Psychological Assessment

Question 1

____________ refers to the variability in amount and type of information derived from interviews with individuals.

Answer 1

information variance

Question 2

Which type of scores permits comparisons between an examinee’s test performance and the performance of individuals in the norm group?

Answer 2

norm-referenced scores

Question 3

______ refers to the degree to which test scores are free from the effects of measurement error.

Answer 3

Reliability

Question 4

During the evaluation of single cases, such as in clinical diagnosis and treatment planning, clinicians rely on past judgment, clinical experience, and theoretical background to interpret and integrate test scores. However, for personnel decisions and academic predictions, statistical formulas may be more readily used. Which of the following is a basic approach for combining test results?

Answer 4

Multiple regression equations

Question 5

_______ are developed by correlating each test or subtest with a criterion. The higher the correlation, the greater is the weight in the equation. The correlation of the entire battery with the criterion measure indicates the battery’s highest predictive validity.

Answer 5

Multiple regression equations

Question 6

_______, occurs when the validity coefficients and criterion performance for different groups are the same but their mean scores on the predictor differ.

Answer 6

Intercept bias, or unfairness

Question 7

_____ occurs when there is differential validity and, consequently, the predictor is more accurate for one group than another.

Answer 7

Slope bias

Question 8

____________ refers to acquired knowledge and skills, is affected by educational and cultural experiences, and includes reading, numerical skills, and factual knowledge.

Answer 8

crystallized intelligence

Question 9

______ does not depend on specific instruction, is relatively culture-free, and enables an individual to solve novel problems and perceive relations and similarities.

Answer 9

Fluid intelligence

Question 10

_____ scores (also known as _____ and ______), permit interpreting an examinee’s test performance in terms of what the examinee can do or knows with regard to a clearly defined content domain or in terms of performance or status on an external criterion.

Answer 10

criterion-referenced scores; domain references, content referenced

Question 11

self-referenced scores are provided by _____ scales.

Answer 11

ipsative

Question 12

_____ scores are provided by ipsative scales, which permit intraindividual comparisons.

Answer 12

self-referenced scores

Question 13

_____ was derived from Vygotsky’s (1962) method for evaluating a child’s mental development and involves an interactive approach and deliberate deviation from standardized testing procedures to obtain additional info about the examinee and/or determine if the examinee is likely to benefit from assistance or instruction

Answer 13

Dynamic assessment

Question 14

“testing the limits” is a type of _____

Answer 14

dynamic assessment

Question 15

Which of the following uses computer software to select behavioral statements for rating based on the rater’s previous responses?

Answer 15

The CARS is a paired-comparison rating task that uses adaptive testing principles to present pairs of scaled behavioral statements to the rater.

Question 16

The _____ is testing where the computer software chooses and presents the examinee with harder or easier questions as the test progresses, depending on how well the previous questions are answered.

Answer 16

CAT Computer Adpaptive testing