Test Administration - General Psychology

TEST ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

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INTRODUCTION

General psychology refers to cognitive functions in which human intelligence , considered as one of the key human characteristics manifests itself (ITC , 2001 . The discipline incorporates memory learning , decision-making and perception

Behaviorism or behavioral psychology is a theory of learning in psychology founded on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning (ITC , 2001 . There are various psychological tests and assessments used in general psychology for instance attitude test , IQ or achievement tests , direct observation tests and

personality tests (ITC 2001 . Under behavioral psychology , one of the psychological tests or assessments carried out is the attitude test used to assess an individual 's feelings as concerns certain events , objects or people

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In behavioral psychology , test administration serves the purpose of providing an accurate picture of individual 's knowledge and skills in the subject matter or domain being tested (ITC , 2001 . When dealing with a multicultural population , the key ethical consideration should be how best to cater for linguistic as well as cultural diversity of the people being tested during the testing process . In addition , those administering the tests should consider acquiring knowledge of the test-takers in regards to their beliefs , culture , religion and linguistic abilities prior to the test administration (ITC , 2001

For a test administration to be carried out in an ethical , valid and fair way in a multicultural perspective factors such as socio-economic background , educational background and heritage should be focused upon (ITC , 2001 . In this way , the...