Psych 525 complete course (measurements and statistics)

1. PSYCH 525 COMPLETE COURSE
(Measurements and Statistics)
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PSYCH 525 Week 1 Individual Assignment History of Psychological Assessment
Paper
Select a significant event in the development of psychological testing, such as the
Chinese use of essay exams for civil service selection, the use of alpha and beta
testing in World War I, Wundt’s laboratory, or the development of the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper exploring your selected event and its historical
roots. In your paper, explain why the event is significant and how it has affected the
development of psychological testing in the 21st century.
PSYCH 525 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Dr. Zak Case Study
Complete the University of Phoenix Material, Dr. Zak Case Study, located on the
student Web site.
PSYCH 525 Week 3 Individual Assignment Validity and Reliability Matrix
Complete the University of Phoenix Material, Validity and Reliability Matrix, located
on the student Web site.
PSYCH 525 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Ethics in Assessment Presentation
Read the American Psychological Association (APA) Code of Ethics as it relates to
testing. It is located at http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html
Select a legal case from the list in Table 2-1 in Ch. 2 of the text or another case
related to psychological assessment.
Prepare 12- to 14-Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides, in which your Learning Team
discusses the background of your selected case and the legal implications of the

2. decision. Analyze the biases related to the assessments in the case and the ethical
implications for diverse populations in relationship to the case.
PSYCH 525 Week 4 Individual Assignment Construct Development, Scale Creation,
and Process Analysis Assignment
Part I: Construct Development and Scale Creation
Choose a construct you would like to measure.
Create an operational definition of your construct using at least three peer-reviewed
journal articles as references.
Select and list five items used to sample the domain.
Select the method of scaling appropriate for the domain. Justify why you selected
the scaling method you did.
Format the items into an instrument with which you would query respondents.
Justify whether this is an interview or self-report instrument.
Part II: Analysis and Justification
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis of how you developed your instrument.
Describe how you would norm this instrument and which reliability measures you
would use. Answer the following questions:
o How many people would you give it to?
o What characteristics would your respondents have?
o To whom would the instrument be generalized?
Describe how you would establish validity, the methods you used for item selection,
and how item selection will be evaluated.
PSYCH 525 Week 5 Individual Assignment Intelligence Definition and Measurement
Paper
Access the Mental Measurements Yearbook located in the University Library.
Select two assessments of intelligence and two achievement tests.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word analysis of your selected instruments. In your analysis,
address the following:

3. o Critique the major definitions of intelligence. Determine which theory of
intelligence best fits your selected instruments. Explain how the definition and the
measures are related.
o Evaluate the measures of intelligence you selected for reliability, validity,
normative procedures, and bias.
o Compare and contrast your selected intelligence and achievement assessments.
How are the goals of the tests similar and different? How are the tests used? What
are the purposes of giving these differing tests?
o Examine the ethical considerations associated with achievement and intelligence
tests in education.
PSYCH 525 Week 6 Individual Assignment Personality Assessment Instrument or
Inventory Critique
Select one psychological personality assessment instrument or inventory to serve as
the basis of this assignment.
Explore the psychological literature to find three to five articles that test the use of
this inventory or assessment on a specific population. This population could be a
particular disorder, such as bulimia or obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a
demographic population.
Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word in-depth examination of your selected test and its uses.
Include the following in your paper:
o Describe the characteristics, uses, and purposes of your selected assessment
instrument or inventory.
o Analyze the relationship between your selected assessment and one of the major
theories of personality.
o Summarize your research findings, paying particular attention to differences in
the ability of the instrument to differentiate diagnostically between the target
population and the general population.
o Identify the psychometric properties of the test for the particular population.
o Conclude from a review of the literature whether or not the instrument is an
adequate measure of your selected characteristic. Analyze any ethical
considerations associated with your selected assessment.
1. Select a neuropsychological instrument and prepare 7–10
Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides, in which your Learning Team describes the

4. instrument and explains how it is used to assess disability or neurological
dysfunction.
o Comment on how effective the instrument might be and if, or how, it could be
improved. Submit a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®.
o Thus Your full presentation should be 14-20 slides
2. Select an assessment instrument used in the workplace and prepare 7–10
Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides, in which your Learning Team describes the
instrument as well its purposes and uses in the workplace.
o Comment on any legal or ethical considerations for organizations that use the
instrument. Submit a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® .
o Thus Your full presentation should be 14-20 slides
Discussions:
What are some important considerations when using samples?
Think of a personal characteristic that would be normally distributed, such as a
physical one (i.e. or shoe size), or a personality characteristic (i.e. intelligence,
friendliness, adventure-seeking). Where do you fall on the bell curve?
What are the four methods of establishing validity? How are these methods
similar? How are they different?
What are the four methods of establishing reliability? How are these methods
similar? How are they different?
What are the steps in the test development process? Which step in your opinion is
the most important? Why?
For your second DQ this week I want you to select the construct you will use for your
week four assignment. Tell me what this construct is and then operationally define
it. To do this I suggest you look at the definition of operational definition and then
look up one peer-reviewed article on your construct (using the article database in
the University Library). This task may seem like a bit more work than a regular DQ
but it will greatly help when it comes time to write next week's paper.
What is intelligence? Can it be measured? Why or why not?
What are the similarities and differences between achievement and
intelligence? How are the two assessed?
Which types of personality tests do you find the most intriguing? Why?

5. What are the ethical considerations associated with conducting assessments and
writing psychological reports? Consider the welfare of the patient.