PSY 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Summer Camp, Research Domain Criteria, Conduct Disorder
11 Apr 2016
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Assessment process= scientific method: defining a problem, specifying a hypothesis, choosing and implementing a research method, analyzing data, drawing appropriate conclusions, and communicating the findings. Multi-source (not just relying on one measure, many) and multi-informant (symptoms are present for different people/experts) Profiles and patterns of response on multiple tests are used for diagnostic purposes, in addition to clinical interview and behavioural observations. Face: test measures what it is supposed to measure. Content: test assesses all-important aspects of phenomenon. Concurrent: test yields results similar to other measures that measure the same construct. Predictive: test predicts the behavior, thoughts, or feelings it is supposed to measure/predict. Construct: test measures what it is supposed to measure and not something else. Test-retest: test produces similar results when given at two points in time. Alternate form: two versions of the same test produce similar results. Internal: different parts of the same test produce similar results.
