Psych Measurement and Testing Terms

Psychological Assessment

gathering and integrating psych related data for the purpose of making a psych evaluation thru tools such as tests, interviews, case studies

Psychological Testing

process of measuring psych related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior

Educational Assessment

use of tests and other tools to evaluate abilities and skills relevant to success or failure in a school or pre-school context

Retrospective Assessment

use of tools to draw conclusions about psych aspects of a person as they existed prior to the assessment

Alfred Binet

Developed first intelligence test

Wilhelm Wundt

James MacKeen Cattell

coined the term “mental test” in 1980, responsible for introducing mental tests in America

Charles Darwin

Francis Galton

Binet and Simon

developed the first intelligence test to identify intellectually disabled schoolchildren

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

first self-report personality test that was widely-used

Projective Tests

tests in which an individual is assumed to project onto some ambiguous stimulus his or her own unique needs, fears, hopes, and motivation

Rorschach Inkblot

One of the more known projective tests, test takers get a series of inkblot images. Based on what image they interpret, this may project their personality

Henry Goddard

Controversial scientist who misused early intelligence testing on immigrant populations, found they were “feebleminded.”

TONI Test

Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, closest to culture-neutral test

Collectivist

value traits such as conformity, cooperation, group goals

Individualist

values like self-reliance, autonomy, independence

Affirmative Action

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