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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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father of psychometrics/test measurement

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francis galton

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_____’s interest in individual differences led his half cousin _____ to devise a number of measures for psychological variables

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darwin’s ; francis galton

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started the first experimental psychology lab in germany and measured variables (reaction time, perception, and attention span)

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wilhelm max wundt

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first ever person to conduct a psych experiment in the philippines

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fr. angel de blas o.p

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who is the father of structuralism

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wilhelm max wundt

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who coined the term mental test in 1890 and introduced mental testing in america

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james mckeen cattell

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who concepted the 16 personality test

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raymond cattell

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what century brought the first tests of abilities such as intelligence

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20th

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one of the most prominent IQ test

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standford binet test

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test for children who are intellectually impaired

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standford binet test

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brought the need for large-scale testing of the intellectual ability of new recruits

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world war I and world war II

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after _____, psychologists increasingly used the tests in government and civilian applications

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world war II

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13
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by the late 1930s, about _____ different psychological tests were in print

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4,000

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14
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the first widely used self-report measure of personality

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woodworth psychoneurotic inventory

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a process whereby assessees themselves supply assessment-related info by responding to questions, keeping a diary, or self-monitoring thoughts or behaviors

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self-report

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advantage or disadvantage: respondents are arguably the best-qualified people to provide answers about themselves

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advantage of the self-report personality test

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advantage or disadvantage: respondents may have poor insights into themselves

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disadvantage of the self-report personality test

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18
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advantage or disadvantage: people might honestly believe some things about themselves that, in reality, are not true

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disadvantage of the self-report personality test

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advantage or disadvantage: respondents are unwilling to reveal anything about themselves that is very personal or paints them in a negative light

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disadvantage of the self-report personality test

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projective tests are also called what?

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psychodiagnostic tests

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test in which an individual is assumed to project onto some ambiguous stimulus his or her own unique needs, fears, hopes, and motivation

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projective test

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22
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a series of inkblots

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rorschach test

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the development of psychological measurement can be traced along two distinct threads

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academic tradition and applied tradition

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tradition in which researchers at universities throughout the world use the tools of assessment to help advance knowledge and understanding of humans and animal behaviors

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academic tradition

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tradition in which the goal is to help select applicants for various positions on the basis of merit; done through recruitment

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applied tradition

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the socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, and products of work of a particular population, community, or group of people

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culture

27
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true or false: culture was not a problem during assessments

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false; culture was a problem during assessments (some tests were designed for people from one culture but not from another)

28
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according to freud, dreams are _____

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wish fulfilments

29
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acceptable to ego

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ego-syntonic

30
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threatening to ego so it is transformed into symbols (ex: archetypes by jung)

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ego-dystonic

31
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freud’s symbolisms: plants/trees

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longing for mother

32
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freud’s symbolisms: teeth falling out

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you have an enemy that you want to remove from your life

33
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freud’s symbolisms: poop or giving birth

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anything elongated or round means you’re longing for sex

34
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henry goddard found that the majority of immigrant populations were _____

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feeble minded

35
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_____ signs or body language may vary from one culture to another

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non verbal

36
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theory that assigns symbolic significance to many non-verbal acts

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psychoanalysis

37
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culture that value traits such as conformity, cooperation, interdependence, and striving toward group goals

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collectivist culture

38
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culture that value traits such as self-reliance, autonomy, independence, uniqueness, and competitiveness

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individualist culture

39
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what is the motivation for introverts

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the self

40
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what is the motivation for extroverts

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other people and their affirmations

41
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what level of test administration: tests or aids that can adequately be administered, scored, and interpreted with the aid of the manual (ex: USTET, quizzes, surveys)

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Level A

42
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what level of test administration: tests or aids that require some technical knowledge of test construction and of supporting psychological and educational fields (ex: training like IQ tests for licenses like Rpm, LPT, Rpsy)

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Level B

43
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what level of test administration: tests and aids that require substantial understanding of testing supporting psychological fields together with supervised experience in the use of these devices (ex: certifications + individualized trainings, projective tests)

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Level C

44
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challenges in testing people with disabilities

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  • transforming the test into a form that can be taken by the test taker
  • transforming the responses of the test taker so that they are scorable
  • meaningfully interpreting the test data
45
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test takers have the right to

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  • know why they are being evaluated
  • how the test data will be used
  • what (if any) info will be released to whom
46
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rights of the test takers

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  • right to informed consent
  • right to be informed of test findings
  • right to privacy and confidentiality
  • right to the least stigmatizing label
47
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examples of groups that may not have the capacity or competency to provide informed consent

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dementia, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia

48
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who can provide consent if the client cannot?

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parent or a legal representative

49
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people who are/can be considered legal guardians

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  • parents
  • intermediate family
  • longest person client has lived with
  • DSWD
50
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when is informed consent not needed

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  • when client does not have mental capacity
  • minor
  • for annual assessment
  • subpoenaed by the court
51
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what should the informed consent contain

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  • what are the tests/what will you do to them
  • what are the limits of privacy and confidentiality
  • to whom can the results be shared with
  • who will assess, when is the assessment, and how much
  • how long is the validity of the result
52
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the informed consent is for the protection of the _____ and the _____

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assessor ; client

53
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how long should a person be living with the client for them to be considered as a legal guardian

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at least 6 months to 5 years

54
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components of competency

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  • being able to evidence a choice as to whether one wants to participate; right to withdraw
  • demonstrating a factual understanding of the issues
  • being able to reason about the facts of a study, treatment, or whatever it is to which consent is sought
  • appreciating the nature of the situation
55
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true or false: the legal guardian is required to know the results even if the client is of legal age

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false; unless the client explicitly says that the legal guardian can know or unless the client is inflicting harm on themselves, the legal guardian is not required to know

56
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information provided by clients to psychologists

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privileged information

57
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true or false: privilege is not absolute

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true

58
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true or false: privilege is absolute

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false: privilege is NOT absolute

59
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right of the client not to disclose any info that they don’t want to disclose

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privacy

60
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right of the client to keep the info just until the assessor

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confidentiality

61
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differentiate privacy and confidentiality

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  • privacy: client can choose not to disclose info that they don’t want to disclose
  • confidentiality: client has the right to keep the info just until the assessor
62
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client transfers emotions to the therapist

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transference

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