    Psychological Testing Beatrix Bengtson PSY/475 June 9‚ 2014 Dr. Fred Previc Psychological Testing Psychological testing is the answer to many questions humans have about a manifold of issues. Testing will give a better view onto a problem‚ helps to solve issues‚ and reliably displays an array of information needed in everyday life. To dip a bit deeper into psychological testing the following text will attempt to graze upon some fundamental aspects of psychological testing‚ such as the major

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    Psychological testing has been done for years. Many have used is as an easy‚ cheap way to hire profitable‚ productive‚ and honest employees. But ultimately‚ the test accuracy depends on how carefully and seriously you answer the question being asked. One may say that these types of test are fair to hire people‚ but it is a proven fact that these test do not help determine if a person presses traits required for job success. For instance‚ there are many psychological test that fall into different

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    struggles are a test of abilities. However‚ for scientific purposes‚ a set concept for the term "test" must be defined. Furthermore‚ each individual subject has its own types of specialized test and testing methods. Here‚ the definition of tests will be explored with the special emphasis on psychological testing methods and who uses them for what reasons. Defining test Merriam-Webster (2013) defines test as "a critical examination‚ observation‚ or evaluation." It further includes a series or question

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    Psychological Testing Heather Kramer University Of Phoenix PSY/475 Psychological Tests and Measurements John Papazafiropoulos 3/9/2009 Psychological Testing Hogan (2003‚ pg. 15) offer four central assumptions that are made by individuals in regard to psychological testing they are as follows‚ “people

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    Psychological Testing Everyone has exposure to some type of testing. A test is a procedure to measures an individual’s traits‚ abilities‚ or performance through an examination‚ interview‚ or observation. In psychology‚ many evaluators use the numerous test available for a collection of reasons‚ but these tests must demonstrate reliability and validity. Mental Ability Tests There are five major categories of tests‚ including mental ability tests‚ achievement test‚ objective personality tests‚ interests

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    Psychological testing - is a field characterized by the use of samples of behavior in order to assess psychological construct(s)‚ such as cognitive and emotional functioning‚ about a given individual. The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics. By samples of behavior‚ one means observations of an individual performing tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand‚ which often means scores on a test. These responses are often compiled into statistical tables

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    Issues in Psychological Testing PSY/475 October 24‚ 2011 Issues in Psychological Testing What are at least two ethical issues associated with psychological testing? What impact do these issues have on the field of psychological testing? Informed consent involves the process by which a psychologist gain an individual’s voluntary consent prior to the administration of an assessment or test. As stated by Hogan (2007)‚ “The psychologist is responsible for informing the person about

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    use psychological tests. We will begin by looking at the history of workplace testing‚ then discuss some types of psychological tests‚ how these tests benefit employers‚ common testing instruments‚ institutions that use these tests‚ and some related limitations and legal concerns. History of workplace testing It’s hard to put a date on the inception of psychological testing. Who knows‚ informal means of psychological testing could have been happening between cavemen. But psychological testing

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    most people tests occur throughout one ’s life. People are administered tests for school‚ work‚ and other reasons. Testing can be for various reasons and there are different categories of testing. The major categories of tests are mental ability tests‚ achievement tests‚ personality tests‚ interests and attitudes‚ and neuropsychological tests. In order to ensure accuracy with testing‚ it is important to question‚ compare‚ and contrast reliability and validity of tests. Reliability deals with the

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