Analyzing Psychological Assessments – Reliability, Validity, and Ethical Considerations
Note: Your final project requires at least six resources. For this assignment, you only need four resources.
| Test | Journal Articles:
● APA format ● Two articles minimum for each test |
Why was the test developed? | Reliability | Validity | Ethical Considerations | Normed Reference Group | What useful information does the test provide us with? |
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
1. Lee, T. T. (2020). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 2915–2918. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_914
2. Whitman, M. R., Tylicki, J. L., Mascioli, R., Pickle, J., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory-3 (MMPI-3) in a clinical neuropsychology setting. Psychological Assessment, 33(2), 142–155. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000969 |
The tool is used to assess personality traits and the presence of psychopathology (Lee, 2020). | Has a test-retest probability of between 0.5 to 0.8 when used to assess various psychopathologies, with the highest values noted in hypochondriasis (Whitman et al., 2021). | Has high validity in measuring different types of psychopathologies, with a test validity coefficient of 0.3 (Whitman et al., 2021). | The test taker should maintain emotional competence and not allow their judgment to be affected by the test results. The results should also be kept confidential. | The normed reference group is persons with psychopathologies, such as paranoia, mania, and hysteria, among others identified in the test. | Information from the test can be used to ascertain the presence of psychopathy in an individual (Lee, 2020). |
| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | 1. Sullivan, A., Ridley, N., Monds, L. A., Logge, W., Hurzeler, T., & Morley, K. C. (2021). Assessing the validity of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) in predicting completion in a long-term residential rehabilitation for substance use problems. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 30(5), 561–566. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2021.1967954
2.Abdelhamid, G. S., Bassiouni, M. G., & Gómez-Benito, J. (2021). Assessing cognitive abilities using the WAIS-IV: An item response theory approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 6835. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136835 |
The test was developed to measure intelligence in adults and adolescents (Abdelhamid et al., 2021). | Has a high consistency with a test-retest reliability of about 0.7 (Sullivan et al., 2021). | The test has a high validity in measuring the current intellectual status and functioning of an individual (Sullivan et al., 2021). | The test takers should understand the purpose of the test and its implications. They should obtain informed consent from their client, as well as protect the confidentiality of the test results. | The normed reference groups include individuals with intellectual disabilities. | Information from the test can be used to ascertain the cognitive ability of an individual. The tool provides four major scores, which include perceptual reasoning, processing speed, verbal comprehension, and working memory (Abdelhamid et al., 2021). |
References
Abdelhamid, G. S., Bassiouni, M. G., & Gómez-Benito, J. (2021). Assessing cognitive abilities using the WAIS-IV: An item response theory approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 6835. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136835
Lee, T. T. (2020). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 2915–2918. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_914
Sullivan, A., Ridley, N., Monds, L. A., Logge, W., Hurzeler, T., & Morley, K. C. (2021). Assessing the validity of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) in predicting completion in a long-term residential rehabilitation for substance use problems. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 30(5), 561–566. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2021.1967954
Whitman, M. R., Tylicki, J. L., Mascioli, R., Pickle, J., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory-3 (MMPI-3) in a clinical neuropsychology setting. Psychological Assessment, 33(2), 142–155. https://doi.org/10.1037/
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Question 
Overview: In this assignment, you will identify two journal articles for each of the tests used in the vignette you chose for the final project.
Analyzing Psychological Assessments – Reliability, Validity, and Ethical Considerations
You will be focusing on specific aspects of the tests, such as why the tests were developed, reliability, validity, ethical considerations, the normed reference group, and what useful information the tests provide us.