WorksheetsPsychological Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The term psychological assessment applies to ...
clinical settings only.
self-administered tests only.
employment, clinical, and educational settings only.
the use of tests and other tools of evaluation.
Psychological assessment may include the use of ...
behavioral observation.
testing.
the case study.
All of these.
Which is not a variant of the term assessment?
remote assessment
retroactive assessment
ecological momentary assessment
retrospective assessment
Psychological testing ...
is typically more lengthy than assessment.
may be one component of the process of assessment.
is characteristically broader in scope than assessment.
tends to be less accurate than assessment.
A key difference between psychological testing and psychological assessment has to do with ...
the number of hours it takes to proctor a test session.
the role of the test user in interpreting the results.
whether or not the evaluation includes an oral test.
the utility of the test in a cost versus benefit analysis.
Testing is to assessment as _____________ is to ________________.
blood test; physical exam
blood test; X-ray
mechanic; automobile
selection; placement
Psychometrics may BEST be defined as ...
the science of test development.
the science of psychological measurement.
the study and use of correlational techniques.
the study of psychic phenomena.
The term psychometric soundness refers to the ...
the general psychiatric health of an assessee.
mental status of an individual during assessment.
technical quality of a test or other tool of assessment.
competence of a defendant to stand trial.
"What's a good test?" In part, a good test is one that ...
trained examiners can administer with a minimum of difficulty.
is useful in the sense that it yields actionable results.
will ultimately benefit individual test takers or society as a whole.
All of these
Test reliability refers to ...
how accurately a test measures what it purports to measure.
how consistently a test measures what it purports to measure.
the "depth" of measurement of a particular construct.
the "bandwidth" of measurement of a particular construct.
Test validity refers to how ...
"true" the score is in terms of true score theory.
rigorous the process of norming the test was.
"deep" the depth of trait measurement is.
well a test measures what it purports to measure.
Generally, diagnostic reliability is necessary. However, which of the following is NOT a reason that diagnostic reliability is necessary?
It is necessary for accurate diagnosis.
It is necessary for any double-blind study.
It is necessary to determine the effectiveness of treatments.
It is necessary to track changes in a disorder over time.
Which is NOT a method of evaluating the validity of a test?
evaluating scores on the test as compared to scores obtained on other tests
evaluating the content of the test
evaluating the percentage of passing and failing grades on the test
evaluating test scores as they relate to predictions from a particular theory
According to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests and Manuals, the responsibility for the use of psychological tests is that of ...
professionals with the highest academic degree in psychology.
professionals with the necessary training and experience.
professionals who have state certification to administer a particular test.
professionals who are employed by duly accredited institutions and organizations.
Norm-referenced testing and assessment is both a method of evaluation and a way of deriving meaning from test scores. Individual test-taker scores are evaluated against ...
the scores achieved by a matched group of test takers on a comparable test.
the scores of a comparison group of test takers.
scores from a demographically more diverse group of test takers.
the scores achieved by a guy named norm.
In order to conduct research using human subjects, a university requires researchers to complete an online ethics course, and then correctly respond to all of the items of the test on that material. This test process could BEST be characterized as ...
norm-referenced testing.
criterion-referenced testing.
culturally informed assessment.
authentic assessment.
A norm-referenced test yields which type of information?
information indicating that the examinee has the eye-hand coordination skills necessary to operate a particular piece of dangerous machinery
information indicating that the examinee scored above 90% of individuals who took the test
Both information indicating that the examinee has the eye-hand coordination skills necessary to operate a particular piece of dangerous machinery and information indicating that the examinee scored above 90% of individuals who took the test
None of these
. In general, test takers have the right ...
to know why they are being tested.
to know the results of the test they took.
to know how the test data will be used.
All of these
The matter of having test findings held confidential by psychologists is ...
a matter of professional ethics.
a right upheld by case law.
a right cited in legislation.
All of these
A test is considered standardized if the manual for the test includes ...
clearly specified procedures for administration.
clearly specified procedures for scoring.
normative data.
All of these
