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Chapter 11: Assessment: Types of Measures and Their Use

Chapter 11: Assessment: Types of Measures and Their Use

pp. 395-436

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, Yale University, Connecticut
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Several types of measures were covered that are used in clinical psychological research. These included inventories, questionnaires, scales, global ratings, interviews, projective measures, direct observations of behavior, psychobiological measures, computerized, technology-based and web-based assessment, and unobtrusive measures. Reactivity of assessment and the use of unobtrusive measures and their advantages were also discussed. In general, it is useful to rely upon multiple measures rather than a single measure. It is useful to demonstrate that changes in the construct of interest (e.g., anxiety) are not restricted to only one method of assessment.

Keywords

  • Type of assessment
  • Key considerations in their use

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