Chapter 1

Question 1

the process of measuring psychological related variables by means or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior

Answer 1

psychological test

Question 2

what does a psychological test measure?

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constructs/psychological constructs

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raw scores are meaningless unless ____.

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transformed into standard scores

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when should a student go to guidance counselors?

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for daily “normal” problems

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when should a person be referred to a clinical psychologist?

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to be diagnosed

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when is it time for a person to be referred to a psychiatrist?

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when they are already inflicting pain to themselves or others

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testing or assessment?: to obtain some gauge, usually numerical in nature, with regard to an ability or attitude

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testing objective

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testing or assessment?: to answer a referral question

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assessment objective

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testing or assessment?: may be individual or group

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testing process

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testing or assessment?: typically individualized

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assessment process

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testing or assessment?: technician-like skills in terms of scoring and administration

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testing role of the evaluator

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testing or assessment?: typically requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation, skills, and thoughtful organization and integration of data

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assessment role of the evaluator

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what is the outcome of testing?

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yields a test score or series scores

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what is the outcome of assessment?

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sheds light on a referral question; conducive

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uses test to evaluate abilities and skills relevant in a school or pre-school context

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educational assessment

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draws conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time; follows the participant back in time

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retrospective assessment

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not in physical proximity to the person or people conducting the evaluation

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remote assessment

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in the moment evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive behavioral variables at the time and place that they occur; happens at the present

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ecological momentary assessment (EMA)

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reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile/dissecting a deceased person’s personality/history to set as a standard

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psychological autopsy

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what are the objectives of psychological assessment

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• diagnosis
• etiology
• prognosis
• treatment
• functional impairment

Question 21

description or conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and opinion; current status/ condition of the client

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diagnosis

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origin of the diagnosis

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etiology

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response of the client towards certain intervention

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prognosis

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recommendations you can give to the client

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treatment

Question 24

limitations due to the illness but what can you do with your situation

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functional impairment

Question 25

when you do the assessment, you have to know first what is ______

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the referral question

Question 25

what is the process of assessment

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- referral question - clarification of the referral - formal assessment - psychological report writing - feedback with the assessee and/or interested parties

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what the client needs help with when referred to you

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clarification of the referral

Question 26

where you put the diagnosis and label

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psychological report

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true or false?: you still need to conduct a clinical interview even if you just gave your client an IQ test

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true; not everything can be disclosed by tests

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true or false?: a psychological report is not considered as a legal document

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false; it IS considered a legal document both for your client's protection and the evaluator's

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type of assessment where the assessor and client may work partners from initial contact through final feedback

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collaborative psychological assessment

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type of assessment that encourages self-discovery

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therapeutic psychological assessment

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an example of therapeutic psychological assessment

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motivational interviewing

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what type of questioning does motivational interviewing use

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socratic questioning

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type of assessment that provides a means for evaluating how the assessee processes or benefits from some type of intervention

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dynamic assessment

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to whom is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) given to

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clients with diagnosed developmental behavior problems

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a measuring device or procedure

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test

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two types of psychological tests

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psychodiagnostic test and psychometric test

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is a projective/subjective test (ex: sach's sentence completion test, rorschach test)

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psychodiagnostic test

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tests with scores

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psychometric tests

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differentiate one to one administration from group administration

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- one to one administration requires an active and knowledgeable test administrator - group administration may not require the test administrator to be present

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numerical outcome; reflects an evaluation of performance

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score

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process of assigning such evaluative codes or statements to performance

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scoring

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ceiling grade; used to give differentiation to people

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cut score

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measures what it purports to measure

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validity

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consistency of scores across situations

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reliability

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usefulness of a test for a particular purpose

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utility

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characteristics of psychometric tests to say that the test is okay

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psychometric soundness

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method of gathering info through direct communication

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interview

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compilation of works done by the client

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portfolio

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other documents related to the client

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case history

Question 50

a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

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case study

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monitoring the actions of others or oneself while recording quantitative info regarding those actions

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behavioral observation

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why do we do laboratory observations

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- to remove confounding/extraneous variables - to control variables - for practicality

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assessees are directed to act as if they were in a particular situation

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role play test

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acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation

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role play

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scoring may be done on-site or at a central location

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computer assisted

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type of report that merely lists scores

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simple scoring report

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type of report that includes statistical analyses

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extended scoring report

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type of report that includes numerical or narrative interpretive statements

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interpretive report

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type of report that provides recommendations

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consultative report

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type of report that compares one test to another test and so on

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integrative report

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disadvantages of computer assisted testing

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- you won't see the total well-being of client/no behavioral observation - lacks individualism

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measures bodily reactions such as muscular tension

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biofeedback equipment

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measures male sexual arousal that may be helpful on the diagnosis and treatment of sexual predators

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penile plethysmograph

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the ones who creates the tests

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test developer

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whoever uses/administers the tests

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test user

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the clients that take the tests

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test taker

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evaluates accomplishment or the degree of learning that has taken place

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achievement test

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used to help narrow down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for intervention

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diagnostic test

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in this setting, we use the assessment to not only know what is the disorder but to also know if the person is normal

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clinical setting

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in this setting, we assess the quality of life of the elderly people

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geriatric setting

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in what types of settings are assessments conducted?

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- educational - clinical - counseling - geriatric - business and military - governmental and organizational credentialing - academic research

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materials we use in testing and/or were used by the client

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protocol

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working relationship between the examiner and examinee

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rapport

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type of assessment that adapts to the needs of the client to make the assessment more suitable for them

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accommodation assessment

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type of assessment that changes the tool that was used to measure the same variable/construct

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alternate assessment

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encyclopedia of psychological tests

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test catalogues

Question 77

book that contains all the details about the test

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test manuals