304 Final

Front 1

Unlike some professional degree examinations, the L-SAT what? (what does it do?)

Back 1

better psychometrics; less-mysterious (published previous tests); accurately predicts first-year GPA

Front 2

A major weakness of the SAT is what?

Back 2

Poor predictive power for grades of students in the middle ranges; selection bias against racial and SES groups

Front 3

One shortfall of the ACT is what?

Back 3

Internal consistency not as strong as the SAT

Front 4

Which of the following is not an advantage of group tests?

Back 4

cost-efficient, minimizes admin and scoring time, requires less examiner skill, more objective and reliable scoring procedures, broad application

Front 5

What are some characteristics of an individual test?

Back 5

provides info beyond the test score, allows the examiner to observe behavior in standard setting, allows individual interpretation of test scores, scoring requires skill, flexibility needed

Front 6

Attributing low test scores to ignorance suggests what?

Back 6

You're assuming subjects want to do well, understand the purpose of testing, want to do well, are equally rested, and free of emotional problems.

Front 7

In comparison to the verbal section of the SAT, the verbal section of the SAT-1 focuses much more heavily on what?

Back 7

Changed to see if the subjects could read critically.

Front 8

A score of 600 on the verbal section of the GRE would indicate that the individual scored how?

Back 8

They scored 1 SD above the mean. (mean=500, SD=100)

Front 9

In general, a paper and pencil test is representative of what?

Back 9

group tests

Front 10

Which of the following tests was developed for making employment decisions in government agencies?

Back 10

General Aptitude Test Battery

Front 11

A major advantage of the Raven Progressive Matrices test is what?

Back 11

instructions are simple and can be administered without language, measures general intelligence or Spearman’s g, minimizes effects of language and culture

Front 12

The original MMPI consisted of how many validity and how many clinical scales?

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3 validity and 10 clinical

Front 13

The first personality test was...

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Woodworth Personal Data Sheet (WWI)

Front 14

Personality is defined by what?

Back 14

relatively stable and distinctive patterns of behavior

Front 15

The reading ability required for the MMPI-II is what?

Back 15

8th grade

Front 16

With the new MMPI-II norms, T-scores are considered significant if they are what?

Back 16

Significant after 65

Front 17

Extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience are personality dimensions supported by research with what?

Back 17

Neo-Pi-R

Front 18

The result of Meehl’s two-point code was what?

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explain the person based on the testing (when in doubt, trust the testing)

Front 19

R.B. Cattel used this strategy in developing the 16PF.

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factor analysis

Front 20

The two deductive strategies for test development are...

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logical content and theoretical

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The two empirical strategies of test construction are...

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criterion group and factor analytic

Front 22

The Neo-Pi-R was developed using what?

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Five factor model of personality (OCEAN)

Front 23

Compared to the Rorschach, the TAT is what?

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well received by scientific community, uses Murray’s theory of needs, conservative claims (rather than extravegant), not purported as diagnostic, and it has both clinical and nonclinical uses

Front 24

Form quality is a scoring dimension that refers to what?

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Does the form match or is it abstract?

Front 25

Despite finding that indicate it is perhaps the most psychometrically-sound projective test, the ______ is rarely used in clinical settings.

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WUSCT

Front 26

Which of the following is not a scoring category of the Rorschach?

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location, determinant, form quality, content, and popular-original

Front 27

Which of the following individuals is not one of the dominant five Rorschach experts?

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Samuel J Beck, Marguerite Hertz, Bruno Klopfer, Zygmunt Piotrowski, David Rapaport

Front 28

The first phase of Rorschach administration is called what?

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Examiner should be ambiguous, nonspecific, and vague
Examiner sits next to subject to decrease nonverbal cues

Front 29

Which of the following is a criticism of the Rorschach?

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lacks a universally accepted standard of administration, scoring, and interpretation
evaluations of data are subjective
results are unstable over time
it’s unscientific
it’s inadequate by all traditional standards

Front 30

Exner’s attempt to provide adequate norms for the Rorschach have largely failed because of what?

Back 30

He miscalculated the normative sample. He never released his data.

Front 31

Holtzman test

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alternative inkblot test, created to address problems in the Rorschach, relatively unpopular

Front 32

The characteristic of an inkblot that leads a subject to see a particular form is called what?

Back 32

determinant

Front 33

Almost all TAT methods of interpretation take what into account?

Back 33

the hero, needs, press, themes, and outcome

Front 34

The comprehensive system for scoring the Rorschach was developed by whom?

Back 34

Thomas Exner

Front 35

Validity studies of the TAT suggest what?

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murky findings. many problems yet still widely used.

Front 36

Pony in the Poop

Back 36

Rorschach is horse poop, but it's really good at finding disturbed people.

Front 37

Which statement is not true concerning the projective hypothesis?

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the projective hypothesis attempts to understand an ambiguous or vague stimulus. stimulus interpretation reflects needs, feelings, experiences, prior conditioning, thought processes, etc.

Front 38

Brenda’s therapist is helping her to identify how she might be keeping herself from succeeding in various tasks by assessing the kinds of self-statements she makes. This is one of the most important functions of what?

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Cognitive Functional Analysis

Front 39

What is something common for all cognitive behavioral assessment procedures?

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treatment focuses on direct change in overt behavior, thoughts, and physiological processes

Front 40

A problem encountered in computer-adaptive testing is what?

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difficulties presenting long reading passages, graphs, or artwork
not suitable for all subjects or skills
may not calibrate with paper-pencil tests
computer literacy of test takers
examinees question the efficacy of “different questions”
cannot go back and change responses

Front 41

The premise underlying a cognitive functional analysis is what?

