Name and discuss 3 assumptions in psychological tests and assessment

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Name and discuss 3 assumptions in psychological tests and…

 

Name and discuss 3 assumptions in psychological tests and assessment. What are the benefits of these limitations for use in the field? Explain.

In psychological testing, there are four basic assumptions: (1) people differ in important traits; (2) we can quantify these traits; (3) the traits are reasonably stable; (4) measures of the traits relate to actual behaviour.