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  2. Psychological testing - Wikipedia

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    A test should be invariant between relevant subgroups (e.g., demographic groups) within a larger population. [6] For example, for a test to be used in the United Kingdom, the test and its items should have approximately the same meaning for British males and females.

  3. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing - Wikipedia

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    The 2014 edition is the 7th edition of The Standards, and it shares the exact same names as the 1985 and 1999 editions. [3] Technical recommendations for psychological tests and diagnostic techniques: A preliminary proposal (1952) and Technical recommendations for psychological tests and diagnostic techniques (1954) editions were quite brief.

  4. Psychometrics - Wikipedia

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    Psychometrics is a field of study within psychology concerned with the theory and technique of measurement.Psychometrics generally covers specialized fields within psychology and education devoted to testing, measurement, assessment, and related activities. [1]

  5. Edwards Personal Preference Schedule - Wikipedia

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    Within each pair, the subjects choose one statement as more characteristic of themselves, reducing the social desirability factor of the test. Due to the forced choice, the EPPS is an ipsative test, [2] the statements are made in relation to the strength of an individual's other needs. Hence, like personality, it is not absolute.

  6. 16PF Questionnaire - Wikipedia

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    The most recent edition of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF), released in 1993, is the fifth edition (16PF5e) of the original instrument. [25] [26] The self-report instrument was first published in 1949; the second and third editions were published in 1956 and 1962, respectively; and the five alternative forms of the fourth edition were released between 1967 and 1969.

  7. Predictive validity - Wikipedia

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    A typical predictive validity for an employment test might obtain a correlation in the neighborhood of r = .35. Higher values are occasionally seen and lower values are very common. Nonetheless, the utility (that is the benefit obtained by making decisions using the test) provided by a test with a correlation of .35 can be quite substantial ...

  8. Self-report inventory - Wikipedia

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    A self-report inventory is a type of psychological test in which a person fills out a survey or questionnaire with or without the help of an investigator. Self-report inventories often ask direct questions about personal interests, values, symptoms, behaviors, and traits or personality types.

  9. Psychological evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Psychological evaluation is a method to assess an individual's behavior, personality, cognitive abilities, and several other domains. [a] [3] A common reason for a psychological evaluation is to identify psychological factors that may be inhibiting a person's ability to think, behave, or regulate emotion functionally or constructively.