title: A nine-parameter model for psychological assessment.
abstract: This paper presents a model for viewing assessment from nine vantage points simultaneously. Each of these dimensions or 'parameters' is divided into sublevels. The power and usefulness of the resultant model stems from the variety of possible unique interactions among these dimensions and their sublevels. The model has the following useful properties: (a) it provides a multidimensional definition of several aspects of psychological assessment, (b) it serves as a checklist and guide for the criticism of existing psychological tests and measures, (c) it has potential heuristic value in the generation of new measures and tests, (d) it is flexible, in that new parameters may be added and sublevels changed to suit specific needs, and (e) it is presented visually as a spatial model, thus allowing the viewer a more 'concrete' appreciation of what are really theoretical interactions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011581:Psychological Tests