Psychometric Properties and Principles

Question 1

It is process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior

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Psychological Testing

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Psychological Testing is ___________ in nature

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numerical

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In psychological testing, administrators can be _______________ without affecting the evaluation

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interchangeable

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Psychological testing requires ______________ skills in terms of administration and scoring

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technician-like

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It is gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making psychological evaluation

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Psychological Assessment

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Psychological assessment answers ________________ thru the use of different tools of evaluation

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referral question

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Unlike psychological testing, in psychological assessment, the _____________ is the key to the process of selecting tests and/or other tools of evaluation

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assessor

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Psychological assessment that evaluates abilities and skills relevant in school context

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Educational

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Psychological assessment that draws conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment

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Retrospective

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Psychological assessment wherein the subject is not in physical proximity to the person conducting the evaluation

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Remote

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Psychological assessment known as “in the moment” evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the very time and place that they occur

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Ecological Momentary

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Psychological assessment wherein the assessor and assesee may work as “partners” from initial contact through final feedback

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Collaborative

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Psychological assessment that encourages therapeutic self-discovery and new understanding

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Therapeutic

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Psychological assessment that describes interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows the model: evaluation > intervention of some sort > evaluation

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Dynamic

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It is a device or procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology

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Psychological Test

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It is the subject matter in a psychological test.

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Content

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It is the form, plan, structure, arrangement, layout of the psychological test

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Format

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It is a specific stimulus in psychological test to which a person responds overtly, and this response is being scored or evaluated

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Item

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In psychological test, this is the code or summary of statement, usually but not necessarily numerical in nature, but reflects an evaluation of performance on a test

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Score

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In psychological test, it is the process of assigning scores to performances

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Scoring

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It is reference point derived by judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classification

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Cut-Score

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It is the technical quality of a psychologicla test

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Psychometric Soundness

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It is the science of psychological measurement

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Psychometrics

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These are professionals who use, analyze, and interprets psychological data

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Psychometrist/Psychometrician

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This type of test assesses what a person can do.

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Ability/Maximal Performance Test

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It is the measurement of the previous learning. It is used to measure general knowledge in a specific period of time.

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Achievement Test

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Achievement tests rely mostly on what type of validity?

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Content validity

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This refers to the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill. It tends to focus on informal learning.

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Aptitude Test

Question 29

Aptitude tests rely mostly on what type of validity?

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Predictive validity

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It refers to a person’s general potential to solve problems, adapt to changing environments, abstract thinking, and profit from experience

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Intelligence test

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This is the considerable overlap of achievement, aptitude, and intelligence test

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Human Ability

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This measures usual or habitual thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It indicates how test takers think and act on a daily basis. There are no right and wrong answers.

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Typical Performance Test

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Typical Performance Test uses ______ scale.

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interval

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It measures individual dispositions and preferences. It is designed to identify characteristic.

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Personality Test

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Personality tests that provide statement, usually self-report, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses

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Structured Personality Tests

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Personality tests that are unstructured, and the stimulus or response are ambiguous

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Projective Personality Tests

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This type of test elicits personal beliefs and opinions

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Attitude Test

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These measure likes and dislikes as well as one’s personality orientation towards the world of work

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Interest Inventories

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In this type of test, the interest is the number of times a test taker can answer correctly in a specific period

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Speed Tests

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This type of test reflects the level of difficulty of items the test takers answer correctly

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Power Tests

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It is a type of psychological test that assesses an individual's core beliefs, principles, and personal priorities.

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Values Inventory

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It is a performance-based assessment used to evaluate practical skills in a specific trade or job (e.g., welding, carpentry, typing, driving).

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Trade Test

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This type of psychological test assesses brain function by measuring cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, language, motor skills, and problem-solving.

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Neuropsychological Test

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This type of test compares an individual's performance to the average performance of a norm group (a representative sample).

