Purchase Solution

Counseling Psychology: Properties of tests

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Can you explain the two most important properties of tests? (at least 300-400 words)

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

Explains the two most important properties of tests. Supplemented with an informative artcile on the important elements of psychologcial tests. References are provided.

Solution Preview

Let's take a closer look. I also attached a supporting article, which expands on this response, and from which this response is drawn.

RESPONSE:

1. Can you explain the two most important properties of tests?

Two main properties of psychological tests are reliability and validity. Reliability is "the extent to which a test is repeatable and yields consistent scores" (Essentials of a Good Psychological Test, 2004). For a test to be valid it must be reliable; however, a test can be reliable but not valid (does not measure what it says it measures).

RELIABILITY

There is a potential for error in all measurement tools. The goal is to minimize this error. Every observed test score is comprised of the true score plus measurement error. Thus, reliability (consistency) is a measure to calculate the amount of the variability in the test scores, and how much is the result of measurement error and how much is the result of variability in true scores. ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Emotional Intelligence: A Beginning

An introduction to an emerging branch of Psychology-Emotional Intelligence.

Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

Erik Erikson researched eight stages of psychosocial development beginning at birth and ending at death. This quiz challenges your knowledge of each stage, the corresponding age range, and the conflicts present during each stage.

Health Psychology

This quiz speaks to the general concepts, themes, and terminology associated with the field of health psychology.

Key Psychology Theories and their Developers

Match which psychologist developed and/or contributed to which theory.

Developmental Psychology

This quiz explores the concepts, theories and key terminology associated with human psychological development.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Test and Measurement

    Describe the use of each of these three test in psychology, counseling, or clinical and a rational for using each test in counseling psychology, or clinical. References please. Let's take a closer look. RESPONSE: 1.

  • Measurement and Statistics

    Compare and contrast clinical and counseling psychologists in relation to their use of psychological tests.

  • Vocational Psychology and Counseling

    527302 Vocational Psychology and Counseling Please assist me in providing explanation of how the study of vocational psychology and counseling can support one endeavors to become an effective scholar-practitioner committed to positive social change.

  • Tests Used in Organizational Psychology

    318405 Tests Used in Organizational Psychology An explanation of the role of testing and assessment in cognitive ability tests or employment interview. Describe two specific tests that you might use in this setting and why.

  • Assessment Qualifications

    Best practices for school counseling. Retrieved from http://www.sde.ct.gov. Guidelines for the practice of school psychology: Connecticut State Department of Education (2004).

  • Assessment Choices and Options for Counselors

    According to this system, people with a Master's Degree in Counseling but not Psychology would be able to administer tests from categories A and B, but not C (Bertram, 2001, p.181).

  • Personality Assessment Techniques

    Client perception of counselor personality. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 3(2), 93-96. Cohen, R. J., & Swerdlik (2005). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement (6th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

  • Differences and similarities between personality assessments

    About.com Psychology.

  • Counselor as Scholar Practitioner

    A critical review of the scientist-practitioner model for counseling psychology. Counseling. Psychology Review, 25 (4), 19-30. 2. Heppner, P.P., Kivlighan, D.M., Wampold, B.R. (2006). Research design in counseling.

View More Related Solutions