Abstract Hamilton Depression Rating Scale which is observer-rating scale is used to assess severity and type of depression. The aim of this paper is to review and evaluate psychometric properties of HDRS. Six articles which used HDRS are analyzed in terms of reliability and validity evidence of HDRS. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale is a standard scale used for measurement of the severity of depression (Hamilton
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Intelligence Definition and Measurement Defining and testing for intelligence is a controversial issue and has been since the first intelligence test was created and administered. Many forms of intelligence and achievement tests exist and using a particular test is a matter of preference and depending on the areas of intelligence is desired to be measured. This paper will start by critiquing the major definitions of intelligence‚ and determine the best definition for each chosen intelligence and
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Psychology January 8th‚ 2014 Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Standardization - Test norms - Standardization group Reliability - Correlation coefficient Validity - Content validity (ex. Acadia entrance test thats only math based‚ not fair to all) - Criterion-related validity (ex. test is able to predict something important - Construct validity Characteristics of a good test - Reliability: test-retest (test again)‚ split half (score
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DISCUSSION The present study was undertaken to estimate the specificity‚ sensitivity and predictive validity of measurements obtained with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) for evaluation of preterm high risk infants. The present study included two scales i.e. the Alberta infant motor scale and the Peabody developmental motor scale – 2 (PDMS – 2) on high risk infants at 3 months‚ 6 months and 12 months of age. For the purpose of comparing the AIMS scale‚ the PDMS -2 scale was used as the gold
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Chap. 9 Psychological Assessment: The use of specified procedures to evaluate abilities‚ behaviors and personal qualities‚ measurement of individual differences because the majority of assessments specify how an individual is different from or similar to other people on a given dimension Sir Francis Galton: Hereditary genius in 1869‚ Galton’s Ideas of Intelligence: Differences are quantifiable‚ Differences form a bell shaped curve or normal distribution‚ Intelligence(mental ability) can be measure
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introduction to tests and assessment (7th Ed.) New York: McGraw Hill Teglasi‚ Hedwig Nebbergall‚ Allison Joan Newman‚ Daniel ; Psychological Assessment‚ Vol 24(2)‚ Jun‚ 2012. pp. 464-475. Watson‚ N.B. (2010). Self-Discrepancy: Comparisons of the Psychometric Properties of Three Instruments
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Aptitude Test (GSAT) for Junior Secondary School graduate seeking admission into senior secondary school one in Nigeria. The specific objectives were to describe the various stages in the development and validation of GSAT and also to determine the psychometric properties of the instrument. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation‚ Test difficult index‚ discriminative index and the KuderRichardson 21 statistics were used for the analysis of results. The results of analysis show that the GSAT was moderately
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RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION The recruitment and selection process is a matching activity between applicant and job and is fundamental to the functioning of an organisation. Inappropriate selection decisions reduce organizational effectiveness‚ invalidate reward and development strategies‚ are unfair on the individual recruit and are distressing for managers who have to deal with the personnel department’s mistakes. Definitions: Recruitment is the process which aims to attract suitably qualified
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L Slomski‚ G. (2006). Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health. In Retrieved from http://www.answers.com/topic/children-s-apperception-test Lachar‚ D.‚ Gdowski‚ C.L & Synder‚ D.K Lachar‚D. & Wirt‚ R.D. (1981). A data-based analysis of the psychometric performance of the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC): An alternative to the Achenbach review. Journal of Personality Assessment‚ 45‚614-616.
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studied in humans‚ but has also been observed in animals and in plants. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of intelligence in machines. Within the discipline of psychology‚ various approaches to human intelligence have been adopted. The psychometric approach is especially familiar to the general public‚ as well as being the most researched and by far the most widely used in practical settings. Theories of intelligence There are many views regarding what constitutes intelligence. Different
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