Unit 1

Question 1

Process of measuring psychology- related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

Answer 1

psychological testing

Question 2

The gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the use of tools

Answer 2

psychological assessment

Question 3

the term used to refer to everything from the administration of a test

Answer 3

testing

Question 4

Differentiate pysych testing and assessment

Answer 4

Testing
- Measuring variables thru procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

Assessment
- To answer a referral question

Question 5

What are the objectives of testing and assessment

Answer 5

Testing
- to obtain scores (w/ regard to an ability or attitude)

Assessment
- to answer a referral question

Question 6

What are the process of testing and assessment

Answer 6

Testing
- either individualized or by group

Assessment
- individualized only (bc behavior is data)

Question 7

What are the role of evaluator of testing and assessment

Answer 7

Testing
- may be substituted w/o affecting the evaluation
- tester is not key to the process

Assessment
- assessor is key to the process

Question 8

What are the skill of evaluator of testing and assessment

Answer 8

Testing
- technician-like skills such as scoring, adminstering, and interpreting of test result

Assessment
- requires to have some experience or training (in evaluation, and thoughtful organization and integration of data.)

Question 9

What are the outcomes of testing and assessment

Answer 9

Testing
- yields a score or series of test scores

Assessment
- entails a logical problem-solving approach that sheds a light on referral questions

Question 10

What assessment helps individuals understand and solve their problems

Answer 10

Therapeutic psychological assessment

Question 11

What assessment refers to the use of tests and other tools to evaluate abilities and skills relevant to success or failure in a school or preschool context

Answer 11

Educational assessment

Question 12

The use of evaluative tools to draw conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment.

Answer 12

Retrospective assessment

Question 13

The use of tools of psychological evaluation to gather data and draw conclusions about a subject who is not in physical proximity to the person or people conducting the evaluation

Answer 13

Remote assessment

Question 14

“In the moment” evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the exact time and place that they occur

Answer 14

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)

Question 15

Reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts, and interviews previously conducted with the deceased assessee or people who know them

Answer 15

Psychological autopsy

Question 16

5 Objectives of Psych Assessment

Answer 16

Diagnosis, Etiology, Prognosis, Treatment, Functional Impairment

Question 17

What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

What’s the problem? (Identify)

Answer 17

Diagnosis

Question 18

What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Cause / Origin
When did it start? What triggers the problem?

Answer 18

Etiology

Question 19

What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Trajectory / Outcome / Prediction

Answer 19

Prognosis

Question 20

What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Ano ang gagawin sa problema?
What can you recommend to solve the problem?
Trial and error

Answer 20

Treatment

Question 21

What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Gaano kalala ang problema?
Identifying your level of functioning

Answer 21

Functional Impairment

Question 22

What is the process of assessment

Answer 22

Referral Question - Clarification for approval - Formal Assessment - Psychological Report Writing - Feedback

Question 23

What are the requirements of Psychological assessment

Answer 23

Problem identification
Selection and implementation methods
Integration
Psychological report

Question 24

The assessor and assessee may work as “partners” from initial contact through final feedback

Answer 24

Collaborative Psychological Assessment

Question 25

The results are not revealed at the end, but shared immediately so that both the assessor and the assessee can co-develop an interpretation of the results and decide what questions require further assessment

Answer 25

Therapeutic psychological assessment

Question 26

self-discovery and new understandings are encouraged throughout the assessment process

Answer 26

Therapeutic psychological assessment

Question 27

An interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows a model of
(1) Evaluation
(2) Intervention
(3) Evaluation

Answer 27

Dynamic Assessment

Question 28

Tools of Psychological Assessment

Answer 28

Test, Interview, Portfolio, Case History Data, Behavioral Observation, Role-Play Test, Computer as Tools

Question 29

Simply a measuring device or procedure

Answer 29

Test

Question 30

Refers to a device of procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology (such as intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes, or values)

Answer 30

Psychological Test

Question 31

The subject matter of the test varies with the focus of the particular

Answer 31

Content

Question 32

Form, plan, structure, arrangement, and layout of test items

Answer 32

Format

Question 33

Refers to the form in which a test is administered

Answer 33

Format

Question 34

Administration Procedures

Answer 34

Some tests, particularly those designed for administration on a one-to-one basis, may require an active and knowledgeable test administrator

Some tests, particularly those designed for administration to groups, may not even require the test administrator to be present while the test takers independently complete the required tasks

Question 35

Code or summary statement, often numerical in nature (but not necessarily)

Answer 35

Score

Question 36

Reflects an evaluation of performance on a test, task, interview, or some other sample of behavior

Answer 36

Score

Question 37

Process of assigning such evaluative codes or statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples

Answer 37

Scoring

Question 38

Reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide a set of data in two to or more classifications

Answer 38

Cut score

Question 39

Science of psychological measurement

Answer 39

Psychometrics

Question 40

Measurement that is psychological in nature

Answer 40

Psychometric

Question 41

The test measures what it intends to measure

Answer 41

Validity

Question 42

Consistency

Answer 42

Reliability

Question 43

Usefulness of a test or practical value

Answer 43

Utility

Question 44

Method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange

Answer 44

Interview

Question 45

Compilation of works done by the individual being assessed

Answer 45

Portfolio

Question 46

Refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee

Answer 46

Case History Data

Question 47

Can shed light on an individual’s past and current adjustment as well as on the events and circumstances that may have contributed to any changes in adjustment

Answer 47

Case History Data

Question 48

A report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

Answer 48

Case Study

Question 49

Monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions

Answer 49

Behavioral Observation

Question 50

Researchers observe behavior of humans in a natural setting—that is, the setting in which the behavior would typically be expected to occur

Answer 50

Naturalistic Observation

Question 51

Improvised or partially improvised in a simulated situation

Answer 51

Role Play Test

Question 52

What form of report is this?

