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PSY 335 Psychological Testing Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Psychologists’ tests are designed to aid psychologists in distinguishing behaviors. There are many types, and administering psychological tests comes with its own array of benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations. Understanding the complexity of psychological testing, along with the multitude of testing options available, will provide you with a foundational background for this aspect of psychology.

Prompt: After reading Foundations of Psychological Testing Chapters 1 and 2, The Mismeasure of Man, and the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists Standard 9: Assessment, consider how psychological tests differ and all the practical and ethical factors associated with them. In your short paper, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 How do psychological tests differ; what are the different types?

 How are they used, in what settings are they used, and by whom are they used?

 What are limitations of tests? How might testing be misused?

 What are the legal and ethical issues related to testing?

Guidelines for Submission: Papers should follow these formatting guidelines: one to two pages in length, double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one- inch margins, and citations in APA format when appropriate.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Psychological Tests Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports explanation with clear and relevant examples using scholarly research when appropriate to support how psychological tests differ

Clearly articulates how types of psychological tests differ and explains the different types

Articulates how types of psychological tests differ, but response is illogical or overlooks key psychological test types and differences

Does not articulate how types of psychological tests differ

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Used Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports explanation with clear and relevant examples about how, when, and by whom psychological tests are used

Clearly describes how, when, and by whom psychological tests are used

Describes how, when, and by whom psychological tests are used, but response is illogical or overlooks key components and facets to how psychological tests are used

Does not describe how, when, and by whom psychological tests are used

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Limitations/Misused Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws insightful conclusions regarding limitations and potential misuse that are fully defended with evidence and examples

Draws informed conclusions regarding limitations and potential misuse of psychological testing

Addresses limitations and potential misuse of psychological testing, but response is illogical or overlooks key limitations and potential for misuse

Does not draw conclusions regarding limitations and potential misuse of psychological testing

22

Legal and Ethical Issues

Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides clear and relevant examples to support connection between APA ethical principles and psychological testing

Clearly relates APA ethical principles to issues connected to psychological testing

Relates APA ethical principles to issues connected to psychological testing, but response is illogical or overlooks key facets of APA ethical code

Does not relate APA ethical principles to psychological testing

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Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

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