Page 9 - lessonnotes_Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

~ the researcher administers the test face to face and remain seated before
the test taker and notes down the responses.
~ are time consuming but are effective in taking responses from children
and illiterate people
b) A group test :
~ is administered to large no. of persons at the same time.
~the instructions about answering the items, are explained by the test
administrator and is also written on the test, which the test taker reads and
answers accordingly.
~ are easy to administer and are also less time consuming.
~ often if the respondent is less motivated, the responses might be fake.
3) Depending on difficulty level, tests are divided into ~ Speed test
~ Power test
a) In a speed test :
~ there is a time limit within which the respondent is required to answer all
the items.
~ it evaluates the individual on the basis of time taken to answer the items
accurately
~ here, all items are of the same degree of difficulty.

b) In a power test :
~ it assesses the underlying ability or power of the individuals by allowing
them sufficient time, i.e. these tests do not have any time limit.
~ The items are generally arranged in an increasing order of difficulty.

* It is difficult to construct a pure speed or power test.
* Majority of the tests are a combination of both speed and power.
* Tests data should be combined with information about a person’s
background, interests, and past performance in order to deduce
conclusions.

CASE STUDY

1. In this method, the emphasis is given on in-depth study of a particular case.
2. Researchers focus on cases which can provide critical information or new learning
on less understood phenomena.