Comp exam preparation Appraisal 4

Question 1

The primary purpose for applying statistical analyses to test data is to explain

            - deviation
	- variance
	- normality
	- central tendency

Answer 1

variance

Question 2

A counselor administered a 100 item multiple choice “occupational information” test to a group of 236 persons. Respondents received one point for each correct answer. The counselor calculated a mean of 87 and a standard deviation of 11 for the group. Even before reviewing individual scores, the counselor correctly concluded that

• many people did very poorly in the test
• many people did very well in the test
• some people cheated on the test
• no person achieved a perfect score

Answer 2

many people did very well in the test

Question 3

A raw score expressed in standard deviation units is a

	- percentile
	- z score
	- stanine
	- standard error

Answer 3

z score

Question 4

“If test performance is to be interpreted as a sample of performance or as a definition of performance in some universe of situations, the test manual should give a clear definition of the universe represented.” This statement is made in reference to

            - construct validity
	- content validity
	- internal reliability
	- normative data

Answer 4

content validity

Question 5

Which of the following would increase the standard error of measurement of a test?
-Having each respondent score his/her
test
-Adding items of similar difficulty to the
test
-increasing the heterogeneity of the
items
-increasing the time limit for
responding

Answer 5

Having each respondent score his/her test

Question 6

Which test involves asking the examinee to copy abstract designs onto a blank sheet of paper in order to measure visual-motor perception?

        - sentence completion
	- thematic apperception test
	- House-tree-person
	- Bender visual motor gestalt test

Answer 6

Bender visual motor gestalt test

Question 7

A child draws tiny figures with short arms and no eyes. What personality construct is evident in the drawing?

            - Poor motor coordination
	- Low self-concept
	- Poor integration
	- Depression

Answer 7

Depression

Question 8

Self-concept measures were developed under which theoretical approach?

	- Behavioral
	- Humanistic
	- Psychodynamic
	- Trait

Answer 8

Humanistic

Question 9

When a child has difficulty expressing her feelings, what might prove to be the best alternative method?

            - clay
	- toys
	- puppets
	- all of the above

Answer 9

all of the above

Question 10

This method is characterized by a verbal stimulus of at least one sentence that is used to investigate children’s fantasies, attitudes, and defense mechanisms.

	- story completion test
	- picture story test
	- ink blot test
	- sentence completion test

Answer 10

story completion test

Question 11

Which theorist shortened a list of literally thousands of adjectives describing human traits to arrive at a set of 16 “primary source traits of personality”?

	- Rogers
	- Cattell
	- Maslow
	- Jung

Answer 11

Cattell

Question 12

Which noted counselor believed that assessment results were not valuable?

            - H. Murray
	- C. Rogers
	- A. Maslow
	- B.F. Skinner

Answer 12

C. Rogers

Question 13

In what kind of observation is the counselor responsible for not only conducting a group but also monitoring its behavior?

        - systematic observation
	- participant observation
	- nonparticipant observation
	- structured observation

Answer 13

participant observation

Question 14

A person’s behavior may be quite different when the client knows he is being observed. This is known as

	- masking
	- Pygmalion effect
	- response set
	- reactivity

Answer 14

reactivity

Question 15

What kind of interview calls for the counselor to ask each client the same questions in the same manner?

            - psychosocial interview
	- psychiatric interview
	- unstructured interview
	- structured interview

Answer 15

structured interview

Question 16

This model was influenced by the theories of Murray & Rapaport, is holistic & attempts to describe the client in a number of ways.

            - psychodiagnostic
	- holistic
	- behavioral
	- psychoanalytic

Answer 16

psychodiagnostic

Question 17

A process of observation that allows the observer to see how a person behaves & performs in normal everyday functioning is called

	- interviews
	- focus group
	- naturalistic observation
	- direct observation

Answer 17

naturalistic observation

Question 18

What instrument would you choose if you wanted information about personal, social, adaptive, motor, communication, and cognitive skills in children from birth to 8 years old?

            - McCarthy scale of children's ability
	- Battelle developmental inventory
	- DIAL-R
	- Children's adaptive behavior scale

Answer 18

Battelle developmental inventory

Question 19

Environmental assessment has its roots in the _________ approach to counseling.

            - Psychodynamic
	- Phenomenological
	- Psychological
	- Behavioral

Answer 19

Phenomenological

Question 20

The following are limitations of computer-administered tests EXCEPT
-they depersonalize the client
-they introduce test bias
-they discriminate between normal &
pathological responses
-they interface poorly with clients

Answer 20

they discriminate between normal & pathological responses