PSYC 406 Chapter 1: Chapter 1.pdf
19 Feb 2015
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Chapter 1: introduction to psychological assessment; why we do it and what it is. The use of psychological tests and other assessments is not limited to clinical or health settings. Before one can study any variable in any science, it is necessary to be able to ascertain its existence and measure important characteristics of the variable, construct or entity. Testing is usually traced back to the early chinese. Han dynasty written exams were included for the first time and covered 5 major areas a. b. c. d. e. Made important contributions to in astronomy and the study of magnetism. Created the curve we have come to know as the normal curve or normal distribution. Introduced in european countries in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In the 19th century, england and the us developed classification systems to help classify individuals with mental disorder and other mental problems.
