Psychological Testing Method Using Reduced Time Period for Greater Accuracy

• US 20090087824A1
• Filed: 10/02/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Leon I. Rosenberg
• Original Assignee: Leon I. Rosenberg
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Leon I.
• Application Number:
  US12/244,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20090087824A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A method is disclosed wherein a subject of a psychological test is asked for information as to the subject'"'"'s condition over the three days preceding the test, or over any interval of time less than seven days, and specifically articulating the hours and days that are to be addressed in that three-day interval or any time interval that is shorter than a one week time interval leads to more precision, less errors, and more consistency of answers from the test taker.

Claims

1. A method of improving the accuracy of a psychological test comprising requesting a subject of a psychological test to provide self evaluation information as to the subject'"'"'s condition over a period of the past three days.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the information is collected electronically via computer or telephone.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising a rater gathering psychological test information about the subject.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising a rater gathering psychological test information about the subject and the rater recording it electronically.

3. A method of improving the accuracy of a psychological test comprising requesting a subject of a psychological test to provide self evaluation information as to the subject'"'"'s condition over a specific interval of time, said interval being less than seven days, and specifically articulating the hours and days that are to be addressed in that interval.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the information is collected electronically via computer or telephone.

7. The method of claim 3 comprising a rater gathering psychological test information about the subject.

8. The method of claim 3 comprising a rater gathering psychological test information about the subject and the rater recording it telephonically.