PSYCH 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Working Hypothesis, Psych, Verbal Behavior
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One test = one piece of the puzzle. Reliability: yield very similar results repeatedly under some circumstances; degree to which measurement in consistent. Although if their mental health is improving (e. g. depression), that is ok. Validity: whether something measures what it is designed to measure. Concurrent/descriptive validity: similar; take and established/standardized test and you see how someone does, then you take your new test and you see if the results on the 2 tests are highly correlated. Predictive validity: how well test predicts what could occur (e. g. ability of. Mcats to predict how well one will do in med. Process where certain set of standards/norms is determined for a technique to make its use consistent across different measures. Subjective clinical approach: sensitive integration of many sources of data, considerable variation in skill level, hard skill to teach. Process of gathering information: traits, emotional functioning/processes, psychological problems, skills/abilities. Strengths and assets don"t want to just look at person"s problems.
