Psychologists' Interpretation of Test Scores
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Ms. X is a 58-year-old with limited formal education who immigrated to the U.S. from Poland 15 years ago. Although she speaks conversational English, she considers Polish her dominant language. Following the death of her husband one year ago, she became depressed and began to have memory complaints. She was referred for a neuropsychological evaluation by her physician. The psychologist conducted the evaluation entirely in English and revealed impaired scores on verbal memory, language, and verbal attention tests. The neuropsychologist interpreted these scores as reflecting underlying brain dysfunction, diagnosed Ms. X with early-stage Alzheimer’s dementia, and recommended she move to an assisted-living facility.
Interpreting Test Scores
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Interpreting Test Scores
Psychologists consider the intent of the evaluation, and the different testing aspects, assessment capabilities, and other attributes of the individual being evaluated, like positional, individual, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, when perceiving outcome measures, such as automated conceptions (American Psychological Association, 2017). In this case, the neuropsychologist used English throughout the assessment period despite Ms. X preferring Po...
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