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Commonly Used Psychological Tests Flashcards

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What psychological tests are most commonly requested by interns?

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CBCL, Conners (used to assess/diagnose ADHD very often), D-KEFS, Hayling and Brixton, PAI, MMPI, TEA, TEA-CH Kit, WAIS, WIAT, WISC, Woodcock Johnson, WPPSI, WRAML (memory and learning)

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What tests are most commonly requested by Org Psychs?

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NEO (5-factor personality scale), 16PF, Raven’s (intelligence test), WAIS, WRAML

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Where to find info about tests?

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Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros) via UQ Library, or (competitor) ETS Test Collection, Books about specific tests, text books on psychological testing, academic journals

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What is the 16PF?

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Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, measuring personality in non-clinical adult populations

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What is the CASL?

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Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, measuring spoken language in adults/children (3-21 yrs)

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What is the CBCL?

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Child Behaviour Checklists, measuring problem behaviour, and behavioural/emotional/social/academic concerns (incl. ADHD) in children

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What is Conners?

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Conners Comprehensive Behaviour Rating Scales, measuring behavioural/emotional/social/academic concerns incl. ADHD in children

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What is the D-KEFS?

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Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System, measuring executive function in adults and children (e.g. one of the tests is basically the stroop test)

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What are the Hayling and Brixton tests?

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Hayling and Brixton Clinical Assessment of Executive Functioning, measuring executive function in adults

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What is the MMPI?

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, measuring personality factors in clinical (i.e. psychopathological) populations in adults (separate version exists for adolescents)

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What is the Neale?

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Neale Analysis of Reading, measuring reading skills in adults and children (mainly children)

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What is the NEO?

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NEO-PI-3 (Covers the Big Five personality traits), measuring personality in non-clinical adult populations

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What is the PAI?

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Personality Assessment Inventory, measuring personality factors in clinical adult populations (separate adolescent version)

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What is the Peabody/PPVT?

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Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, measuring vocabulary in adults and children (mostly children), often used in research as baseline measure for intelligence (interesting?)

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What is the RBANS?

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Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, measuring cognitive decline/improvement in adults and children (12-89 yrs)

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What is the RPM?

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Raven’s Progressive Matrices / Raven’s / Raven’s Matrices, measuring intelligence in adults and children

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What is the Stanford-Binet test?

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, measuring intelligence in adults and children

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What is the TEA?

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Test of Everyday Attention, measuring attention in adults

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What is the TEA-CH?

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Test of Everyday Attention for Children, measuring attention in children

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What is the WAIS?

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, measuring intelligence in adults

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What is the WIAT?

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Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, measuring academic achievement in adults and children (measuring info that is taught at school)

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What is the WISC?

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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, measuring intelligence in children (primary to high school)

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What is the Woodcock Johnson?

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Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, measuring intelligence, achievement, and language in adults and children

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What is the WPPSI?

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Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, measuring intelligence in children (pre-sc hool to primary school)

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What is the WRAML?

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Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, measuring memory and attention in adults and children

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What are the five groups of tests used in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (5th Ed.)?

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Fluid Reasoning, Crystallised Intelligence, Working Memory, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-spatial reasoning

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Factor analysis of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (5th Ed.) suggests that the test has five factors just as the underlying theory predicts. This represents evidence for:
a) test-retest reliability
b) incremental validity
c) construct validity
d) internal consistency

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c) Construct Validity

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Stanford-Binet IQ Cutoffs

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130-144 Gifted
90-109 Average
55-69 Mildly impaired

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Bob has an IQ of 135 on the Stanford-Binet and hence is considered ‘gifted.’ Amy has an IQ of 75 and hence is considered ‘mildly impaired.’ Which statements are correct?
a) both statements are true
b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false

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What are the five groups of tests used in the WISC-V intelligence test?

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Processing speed, working memory, visual-perceptual, fluid reasoning, and verbal comprehension (these can all be combined to form a general measure i.e. Full Scale IQ/FISQ)

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What are the Wechsler tests?

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WPPSI-IV: Wechsler Pre-School and Primary Scale of Intelligence, for 3-7 y/os.
WISC-V: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (5th Edition), for 6-16 y/os.
WAIS-IV: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (4th Edition), for adults.
Content is similar, but difficulty scaled to be age-appropriate. There is also the WASI-II, the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (2nd Edition) - 30 min and 15 min versions

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WISC-V Intelligence Cutoffs

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> 130 Very Superior
90-109 Average
69 and below - extremely low

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Statement 1: Birrani has an IQ of 135 on the WISC-V and hence her intelligence is considered ‘superior.’ Statement 2: Larry has an IQ of 69 on the WISC-V and hence his intelligence is considered ‘extremely low.’
A) both statements are true
B) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
C) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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C) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true

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Which of the following has been claimed for Raven’s Progressive Matrices test?
A) it requires verbal skills to complete
B) it is an example of an achievement test
C) it correlates highly with academic ability
D) it allows the intelligence of people who speak different langauges to be compared

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D) it allows the intelligence of people who speak diferent languages to be compared

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Statement 1: in principle, RPM allows the intellectual comparison of people who speak different languages. Statement 2: RPM requires a one-on-one testing session.
A) both statements are true
B) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
C) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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B) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false. No language is need for RPM, and the non-verbal group ability test has validity as a measure of g. Age 5 upwards can take the test. RPM correlates with other aptitude tests and to a lesser degree with academic ability (though corr.s are not high)

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What is Raven’s SPM?

