Exam 2 Flashcards
Assessments include
Clinical interview, Specific standardized measure administration, Self-report measures, Review of records, and Consultations with collateral sources
Assessments should be ___ and may be ___
Multi-method
multi-informant
Talented and gifted assessments should include
clinical interview w/ parent or child, clinical interview with teachers, behavioral observations, review of educational records, intellectual testing, and achievement testing
Intelligence test types
Wechsler, Stanford-binet, UNIT2
Wechsler Intelligence tests
Covers entire life span (6-90)
Separate tests, not variants of one another
One on one face to face
measures concept formation, reasoning, spatial processing, etc.
Wechsler pros
large sets of data, scores reflect IQ, used for wide range of clinical applications
Wechsler cons
very familiar to most clinical psychs, subtests may be culturally biased, limited connection b/t test and day to day life
Stanford-binet intelligence test
one on one face to face, hierarchical model of intelligence, backed by psychometric data, covers entire lifespan w/ 1 rest, features 5 factors to measure
Universal nonverbal intelligence test-2 (UNIT2)
language free test, one on one face to face, no verbal instructions, 8 specific hand gestures, 5-21
Neruopsych testing
measures cog functioning or impairment of the brain, fixed battery to flexible battery
Halstead-reitan neuropsych battery (HRB)
neruopsych battery, 8 standardized tests, 15 and up, only given as a whole
Objective personality tests are
Unambiguous, Objectively scored, Paper and pencil, Direct, brief statements or questions and either true/false or multiple choice response options
Projective personality tests are
Ambiguous stimuli, Open-ended range of client responses, Based on the assumption that clients reveal personalities by how they make sense of vaguely defined objects or situations
Objective tests
MMPI, PAI, MCMI, NEO-3, Beck Depression Inventory-ii
Projective tests
Rorschach Inkblot, TAT, Children’s and Senior’s Apperception tests, sentence completion tests, RISB
Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-3 (MMPI)
most popular and psychometrically sound objective personality test, ten different clinical categories, validity scales that detect lies and exaggerations
Rorschach inkblot test
Created by Rorschach in 1921, weak reliability and validity data, results cant distinguish those who have a particulat disorder from those who don’t
Behavioral observation
identifies and defines target behavior with systematic observations
Efficacy
how it works in a controlled research setting. Maximizes internal validity, minimizes variability
Effectiveness
How it works in the real world. greater variability, lacks internal validity, but has greater external vALIDITY.
results of efficacy studies
its efficacious, and benefits endure over long periods
Results of effectiveness studies
very positive, treatments usually worked