Psychology
Present specific stimuli and ask for specific responses (e.g. true/false questions) . What type of test?
Objective Personality Tests
Relate raw scores on a test to some defined theoretical or empirical distribution
A Scale
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
What are the two types of tests noted in the ppt?
Individual
Group
A measurement device or technique used to quantify behavior or aid in the understanding and prediction of behavior.
Test
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
Developing an awareness of one's own cultural values and biases specially when working with clients is called:
Multicultural Competence
It's the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement
Psychometrics
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Name 2conditions that encurage implicit bias?
1.Time constraints
2.Ambiguity
3.Cognitive overload / “busyness”
4.Lack of attention being paid to the task
Is a set of items designed to measure characteristics of human beings that pertain to behavior.
Psychological Test
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
A physician who is more likely to prescribe painkillers after surgery for patients who were White children as opposed to Black children
This is an example of:
Bias (Implicit)
Name 3 Types of Psychological Tests
1-Achievement Tests
Evaluates what an individual has learned
Measures prior activity
2-Aptitude Tests
Evaluates what an individual is capable of learning
Measures capacity or future potential
3-Intelligence Tests
Measures a person’s general potential to solve problems, adapt to novel situations and profit from experience
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary