PSYC 450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Psychopathology
30 Sep 2016
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Computer based assessment- the use of computers to administer (possibly interpret) responses to clinical interviews, iq tests, self-report inventories, etc. Content validation- the process by which one ensures that a test will adequately measure all aspects of the construct of interest. Methods of content validation include carefully defining all relevant aspects of the construct, consulting experts, having judges assess the relevance of each potential item, and evaluating the psychometric properties of each potential item. Empirical criterion keying- an approach to test development that emphasizes the selection of items that discriminate between normal individuals and members of different diagnostic groups, regardless of whether the items appear theoretically relevant to the diagnoses of interest. Factor analytic approach- a statistical method often used in test construction to determine whether potential items are or are not highly related to each other. Five factor model (ffm)- a comprehensive model of personality that comprises the dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and.
