PSYC37H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rorschach Test, Thematic Apperception Test, Standard Score
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Because of diversity concerns, growing numbers of colleges no longer rely on sat tests. The percentage of those who use it however went from 46 to 60. Lsat and gre tests are the most difficult modern tests. Test: measurement device or technique used to quantify behavior or aid in the understanding and prediction of behavior. Tests are never of full understanding because it only measures a sample of your behavior, as well as there are always errors associated; tests aren"t perfect measures, but they add to the predictions. Item: specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly (response can be evaluated or scored on a scale for example). Items are subject to scientific inquiry because they are what make up the tests. Psychological test (aka educational test): set of items designed to measure characteristics of human beings that pertain to behavior.
