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This 10 page report discusses psychological
testing and measurement and the fact that such a broad-based topic includes numerous
and specific frames of reference in relationship to different types of measurement or
assessment. Despite arguments that psychological testing cannot be truly thought of as
“hard science,” the fact remains that psychological measurement is a quantifiable and
legitimate and offers valuable insight for the mental health professional, health care
provider, and the individual being assessed. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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and specific frames of reference in relationship to different types of measurement or assessment. Personality testing, for example, involves a different set of parameters than would neuropsychological assessment. However, there
are certain fundamentals that are shared by the majority of psychological assessment and measurement tools and those will be where the student should direct their focus. Despite arguments that psychological
testing cannot be truly thought of as "hard science," the fact remains that psychological measurement is a quantifiable and legitimate and offers valuable insight for the mental health professional, health
care provider, and the individual being assessed. Understanding how and why something occurs, as well as its most basic etymology serves the best interest of the patient/client. As the student
pulls together information for his or her report, it will be valuable to keep track of which tools serve the greatest measure (pun intended) of efficacy in what situations and
with which individuals. Intellectual Assessment Despite all of the controversy regarding how intelligence can actually be defined, Howard (1993) notes that most researchers agree that it is a
concept labeled by a word, or even several related concepts labeled by a word (pp. 27). He goes on to make note of the ways in which others have defined
intelligence and set out to measure or test it. He uses several examples, explaining that, for example, that Eysenck believes that: "... intelligence is a scientific concept like temperature and
gravity, and has developed in a similar way" (pp. 27). Just as the concept of gravity has evolved based on certain physical truths, "Eysenck argues that three major, related concepts
are held: IQ, biological intelligence ... and social intelligence"(pp. 27). He then adds that Jensen defined intelligence as being the "the sum of an individuals knowledge and skills, and the
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