Psychology 13.3/13.4
originally developed to help diagnose psychiatric disorders
MMPI
test that includes 10 clinical scales
MMPI
used to assess the "normal person" but does not reveal psychiatric illness
CPI
aptitude tests that comprises nine different tests, ranging from vocabulary to manual dexterity
General Aptitude Test Battery
focuses on how a person takes in information and makes decisions
Myers-Briggs test
anything someone does or says reveals an aspect of that person's personality
Rorschach test
test that uses ink blots to assess personality
Rorschach test
asks participants to tell stories about the pictures on a series of 20 cards
TAT
objective test
a limited- or forced-choice test in which a person must select one of several answers
administered by computer may be called adaptive testing
achievement test
allows not only instructors to assess students' knowledge, but also allows students to assess their own progress.
achievement test
measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area
achievement test
validated in terms of its content validity
achievement test
difficulty of questions is changed by computer as it tailors the test to the individual's performance
adaptive test
To help find a career that you will like, you should take
an interest inventory
projective test
an unstructured test in which a person is asked to respond freely, giving his or her own interpretation of various ambiguous stimuli
The theory underlying the Rorschach inkblot test
anything that someone does or says will reveal an aspect of his or her personality
Both the SAT and the ACT measure
aptitude
innate ability or talent
aptitude
The American College Test (ACT) is an example of
aptitude test
assessed primarily in terms of its predictive validity
aptitude test
attempts to discover a person's talents and to predict how well he or she will be able to learn a new skill
aptitude test
estimates the probability that a person will be successful in learning a specific new skill
aptitude test
personality test
assesses an individual's characteristics and identifies problems
Achievement tests are assessed primarily on their
content validity
aptitude test
estimates the probability that a person will be successful in learning a specific new skill
The Kuder Preference Record (KPR) is a type of
interest inventory
To decide on an occupation you might like, you would take an
interest inventory
measures a person's preferences, attitudes, and interests in a wide variety of activities
interest inventory
to determine a person's preferences, attitudes, and interests
interest inventory
the purpose of computer-based adaptive testing
it means your ability by finding the difficulty level where you correctly answer most but not all, of the problems. This method is more accurate than standard testing
interest inventory
measures a person's preferences and attitudes in a wide variety of activities to identify areas of likely success
achievement test
measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area
The Myers-Briggs test is an example of this personality because the test takers answer a series of multiple choice questions.
objective test
The revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) is an example of this because the test taker's responses are limited to true, false, or cannot say
objective test
a forced-choice test in which a person must select one of several answers
objective test
a person must select one of a small number of possible responses
objective test
a test that assesses an individual's characteristics and identifies problems
personality test
used to assess an individual's characteristics, identify problems and psychological disorders, and to predict a person's future behavior.
personality test
Aptitude tests are assessed primarily in terms of their
predictive validity
The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is an example of a(n) of this personality because the test taker is asked to tell a story about 20 different pictures.
projective test
encourages test takers to respond freely and often invites them to tell stories about pictures, diagrams, or objects.
projective test
unstructured test in which person is asked to respond freely
projective test
the purpose of the Kuder Preference Record
to help people find the career that is right for them
