RAN: un programa informático para estimar patrones de respuesta aleatorios en tests objetivos

• Autores: César Merino Soto, José Antonio López Pina
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 22, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 334-339
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • En la medición psicológica, especialmente de personalidad, el método lápiz-papel es usual entre psicólogos y profesiones aliadas. La puntuación obtenida por un examinado puede tener una validez cuestionable si respondió aleatoriamente, e identificar este problema ha sido abordado por diferentes métodos. La respuesta aleatoria tiende a ser una situación desafiante para el diagnóstico y la investigación en la medición de la personalidad y desempeño cognitivo evaluados mediante preguntas de tipo dicotómico. En este trabajo se presenta un programa informático que implementa el método de estimación puntual y por intervalos de confianza de Charter, para identificar si la puntuación obtenida por un examinado es probablemente aleatoria. Se analizan y discuten sus usos en la práctica profesional e investigación.

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