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1. Establishing a warm, friendly, cooperative atmosphere before testing begins is called establishing \_\_\_.
A. interest investment
B. diligence
C. rapport
D. fellowship

C. Rapport

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2. The original Wechsler intelligence scale, the Wechsler-Bellevue, was designed for use with  \_\_\_.
infants
children
adults
 the elderly

Adults

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In individually administered intelligence tests, it is usually important for the examiner to score items immediately in order to ___.
save time later in determining total scores
decide when to discontinue testing
not forget what the examinee’s response was
prepare the test booklet for machine-scoring

decide when to discontinue testing

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4. Adding all subtests together results in what score on the WAIS?
Total Percentile Score (TPS)
Full-Scale IQ
Perceptual Organization Score
Verbal/Performance IQ

Full scale IQ

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Which of these is considered a major advantage of the individually administered as opposed to group administered intelligence test? The individual test ___.
is more reliable
has better norms
provides an opportunity for observation of behavior
covers a much wider range of types of abilities

Provides an opportunity for observation of behavior

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6. The PPVT purports to be a measure of  \_\_\_.
expressive vocabulary
receptive vocabulary
creative vocabulary
nonstandard vocabulary

Receptive vocabulary

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. The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of intelligence seems to be ___
the greater reliability of the briefer tests
the greater validity of the briefer tests
demands for increased efficiency in the health care field
interest in getting correlations with personality

Demands for increased efficiency in the health care field

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1. What is the typical administration time for a group administered mental ability test?
20 minutes
2 hours
either 1 or 3 hours
more than 5 hours

either 1 or 3 hours

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2. Who usually administers a group administered mental ability test like the Otis-Lennon?
principal
teacher
parent
school psychologist

teacher

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3. Which is NOT one of the major tests within the SAT?
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing
Science

Science

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Which is NOT one of the tests identified in the textbook as a test used in military and business settings for personnel selection?
General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS

Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale ( WAIS)

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What conclusion does the text suggest about the factorial structure of the Raven’s test?
The factorial structure may vary at different levels.
There is one main factor at all levels.
There are three factors at each level.
This question has not been investigated

The factorial structure may vary at different levels

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1. The concept of phrenology was developed by  \_\_\_.
 Broca
 Gall
 Wernicke
 Galen

Gall

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2. Clinical neuropsychology, begun by \_\_\_\_\_, applies brain-behavior principles to the assessment and treatment of the individual patient.
Sigmund Freud
Paul Broca
Arthur Benton
Carl Wernicke

Arthur Benton

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. The case of Phineas Gage was especially interesting because it showed that brain damage could affect \_\_\_.
 muscle strength
 vision
 personality
 breathing

Personality

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The \_\_\_\_\_ battery approach to neuropsychological assessment uses the same set of tests for each examinee.
 fixed
 flexible
 functional
 variable

Fixed

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5. One part of this test has numbers 1-13 and letters A-L scattered around a sheet of paper.  The examinee must connect the entries in order, alternating numbers and letters.  What test is this?
 Letter-number sequence test
 Trail-making test
 Connect-the-dots test
 Coding test

TRail-making test

An example of a measure of expressive language skills, such as talking and writing, is the  \_\_\_.
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Design Fluency Test
Boston Naming Test
California Naming Test

Boston Naming test

Patients with brain injury may have difficulty switching between patterns of thought on the Trail-making Test.  These patients are said to  \_\_\_.
persist
perseverate
endure
continue

perseverate

Which part of the brain seems to be particularly crucial for executive functions?
cingulate gyrus
occipital lobes
cerebellum
frontal lobes

Frontal lobes

. Information about the patient’s family, occupational history, and history of drug and alcohol abuse would be classified under the patient’s  \_\_\_.
behavioral observations
psychosocial history
collateral information
medical history

Psychosocial history

When we refer to objective personality tests, the word “objective” refers mainly to how the tests are \_\_\_\_.
developed
interpreted
validated
scored

Scored

Objective personality tests utilize the \_\_\_\_\_ item format to enable objective scoring.
 freeresponse
 objectiveresponse
 shortanswer
 selected-response

Selected-response

Two common characteristics of comprehensive personality inventories are a \_\_\_\_\_ number of items and \_\_\_\_\_ time limit.
large...no
large...one hour
small...no
small...one hour

Large….no

``` The tendency for a person’s true feelings to be distorted in some way by a response set is called ___. socially desirable responding motivated responding response distortion unconscious motivation ```

Response distortion

``` In the _____ approach, items are selected for a personality scale in terms of their ability to discriminate between welldefined groups of examinees. factor analytic content criterion-keying theoreticalHogan ```

Criterion -Keying

``` The empirical method for identifying the dimensions underlying a large number of observations is called ___. partial correlation multiple regression criterionkeying factor analysis ```

Factor analysis

``` Which is a fundamental characteristic of all projective techniques? The test stimuli to which examinees respond must be ___. nonverbal verbal ambiguous clearcut ```

Ambiguous

``` One of the reasons given for preferring the use of a projective test over an objective personality test in some cases is that the projective test is generally ___. more reliable less expensive less susceptible to faking more dependent on reading ability ```

Less susceptible to faking

``` Hermann Rorschach's 1921 book is titled ___. Psychodiagnostik Psychoanalysis The Rorschach: A comprehensive system Interpretation of symmetrical figures ```

Psychodiagnostik

``` In the administration of the Rorschach under the Comprehensive System, how many responses are desired to consider the results interpretable? 2 14 56 100 ```

``` The TAT was an outgrowth of work on _______. A. Murray’s needs system B. Freud’s unconscious drives C. Skinner’s reinforcement schedules D. Rogers’ clientcentered therapy ```

Murray's needs system

The _____ differs from other frequently used projective techniques because the physical arrangement of the test encourages _____ to each item. Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank...an expansive response Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank...a concise response Thematic Apperception Test...a concise response Thematic Apperception Test...an adjusted the response

Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank...a concise response

``` Completing the entire Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (usually done only in research situations) takes about how long? 30 min 3 hours 9 hours 3 days ```

3 hours

``` According to the text, research on the reliability and validity of the traditional interview has yielded results that are ___. very pessimistic very promising  inconsistent sparse ```

very pessimistic

``` The K score of the MMPI-2 is also called the _____ score. infrequency lie correction cannot say ```

correction

``` . What was the main approach to personality test development used in the construction of the original MMPI? content criterion-keying factor analysis theory-driven ```

criterion-keying

``` In terms of the number of test items, how does the MCMI compare with the MMPI-2? The MCMI is – much longer slightly longer about the same much shorter ```

much shorter

``` The EDI is the most widely used measure of ___. elation-depression extraversion eating disorders disordered identity ```

eating disorders

``` The “talk-aloud” technique is used in what behavioral assessment technique? natural observation self-monitoring analogue behavioral assessment cognitive-behavioral assessment ```

cognitive -behavioral assessment

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