Psychological Test

1. Dr. J D Singh
Asst. Professor
G V (PG) College of Education (CTE)
Sangaria-335063, Rajasthan, India
Email: drjdsingh@gmail.com

2.  Meaning and conceptMeaning and concept
 ObjectivesObjectives
 Need and ImportanceNeed and Importance
 Types of Psychological TestTypes of Psychological Test
 Major characteristicsMajor characteristics
 Selected TestsSelected Tests
 ConclusionConclusion

3.  A psychological test is a standardized
measure of a sample of a person’s
behavior that is used to measure the
individual differences that exist among
people.
 A psychological test is an objective and
standardized measure of an
individual's mental and/or behavioral
characteristics.

4.  A psychological test is a systematic
procedure for observing a person’s
behavior or performance, describing it
with the aid of a numerical scale or
category system.
 Mostly tests are used as a way of
measuring differences between people
or differences in the same person over
time.

5.  Psychological testing is a field
characterized by the use of samples
of behavior, most often administered
as a series of items in which the
individual must give a response, in
order to assess psychological
construct(s), such as ability, cognitive
and emotional functioning, or
personality.

6.  The technical term for the science behind
psychological testing is psychometrics.
 Psychometrics is the field of study
concerned with the theory and technique
of psychological measurement, which
includes the measurement of knowledge,
abilities, attitudes, personality traits,
and educational measurement.

7.  Psychological tests are used to assess
a variety of mental abilities and
attributes, including achievement and
ability, personality,
and neurological functioning.
 To measure aspects of mental ability,
aptitude or personality of a person
 It may be Used as part of the
recruitment or selection process

8.  Provide employers with a method of
selecting the most suitable job
applicants or candidates for promotion
 Personality tests are administered for a
wide variety of reasons, from
diagnosing psychopathology (e.g.,
personality disorder, depressive
disorder) to screening job candidates.

9.  Psychological tests are used in
research, however, most serve a
practical purpose such as schooling,
job qualifications, etc.
 may be used as tools in school
placement, in determining the
presence of a learning disability or
a developmental delay in identifying
giftedness, or in tracking intellectual
development.
 They may be used in an educational
setting to determine personality

10.  Identifies Weaknesses and Strengths: Norm-
referenced and group-administered achievement
tests are the most common types administered in
schools.
 Supports Individualized Lesson Plans:
Psychological testing in schools can identify
students with disabilities or delayed skills and
determine their eligibility for receiving individualized
lesson plans free of charge to families.
 Enables Placement Decisions
 Monitors Progress

11.  Identifying Disabilities: Learning disabilities can
be very hard to identify, but psychological testing
helps in detecting areas in which students are
having difficulties.
 Advancement: Psychological testing is also
important in helping the school administration and
teachers to evaluate students’ academic
achievements and make decisions about their
advancement.
 Vocational Ability: The results of a psychological
test can also assist parents, teachers and students
ascertain the vocational ability of the child.

12.  There are two types of Psychological tests.
 Mental Ability tests
 Personality tests
Both of these types of tests devided into
sub-categories of testing.

13.  Includes three subcategories.
 Intelligence tests- General
 Aptitude tests- Specific
 Achievement tests

14.  Measure general
mental abilities.
 Measure motives,
interests, values, and
attitudes
 They are intended to
measure intellectual
potential.

15.  Aptitude Tests
-Assess talent for
specific kinds of
learning. (clerical
speed, mechanical
reasoning, etc.)

16.  Scholastic Aptitude Tests
 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
 American College Testing (ACT)
 Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
 Vocational/Career Aptitude Tests
 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Test Battery (ASVAB)
 O*NET Ability Profiler
 Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)

17.  Gauge a
person’s
mastery and
knowledge
of various
subjects

18.  Measure
aspects of
personality,
including
motives,
interests,
values, and
attitudes.

19.  Standardization
 Test norms
 Standardization group
 Reliability
 Correlation coefficient
 Validity
 Content validity
 Criterion-related validity
 Construct validity

20.  Standardization is known as the
uniform procedures used in
administrating and scoring a test.
 Test norms: information used to
rank scores in relation to other
scores on the test.

21.  Very simply, validity
is the extent to
which a test
measures what it is
supposed to
measure.
 It refers to the ability
of a test to measure
what it was
designed to
Examples
 What psychologist
promoted
introspection?
 Who developed the
four mechanisms for
dreaming?
 What school of
psychology does
Skinner belong to?

22.  Reliability
refers to the
measurement
consistency of
a test or
other
techniques.
Example
 You take a
personality test and
are scored as
“assertive”. Three
weeks later you take
the same test and are
scored as “passive”.
A drastic change is
probably a result of
an unreliable test.

23. Test-Retest Method
 Comparing subjects’ scores
on two administrations of a
test.
Correlation Coefficient
 A numerical index of the
degree of relationship (-1,

24.  Objective:
 The score must not affected by the testers' beliefs or values
 Standardized:
 Must be administered under controlled conditions
 Reliable:
 Must minimize and quantify any intrinsic errors
 Predictive:
 Must make an accurate prediction of performance
 Test Norms: The average test score within a large group of people
where the performance of one individual can be compared to the results of
others by establishing a point of comparison or frame of reference.
 Non Discriminatory:
 Must not disadvantage any group on the basis of gender, culture,
ethnicity, etc.

25.  16 PF: measures 16 basic personality traits
 Stanford-Binnet intelligence scales
 OPQ32
 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Fourth
Edition (WAIS-IV).
 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A)
 Gordon’s Personal Profile Inventory
 Rorschach Ink-Blot Test
 FIRO-B
 Children Apperception Test
 Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT)

26. Psychological testing is a series of test that
measure traits. It also measures feelings, beliefs
and abilities that can possibly lead to peoples
problems. It is helpful to know the test results. As
part of a psychological test a tool is used, which
can detect psychological characteristics, such as,
current conditions, or endurance characteristics
of persons, groups or organizations.

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