Historical,cultural,and Legalethical Considerations

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Psychological Testing and Assessment
Historical,cultural,and Legalethical Considerations
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Of Tests and Testing
Reliability
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Test Development
Intelligence and Its Measurement
Tests of Intelligence
Assessment for Education
Personality Assessment: An Overview
Personality Assessment Methods
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Question 1

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Just listen to the cheers in the hall the next time grades are posted outside of your instructor's office.This is a parallel to the ancient Chinese practice of

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celebrating the end of the academic school year.

screaming in pain from acupuncture.

"releasing the roll."

"unwrapping the foot."

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Question 2

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In ancient Egypt,counseling and psychotherapy was MOST probably carried out by

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physicians.

pharaohs.

priests.

barbers.

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Question 3

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This ancient Egyptian document listed incantations to be used in warding off demons.It is now referred to as the

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Edwin Smyth papyrus.

Eddysullivan papyrus.

Mayer papyrus.

Ebers papyrus.

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Question 4

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When a test must be administered with an aid of a translator,

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subtle nuances of meaning may be "lost in translation."

pre-training for the translator is desirable.

pre-training for the assessor is desirable.

All of these

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Question 5

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In Chapter 2's Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Nathaniel Mohatt made reference to the People's Awakening Project,a community-based study dealing with problems stemming primarily from

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domestic violence.

alcoholism.

post-traumatic stress.

lack of resiliency.

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Question 6

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In developing the Awareness of Connectedness Scale (ACS),the test authors began with the premise that measurement tools for assessing risk,resiliency,and change can and should be based on cultural notions of disorder,wellness,and healing.Who authored the ACS?

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Mohatt

Markus

Kitayama

Both b and c

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Question 7

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In which type of culture is value placed on traits such as conformity,cooperation,and interdependence?

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an individualist culture

a collectivist culture

an equitable culture

an equitable trust culture

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Question 8

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"Does a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination of the defendant in a criminal trial violate that defendant's fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination?" This was the question before the court in the case of

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Mitchell v. State.

Allen v. District of Columbia.

Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California.

Jaffee v. Redmond.

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Question 9

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Which defendant argued (unsuccessfully)in his appeal that his death penalty conviction should be set aside because he was suffering from a mental disease?

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Tarasoff

Daubert

Zink

Mitchell

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Question 10

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A case cited in your text recounted details of the unsuccessful appeal of a defendant's death penalty sentence.In that case,the appeal was denied

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because the defendant was found to be incompetent to stand trial

on the basis of the Frye standard.

on the basis of the Daubert standard.

All of these

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Question 11

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Persons diagnosed with different psychiatric disorders may have differing capacities to provide truly informed consent.A person suffering from which of the following disorders would have the BEST probability of providing truly informed consent?

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dementia

major depression

schizophrenia

bipolar disorder.

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Question 12

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The testing program that existed in China between 1115 b.c.e.and 1905 is most similar to which of the following today?

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civil service testing

college aptitude testing

achievement testing

drug abuse testing

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Question 13

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As used in the text,the term imperial examinations refers to assessment for

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knighthood in the Middle Ages.

civil service in ancient China.

competency to stand trial in Japan.

gang membership in Newark, New Jersey

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Question 14

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As used in the text,the practice of releasing the roll refers to

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assessment of body fat.

assessment of hypnotic susceptibility by measuring eye roll.

bribing a public official to obtain test score answers.

posting test scores on a wall.

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Question 15

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During the Middle Ages,the focus of early "diagnostic techniques" was on identifying:

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slow learners.

those who had scurvy.

witches.

competent civil service workers.

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Question 16

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Which of the following positions would Galton argue in favor of?

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Genius runs in families.

Environment is the most important determinant of genius.

Genius ruins families.

Darwin's theory was overstated.

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How did the work of Wundt differ from that of Galton,Binet,and James McKeen Cattell?

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Wundt used standardized psychological tests.

Wundt utilized humans and not animal research subjects.

Wundt focused on how individuals were the same rather than different.

Wundt focused on how individuals were different rather than the same.

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Question 18

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Who is credited with being the originator of the psychometric concept of test reliability?

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Spearman

Pearson

Kraeplin

Tichener

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Question 19

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Who coined the term mental test in 1890?

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Binet

b.Cattell

Wundt

Galton

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Question 20

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Much of 19^th-century psychological measurement focused on

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intelligence.

ethics and values.

sensory abilities.

personality traits.

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Historical,cultural,and Legalethical Considerations

Just listen to the cheers in the hall the next time grades are posted outside of your instructor's office.This is a parallel to the ancient Chinese practice of

In ancient Egypt,counseling and psychotherapy was MOST probably carried out by

This ancient Egyptian document listed incantations to be used in warding off demons.It is now referred to as the

When a test must be administered with an aid of a translator,

In Chapter 2's Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Nathaniel Mohatt made reference to the People's Awakening Project,a community-based study dealing with problems stemming primarily from

In developing the Awareness of Connectedness Scale (ACS),the test authors began with the premise that measurement tools for assessing risk,resiliency,and change can and should be based on cultural notions of disorder,wellness,and healing.Who authored the ACS?

In which type of culture is value placed on traits such as conformity,cooperation,and interdependence?

"Does a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination of the defendant in a criminal trial violate that defendant's fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination?" This was the question before the court in the case of

Which defendant argued (unsuccessfully)in his appeal that his death penalty conviction should be set aside because he was suffering from a mental disease?

A case cited in your text recounted details of the unsuccessful appeal of a defendant's death penalty sentence.In that case,the appeal was denied

Persons diagnosed with different psychiatric disorders may have differing capacities to provide truly informed consent.A person suffering from which of the following disorders would have the BEST probability of providing truly informed consent?

The testing program that existed in China between 1115 b.c.e.and 1905 is most similar to which of the following today?

As used in the text,the term imperial examinations refers to assessment for

As used in the text,the practice of releasing the roll refers to

During the Middle Ages,the focus of early "diagnostic techniques" was on identifying:

Which of the following positions would Galton argue in favor of?

How did the work of Wundt differ from that of Galton,Binet,and James McKeen Cattell?

Who is credited with being the originator of the psychometric concept of test reliability?

Who coined the term mental test in 1890?

Much of 19th-century psychological measurement focused on

Much of 19^th-century psychological measurement focused on