Assessment

Question 1

empirical keying

Answer 1

deciding what to include in a test, intended to differentiate between people who have a trait vs. don’t have a trait

Question 2

Thurstone’s mental abilities

Answer 2

verbal comp, word fluency, numerical fluency, spatial visualization, MA, Gs, reasoning

Question 3

Cattell

Answer 3

Gc
Gf

Question 4

Gardner’s multiple intelligences

Answer 4

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linguistic, spatial, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic

Question 5

Sternberg’s triarchic theory

Answer 5

process > product
internal components, capacity to adapt, ability to apply past experiences

Question 6

index more susceptible to effects of anxiety and depression

Answer 6

PRI/FRI

Question 7

good indicators of premorbid cog

Answer 7

vocab and info

Question 8

indexes declining with age

Answer 8

PSI (more significantly)
FRI
WMI

Question 9

MMPI-2

Answer 9

L scale - lie, overly favorable
F scale - infrequent, cry for help/fake bad
K scale - guardedness, high = fake good, low=openly negative

Question 10

K correction

Answer 10

adjust clinical scale scores for guardedness

Question 11

MMPI fake good

Answer 11

high K, Low F

Question 12

MMPI fake bad

Answer 12

low K, high F

Question 13

MMPI scales

Answer 13

hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculine-feminine, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, social introversion

Question 14

Millon Clinical (MCMI)

Answer 14

normed on clinical pop - if use with non-clinical, exaggerate pathology
aligned with dsm5

Question 15

projective hypothesis

Answer 15

unstructured stimuli, project unconscious onto stimulus

Question 16

Exner’s Rorshach Comprehensive system

Answer 16

content- category (e.g., human)
location - whole, detail
form quality - accurate connection to inkblot
developmental quality

Question 17

R-PAS

Answer 17

international, reduce variability among axaminers, simplify data, align with evidence base