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Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices are a version of the RPM designed for a general population. It is a measure of abstract reasoning, taught in UQ Org Psych Masters as an assessment tool

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The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test:
a) is a picture-based test of reading
b)can be used with people who have significant (but not total) motor impairment
c) is appropriate for people with significant visual impairment
d) is considered an excellent measure of intelligence

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b) can be used with people who have significant but not total motor impairment. Test designed for people aged 2-adult, only requires a pointing response.

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What are some psychometric properties of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test?

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High reliability (alternative-forms reliability, internal consistency, test-retest reliability all high), high content validity (all words are in the dictionary), high empirical validity 1 (test scores increase with age in the predicted way), high empirical validity 2 (convergent validity as correlates well with other vocab/oral language/reading tests), high empirical validity 3 (special populations found to score as expected e.g. for developmental delay)

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What does the Neale test measure,and how?

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Oral reading, comprehension, and fluency of non-special needs students 6-12 yrs. May also be used to diagnose reading difficulties in older readers/special needs adults. Children read passages out loud and then complete comprehension test on the story. Tester notes reading time and errors. Scores are standardised/converted based on factors such as yrs of education.

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Statement 1: The Neale Analysis of Reading involves children being told a word and then pointing to the picture (in an array of four pictures) that corresponds to the word. Statement 2: The Neale test includes scores based on accuracy and speed.
a) both statements are true
b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false.
c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true

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What tests does the WIAT-II comprise?

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word reading, text comprehension, maths problem solving, oral expression, writing fluency, spelling, sentence composition. aims to identify the academic strengths and weaknessess of a student

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What is one way to diagnose a learning disorder?

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Using the WIAT and WISC together to identify discrepancies between achievement and intelligence.

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Statement 1: the 16PF is an example of a comprehensive personality measure designed for normal populations. Statement 2: the 16PF was created using the lexical approach
a) both statements are true
b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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a) both statements are true

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One of the Big Five personality traits is:
a) Compliance
b) Competence
c) Agreeableness
d) Assertiveness

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c) Agreeableness

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What is one of the most prevalent personality tests that involves the Big FIve?

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NEO-PI-3 (Neuroticism, Extroversion, Openness Personality Inventory Version 3)

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What are the factors in the NEO-PI-3?

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Neuroticism, Extroversion, Openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness

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Has conscientiousness been found to correlate with GPA?

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Yes

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When looking at leadership, how do the Big 5 personality factors correlate?

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No super strong individual correlations, but combined trait scores strongly predict leadership

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Which of the following is the closest description of someone who scores high on the MMPI scale known as demoralisation?
a) they have diffuse physical health complaints
b) they experience general unhappiness and dissatisfaction
c) they display rule-breaking and irresponsible behaviour
d) they have maladaptive anxiety, anger, and irritability

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b) they experience

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True or False: the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is an example of a comprehensive personality test designed to diagnose abnormal/clinical populations

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True

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What is the most frequently used tool by neuropsychologists?

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MMPI

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How did they create the MMPI?

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  1. They created a large pool of items (logic, reason, literature reviews, expert opinion)
  2. They gave the preliminary questionnaire to several groups of psychiatric in-patients and a control group
  3. They used item analysis to choose the items that could discriminate the best between the groups
  4. They standardised the test using a control group
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How does empirical criterion keying (used in the MMPI) work?

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individuals are divided into groups (e.g. based on having disorder or not) and are given items to respond to. Testing if the answer to a given item can be predicted based on their group membership. The items that accurately differentiate the two groups are retained in the official testing model .

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What are the 8 clinical scales/criterion groups in the MMPI?

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(all T/F questions): Demoralisation, Somatic complaints, Low positive emotions, Antisocial behaviour, Ideas of persecution, Dysfunctional negative emotions, Aberrant experiences, Hypomanic activation

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Statement 1: One of the scales used in the MMPI-3 is neuroticism. Statement 2: One of the scales used in the MMPI-3 is hypomanic activation.
a) both statements are true
b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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a) both statements are true

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What are the MMPI-3 validity scales?

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Essentially, ‘lie detector’ scales that control for test-takers who are answering inappropriately (i.e. fake or biased responding) - these scales indicate if scores on the other clinical scales might be uninterpretable. 1. Inconsistent responding indicators (detect people not processing questions / not taking test seriously, 2. overreporting indicators (detect people faking bad), 3. underreporting indicators (detect people who may be faking good e.g. answering “i have never lied in my entire life”).

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What are the psychometric properties of the MMPI-3?

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Moderate-high reliability (moderate-high internal consistency, high test-retest reliability), high construct validity (mapped MMPI profiles onto behaviours e.g. alcoholism, eating disorders), convergent & discriminant validity, criterion validity (MMPI scores for psychiatric outpatients mapped onto intake ratings/diagnoses by professionals)

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What are some key uses of the MMPI?

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Eating disorders, soldiers’ reactions in battle, PTSD, detection of sexual abuse in children, prediction of delinquent behaviour, prediction of dropping out of PTSD CBT

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Statement 1: the criterion validity for the MMPI-3 was evaluated by seeing if test scores correlated with ratings by treating professionals for psychiatric outpatients. Statement 2: The MMPI-3 has been used to predict the likelihood of delinquent behaviour
a) both statements are true
b) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
c) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
d) both statements are false

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a) both statements are true

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