UNIT 1 NEW Flashcards
The subject matter of the test varies with the focus of the particular
Content
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
motivational interviewing
Form, plan, structure, arrangement, and layout of test items
Format
Diploma to recognize excellence in the practice of
psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide a set of data in two to or more classifications
Cut score
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
Case History Data
Creates tests for research studies, publications (as commercially available instruments), or modifications of existing tests
Test developer
Compilation of works done by the individual being assessed
Portfolio
Researchers observe behavior of humans in a natural setting—that is, the setting in which the behavior would typically be expected to occur
Naturalistic Observation
Refers to the form or sheet or booklet on which a test taker’s responses are entered
Protocol
What is the process of assessment
Referral Question - Clarification for approval - Formal Assessment - Psychological Report Writing - Feedback
What are the process of testing and assessment
Testing
- either individualized or by group
Assessment
- individualized only (bc behavior is data)
T/F: Test user must be qualified and permitted to purchase
Trueee
What objective of Psych Assessment is this?
Trajectory / Outcome / Prediction
Prognosis
May include files or excerpts from files maintained at institutions and agencies such as schools, hospitals, employers, religious institutions, and criminal justice agencies
case history data
Science of psychological measurement
Psychometrics
How consistently and how accurately a psychological
test measures what it purports to measure
psychometric soundness / technical quality
What are the requirements of Psychological assessment
Problem identification
Selection and implementation methods
Integration
Psychological report
Measurement that is psychological in nature
Psychometric
Refers to a tool of assessment used to help narrow
down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for
intervention
diagnostic test
Method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange
Interview
What form of report is this?
Designed to integrate data from sources other than the test itself into the interpretive report
Integrative report
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
accommodation
Measure male sexual arousal
Penile Plethysmograph