Psychological Evaluation and Testing

Flashcards covering key concepts, terms, and definitions related to psychological evaluation and testing.

Psychological Evaluation

A systematic process that identifies an individual's strengths and weaknesses, assists in diagnosis, creates treatment plans, and monitors changes.

Psychological Assessment Tools

Methods used to gather information for psychological evaluation, including tests, behavioral observation, interviews, documents, and technological tools.

Psychological Test

An assessment tool used to measure psychological constructs, often involving scales and batteries for evaluation.

Scale

A structure consisting of items ordered by difficulty level, aimed at measuring a single variable.

Battery

A group of multiple tests applied to an individual in one session, acting as a holistic evaluation tool.

Validity

The degree to which a measurement tool serves its purpose and accurately measures what it is intended to.

Reliability

The consistency of a measurement tool, indicating that it will yield the same results under consistent conditions.

Objectivity

The extent to which a test or assessment is free from bias and personal judgment.

Standardization

The process of ensuring consistency in testing administration and scoring.

Norms

Benchmarks established through large sampling, which show how an individual's score compares to a reference group.

Neuropsychological Tests

Assessments that measure cognitive functioning related to brain health.

Alfred Binet

Psychologist known for developing the first modern intelligence test, the Binet-Simon Test.

Stroop Test

An assessment measuring cognitive flexibility, attention, inhibition, and reaction time through reading conflicting color words.

Stroop Effect

The increased reaction time and error rate when the meaning of a word conflicts with its font color.

Test-Retest Method

A method to assess reliability by administering the same test to the same individuals at different times.

Split-Half Method

An internal consistency measure where a test is divided into two halves and the correlation between each is calculated.

Cronbach’s Alpha

A statistic used to estimate the internal consistency reliability of a test, particularly applicable to multi-point items.

Cognitive Control

The ability to manage one's thoughts and actions to achieve a specific goal, evaluated through tasks like the Stroop Test.

Ethics in Psychological Testing

Guidelines ensuring that psychological assessments are conducted with competence, integrity, respect, and social responsibility.