Psychological Assessment Reviewer BLEPP 2024

Psychological Assessment

Gathering & integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation with accompany of tools.

Psychological Testing

Process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices/procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior

Psychological Testing

To obtain some gauge, usually numerical in nature

Psychological Assessment

To answer a referral question, solve problem or arrive at a decision thru the use of tools of evaluation

Psychological Testing

Typically yields a test score

Collaborative Psychological Assessment

assessor and assessee work as partners from initial contact through final feedback

Therapeutic Psychological Assessment

self-discovery and new understandings are encouraged throughout the assessment process

Dynamic Psychological Assessment

follows a model: evaluation -> intervention -> evaluation. Provide a means for evaluating how the assessee processes or benefits from some type of intervention

psychological test

device or procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology (intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes, or values)

format

refers to the form, plan, structure, arrangement, and layout of test items as well as to related considerations such as time limits.

Test

a measuring device or procedure

score

a code or summary statement, usually (but not necessarily) numerical in nature, that reflects an evaluation of performance on a test, task, interview, or some other sample of behavior

scoring

process of assigning such evaluative codes/ statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples.

cut score

reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications.

psychometrics

the science of psychological measurement.

utility

refers to the usefulness or practical value that a test or other tool of assessment has for a particular purpose.

Interview

method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange

panel interview

an interview conducted with one interviewee with more than one interviewer

Portfolio

samples of one's abilities and accomplishments; files of work products: paper, canvas, film, video, audio, etc.

Case History Data

records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to assessee

Case history Study

a report or illustrative account concerning person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

groupthink

work on a social psychological phenomenon: contains rich case history material on collective decision making that did not always result in the best decisions.

Behavioral Observation

monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions.

naturalistic observation

behavioral observation that takes place in a naturally occurring setting (as opposed to a research laboratory) for the purpose of evaluation and information-gathering.

Role- Play Tests

tool of assessment wherein assessees are directed to act as if they were in a particular situation. Assessees are then evaluated about their expressed thoughts, behaviors, abilities, etc

role play

acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation.

Simple scoring report

mere listing of scores

Extended scoring report

includes statistical analyses of the testtaker's performance

Interpretative report

- includes numerical or narrative interpretative statements in the report.

- some contain relatively little interpretation and simply call attention to certain high, low, or unusual scores that need to be focused on

Consultative Report

usually written in language appropriate for communication between assessment professionals, may provide expert opinion concerning analysis of the data

Integrative report

integrate data from sources other than the test itself into __________ report

CAPA (computer-assisted psychological assessment)

- assistance to the test user, not the test taker

- enables test users the construction of tailor-made test with built-in scoring and interpretive capabilities.

CAT (computerized adaptive testing)

an interactive, computer-administered test-taking process wherein items presented to the test taker are based in part on the test taker's performance on previous items

Test developer

- the ones who create tests.

- They conceive, prepare, and develop tests. They also find a way to disseminate their tests, by publishing them either commercially or through professional publications such as books or periodicals.

Test User

- they select or decide to take a specific test off the shelf and use it for some purpose. They may also participate in other roles, e.g., as examiners or scorers

Test Taker

Anyone who is the subject of an assessment

Psychological autopsy

reconstruction of a deceased individual's psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts, & interviews previously conducted with the deceased assesee

rapport

working relationship between the examiner and the examinee

protocol

the form or sheet or booklet on which a testtaker's responses are entered.

achievement test

evaluation of accomplishments or the degree of learning that has taken place, usually with regard to an academic area.

diagnostic test

a tool used to make a diagnosis, usually to identify areas of deficit to be targeted for intervention

informal evaluation

nonsystematic assessment that leads to the formation of an opinion or attitude

APTITUDE/PROGNOSTIC

refers to the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill

INTELLIGENCE TESTS

refers to a person's general potential to solve problems

PERSONALITY TESTS

refers to overt and covert dispositions

China

Tests and testing programs first came into being in what country?

Christian von Wolff

anticipated psychology as a science and psychological measurement as a specialty within that science

James Mckeen Catell

Coined the term mental test

Francis Galton

Displayed the first anthropometric laboratory

Karl Pearson

Developed the product moment correlation technique.