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PsychologyTesting and MeasurementPsychological TestingPractice Set 2488Psychological Testing And Assessment
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Question 1
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A committee makes a decision that is not as sound as the decision that would have been made had the head of that committee acted alone.How would you characterize this phenomenon?
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"groupspeak"
"central processing error"
"groupthink"
None of these
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Question 2
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The term psychometric soundness refers to the
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the general psychiatric health of an assessee.
mental status of an individual during assessment.
technical quality of a test or other tool of assessment.
competence of a defendant to stand trial.
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Question 3
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In the overview of testing and assessment provided in Chapter 1,examples of the use of different tools of assessment to answer different research questions were provided.What tool of assessment was cited as particularly useful in learning about the reaction of simulated juries to certain types of evidence?
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tests
case history data
portfolio assessment
behavioral observation
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Question 4
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A group-on-one interview wherein the interviewee is purposely made uncomfortable is called a
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stress interview.
role-play interview.
naturalistic interview.
panel interview.
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Question 5
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Today,a group-on-one interview where the interviewee is purposely made to feel uncomfortable (as illustrated in Chapter 1 of your text)
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would be too unethical to conduct on a regular basis.
would be used only in research settings, not job interviews.
is only employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
is exclusively employed by the US Postal Service.
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Question 6
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A case history is also referred to as
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a case study.
a role-play record.
a biographical account.
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Question 7
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The loss of cognitive functioning that occurs as the result of damage or loss of brain cells is called
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a psychological autopsy.
pseudodementia.
catastrophic.
None of these
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Question 8
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In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Stephen Finn cited different tools used in therapeutic assessment.Among those tools specifically listed by him were "performance-based personality tests" such as
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the MMPI.
situational stress tests.
the Rorschach.
All of these
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Question 9
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In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Stephen Finn described how tools of assessment are selected for use in the process of therapeutic assessment.He said that
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clients are tested on a standard battery first and then decisions are made.
the tools of assessment are selected after an initial session with clients.
the selection of tests is made in consultation with the therapist of the clients.
only specially developed Center for Therapeutic Assessment tests are used.
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Question 10
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In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Stephen Finn characterized psychological tests as "empathy magnifiers." By this he meant that
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test enlarge the "world of psychology" for clients.
test data can allow clients to feel less sympathy for themselves.
clients will typically be more revealing in writing.
tests allow evaluators to "get into their clients' shoes."
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Question 11
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In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Stephen Finn characterized clients as
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"co-experimenters."
"co-therapists."
"co-assessment professionals."
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Question 12
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In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional,Dr.Stephen Finn described how a typical therapeutic assessment ends.According to Dr.Finn,therapeutic assessment ends
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with the termination of the client from therapy.
when the client has achieved a "modicum of insight."
with a discussion of test scores and "next steps."
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Question 13
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The publication of which psychological test served as a catalyst for the early,international growth of the field of psychological measurement?
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the Binet Intelligence Test
the Rorschach Inkblot Test
the OSS assessment battery
the Mooney Problem Checklist
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Question 14
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Perhaps the biggest boost to the new assessment enterprise in the United States arose from the need to identify
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school children who were underachieving in Paris, Texas.
competent recruits for the military during World War I.
entrepreneurial talent for the Industrial Revolution.
apprentice workers in the building and construction industry.
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Question 15
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As used in your text,psychological assessment may include the use of
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behavioral observation.
testing.
the case study.
All of these
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Question 16
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Psychological tests share commonalities.For example,they all
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include an analysis of a sample of behavior.
include a naturally occurring behavior.
include paper-and-pencil and oral responses.
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Question 17
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Psychological tests may differ with respect to
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content.
format.
administration.
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Question 18
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A psychological test almost always involves an analysis of:
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attitude and values.
motivation and interests.
a sample of behavior.
All of these
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Question 19
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Psychological testing
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is typically more lengthy than assessment.
may be one component of the process of assessment.
is characteristically broader in scope than assessment.
tends to be less accurate than assessment.
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Question 20
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As used by your textbook authors,the term psychological assessment applies to
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clinical settings only.
self-administered tests only.
employment, clinical, and educational settings only.
the use of tests and other tools of evaluation.
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