Exam 2

Question 1

Sensitivity

Answer 1

People who have the disorder are identified

Question 2

Specificity

Answer 2

People who don’t have the disorder are specified

Question 3

Rapport

Answer 3

Doctor/Patient trust/understanding

Question 4

Mini-mental state exam

Answer 4

A brief exam testing the immediate mental state of a patient

Question 5

Simon-Binet IQ

Answer 5

mental age intelligence compared to peers of same age

Question 6

Stanford-Binet IQ

Answer 6

mental age intelligence for different age groups

Question 7

WAIS (Wechler)

Answer 7

IQ test for adults and young adults

Question 8

Two types of Projective tests

Answer 8

Rorschach inkblot test

Thematic Apperception Test

Question 9

Two types of Objective tests

Answer 9

MMPI (atheorectical), Beck Depression (theory based)

Question 10

Projective Test Advantages and Disadvantages

Answer 10

Advantages: can’t be faked
Disadvantages: limited validity and reliability, complex scoring,

Question 11

VRIN and TRIN scales

Answer 11

Detect inconstancy; Variable responce inconsistency. i.e. if you answer differently to 2 questions asking the same thing

Question 12

WAIS-IV sub scales

Answer 12

1. Verbal comprehension (vocab, comprehension)
2. Perceptual Reasoning (block design, puzzles)
3. Working memory (digit span, arithmetic)
4. Processing speed (symbol search)

Question 13

Antecedent

Answer 13

Before/preceding

Question 14

L scale

Answer 14

Lie scale - detects people lying to make themselves look better; reject shortcomings/unfavorable characteristics

Question 15

K scale

Answer 15

detects people “faking good” or “faking bad”, scale looks at contradictions

Question 16

Fb scale

Answer 16

There are questions that the majority of normal people would reject or accept. High response to these questions usually indicates participant stopped paying attention and randomly answered questions

Question 17

Broca’s Area

Answer 17

Speech production disability

Question 18

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 18

Speech comprehension disability

Question 19

Aphasia

Answer 19

language impairment

Question 20

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 20

How much scores correlate when given by two different administrators

Question 21

Split Half

Answer 21

Each half of the test should correlate with the other half

Question 22

Test Re-test reliability

Answer 22

When one person retake the test later, scores should be similar