PSYC 3250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Protected Group, Informed Consent, Visible Minority

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Grace Ewles

Document Summary

Psychological testing used for critical decision-making in multiple fields. Individual (vs. institutional: scores used to counsel or advise the participant, concerns: Test may be given weight over other sources of info. May alter the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s or a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:894)(cid:374)ot al(cid:449)ays (cid:271)e(cid:374)efi(cid:272)ial(cid:895) Institutional: scores used to make decisions that directly impact the test-taker. Such as admission, placement, hiring, etc: concerns: Comparative (vs. absolute: scores on a test are compared to others, decisions involve multiple people, results based on the relative ranking of scores (ex. hire top 5% of applicants) Absolute: scores of a test are compared to a cut-off or absolute value, decisions involve one person, based on an all-or-nothing scenario (ex. hire those who pass, not those who fail) Debate surrounding group based differences in test scores (ex. math and gender) Differences can exist based on the type of questioning and way in which a test is administered (ex. older participants and timed responding)