Assignment:Psychological Tests

Assignment:Psychological Tests

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• Identify the federal guidelines—statutory, case law, and APA—for psychological tests.
• Describe some of the cases influential in bringing about the federal government’s involvement in the use of tests in the forensic setting.
• Determine the effect of the federal guidelines in ensuring whether assessment reports are accurate and unbiased.

One to two pages is all it has to be with APA format and references.

(APA is American Psychological Association.)

Psychology is the study of behavior. Behavior can be assessed through observation as well as psychological tests. Test results provide a sampling of a person’s characteristics or traits. As such, they can be used to help predict future behavior. Some psychological tests are also capable of uncovering psychiatric symptoms. Although results may suggest the existence of a psychiatric condition, definitive conclusions regarding mental health diagnoses are unable to be made on test results alone

Intelligence tests are used to measure a person’s overall level of intellectual functioning. In his book “Psychological Testing”, psychiatrist Robert J. Gregory states that despite the varying definitions of intelligence, experts tend to agree that it includes the capacity to learn from experiences and adapt to one’s surroundings. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales is a popular intelligence test. It can be administered from age 2 through late adulthood and assesses reasoning, visual-spatial processing, knowledge and working memory. Other commonly used intelligence tests include the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III) and the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS).