BASIC CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Question 1

The Psychology Act of 2009

Answer 1

RA 10029

Question 2

I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

Administer and score objective personality tests, excluding projective tests and other higher level of psychological tests

Answer 2

Psychometricians

Question 3

I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

Interpret results and prepare written reports

Answer 3

Psychometricians

Question 4

I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

Conduct preparatory intake interviews for psychological intervention sessions

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Psychometricians

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I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

Are qualified to deliver psychological services that include Psychological Interventions such as counseling, psychotherapy, psychosocial support, coaching, psychological debriefing, and group process.

Answer 5

Psychologists

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I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

They are qualified to deliver psychological services that include but not limited to Psychological assessment.

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Psychologists

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I. PSYCHOLOGIST VS. PSYCHOMETRICIAN

Provide psychological programs such as developing, planning, implementation, and evaluation of psychological treatment programs for individuals and/or groups.

Answer 7

Psychologists

Question 8

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Anna, a fresh graduate with a degree in Psychology, recently passed the board exam for psychometricians. A client requests her to conduct a psychological debriefing session after a traumatic event. Can she proceed with the session?

Explain your answer.

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No, Anna cannot conduct a psychological debriefing session because it falls under psychological interventions, which are services exclusively provided by a licensed psychologist. As a psychometrician, she is* only authorized to administer and score objective tests, interpret results, and conduct intake interviews* under the supervision of a psychologist.

Question 9

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Carlos, a licensed psychometrician, is asked by his company to develop and implement a mental health treatment program for employees experiencing burnout. Is he allowed to do this independently?

Explain your answer.

Answer 9

No, Carlos cannot develop and implement a psychological treatment program independently because this falls under the responsibilities of a psychologist. Only a licensed psychologist can design, plan, and evaluate psychological programs. Carlos must refer this task to a psychologist or work under their supervision.

Question 10

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Mia, a psychometrician, is working in a clinical setting and is tasked with administering and scoring a projective test for a client. Her supervising psychologist is unavailable. Can she proceed with the task?

Explain your answer.

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No, Mia cannot administer a projective test because psychometricians are only authorized to handle objective personality tests. Projective tests and other higher-level psychological assessments require the expertise of a licensed psychologist. She must wait for her supervising psychologist to handle the assessment.

Question 11

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

A school principal asks Dr. Rivera, a licensed psychologist, to assess a group of students for possible learning disabilities and provide intervention plans for those identified as at-risk. Can Dr. Rivera do this?

Explain your answer.

Answer 11

Yes, Dr. Rivera, as a licensed psychologist, is qualified to conduct psychological assessments and create intervention plans for students. These responsibilities fall under the scope of a psychologist’s work, which includes assessment, intervention, and psychological program development.

Question 12

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Mark, a psychometrician, is asked by a client to provide psychotherapy sessions after scoring and interpreting their test results. Can Mark proceed with the request?

Explain your answer.

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No, Mark cannot provide psychotherapy sessions because psychotherapy is a psychological intervention, which only licensed psychologists are authorized to perform. He must refer the client to a licensed psychologist for appropriate psychological services.

Question 13

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Liza, a psychometrician working in a hospital, is asked by a psychiatrist to conduct an initial interview with a patient before referring them for therapy. Can she perform this task?

Explain your answer.

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Yes, Liza can conduct the initial interview because psychometricians are authorized to perform preparatory intake interviews for psychological intervention sessions.

However, she must do this under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, who will take responsibility for the integrity of the report.

Question 14

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

A private company asks Miguel, a licensed psychologist, to create a coaching program to enhance employee motivation and performance. Is he allowed to do this?

Explain your answer.

Answer 14

Yes, Miguel, as a licensed psychologist, can develop and implement coaching programs since coaching is a recognized psychological intervention. This falls within his scope of practice under RA 10029.

Question 15

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Karen, a psychometrician, administers a set of objective personality tests and provides her client with an official assessment report under her name. Is this allowed?

Explain your answer.

