VALIDATION
noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.
WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)
with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to…
TEST BATTERY
a set or series of correlated presumptions delivered at one time, with scores documented separately or mixed to produce a…
TIME-SERIES DESIGN
an experimental model which consists of the viewing of units over a specified period of time.
TREATMENT PLAN
the suggested steps for intervening that the therapy professional or counselor plans following an evaluation of the patient being completed.…
VALUE-EXPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
the role one's outlook can play in the demonstration of core values. An individual may take on a positive outlook…
WELL-BEING
noun. a state of happiness, being pleased and content, low degrees of anguish, generally positive physical and cognitive health and…
TRIANGULATION
noun. 1. the procedure involved in confirming a hypothesis by gathering proofs from many sources or experiments or utilizing many…
VARIABLE STIMULUS
any one of a group of experimental stimulants which are to be compared to a constant stimulant, step-by-step.
WILL TO SURVIVE
the determination to live regardless of an adverse scenario or extreme situations. Commonly referred to as will to live.
TEST SOPHISTICATION
familiarity with a specific test or kind of test, that may impact the score achieved on future tests.
TRIPARTITE THEORY OF ATTITUDES
a theory of attitude structure postulating which an outlook is based upon or contains affective, mental, and behavioral elements.
WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE
the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
a projective test wherein involved parties are held to reveal their outlooks, emotions, problems, and personality traits within the written…
TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY
the level to which one is capable of accepting, and to act without weariness or disorientation in scenarios having conflicting…
TRUE EXPERIMENT
an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.