A mere listing of a score or scores
Raw score

Answer 52

Simple scoring

Question 53

What form of report is this?

Includes statistical analyses of the test taker’s performance

Answer 53

Extended Scoring Report

Question 54

What form of report is this?

Distinguished by its inclusion of numerical or narrative interpretive statements in the report

Answer 54

Interpretative report

Question 55

What form of report is this?

Usually written in language appropriate for communication between assessment professionals that may provide expert opinion concerning analysis of the data

Answer 55

Consultative report

Question 56

What form of report is this?

Designed to integrate data from sources other than the test itself into the interpretive report

Answer 56

Integrative report

Question 57

What form of report is this?

Will employ previously collected data (such as medication records or behavioral observation data) into the test report

Answer 57

Integrative report

Question 58

Creates tests for research studies, publications (as commercially available instruments), or modifications of existing tests

Answer 58

Test developer

Question 59

Those who purchase and use tests

Answer 59

Test user

Question 60

T/F: Test user must be qualified and permitted to purchase

Answer 60

Trueee

Question 61

Anyone who is the subject of an assessment or an evaluation can be a testtaker or an assessee

Answer 61

Test taker

Question 62

Refers to the form or sheet or booklet on which a test taker’s responses are entered

Answer 62

Protocol

Question 63

Working relationship between the examiner and the examinee

Answer 63

Rapport

Question 64

Adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation

Answer 64

Accomodation

Question 65

Evaluative/diagnostic procedure / process

Answer 65

Alternate Assessment

Question 66

• Distributed by the publisher of the text
• Usually contain only a brief description of the text and seldom contain the kind of detailed technical information that a prospective user might require
• Objective is to sell the text

Answer 66

Test catalogs

Question 67

• Contains detailed information concerning the test’s development and technical information
• Can be purchased from publisher
• Typically require documentation of professional training before filing an order

Answer 67

Test manuals

Question 68

Contain reviews of the test, updated or independent studies of its psychometric soundness, examples of how the instrument was used

Answer 68

Journal articles

Question 69

protocol may also be termed as

Answer 69

description of a set of test- OR assessment-related procedures

Question 70

Synonymous with the antiquated term psychometry,

Answer 70

psychometrics

Question 71

How consistently and how accurately a psychological
test measures what it purports to measure

Answer 71

psychometric soundness / technical quality

Question 72

A therapeutic dialogue that combines person- centered listening skills such as openness and empathy, with the use of cognition-altering techniques designed to positively affect motivation and effect therapeutic change

Answer 72

motivational interviewing

Question 73

May include files or excerpts from files maintained at institutions and agencies such as schools, hospitals, employers, religious institutions, and criminal justice agencies

Answer 73

case history data

Question 74

Arises as a result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus (such as the motivation to reach a compromise in positions)

Answer 74

groupthink

Question 75

Computer’s ability to tailor the test to the test taker’s ability or test taking pattern

Answer 75

Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

Question 76

another way a computerized test could be programmed to adapt is by providing the testtaker with [..] a the test proceeds

Answer 76

score feedback

Question 77

Allows test users to administer tests by means of
two iPads connected by Bluetooth

Answer 77

Q-interactive

Question 78

Assistance computers provide to the test user, NOT
the testtaker

Answer 78

Computer-Assisted psychological assessment (CAPA)

Question 79

One issue of Internet Testing

Answer 79

Test-Client Integrity

Question 80

To obtain measures of bodily reactions to various
sorts of stimuli

Answer 80

Biofeedback equipment

Question 81

Measure male sexual arousal

Answer 81

Penile Plethysmograph

Question 82

a description or conclusion reached on
the basis of evidence and opinion

Answer 82

diagnosis

Question 83

Refers to a tool of assessment used to help narrow
down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for
intervention

Answer 83

diagnostic test

Question 84

A typically non-systematic assessment that leads to
the formation of an opinion or attitude

Answer 84

informal evaluation

Question 85

Extent to which assessees are enjoying as good a
quality of life as possible

Answer 85

geriatric settings

Question 86

Diploma to recognize excellence in the practice of
psychology

Answer 86

American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

Question 87

Diploma on the basis of an examination to test users,
test developers, and others who have distinguished
themselves in the field of testing and assessment

Answer 87

American Board of Assessment Psychology (ABAP)

Question 88

An evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that
varies from the usual, customary, or standardized
way a measurement is derived, either by virtue of
some special accommodation made to the assessee
or by means of alternative methods designed to
measure the same variable(s)

Answer 88

alternante assessment

Question 89

The adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation, or
the substitution of one test for another to make the
assessment more suitable for an assessee with
exceptional needs

Answer 89

accommodation