Psychological testings discussion
Humanities
Court Ruling Effects [1 of 2]
Consider the U.S. Supreme Court case Ricci v. DeStefano (2009), please access the Flunking the test; the Supreme Court should have had more information before deciding the case of new haven firefighters. (2009, Jun 30). The Washington Post.
Review this case and develop a clinical critique based on the potential ethical and psychological challenges related to this case. Develop your answer in detail, including how the court ruling would affect the decisions made by the examiner and how the ruling would affect the client being assessed.
Examining Data [2 of 2]
Review norm data for two psychological tests. (You may find them using your Kaplan library resources or refer to Page 30 in your textbook for (4) helpful websites).
Document the following information:
- What norms are provided?
- Can you explain these norms based on the information in this chapter?
- How were these norms developed?
- How are these norms displayed?
Note: Find a test measuring a construct in your area of interest; do not purchase a review of any test. You will use the websites to look up the name and brief description of a test and then conduct further research on your own about this test.
