Homework: Project ADHD
You will begin by choosing a psychological characteristic on which people differ. A simple, narrow characteristic works best for this homework. You may want to look as you will be continuing the project based on your work.
Conduct a brief literature review of the psychological characteristic you chose, learning more about it and how it has been defined and measured in the past. Then, answer the following questions about your test. You may use this template to help organize your paper: Test proposal template.
Test Topic:
1. What is the name of your test?
2. What is your test designed to measure? Be specific.
3. How do you define the construct being measured? Remember, that to create a test the construct should be defined in ways that can be quantified and measured.
4. What is the purpose of your test? What real-world behavior will it predict?
Background:
1. How has your construct been tested in the past? Include a focused review of the literature in this area, discussing information on specific measures.
2. Is there a need for your test? How will your test benefit society? How will your test be better or not better than previous tests.
Conceptualization:
1. What is the content of your test? Explain why it is covering this content.
2. Who are the proposed test-users? Be specific.
3. In what setting(s) will the test be used? Be specific.
4. Who are the proposed test-takers?
5. What cultural factors might affect test-taker response?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.