GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
Question
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Standardization, Criterion, and Validity
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Reliability. Validity, and Standardization
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Validity, Criterion, and Reliability
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None of the above are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are the three criteria that a psychological test must meet in order to be widely accepted? Explain. A psychological test must be standardized (pretested on a similar group of people), reliable (yielding consistent results), and valid (measuring what it is supposed to measure).
Detailed explanation-2: -The three criteria referred to by the problem are standardization, reliability, and validity. Standardization refers to the presence of a standardized norm and responses that can be used to compare scores between different individuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reliability: The psychological assessment/test must produce the same result no matter when it’s taken. Validity: The psychological test must measure what it’s been created to assess. Objectivity: The assessment must be free from any personal bias for its scoring, interpretation of scoring or administration.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2) is a written psychological assessment used to diagnose mental disorders; it is the most widely used and widely researched test of adult psychopathology. It is a self-report measure used to screen for clinical and psychosocial disorders.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tests are categorized as objectively scored, subjectively scored, or in some instances, both. An objectively scored instrument is one where the correct answers are counted and they either are, or they are converted to, the final scoring.