Psychological Testing Heather Kramer University Of Phoenix PSY/475 Psychological Tests and Measurements John Papazafiropoulos 3/9/2009 Psychological Testing Hogan (2003‚ pg. 15) offer four central assumptions that are made by individuals in regard to psychological testing they are as follows‚ “people
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Psychological Testing Beatrix Bengtson PSY/475 June 9‚ 2014 Dr. Fred Previc Psychological Testing Psychological testing is the answer to many questions humans have about a manifold of issues. Testing will give a better view onto a problem‚ helps to solve issues‚ and reliably displays an array of information needed in everyday life. To dip a bit deeper into psychological testing the following text will attempt to graze upon some fundamental aspects of psychological testing‚ such as the major
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Psychological profiling is “a set of techniques used by law enforcement agencies to try to identify perpetrators of a serious crime‚” (“Psychological profiling”‚ 2016‚ para. 1). Psychological profiling is sometimes referred to as criminal or behavioral profiling‚ depending on the preference of the person using the term (Beddows‚ 2015‚ para. 5). Profiling correlates information found at crime scenes with “known behaviours [sic] and personality attributes derived from past crimes of other criminals
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Psychological testing - is a field characterized by the use of samples of behavior in order to assess psychological construct(s)‚ such as cognitive and emotional functioning‚ about a given individual. The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics. By samples of behavior‚ one means observations of an individual performing tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand‚ which often means scores on a test. These responses are often compiled into statistical tables
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Psychological Testing ...Its Nature and Meaning Psychological assessment is a process that involves checking the integration of information from multiple sources‚ such as tests of normal and abnormal personality‚ tests of ability or intelligence‚ tests of interests or attitudes‚ as well as information from personal interviews. Collateral information is also collected about personal‚ occupational‚ or medical history‚ such as from records or from interviews with parents‚ spouses‚ teachers‚ or
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What is psychological assessment? Psychological assessment is a process of testing that uses a combination of techniques to assist in arriving at some hypotheses about a person and their behaviour‚ personality and capabilities which is used to make effective decisions such as those in the selection process. Psychological assessment is also referred to as psychological testing‚ or performing a psychological battery on a person. The South African Context Psychological assessment has developed
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University of Phoenix Material Psychological Disorders Etiology of Psychological Disorders Describe the following perspectives on the etiology of psychological disorders: Perspective Description of Perspective Biological Perspective Born with the disorder because of a person’s genes. Learning Perspective This is a behavior that is learnt through time. Cognitive Factors The way a person thinks controls the disorder. Diathesis-Stress Model Brought on by a life event. Personality
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Two main categories of treating psychological disorders Psychotherapy– is treatment in which a trained professional therapist‚ uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders‚ resolve problems in living‚ or bringing about a personal growth. They do this through discussions and interactions with the therapist. Biomedical Therapy– relies on drugs‚ medications‚ and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning. Therapies Brochure BY:
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harm". The four main types of abuse are physical‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ and neglect. Neglect Neglect is the instance in which the responsible adult fails to adequately provide for various needs‚ including physical (failure to provide adequate food clothing‚ or hygiene)‚ emotional (failure to provide nurturing or affection) or educational (failure to enroll a child in school) Poverty Poverty refers to the condition of not having the means to afford basic human needs such as clean water‚ nutrition
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Psychological Egoism: Fact or Fiction?? The descriptive claim made by Psychological Egoists is that humans‚ by nature‚ are motivated only by self-interest. Any act‚ no matter how altruistic it may seem on the outside is actually only a disguise for a selfish desire such as recognition‚ avoiding guilt‚ reward or sense of personal goodness’ or morality. For example‚ Mother Teresa is just using the poor for her own long-term spiritual gain. Being a universal claim‚ it could falter with a single counterexample
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