Chapter 2

Question 1

father of psychometrics/test measurement

Answer 1

francis galton

Question 2

_____’s interest in individual differences led his half cousin _____ to devise a number of measures for psychological variables

Answer 2

darwin’s ; francis galton

Question 3

started the first experimental psychology lab in germany and measured variables (reaction time, perception, and attention span)

Answer 3

wilhelm max wundt

Question 4

first ever person to conduct a psych experiment in the philippines

Answer 4

fr. angel de blas o.p

Question 5

who is the father of structuralism

Answer 5

wilhelm max wundt

Question 6

who coined the term mental test in 1890 and introduced mental testing in america

Answer 6

james mckeen cattell

Question 7

who concepted the 16 personality test

Answer 7

raymond cattell

Question 8

what century brought the first tests of abilities such as intelligence

Answer 8

20th

Question 9

one of the most prominent IQ test

Answer 9

standford binet test

Question 10

test for children who are intellectually impaired

Answer 10

standford binet test

Question 11

brought the need for large-scale testing of the intellectual ability of new recruits

Answer 11

world war I and world war II

Question 12

after _____, psychologists increasingly used the tests in government and civilian applications

Answer 12

world war II

Question 13

by the late 1930s, about _____ different psychological tests were in print

Answer 13

4,000

Question 14

the first widely used self-report measure of personality

Answer 14

woodworth psychoneurotic inventory

Question 15

a process whereby assessees themselves supply assessment-related info by responding to questions, keeping a diary, or self-monitoring thoughts or behaviors

Answer 15

self-report

Question 16

advantage or disadvantage: respondents are arguably the best-qualified people to provide answers about themselves

Answer 16

advantage of the self-report personality test

Question 17

advantage or disadvantage: respondents may have poor insights into themselves

Answer 17

disadvantage of the self-report personality test

Question 18

advantage or disadvantage: people might honestly believe some things about themselves that, in reality, are not true

Answer 18

disadvantage of the self-report personality test

Question 19

advantage or disadvantage: respondents are unwilling to reveal anything about themselves that is very personal or paints them in a negative light

Answer 19

disadvantage of the self-report personality test

Question 20

projective tests are also called what?

Answer 20

psychodiagnostic tests

Question 21

test in which an individual is assumed to project onto some ambiguous stimulus his or her own unique needs, fears, hopes, and motivation

Answer 21

projective test

Question 22

a series of inkblots

Answer 22

rorschach test

Question 23

the development of psychological measurement can be traced along two distinct threads

Answer 23

academic tradition and applied tradition

Question 24

tradition in which researchers at universities throughout the world use the tools of assessment to help advance knowledge and understanding of humans and animal behaviors

Answer 24

academic tradition

Question 25

tradition in which the goal is to help select applicants for various positions on the basis of merit; done through recruitment

Answer 25

applied tradition

Question 26

the socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, and products of work of a particular population, community, or group of people

Answer 26

culture

Question 27

true or false: culture was not a problem during assessments

Answer 27

false; culture was a problem during assessments (some tests were designed for people from one culture but not from another)

Question 28

according to freud, dreams are _____

Answer 28

wish fulfilments

Question 29

acceptable to ego

Answer 29

ego-syntonic

Question 30

threatening to ego so it is transformed into symbols (ex: archetypes by jung)

Answer 30

ego-dystonic

Question 31

freud's symbolisms: plants/trees

Answer 31

longing for mother

Question 32

freud's symbolisms: teeth falling out

Answer 32

you have an enemy that you want to remove from your life

Question 33

freud's symbolisms: poop or giving birth

Answer 33

anything elongated or round means you're longing for sex

Question 34

henry goddard found that the majority of immigrant populations were _____

Answer 34

feeble minded

Question 35

_____ signs or body language may vary from one culture to another

Answer 35

non verbal

Question 36

theory that assigns symbolic significance to many non-verbal acts

Answer 36

psychoanalysis

Question 37

culture that value traits such as conformity, cooperation, interdependence, and striving toward group goals

Answer 37

collectivist culture

Question 38

culture that value traits such as self-reliance, autonomy, independence, uniqueness, and competitiveness

Answer 38

individualist culture

Question 39

what is the motivation for introverts

Answer 39

the self

Question 40

what is the motivation for extroverts

Answer 40

other people and their affirmations

Question 41

what level of test administration: tests or aids that can adequately be administered, scored, and interpreted with the aid of the manual (ex: USTET, quizzes, surveys)

Answer 41

Level A

Question 42

what level of test administration: tests or aids that require some technical knowledge of test construction and of supporting psychological and educational fields (ex: training like IQ tests for licenses like Rpm, LPT, Rpsy)

Answer 42

Level B

Question 43

what level of test administration: tests and aids that require substantial understanding of testing supporting psychological fields together with supervised experience in the use of these devices (ex: certifications + individualized trainings, projective tests)

Answer 43

Level C

Question 44

challenges in testing people with disabilities

Answer 44

- transforming the test into a form that can be taken by the test taker - transforming the responses of the test taker so that they are scorable - meaningfully interpreting the test data

Question 45

test takers have the right to

Answer 45

- know why they are being evaluated - how the test data will be used - what (if any) info will be released to whom

Question 46

rights of the test takers

Answer 46

- right to informed consent - right to be informed of test findings - right to privacy and confidentiality - right to the least stigmatizing label

Question 47

examples of groups that may not have the capacity or competency to provide informed consent

Answer 47

dementia, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia

Question 48

who can provide consent if the client cannot?

Answer 48

parent or a legal representative

Question 49

people who are/can be considered legal guardians

Answer 49

- parents - intermediate family - longest person client has lived with - DSWD

Question 50

when is informed consent not needed

Answer 50

- when client does not have mental capacity - minor - for annual assessment - subpoenaed by the court

Question 51

what should the informed consent contain

Answer 51

- what are the tests/what will you do to them - what are the limits of privacy and confidentiality - to whom can the results be shared with - who will assess, when is the assessment, and how much - how long is the validity of the result

Question 52

the informed consent is for the protection of the _____ and the _____

Answer 52

assessor ; client

Question 53

how long should a person be living with the client for them to be considered as a legal guardian

Answer 53

at least 6 months to 5 years

Question 54

components of competency

Answer 54

- being able to evidence a choice as to whether one wants to participate; right to withdraw - demonstrating a factual understanding of the issues - being able to reason about the facts of a study, treatment, or whatever it is to which consent is sought - appreciating the nature of the situation

Question 55

true or false: the legal guardian is required to know the results even if the client is of legal age

Answer 55

false; unless the client explicitly says that the legal guardian can know or unless the client is inflicting harm on themselves, the legal guardian is not required to know

Question 56

information provided by clients to psychologists

Answer 56

privileged information

Question 57

true or false: privilege is not absolute

Answer 57

true

Question 58

true or false: privilege is absolute

Answer 58

false: privilege is NOT absolute

Question 59

right of the client not to disclose any info that they don't want to disclose

Answer 59

privacy

Question 60

right of the client to keep the info just until the assessor

Answer 60

confidentiality

Question 61

differentiate privacy and confidentiality

Answer 61

- privacy: client can choose not to disclose info that they don't want to disclose - confidentiality: client has the right to keep the info just until the assessor

Question 62

client transfers emotions to the therapist

Answer 62

transference