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Norm-References Test

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This type of test measures a person's performance against a fixed set of criteria or standards, not against other test-takers.

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Criterion-Referenced Test

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This is a type of interview wherein questions are prepared.

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Standardized/Structured Interview

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This is a type of interview wherein the interviewee wants to pursue relevant ideas in depth.

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Non-standardized/Unstructured Interview

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This is a type of interview wherein the interviewee may probe further on specific number of questions.

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Semi-Standardized/Focus Interview

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This is a type of interview wherein the subject is allowed to express his feelings without fear of disapproval

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Non-Directive Interview

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This is a type of examination that determines the mental status of the patient

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Mental Status Examination (MSE)

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This is an interview that determines why the client came for assessment; chance to inform the client about the policies, fees, and process involved

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Intake Interview

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It is the biographical sketch of the client.

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Social Case

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It is an interview that determines whether the candidate is suitable for hiring

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Employment Interview

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A type of interview wherein more than one interviewer participates in the assessment

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Panel Interview (Board Interview)

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This interview is used by counselors and clinicians to gather information about some problematic behavior, while simultaneously attempting to address it therapeutically

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Motivational Interview

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This is composed of samples of one’s ability and accomplishment

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Portfolio

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This refers to 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 an assessee

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Case History Data

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

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Case study

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This is the result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus.

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Groupthink

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

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Behavioral Observation

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This is a type of observation that observe humans in natural setting

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Naturalistic Observation

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It is a framework for understanding behavior, especially in clinical or therapeutic settings. It helps clinicians analyze problematic behaviors by breaking them down into four components

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SORC model

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What does SORC stands for?

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Stimulus, Organismic Valuables, Actual Response, Consequence

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This is defined as acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a stimulated situation

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Role Play

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These assessments are directed to act as if they are in a particular situation

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Role Play Test

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What are the four psychological assessment process?

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1. Determining the Referral Question 2. Acquiring Knowledge relating to the content of the problem 3. Data collection 4. Data interpretation

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It refers to the percentage of correct predictions made by a test or assessment tool, especially in selection, diagnosis, or screening. It represents how often the test accurately identifies individuals who actually meet the criterion (e.g., who will succeed, who have the condition, who pass, etc.).`

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Hit rate

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This is the narrative description, graph, table, or other representations of the extent to which a person has demonstrated certain targeted characteristics as a result of the administration or application of tools of assessment

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Profile

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This is an approach to evaluation characterized by the application of empirically demonstrated statistical rules as determining factor in assessors’ judgement and actions

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Actuarial Assessment

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It is an application of computer algorithms together with statistical rules and probabilities to generate findings and recommendations

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Mechanical Prediction

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A level of interpretation wherein there is a minimal amount of any sort of interpretation. There is minimal concern with intervening processes, and data are primarily treated in a sampling or correlate way. There is no concern with underlying constructs, and it is commonly found in large-scale selection testing.

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Level I

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A level of interpretation wherein there are descriptive generalizations and hypothetical construct. (e.g. The client has the tendency to.....)

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Level II

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A level of interpretation wherein there is an effort to develop a coherent and inclusive theory of the individual life or a “working image” of the patient. The clinician attempts full scale exploration of the individual’s personality, psychosocial situation, and developmental history

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Level III

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These are the observations made by an examiner regarding what the examinee does and how the examinee reacts during the course of testing that are indirectly related to the test’s specific content but of possible significance to interpretation

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Extra-Test Behavior

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They create the tests or other methods of assessment.

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Test Author/Developer

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They publish, market, sell, and control the distribution of tests.

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Test Publishers

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They prepare evaluative critiques based on the technical and practical aspects of the tests

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Test Reviewers

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They use the test or assessment.

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Test Users

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They are those who take the tests.

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Test Takers

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These are institutions or government who contract test developers for various testing services

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Test Sponsors

Question 81

This is the selection of tests and assessment procedures typically composed of tests designed to measure different variables but having a common objective

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Test Battery