Assessments and Testing

Sir Francis Galton was credited for several constructs, terms, and evaluative tools. Which one of the following did he make a partial contribution used for interpreting test scores?

The technique most closely associated with behavioral observations of a social nature of individuals in a group task is:

The DSM-5 uses criteria of symptoms to diagnose a disorder. Dimensional assessment regarding measuring symptoms is an effort to consider all except:

Which instrument is used for assessing an assault of the brain?

A client met minimum symptom criteria for a major depressive disorder, single episode with anxious mood. The counselor developed a treatment plan composed of a case conceptualization with matching treatment and techniques for specific symptoms. What technique would be appropriate for session intervention?

It is important when using achievement instruments with specific populations to:

The distribution of a set of scores with a mean of 58 and a median of 61 is a:

What model of reliability is administered twice but with different but equal forms?

Reliability is to the standard error of measure as validity is to the standard error of:

A 12-year-old boy met minimum symptoms for a conduct disorder. His symptoms included behaviors such bullying, intimidation, physical fights, carrying a weapon, physical cruelty and assaultive behaviors, destruction of property, theft, and repeated serious violations of school rules. If this behavior persisted into adulthood and the client entered a treatment center at that time the same type of behaviors as an adult would be classified as:

When you know something about an individual’s academic ability, the best estimate of his or her academic ability should be based on the:

The technique that can be used to observe and measure interpersonal preferences among members of a group is a:

In psychological testing, skewed distributions usually signify that the test developer has:

During a full clinical interview, a client expressed that for several years she has been concerned about her weight and body shape. She knows that she eats a large quantity of food and eats in spurts and has been told that she uses inappropriate compensatory methods to prevent weight gain. She fears that her self- control and self-esteem or lack of one and her inability to maintain control is a significant part of her reason for coming to therapy. The client is most likely experiencing a:

The resource guide most useful for technical information when selecting an assessment instrument is the:

When administering and interpreting test results it is important that a:

Discrepancy is one of the four guiding principles for effective interviewing and treatment. The counselor attempts to develop discrepancy through:

Motivational interviewing skill is to roll with resistance, that is, to avoid confronting the client. MI interviewers use what technique to roll with resistance and to avoid an argument?

All of the following are strategies to roll with resistance when the intervention suggested by the counselor is incompatible with the client’s level of recognition. Which one is an exception to that strategy?

Considered to be the primary coping mechanism of sexual abuse is:

The mean is an arithmetic average and utilized at what beginning level of measurement scale?

Which measurement scale provides a true zero point as well as equal intervals?

Which scale of measurement is the least sophisticated?

Which measurement scale is typical of classroom tests?

Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to use with nominal data?

Which central tendency represents the most frequently occurring score?

A local newspaper reporter requests the director of counseling to provide a salary that is representative of the majority of counselors in the local mental-health facility. Five counselors with the following salaries: $18,000, $19,950, $22,100, $24,400, and $49,000 were reviewed. Which central tendency would the director provide to the reporter?

A professor in the psychology department at a local college developed a statistics test for his advanced section of Research Methods. The professor decided to see how the lower level section of the same course would do on this more difficult test. Students in the lower level group did pass the test. However, as expected, there were some extremely low scores. In examining the variation scores, which index of variability should the professor choose in order to minimize the effect of extremely low scores?

In a standard distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what is the z-score for a score of 115?

What is the equivalent T score for a score of 34 in a normal distribution where the mean is 20 and the standard deviation is 7?

In a normal distribution, what is the CEEB score for a raw score of 85 when the mean is 100, and the standard deviation is 15?

Mark took the Canterbury Test for story-telling training. He scored 66 out of 100 questions on this cognitive examination. He retook the examination six weeks later and scored 72. The test mean was 50 with a standard deviation of 8. What was his true score?

A classroom teacher conducted a reliability study for a speeded test she gave to an algebra class. Which measure will provide an expectancy reliability?

Which one is an example of a measure of variability?

All are examples of a normalized standard score that has been transformed to fit a normal curve except?

It is possible to derive a ratio scale for which type of measure?

Likert scales, which are typically used to measure attitudes, yield which type of measurement?

The term that someone's overall attitude toward another person influences ratings on a specific trait is:

Bruce has recently transferred to a new school, and the counselor evaluated his reading scores on the Gates-MacGinity Reading Test from his previous school. Bruce's score on reading was 8.9. Upon entrance to the new school, he took the Standard Reading Test and scored 9.2. What can the counselor say about these scores?

The counselor assessed the 95% confidence band based on observed scores for a derived true score of 57. The mean of the test is 50, the standard deviation is 7, and standard error of measurement is 3. Which confidence band is correct?