| A | B |
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| behavior-rating scale | used to measure behavior in such places as classrooms and hospitals |
| self-report | people are asked to report their attitudes, feelings, and behavior in interviews or on paper-and-pencil tests |
| standardized test | a test that is administered and scored the same way every time |
| validity scale | involve questions that, if answered in a certain way, let the psychologist know that the test taker is not answering the test questions honestly |
| norm | established standards of performance |
| norm group | large group of people who are similar to those for whom the test is intended |
| achievement test | measures people's skills and the knowledge they have in specific academic areas |
| aptitude test | used to determine whether a person is likely to do well in a given field of work or study |
| vocational interest inventories | to help people determine whether their interests are similar to those of people in various lines of work |
| forced-choice format | the test taker is forced to choose one of the answers, even if none of them seems to fit his or her interests precisely |
| objective test | present test takers with a standardized group of test items in the form of a questionnaire |
| projective test | unlike objective tests, have no clearly specified answers |
| open-ended format | people are presented with ambiguous stimuli such as inkblots, drawings of vague shapes, or pictures of people engaged in various activities |
| cognitive restructuring | changing the thoughts one has in a particular situation |
