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This document contains the summary of chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the book Psychometrics An Introduction the fourth edition by R. Michael Furr. A score of 9.5 was obtianed with this summary. This literature is part of the literature for the course Practical Training: Psychological Research. This is a second year course from Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.

Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition by Thomas Oltmanns, 2018

Assessment correct answers A broad array of evaluative procedures that yield information about a person What are examples of assessments? correct answers Personality tests (objective and projective), clinical interviews, achievement tests, aptitude tests Tests correct answers Tests are a subset of assessment techniques that yield scores based on the gathering of collective data (e.g., finding the sum of correct items on a multiple-choice exam) When did the history of modern assessment b...

Validity correct answers If our inference was reasonable we would say our interpretation of the behavior has a degree of validity Hypothetical constructs correct answers Theorhetical psychological characteristics, attributes, processes, or states that cannot be directly observed Latent variables correct answers Hypotheticsl constructs Operational definitions correct answers Operations or procedures used to measure hypothetical constructs Interindividual differences correct answers Th...

What does it mean for data to be clean? The data reflects what it is supposed to. What does it mean for data to be relevant? The data is applicable given the context and purpose of data collection and is appropriate in terms of the particular group the data is being obtained from. What does it mean for data to be reliable? The data produced is accurate. What does it mean for data to be valid? Data is clean and relevant. What are logical and content validity in the context of scor...

What is construct validity? - ️️Examining construct validity ensures that measures of intangible characteristics (stress, happiness, honesty) are clean and relevant. It is examined through a systematic process of correlating your measure (x) of the characteristic of interest with similar and dissimilar measures (y's). Good construct validity is when correlation coefficients match expectations (low when correlated with dissimilar measures and high when correlated with similar measures...

Where were civil Service examinations held and how far do they date back? correct answers In China, dating back to 4,200 years ago. Which countries then modeled the civil service examinations in the 19th century? correct answers Britian, Germany & France. How do Aristotle & Plato contribute to psychometric testing? correct answers They were the first to write about individual differences in ability and temperament. The scientific testing of individual differences in ability and personal...

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Test Bank for Social Psychology 2nd Edition by Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend. Social Psychology 2e, 9781544393513 test bank

Test correct answers A test is a standardized procedure for sampling behavior and describing it with categories or scores. Most tests possess these defining features: (1) A Standardized Procedure, (2) A Sample of Behavior (3) Scores, (4) Norms, & (5) Predictive Ability. Standardized Procedure correct answers A standardized procedure is when administration of the test is uniform from one examiner and setting to another. Interpretation of psychological test is most reliable when the measurement...