Psychological Assessment Fundamentals Quiz

Psychological Assessment Basics

• There are four basic question categories in psychological assessment.

Empirical Cycle

• The empirical cycle is used in psychological assessment to systematically gather information and make informed decisions about a client's behavior, cognition, or emotion.
• The purpose of the empirical cycle is to provide a systematic approach to assessment, ensuring that data is collected, hypotheses are formulated, and conclusions are drawn in a logical and structured manner.

Steps in the Empirical Cycle

• The "Hypothesis Generation" step involves inferring what might be happening and formulating hypotheses based on the data collected.

Evaluation Step

• The purpose of the evaluation step in the empirical cycle is to determine whether the hypotheses formulated are supported or not supported by the data collected.

Components of Psychological Assessment

• The three components of psychological assessment are:
  • Assessment (gathering information about a client),
  • Diagnosis (using that information to identify a problem),
  • Intervention (developing a plan to address the identified problem).