Pyc4807: 553283

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PYC4807: 553283 ________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT 1 Write an essay on the process you would follow in developing a psychological assessment measure. Discuss the steps that you would take in this process, including how you would choose items for your test, how you would evaluate the reliability and validity of your test, and the issue of establishing norms. Discuss the theory comprehensively and illustrate your understanding with an example or examples. In addition, list the steps that should be followed in the adaptation of an assessment measure for cross-cultural application and briefly explain what each step involves. Due: 16 May 2014 / 1 pages Supervisor: N/A ________________________________________________________________ PLAGIARISM DECLARATION 1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s work and pretend that it is one’s own. 2. I have used the American Psychological Association formatting for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this essay/report/project from the work or works, of other people has been attributed, cited and referenced. 3. This essay/report/project is my own work. 4. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with intention of passing it off as his or her own work. NAME: Mehnaaz STUDENT NUMBER: 32821034 SIGNATURE……Mehnaaz………… ________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Title Page 1. Introduction 2. Definition of Concepts 3. The Steps in Developing a Psychological Measure 3.1. The Planning Phase 3.1.1. Specifying the aim of the measure 3.1.2. Define the content of the Measure 3.1.3. To develop a test plan 3.2. Item Writing Phase 3.2.1. Write the Items 3.2.2. Review the Items 3.3. Assemble and Pre-test the Experimental Version of

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