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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
A

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
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Adults

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  1. 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
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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
A

Full scale IQ

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  1. 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
A

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
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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

A

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
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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
A

teacher

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

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  1. 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
A

Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale ( WAIS)

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  1. 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
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The factorial structure may vary at different levels

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

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
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Personality

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

TRail-making test

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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
A

Boston Naming test

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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
A

perseverate

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

Frontal lobes

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. 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
A

Psychosocial history

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

Scored

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

Selected-response

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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
A

Large….no

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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
A

Response distortion

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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
A

Criterion -Keying

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

Factor analysis

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

Ambiguous

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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
A

Less susceptible to faking

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

Psychodiagnostik

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

14

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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
A

Murray’s needs system

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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

A

Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank…a concise response

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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
A

3 hours

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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
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very pessimistic

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

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

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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
A

much shorter

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The EDI is the most widely used measure of \_\_\_.
elation-depression
extraversion
eating disorders
disordered identity
A

eating disorders

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

cognitive -behavioral assessment

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