The terms like psychological testing and psychological assessment are many times used synonymously but in a strict sense they can be distinguished as well. Psychological assessment is more comprehensive assessment of an individual. The basic goal of assessment would be to assess individual’s current and future functioning. In assessment process behaviors are classified into different categories and measured against the normative standard.
NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS :
History suggests that psychological tests have been used for different purposes at different times. There are thus many uses of psychological tests. Some of important uses are discussed below:
Maruish (1999) has discussed the ways in which psychological assessment has helped in treatment planning:
List of Commonly Used PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS :
