DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPERIMENTS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL

TESTS
Psychological Tests Experiments
 A test or a psychological test used by a  Experiments are widely used
psychologist or a counselor to psychology as one of the most
comprehend the psychological makeup primary methods of inquiry. A
of an individual. experiment refers to an
investigation in which the validity
a hypothesis is tested in a
scientific manner.

 By conducting a test, the psychologist  Psychologists who conduct

can comprehend and calculate certain
attributes of the individual.
Let us take an example. A psychologist
gives the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality dependent variable and the
Inventory for an individual to test his
personality.
In this instance, the psychologist is
analyzing the personality of the
individual through a psychological test.
In psychology, a number of tests can be
used to gain a better understanding of
different aspects of the individual.
experiments use various variables for t
experiment. Mainly there are
two types of variables. They are the
independent variable. Usually t
psychologist manipulates the independe
variable, in relation to which t
dependent variable
also reacts. Through this, the cause
and effect are studied.

 Some of the areas that can be tested are  When speaking of experiments,
human traits, mental most people assume that these a
disorders, cognitive abilities, confined to the laboratory.
intelligence, attitudes, achievement, Although there is a category
and professional interests. For example, known as the laboratory
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale is experiment in which the study
used to assess the intelligence of the is conducted in a very
individual while, the inkblot test can be used controlled environment, there are
to assess the personality. other experiments as well. These a
known as natural experiments in
which the variables are merely
observed rather than controlled.