PSYCH 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rorschach Test, Apperception, Psych
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Project aspects of personality onto ambiguous test stimuli. Require high degree of inference in scoring and interpretation. The rorschach inkblot test: thematic apperception test. Reliability and validity data tend to be mixed. Require minimal clinical inference in scoring and interpretation. Originally developed as a measure of degree to which children"s performance diverged from others in their grade. Compare a person"s scores against those of other who are the same age. Assess broad range of skills and abilities. The luria nebraska and halstead reitan batteries. Test diverse skills ranging from grip strength to sound recognition, attention, concentration. False positives: mistakenly shows a problem when there is none. False negatives: fails to detect a problem that is present. Some tests take hours to administer, score, and interpret. Cat or ct scan: computerized axial tomography. React with oxygen, blood, and glucose in the brain. Lead to better understanding of brain function and structure.
