EPPP- Assessment and Diagnosis

Question 1

This domain of practice is typically focused on understanding the relationship between brain and behavior through assessment:

a. Clinical Psychology
b. industrial organizational
c. neuropsychology
d. school psychology

Answer 1

c. neuropsychology

Question 2

Hiltonsmith & Keller’s (1983) framework for organizing data from an ecological assessment include all of the following except:

a. setting operation
b. setting Foundation
c. setting opportunities
d. setting appearance and contents

Answer 2

b. setting Foundation

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a criterion-referenced test?

a. driving exam
b. mmpi-2
c. GRE
d. wais-iv

Answer 3

a. driving exam

Question 4

The process of defining a target behavior, determining the antecedents of the behavior, and describing the consequence or function of the target behavior is referred to as:

a. direct observation
b. event sampling
c. narrative recording
d. functional behavioral assessment

Answer 4

d. functional behavioral assessment

Question 5

A psychologist is attempting to gather more information regarding the severity and frequency of a patient’s target behavior problems of hitting Piers through a school observation. what is the most appropriate observation method to use?

a. event sampling
b. direct observation
c. interval recording
d. narrative recording

Answer 5

a. event sampling

Question 6

It is helpful to gain information from multiple informants regarding an examinee because informant readings may be influenced by:

a. ethnicity
b. socioeconomic status
c. familiarity with the individual
d. All the Above

Answer 6

d. All the Above

Question 7

Which of the following is not a key component of an assessment center?

a. job analysis
b. single assessor evaluation
c. simulations
d. assessor training

Answer 7

b. single assessor evaluation

Question 8

In item response theory item discrimination refers to:

a. the percentage of test takers who get the answer correct
b. how well the item distinguishes who scores high versus low on a test
c. probability of getting an item correct by chance
d. the proportion of test-takers who fail the exam

Answer 8

b. how well the item distinguishes who scores high versus low on a test

Question 9

According to generalizability theory which of the following constitutes potential sources of error in test measurement?

a. test items
b. rater/examiner
c. time of day test was administered
d. All the Above

Answer 9

d. All the Above

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about reliability and validity?

a. validity of a measure indicates the extent to which it measures what it is supposed to measure
b. in order for a measure to be reliable it must be valid
c. the reliability coefficient reflects the degree of consistency of a measure
d. in order for a measure to be valid it must be reliable

Answer 10

b. in order for a measure to be reliable it must be valid

Question 11

Which of the following is not true about test retest reliability?

a. it refers to the stability of a test over time
b. it is appropriate to use when the trait or ability is thought to be variable across time
c. the interval between test and retest can impact the reliability coefficient
d. it is assessed by administering them to the same group at two time points

Answer 11

b. it is appropriate to use when the trait or ability is thought to be variable across time

Question 12

The Kuder-Richardson formula (20) is used to measure:

a. inter rater reliability
b. parallel form reliability
c. internal consistency reliability
d. test retest reliability

Answer 12

c. internal consistency reliability

Question 13

Kappa measures:

a. inter rater reliability
b. test retest reliability
c. content validity
d. Criterion validity

Answer 13

a. inter rater reliability

Question 14

The trinitarian model of validity includes all of the following except:

a. construct validity
b. concurrent validity
c. content validity
d. Criterion validity

Answer 14

b. concurrent validity

Question 15

This type of validity refers to the extent to which a measure or test is associated with the trait or ability it is intended to measure:

a. construct validity
b. concurrent validity
c. Criterion validity
d. content validity

Answer 15

a. construct validity

Question 16

A decrease in type 2 error leads to:

a. an increase in sensitivity
b. an increase in specificity
c. a decrease in type 1 error
d. none of the above

Answer 16

a. an increase in sensitivity

Question 17

Which of the following would be appropriate to use as a broad-based measure of social emotional and behavioral functioning in an assessment with a 10 year old?

a. Beck anxiety inventory
b. child depression inventory- II
c. social responsiveness scale
d. Behavior assessment system for children- 2

Answer 17

d. Behavior assessment system for children- 2

Question 18

The cattell-horn-carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence has historically included 9 broad Stratham abilities including all of the following except:

a. Fine motor ability
b. quantitative reasoning
c. long-term storage and retrieval
d. writing ability

Answer 18

a. Fine motor ability

Question 19

According to the Cattell-Horn model what were the two types of intelligence?

a. quantitative reasoning and perceptual reasoning
b. fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence
c. crystallized intelligence and perceptual reasoning
d. perceptual reasoning and emotional intelligence

Answer 19

b. fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence

Question 20

Which of the following is considered an unstructured personality assessment?

a. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2
b. personality assessment inventory- adolescent
c. millon clinical multiaxial inventory-3
d. Rorschach inkblot test

Answer 20

d. Rorschach inkblot test

Question 21

In Holland’s theory of vocational interest which of the following dimensions are listed in the order expected on the hexagon?

a. realistic, artistic
b. conventional, realistic
c. investigative, enterprising
d. social, conventional

Answer 21

b. conventional, realistic

Question 22

Which of the following is not true of symptom validity testing (SVT)?

a. it should be used when there is a question of secondary gain
b. it assesses the number and severity of symptoms a patient presents with
c. it is a necessary component of forensic work
d. SVT can include use of the Rey-15 item test and the recognition memory test

Answer 22

b. it assesses the number and severity of symptoms a patient presents with

Question 23

Which of the following is appropriate for a defense when a trial involve the patient who claimed mental illness as a reason behind the crime?

a. Not Guilty by reason of insanity
b. guilty but mentally ill
c. mens rea
d. diminished capacity

Answer 23

a. Not Guilty by reason of insanity

Question 24

In evaluating risk for future violence which of the following historical factors should be considered in terms of their likelihood of increasing the risk for future violence?

a. history of substance abuse
b. history of aggressive behavior
c. History of school failure
d. both A and B

Answer 24

d. both A and B

Question 25

According to Joiner and colleagues work (1999) which of the following risk factors should be assessed when evaluating suicide risk?

a. precipitant stressors
b. protective factors
c. predispositions
d. All the Above

Answer 25

d. All the Above

Question 26

Which of the following is not an axis included on the DSM 4 TR?

a. social and occupational functioning assessment scale
b. General medical conditions
c. psychosocial and environmental problems
d. Global assessment of relational functioning scale

Answer 26

a. social and occupational functioning assessment scale

Question 27

Continuous monitoring is used to monitor:

a. all of the subjects target behaviors during an interval
b. a subjects behaviors at given intervals
c. the number of occurrences of a specific behavior during an interval
d. whether or not a subject engages in specific behavior

Answer 27

a. all of the subjects target behaviors during an interval

Question 28

The dsm-4 uses a _______ approach to diagnosis.

a. homogeneous
b. global
c. continuous
d. polythetic

Answer 28

d. polythetic

Question 29

This is the extent to which a test measures what it is meant measure:

a. reliability
b. item response Theory
c. validity
d. generalizability Theory

Answer 29

c. validity

Question 30

According to the DSM 4 TR multiaxial assessment format, axis II captures:

a. General medical conditions
b. personality disorders
c. clinical disorders
d. psychosocial and environmental problems

Answer 30

b. personality disorders