PSYC37H3 Chapter 21: PSYC37 Chapter 21 - Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing
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Chapter twenty-one: ethics and the future of psychological testing. The concerns that currently shape testing include professional, moral and social issues. Three major professional issues continually play an important role in the current status and the future of psychological testing: theoretical concerns, the adequacy of tests, and actuarial vs. clinical prediction. One of the most important considerations underlying tests is the dependability (reliability) of test results: reliability places an upper limit on validity. According to the standards for educational and psychological testing of the american. There are various types of reliability, depending on the different purposes of the test each test must possess the type of reliability that is appropriate to the test"s uses. They assume that they can describe the person in absolute terms. Presumably, then, the characteristic or variable being measured is stable, it exists, and only the test instrument limits one"s ability to measure it.
