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| a systematic procedure for obtaining samples of behavior, relevant to cognitive or affective functioning, and for scoring and evaluating those samples according to standards |
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| involves multiple methods, such as personal history interviews, behavioral observations, and psychological tests, for gathering information about an individual |
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| 4 Categories of psychological testing |
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| cognitive & neurological; family and couples tests' personality tests; vocational tests |
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| Tests and assessments -> diversity |
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| who is the test designed to measure? are there biases? |
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| Criteria for ethical testings and assessment |
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| 1) Informed consent (nature and purpose); 2) Test data can be release to patients and federal courts; 3) competent and trained/supervised test administrators; 4) confidentiality (release test data to clients; protected from unauthorized access, protect security of the test); 5) diveristy |
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| Test administrators (non doctorate psychologist) in reference to his/herself: |
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| can not call themselves a “psychologist” or say that they administer “psychological testing” or use the word “psychology” in any way |
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