Psychological Assessment Practice Test

During _______ in 1971, the military needed a way to screen large number of recruiters quickly for intellectual and emotional problems.

• Testing

• World war I

• World war II

• Assessment

During ______, the military would depend even more on psychological tests to measure not only intelligence but also personality, brain functioning, performance at work and many other aspects of psychological and social functioning.

• Testing

• World war I

• World war II

• Assessment

It is the term used to refer to everything from the administration of a test to the interpretation of a test score.

• Testing

• Assessment

• Psychological test

• Psychological assessment

The process of gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the use of tools such as tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation, and specially designed apparatuses and measurement procedures.

• Testing

• Assessment

• Psychological test

• Psychological assessment

What is the objective of a psychological assessment?

• To obtain some gauge, usually numerical in nature, with regard to an ability or attribute

• The tester is not key to the process; practically speaking, one tester may be substituted for another tester without appreciably affecting the evaluation

• Assessment typically requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation, skill in evaluation, and thoughtful organization and integration of data.

• To answer a referral question, solve a problem, or arrive at a decision through the use of tools of evaluation.

The use of tests and other tools to evaluate abilities and skills relevant to success or failure in a school or pre-school context.

• Achievement test

• Intelligence test

• Educational assessment

• Ability test

The use of evaluative tools to draw conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment.

• Educational assessment

• Retrospective assessment

• Remote assessment

• Ecological assessment

All of the following are process of assessment, except:

• Clinical and counseling assessment

• Therapeutic assessment

• Dynamic assessment

• Collaborative assessment

It is a reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications.

• Scoring

• Score

• Test score

• Cut score

It refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assesse.

• Portfolio

• Role play tests

• Case history data

• Interview