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WorksheetsQuiz 1: Assessment Intro
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 21mins
Statement A: The objective of testing is to answer a referral question.
Statement B: The goal of assessment is to measure a specific psychological construct.
Statement A is True.
Statement B is True.
Both statements A and B are True.
Both statements A and B are False.
Two tests purporting to measure personality may
differ in terms of demands on the test taker.
contain entirely different kinds of items.
All of the answers are correct.
be based on entirely different definitions of "personality."
The term psychometric soundness refers to the
technical quality of a test or other tool of assessment.
mental status of an individual during assessment.
competence of a defendant to stand trial.
general psychiatric health of an assessee.
Which of the following is TRUE of behavioral observation as a tool of assessment?
It can yield qualitative as well as quantitative data.
All of the answers are correct.
It is accomplished through live or video observation.
It is typically time intensive.
Which of the following types of assessments most likely refers to the real-time evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the exact time and place that they occur?
ecological momentary assessment
prospective cohort assessment
retrospective assessment
remote assessment
A student taking a course entitled "Ancient History" is administered a history test. Years later, data from this test is reviewed by assessment professionals who are preparing a case study on the test taker. In that case study, the "Ancient History" test would be BEST referred to as
“ancient history.”
“a school achievement test.”
“a school aptitude test."
“a school ability test.”
A psychological autopsy typically includes which of the following?
a review of archival records
All of the answers are correct.
an interview with the coroner
a postmortem interview with the assessee
The term which refers to the key characteristics of psychological tests which states that psychological assessment/test must produce the same result no matter when it’s taken.
(a)
Refers to 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.
(a)
Refers to an interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows a model of evaluation, intervention of some sort, and evaluation.
(a)
A reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide data into two or more classifications (for example, pass or fail).
(a)
The first tests and testing programs were developed in China as early as (a) BCE as a means of selecting people for government jobs.
Started the first experimental psychology laboratory and measured variables such as reaction time, perception, and attention span.
Francis Galton
Wilhelm Max Wundt
Charles Darwin
James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell, inspired by his interaction with Galton, coined the term
(a)
Which of the following is an example of a projective test?
the Rorschach test
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
the Sally-Anne test
the mirror test
Research published by Henry H. Goddard supported
the pro-life movement.
the anti-whaling movement.
the eugenics movement.
the labor union movement.
The beginning of the group intelligence testing movement is best associated with
the need to identify slow learners in school.
the need to identify the best applicant for a job.
the military's need to screen the intellectual ability of recruits.
the civil service system's need to identify qualified postal workers.
Sigmund Freud believed that nonverbal behaviors provide clues regarding
intelligence.
achievement.
ethnicity.
motivation.
body of principle of right, proper, or good conduct.
(a)
Provide an example of a “reason for referral” question.
Jane adjusted the testing time in order to test for clinical limits. In this example, Jane used
adjustment
accommodation
norm referencing
adaptation
Which of the following is an example of a Level C test?
Draw a Person Test
MBTI
NEO-PI 3
Online Personality Test
The first Binet-Simon test was designed to measure
intellectual disability in preschool students.
military recruits' mental fitness.
emotional stability of Parisian women.
academic proficiency of college students.
Which of the following is the most important tool in assessment?
standardized IQ test
culture fair IQ test
ability of the assessor
standardized personality test
Lienna has difficulty understanding English language. However, she needs to take an intelligence test for employment purposes. Which of the following tests is likely the least useful?
Stanford-Binet Test
Culture Fair Intelligence Test
Raven's Progressive Matrices
Draw a Person Test
According to the video uploaded in your classroom, intake interviews typically lasts for (a) minutes
"Angel appeared to be cooperative and motivated during the psychological evaluation. She listened intently and asked questions to clarify instructions. However, it took her a while to finish the IQ test. She mentioned that she wasn't particularly good in her academics which is why she had a hard time answering the tests. On the other hand, she was very eager to finish her projective drawings test. "
This statement is typically found in which area of the psychological report?
Socio-emotional functioning
Intellectual functioning
Behavioral observation
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Karla Anabelle has taken Psychological Testing as a course when he was in college. He also had his practicum in the clinical setting which required him to administer both intelligence and personality tests. When he applied for work, he was administered a test that he was very much familiar with. In this example, the test results are likely to be invalid due to (a) .
