Sample Test III

Question 1

If you were writing up a psychological evaluation report on a client and had noticed that the client was wearing shorts and a tank top despite the snow and 20-degree weather, would you include this observation in your report? Yes or no? Where would you put it?

Answer 1

Yes, in the behavioral observations section.

Question 2

Which of the following areas would the mental status exam be unlikely to cover?

• Mood and affect
• Attention and concentration
• General appearance
• Memory
• Physical coordination

Answer 2

Physical Coordination

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the Big Five dimensions?

• Agreeableness
• Extroversion
• Optimism
• Neuroticism

Answer 3

Optimism

Question 4

The results of Departmental exams is negatively skewed, the exam questions were likely…

Answer 4

…easy

Question 5

What score would be interpreted appropriately for measuring a student’s mastery of a specific domain of knowledge?

Answer 5

Criterion Referenced Score

Question 6

As a general rule, the presence of third parties other than the examiner and the examinee during the test administration of individual tests is…

Answer 6

…undesirable

Question 7

It has been said that persons who score well on NMAT also do well in Med school. This would mean that the law aptitude is…

Answer 7

Valid

Question 8

With regard to the samples used to establish within group norms, the single prerequisite is that they should be…

Answer 8

…representative of the group for which they will be used.

Question 9

Is it ethical to be familiar with the student and establish friendly conversations before administering a test?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

A person obtains a percentile score of 95. This means that the person…

Answer 10

…outperformed 95% of those who also took the test

Question 11

Is encouraging students to respond is an acceptable behavior of assessment personnel when testing students?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

A test administrator stopped a test because a student got every answer correct until number 25, then she got 4 wrong answers in a row incorrect. The test administrator stop because the _____ was reached.

Answer 12

Ceiling

Question 13

A test taker who scores at the 5th stanine is scoring….

Answer 13

…within the average range.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Psychological Testing

Question 15

Did Francis Galton primarily proposed that the interest should be on how are different from one another?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

The steepness of a distribution in its center.

Answer 16

Kurtosis

Question 17

The nature or the extend to which symmetry is absent

Answer 17

Skewness

Question 18

The opportunity given to the participants to know about the nature, results and conclusion of the research.

Answer 18

Debriefing

Question 19

This refers to the security of the clients’s identity.

Answer 19

Anonymity

Question 20

Marc was given an intelligence test on Monday, and he obtained a score of 129. The same test was given to him on Wednesday, and he obtained a score of 130. He was actually just an average student based on his performance on other intelligence tests and on his GPA. The test is therefore…

Answer 20

…reliable but not valid.