Psychology tests

• Review the concepts of standardization, reliability, and validity in your textbook (p. 380-383)
• Think about these these questions: It has been stated that intelligence tests are reliable but not valid. Can you explain what this statement means? Psychological tests are diagnostic tools. What does this statement mean and how do you approach test results?
• Create a written response answering these questions and post it in the Chapter 10 Discussion Forum- Reliability and Validity class forum as a new thread.
• Read the responses posted by others in the class. Post responses to at least four other student’s comments. Your responses should be respectful and given in the spirit of helping everyone learn. Read these General Discussion Ideas for ways to contribute to a helpful discussion.
  • Responses need to be substantive by asking questions and sharing your answer to the question, giving examples or counterexamples, etc. Responses that consist of only one statement of agreement or disagreement will not earn full credit. Responses that are completely off-topic will also not receive credit.

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Introduction

Intelligence tests usually involve items from varying domain like spatial sense, verbal knowledge and perceptual speed. Intelligence tests have been argued to be more reliable than valid. This is because they maintain consistency and the result yielded are similar or close to previous ones. The reliability has been proven by the fact the same test taken at different phases of age for the same individual tend to yield similar results. In cases of deviations, they are very slight.

Reliable or Valid?

Validity means that a test is supposed to be exact in giving the results………………

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