Tuesday 27 August 2019

Types of Psychological Tests

a) Achievement Tests: An achievement test is a standardized test that is designed to measure an individual's level of knowledge in a particular area. For example: American College Test (ACT).

b) Attitude Tests: Attitude test assess an individual’s feelings about an event, person or object. Typical attitude tests are used as Thurston or Likert Scale.

c) Neuropsychological Tests: The neuropsychological test consists of specifically designed tasks used to measure a psychological function known to be linked to a particular brain structure of pathway. For example: Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE).

d) Personality Tests: Psychological measures of personality are described as either ―rating scale or self-report measures‖ and ―free response measures.

e) Objective Tests: Objective tests have a restricted response format, such as allowing for true or false answers or rating using an ordinal scale. For example: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).

f) Projective Tests: Projective tests allows for a free type of response. For example Rorschach Inkblot Test.

g) Sexological Tests: The sexological tests examine the various aspects of discomfort, problem or dysfunction, regardless of whether they are individual or relational ones. For example: SESII – W (Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women).

h) Aptitude Tests: Aptitude tests are used to measures specific abilities such as mechanical or clerical skills. For example: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

i) Interest Test: Interest tests are used to assess a person’s interest and preferences. For example: Strong Interest Inventory Test (SIIT).

j) Direct observation Tests: These type of tests involves the observation of people as they complete activities. For example: Parent- Child Interaction Assessment-II (PCIA)


References:

a) Framingham, J. (2018). Types of Psychological Testing. Psych Central. Retrieved on August 23, 2019, from https://psychcentral.com/lib/types-of-psychological-testing

b) Shishya, & Guru. (2018, January 17). What are the different types of psychological tests? Retrieved from https://www.owlgen.com/question/different-types-psychological-tests

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