Psychological Assessment and Testing Through the Years

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Which of the following best describes psychological assessment?

The evaluation of abilities and skills relevant in a school context
The process of gathering and integrating psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation (correct)
The evaluation of a person's psychological aspects at a specific point in time
The administration and interpretation of test scores

What was the purpose of Alfred Binet's test published in 1905?

To screen thousands of military recruits
To conduct retrospective psychological assessments
To help place Paris school children in appropriate classes (correct)
To evaluate abilities and skills relevant in a school context

What does testing refer to?

Drawing conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time
The evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables
Everything from the administration of a test to the interpretation of the test scores (correct)
The evaluation of abilities and skills relevant in a school context

What is retrospective assessment?

<p>Drawing conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ecological momentary assessment?

<p>An 'in the moment' evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the very time and place that they occur (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers