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Describe how norms are developed for a psychological test.

How are the psychological test crafted or what do these psychological test consist of?

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Psychological testing has norms that serves to provide the results of the test. This answer provides the information associated with the formulation of these norms. Additionally, it explores the method used to generate psychological tests.

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Psychological tests are developed in order to determine various factors and features about a person or group of people. Therefore, the norms have to be designed around the people or person being tested. Each test is calibrated for the group being tested. This means that there is a mean that is ...

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