PSYCHLES: SAMPLE TEST

Realistic

People who like to work with their hands, make things, and use tools and equipment

Investigative

People who like to watch, learn, analyze, and solve problems

Artistic

People who like to work in unstructured situations and use their creativity

Social

People who like to work with other people

Enterprising

People who like to work with others and enjoy persuading and performing

Conventional

People who are detail oriented, organized, and like to work with data o

Interview

A face-to-face encounter between a mental health professional and a patient in which the professional observes the patient and gathers data about the person's behavior, attitudes, current situation, personality, and life history.

Personality traits and Psychopathology

Being measured with MMPI

Colored Photograph with people and ambiguous scene

This is involved in thematic apperception test

Inter or Analytic

Essential skills for testing

Alfred Binet

Made the first General Intelligence Scale

Joy Paul Guilford

The Structure of Intellect was first introduced by who

Factor Analytic

Type of intelligence theory that focuses on the groups of abilities

Point Scale

Items that are organized into subtests by category not by age

Ceiling Effect

This is reached when an examinee fails a certain number of items in a row

Assessment

Term for overall concepts from administration to testing

Therapeutic Psychological Assessment

Help individuals understand and solve their problems

Collaborative Psychological Assessment

The Assessor and Assesee works together as partners

Portfolio

Sample of one’s ability and accomplishment

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

An IQ test and assesses cognitive abilities in children between the ages of 6 and 16 years old. It is widely used in educational institutions to identify strengths and weaknesses in cognitive functioning, and to inform educational and intervention planning.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

An IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents.

Test

Not a Projective Test

Past;Future

Achievement;Aptitude