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No, Karen cannot independently issue an assessment report under her name. All psychological assessment reports must bear the signature of a supervising licensed psychologist, who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the results.

Question 16

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

A school is looking for someone to conduct group counseling for students struggling with stress. They consider hiring a psychometrician to facilitate the sessions. Is this appropriate?

Explain your answer.

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No, a psychometrician cannot conduct group counseling sessions, as this is considered a psychological intervention. Only a licensed psychologist is qualified to provide counseling and other therapeutic services. The school should hire a psychologist instead.

Question 17

Situational Questions and Answers on Psychologist vs. Psychometrician

Jake, a licensed psychometrician, is working in a mental health clinic. A client asks him to explain the results of their psychological test and provide recommendations for therapy. Can he do this?

Explain your answer.

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Jake can interpret the results and explain them to the client, as psychometricians are authorized to do so.

However, he cannot provide therapy recommendations, as this falls under psychological intervention, which only a licensed psychologist can perform. He should refer the client to a psychologist for further guidance.

Question 18

II. TESTING VS. ASSESSMENT

is the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

Answer 18

Psychological Testing

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II. TESTING VS. ASSESSMENT

Systematic, objective procedure for obtaining sample of behavior relevant to cognitive or affective functioning, and for scoring and evaluating those samples according to standards.

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Psychological Testing

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II. TESTING VS. ASSESSMENT

is the 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.

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Psychological Assessment

Question 21

Situational Questions and Answers on Psych Testing vs. Psych Assessment

A school counselor wants to determine the intelligence level of a group of students. She administers a standardized IQ test and scores their responses. Is this psychological testing or psychological assessment?

Explain your answer.

Answer 21

This is psychological testing because it involves administering a standardized test to measure a specific psychology-related variable (intelligence) and scoring it objectively.

However, if the counselor integrates the test results with other sources of information, such as behavioral observations or interviews, it would become part of a broader psychological assessment.

Question 22

Situational Questions and Answers on Psych Testing vs. Psych Assessment

A clinical psychologist is evaluating a client for possible depression. In addition to using a depression scale, they conduct an in-depth clinical interview, review the client’s history, and observe their behavior in different settings before making a diagnosis. What process is being used?

Explain your answer.

Answer 22

This is psychological assessment because it involves gathering and integrating multiple sources of data—test results, interviews, behavioral observations, and case history—to make a comprehensive psychological evaluation.

Psychological testing is only one part of this broader assessment process.

Question 23

Situational Questions and Answers on Psych Testing vs. Psych Assessment

A company wants to hire employees with strong problem-solving skills. They administer a reasoning ability test to all applicants and score their responses to determine eligibility. Is this psychological testing or assessment?

Explain your answer.

Answer 23

This is psychological testing because the company is using a standardized procedure to measure a specific cognitive ability (problem-solving skills) and objectively scoring the results.

If they also included structured interviews, personality assessments, and behavioral observations to make a well-rounded evaluation, it would be considered psychological assessment.

Question 24

III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

It is believed that tests and testing programs first came into being in __ as a means of selecting who, of many applicants, would obtain government jobs.

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China

Question 25

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Individual Differences Who is credited with devising or contributing to the development of psychological assessment tools such as questionnaires, rating scales, and self-report inventories?

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Francis Galton

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Individual Differences Who coined the term **"mental test"** in an 1890 publication?

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James McKeen Cattell

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Individual Differences Which psychologist completed a doctoral dissertation on **individual differences in reaction time**?

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James McKeen Cattell

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Individual Differences Who is considered an influential contributor to the field of measurement due to his efforts to **explore and quantify individual differences**?

Answer 28

Francis Galton

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Individual Differences Which psychologist's work laid the foundation for many contemporary **psychological assessment tools** ?

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Francis Galton

Question 30

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who developed the **product-moment correlation technique**?

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Karl Pearson

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who founded the **first** experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig?

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Wilhelm Max Wundt

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who originated the concept of **test reliability** and built the mathematical framework for the **statistical technique of factor analysis**?

