PSYC 3250- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3250
• Professor: Scott Colwell

Document Summary

Psychological attributes (intelligence, creativity) cannot be measured by the same sorts of methods as those used to measure physical attributes (as done in the natural sciences: manifest only in the behavior of individuals. Behavior rarely reflects any one psychological attribute but rather a variety. Psychological tests a definition it is a measurement instrument that has three defining characteristics: 1. a psychological test is a sample of behavior, 2. The sample is obtained under standardized conditions: 3. There are established rules for scoring or for obtaining quantitative (numeric) information from the behavior sample. Scoring rules there must be some set of rules or procedures for describing in quantitative. Goal is for results to be quantitative or numeric terms the subject"s behavior in response to the test. Most mass-produced standardized tests are characterized by objective: objective meaning two people, each applying the same set of scoring rules to an individual"s responses, will always arrive at the same score.