Back 41

It assumes normal and disordered behaviors develop the same but differ in extremes

Front 42

Pat is constantly cleaning and re cleaning the house and cannot seem to stop. Pat’s behavior is beginning to interfere in other areas of life and cause concern. His behavior would be described as what?

Back 42

behavioral excess

Front 43

Dr. Daniels spoke with several members of the family in order to obtain information about the problems being experienced by his adolescent client. This best exemplifies what?

Back 43

Self-report technique

Front 44

Tests based on behavior modification and used as an alternative to traditional tests are known as what?

Back 44

Cognitive-Behavioral Assessments

Front 45

For patients who have a fear of flying, Dr. uses a computer to simulate flying. What is this?

Back 45

Virtual Reality Programs

Front 46

The first step in a cognitive behavioral assessment is what?

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Identify critical behaviors

Front 47

This technique emphasizes behavioral deficits and excesses.

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Operant Conditioning based procedures

Front 48

One problem with psychophysiological assessment is what?

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artifacts, direct measurement is difficult if not impossible, effect of initial values, demographic factors influence responses

Front 49

Dr. Weizenbaum named his computer what?

Back 49

Eliza

Front 50

Which of the following is not a cognitive behavioral assessment procedure?

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•Step 1: Identify critical behaviors
•Step 2: Determine whether critical behaviors are excesses or deficits
•Step 3: Evaluate critical behaviors for frequency, duration, intensity (baseline)
•Step 4: If excesses, attempt to decrease frequency, duration, or intensity of behaviors; if deficits, attempt to increase behaviors

Front 51

Jessica and her twin brother took a college entrance exam via computer. When talking afterwards, they found they had responded to different questions. The computer provided each question based on how well they did on the previous question. This is known as what?

Back 51

Computer-adaptive testing

Front 52

Stress is a response to situations that...

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involve demands, constraints, or opportunities

Front 53

Despite its limitations, which of the following is the most commonly used behavioral measure in contemporary medicine?

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Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36)

Front 54

The two common themes in quality of life assessment are what?

Back 54

avoidance of death and quality of life

Front 55

An important characteristic that specifically identifies the decision theory approach to quality of life assessment is what?

Back 55

cost-effectiveness

Front 56

An emotional state, marked by worry, apprehension, and tension is known as what?

Back 56

anxiety

Front 57

One question about difference between personality states and traits (i.e. is this person demonstrating a state or a trait?)

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state varies by situation

Front 58

What % of psychologists are employed by hospitals, medical center, and clinics?

Back 58

5%

Front 59

Research on the STAI, which measures two components of anxiety, would seem to indicate what?

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correlates well with other measures of anxiety

Front 60

Liebert and Morris suggest that test anxiety has two components which are what?

Back 60

emotionality and worry

Front 61

Clinical neuropsychology is a multi-disciplinary endeavor that overlaps with several fields. Which of the following is not one of them?

Back 61

overlaps with neurology, psychiatry, psychometrics

Front 62

One other question about neuropsychology.

Back 62

Neuropsychology attempts to relate brain dysfunction and damage to observable and measurable behavioral problems.
It is the scientific discipline that studies the relationship between behavior and brain functioning in the realms of cognitive, motor, sensory, and emotional functioning.
Focuses on psychological impairments of the central nervous system and their remediation.

Front 63

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a …..?

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neuropsychological battery

Front 64

Most of the work in neuropsychology is directed toward the assessment of what?

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behavior and brain functioning

Front 65

After suffering a stroke, Louis has problems dressing and seems to have trouble telling her left from her right. She also has trouble reading because she can’t seem to recognize written words. It is quite likely that the damage from the stroke …

Back 65

left hemisphere damage

Front 66

The most clear-cut case of bias is shown when the regression lines for the two groups have ____ slopes and _______ intercepts.

Back 66

different, equal

Front 67

The equal opportunity commission was created by...
Civil

Back 67

Civil Rights Act

Front 68

A test has an “adverse impact” if what?

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If it systematically rejects 80% of the minority.

Front 69

A clear case of test bias is when the regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups are what?

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slope bias

Front 70

Intercept bias

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when a test systematically under/overpredicts criterion performance for a particular group (common, but not clear cut)

Front 71

systematic error

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X=T+E

Front 72

What was our original construct?

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body image and spirituality

Front 73

Which of the following is not a domain examined by the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory? The following are domains:

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Autonomy: free choice and self-correction Enjoyment: if there is apparent interest

Front 74

Which leadership style has research shown to produce greater employee satisfaction and productivity?

Back 74

Past research shows people work best under Transformational leadership

Front 75

What are the three sub-domains of romantic love?

Back 75

Physical touch, expressions of affirmation, time

Front 76

Which of the following factors was not used in evaluating reckless driving? They ARE:

Back 76

Family, friends, and alone

Front 77

What is the face validity for the PSIEDM?

Back 77

unknown

Front 78

In a JDLR Stressor Measure 2, which domain accounted for 55% of the variance?

Back 78

Social involvement

Front 79

What was the only question on the BMJC test that had a CVR above .7?

Back 79

I feel like people are judging me behind my back

Front 80

What color is the care bear?

Back 80

orange

Front 81

What percent of participants were Caucasian?

Back 81

84%

Front 82

In the BIPT, background research found that women generally idealize a body shape that is…?

Back 82

below average

Front 83

What scale was used to measure narcissism?

Back 83

Adapted model of the Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory

Front 84

What is the real world application of the TAPE?

Back 84

useful for employers

Front 85

CBA

Back 85

CBA Want to look at frequency, duration, and intensity

Front 86

Know about the Fear Survey Schedule (FSS)

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oldest and most researched CB self-report
use across life-span and cross-cultural
related to situations involving fear and avoidance behaviors