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VALUE OF PSYCHOMETRIC EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

VALUE OF PSYCHOMETRIC EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT To many people the term psychometric examination means simply an estimation of the intelligence quotient; however, psychological tests as they are administered today ascertain much more than that. This is attested by the fact that there are currently in existence about 800 tests—educaton, psychological, and vocational. Therefore the problem of selecting the appropriate test that will offer the maximum amount of pertinent information and that will do it most accurately is always present. Methods of psychometric examination may be divided into two main categories, nonprojective tests and projective tests. Nonprojective tests are primarily designed to evaluate personality traits quantitatively and relative to statistically established norms. These norms have been standardized according to representative samples of the population under consideration. The Wechsler-Bellevue intelligence test, for example, estimates the amount of intelligence a given person has; the Bender-Gestalt test may indicate the presence of organicity and give a rough estimate of its http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

VALUE OF PSYCHOMETRIC EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

JAMA , Volume 158 (7) – Jun 18, 1955

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1955 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1955.02960070031009
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Abstract

To many people the term psychometric examination means simply an estimation of the intelligence quotient; however, psychological tests as they are administered today ascertain much more than that. This is attested by the fact that there are currently in existence about 800 tests—educaton, psychological, and vocational. Therefore the problem of selecting the appropriate test that will offer the maximum amount of pertinent information and that will do it most accurately is always present. Methods of psychometric examination may be divided into two main categories, nonprojective tests and projective tests. Nonprojective tests are primarily designed to evaluate personality traits quantitatively and relative to statistically established norms. These norms have been standardized according to representative samples of the population under consideration. The Wechsler-Bellevue intelligence test, for example, estimates the amount of intelligence a given person has; the Bender-Gestalt test may indicate the presence of organicity and give a rough estimate of its

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jun 18, 1955

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