Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook Database on the Capella University Library Psychology Databases page (linked in the Resources), locate a scholarly review of a specific standardized psychological or educational test you would likely use in your current or future profession. Write a critical analysis of the selected test, based on the scholarly review and on support from a minimum of five additional, relevant resources.

Address the following in your paper:

• Identify the following:
  • The full name of the test.
  • The publisher's stated purpose of the test.
  • The standardization sample and age range for the test's use.
• Explain your rationale for selecting this standardized test. Include a description of the population, psychological condition, or psychological disorder of interest that corresponds to the test's purpose and future use.
• Present the forms of validity evidence that have been collected for your selected test.
  • Describe the methods used to collect the validity evidence.
  • Report validity coefficients, if applicable.
  • Evaluate the test's validity based upon the reported validity coefficients.
• Present the forms of reliability evidence that have been collected for your selected test.
  • Describe the methods used to collect the reliability evidence.
  • Report reliability coefficients.
  • Evaluate the test's reliability based upon the reported reliability coefficients.
• Based upon your research, make an argument for or against using your selected psychological test in your current or future occupation.

Additional Requirements

• APA formatting: Your paper must be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting, including the following:
  • Include a title page and reference list.
  • Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
  • APA expectations for scholarly writing include the use of third-person narrative, unless it is awkward to do so. However, because you are talking about yourself in this paper, you may write in the first person.
• Resources: Use a minimum of six scholarly resources to support this paper. You may use the suggested resources in addition to your independent research.
• Document format: Submit your paper as a Word document.
• Length: Your assessment should be 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages in length. (The length excludes the title page and reference list.)

Please see the following:

Must be original, add an abstract and address the following:

Competency 1: Demonstrate comprehension of the terminology, principles, statistical concepts, and psychometric features related to the construction and application of psychological tests.

• Describe the standardization sample.
• Report and interpret validity and reliability coefficients in a standardized test.

Competency 2: Analyze key psychometric properties related to tests and measurement, with an emphasis on reliability and validity.

• Describe various forms of reliability and validity evidence in a standardized test.

Competency 3: Evaluate the properties, techniques, and applications used in psychological evaluation.

• Describe the rationale for selecting the standardized test.
• Describe the population, psychological condition, or psychological disorder that corresponds to the test's purpose and future use.
• Construct an argument for or against using the selected standardized test in a current or future occupation.

Competency 7: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological profession.

• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological profession.