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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psych Assessment Flashcards

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In 1905, who published a test designed to help place Paris school children in appropriate classes?

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Alfred Binet.

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This refers to everything: from administration of the test to interpretation of the test scores.

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Testing.

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This refers to the gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making psychological evaluation.

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Psychological assessment.

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The seven (7) types of psychological assessment are?

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  1. Educational
  2. Retrospective
  3. Remote
  4. Ecological momentary
  5. Collaborative
  6. Therapeutic
  7. Dynamic
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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein abilities and skills that are relevant in school context are evaluated.

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Educational psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein conclusions about the psychological aspects of a person are drawn as they existed at some time prior to the assessment.

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Retrospective psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein the subject is not in physical proximity to the person conducting the evaluation.

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Remote psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables are evaluated at the very time and place that they occur; “in the moment” evaluation.

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Ecological momentary psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein the assessor and assesee may work as “partners” from initial contact through final feedback.

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Collaborative psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein therapeutic self-discovery and and new understanding are encouraged.

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Therapeutic psychological assessment.

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This is a type of psychological assessment wherein the interactive approach usually follows the model of evaluation –> intervention –> evaluation.

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Dynamic psychological assessment.

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This refers to the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

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Psychological testing.

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True or False: Assessment is administered individually, while testing can be administered individually or by group.

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True.

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This simply refers to a measuring device or procedure.

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Test.

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A device or procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology.

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Psychological test.

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This refers to a specific stimulus to which a person responds overtly and this response is being scored or evaluated.

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Item.

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This refers to the subject matter of a test.

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Content.

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This refers to the form, plan, structure, arrangement, or layout of a test.

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Format.

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This reflects an evaluation of performance on a test, usually but not necessarily numerical in nature. It can be a code or summary of statement.

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Score.

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20
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This refers to the science of psychological measurement.

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Psychometrics.

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This refers to the technical quality of a psychological test. This also refers to how consistently and accurately a psychological test measures what it is supposed to measure.

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Psychometric soundness / technical quality.

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This refers to the usefulness of practical value that a test or other tool of assessment has for a particular purpose.

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Utility.

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This is a reference point derived by judgment and used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications.

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Cut-score.

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The process of assigning scores to performances. This is also the process of assigning evaluative codes or statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples.

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Scoring.

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This refers to the professional who uses, analyzes, and interprets psychological data.

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Psychometrician / psychometrist.

26
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This type of test measures a person’s previous learning.

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Achievement test.

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This type of test measures a person’s potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill.

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Aptitude test.

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This type of test measures a person’s general potential to solve problems, adapt to changing environments, abstract thinking, and profit from experience.

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Intelligence test.

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This type of test provides statements, usually self-reported, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.

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Structured personality test.

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A type of test wherein it is unstructured, and the stimulus or response are ambiguous.

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Projective personality test.

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A method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange.

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Interview.

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These are samples of one’s ability and accomplishment. It may contain files of work products such as paper, canvas, film, video, audio, etc.

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Portfolio.

33
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_____ _______ is a considerable overlap of achievement, aptitude, and intelligence test.

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Human ability.

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This refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee.

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Case history data.

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The monitoring of actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions.

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Behavioral observation.

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This is defined as acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation.

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Role-play.

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A tool of assessment wherein assessees are directed to act as if they were in a particular situation. The assessees are then evaluated with regard to their expressed thoughts, behaviors, abilities, etc.

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Role-play tests.

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This refers to onsite computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw test data.

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Local processing.

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This refers to computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw data that is physically transported from the same or other test sites.

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Central processing.

40
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This refers to computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw test data sent over telephone lines by modem from a test site to a central location for computer processing.

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Teleprocessing.

41
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A type of scoring report that provides only a listing of scores.

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Simple score report.

42
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CAPA, which provides assistance to the test user and not the test taker, stands for?

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Computer assisted psychological assessment.

43
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Testing programs were first held in China for civil service as early as?

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2200 B.C.E. (2200 B.C.)

44
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In 1733, who introduced the basic notion of sampling error?

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Abraham De Moivre.

45
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In 1859, who argued that chance variation in species would be selected or rejected by nature according to adaptivity and survival value?

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Charles Darwin.

46
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In 1869, he explored and quantified the individual differences of people. He also pioneered the use of the coefficient of correlation.

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Francis Galton.

47
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Who developed the product-moment correlation technique?

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Karl Pearson.

48
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He coined the term “mental test.”

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James McKeen Cattell.

49
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Who originated the concept of test reliability as well as building mathematical framework for the statistical technique of factor analysis?

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Charles Spearman.

50
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He collaborated with Alfred Binet on papers suggesting how mental tests could be used to measure higher mental processes.

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Victor Henri.

51
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He did early experimentation with the word association technique as a formal test and is considered as one of the founding fathers of modern psychiatry.

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Emil Kraepelin.

52
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Who founded the first psychological clinic in the US?

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Lightner Witmer.

53
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In what year was the concept of “mental age” determined?

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1908.

54
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In 1939, he introduced the Adult Intelligence Test.

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David Wechsler.

55
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Who developed the Army Tests for recruits (Army Alpha, Army Beta)?

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Lewis M. Terman, Robert M. Yerkes, and others

56
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Who was assigned the task of developing a measure of adjustment and emotional stability that could be administered quickly and efficiently to a group of recruits?

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Robert Woodworth.

57
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He introduced the 16PF test.

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Raymond Cattell.

58
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In 1943, this was published that uses empirical methods to determine the meaning of a test response.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

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