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Charles Spearman

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Which French psychologist collaborated with Alfred Binet on papers suggesting of **using mental tests to measure higher mental processes**?

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Victor Henri

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who was an early experimenter with the **word association technique or free association test** for psychiatric patients?

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Emil Kraepelin

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who is known as the “little-known founder of clinical psychology”?

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Lightner Witmer

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSY TESTING - Exp Psych and Factor Analysis Who succeeded James McKeen Cattell as the director of the psychology laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania?

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Lightner Witmer

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who termed what is now known as **“mental retardation”** and concluded that **language is the most dependable criterion of intellectual level**?

Answer 37

Jean Etienne Esquirol

Question 38

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who introduced the "physiological method of training" to assess, educate and evaluate individuals with mental disabilities?

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Seguin

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence was formed with his “physiological method of training” in which employs sense training and muscle training techniques to assess intelligence of individuals with mental retardation.

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The Seguin Form Board | (non-verbal tests)

Question 40

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who developed the **first major general intelligence test** in collaboration with Theodore Simon? His early effort launched the** first systematic attempt to evaluate individual differences in human intelligence**.

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Alfred Binet

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# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence What is the name of the first intelligence test published in 1905 by Binet and Simon which contained 30 items of increasing difficulty and was designed to identify intellectually subnormal individuals?

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Binet-Simon Scale

Question 42

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who revised the Binet test in 1916 and introduced the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

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Lewis M. Terman

Question 43

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who proposed the concept of intelligence quotient (IQ) (Mental age/Chronological Age x 100) in which a mental level can be calculated to represent quality of performance in 1911?

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William Stern

Question 44

# III. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCH TESTING - Measurement of Intelligence Who introduced the first intelligence test designed for adults, later known as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

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David Wechsler

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# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Group Testing Movement Who was the president of the American Psychological Association (APA) during World War I and headed the committee of psychologists that developed the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests (military intelligence tests)?

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Robert Yerkes

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# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Group Testing Movement During which war did the U.S. Army request psychological testing to assess military recruits?

Answer 46

World War I

Question 47

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Group Testing Movement What was the name of the structured intelligence test developed for military recruits who had reading ability?

Answer 47

Army Alpha

Question 48

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Group Testing Movement What was the name of the intelligence test designed for illiterate adults in the military?

Answer 48

Army Beta

Question 49

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality Who chaired the government Committee on Emotional Fitness that developed a measure for assessing adjustment and emotional stability in military recruits?

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Robert S. Woodworth

Question 50

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality What was the name of the questionnaire designed to screen recruits for emotional instability and symptoms of psychopathology?

Answer 50

Personal Data Sheet | It was named like that to disguise the true purpose of it.

Question 51

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality What was the main purpose of the Personal Data Sheet during World War I?

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To identify seriously disturbed men or those with symptoms of psychopathology, such as shell shock, to disqualify them from military service.

Question 52

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality What was the name of the personality test developed by Robert S. Woodworth for civilian use after World War I?

Answer 52

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

Question 53

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality This is a method of assessment that would soon be employed in a long line of succeeding personality tests.

Answer 53

self-report test of personality

Question 54

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Measurement of Personality What was the first widely used self-report test of personality?

Answer 54

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

Question 55

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Filipino Psychology Who published the PhD dissertation titled "Philippine Studies in Mental Measurement" in 1926?

Answer 55

Manuel L. Carreon

Question 56

# II. BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING - Filipino Psychology Which psychologist developed the Philippine Thematic Apperception Test in the 1960s?

Answer 56

Alfredo V. Lagmay

Question 57

# IV. SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another

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Trait

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# IV. SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT distinguish one person from another but are relatively less enduring (Chaplin et al., 1988).

Answer 58

States

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# IV. SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT What does the presence of error in assessment suggest about psychological testing?

Answer 59

That no psychological test is completely error-free, and results should always be interpreted with caution.