Psychological Testing

Psychological Testing

Introduction

As a technical term, 'psychological assessment' refers to methods developed to describe, record, and interpret a person's behavior, be it with respect to underlying basic dispositions (traits), to characteristics of state or change, or to such external criteria as expected success in a given training curriculum or in psychotherapeutic treatment. Methods of psychological assessment and testing constitute a major technology that grew out of psychological research, with widespread impact in educational, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology, in counseling and, last but not least, in research itself (Naugle 2009).

Rationale for the Research

This study highlights many issues related to Psychological Testing and ...