Question 1

The short version of the Test Anxiety Inventory

Accepted Answer

A) has been found to be psychometrically unsound. 
B) has a total of 10 items. 
C) retains many of the reliability properties of the full version. 
D) has not yet been tested to evaluate its validity. 
A) has been found to be psychometrically unsound. 
B) has a total of 10 items. 
C) retains many of the reliability properties of the full version. 
D) has not yet been tested to evaluate its validity.

Question 2

Stress is a response to situations that involve

Accepted Answer

A) demands, constraints, or deadlines. 
B) fear, frustration, or demands. 
C) frustration, constraints, or opportunities. 
D) demands, constraints, or opportunities. 
A) demands, constraints, or deadlines. 
B) fear, frustration, or demands. 
C) frustration, constraints, or opportunities. 
D) demands, constraints, or opportunities.

Question 3

The two major approaches to quality-of-life assessment are

Accepted Answer

A) tangible and intangible. 
B) psychometric and decision theory. 
C) internal and external. 
D) life and death. 
A) tangible and intangible. 
B) psychometric and decision theory. 
C) internal and external. 
D) life and death.

Question 4

The Luria-Nebraska test provides a total of ____ scores reported as standardized performance levels.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 10 
C) 11 
D) 14 
A) 3 
B) 10 
C) 11 
D) 14

Question 5

The psychometric approach to quality of life measurement

Accepted Answer

A) weights different dimensions of quality of life to derive a single score. 
B) is applicable to social aspects of life but not health issues. 
C) are plagued by problems with validity. 
D) provides separate measures for each of the dimensions of quality of life. 
A) weights different dimensions of quality of life to derive a single score. 
B) is applicable to social aspects of life but not health issues. 
C) are plagued by problems with validity. 
D) provides separate measures for each of the dimensions of quality of life.

Question 6

Mirsky and colleagues have identified four different factors of mental processing and related them to specific anatomical regions in the brain. These four factors are

Accepted Answer

A) focus execute, sustain, encode, and shift. 
B) focus execute, sustain, process, and shift. 
C) encode, process, sustain, and output. 
D) sustain, encode, shift, and output. 
A) focus execute, sustain, encode, and shift. 
B) focus execute, sustain, process, and shift. 
C) encode, process, sustain, and output. 
D) sustain, encode, shift, and output.

Question 7

Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements.

Accepted Answer

A) psychophysical assessment 
B) cognition 
C) neurology 
D) psychiatry 
A) psychophysical assessment 
B) cognition 
C) neurology 
D) psychiatry

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) affected the right hemisphere of her brain. 
B) affected the left hemisphere of her brain. 
C) is not responsible for the deficits she is experiencing. 
D) effected both sides of her brain. 
A) affected the right hemisphere of her brain. 
B) affected the left hemisphere of her brain. 
C) is not responsible for the deficits she is experiencing. 
D) effected both sides of her brain.

Question 9

Decision theory approaches to quality of life measurement have the advantage of providing

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A) a complex profile of health status. 
B) a basis to compare patients with very different conditions. 
C) a method for predicting future illness. 
D) unweighted dimensions of health. 
A) a complex profile of health status. 
B) a basis to compare patients with very different conditions. 
C) a method for predicting future illness. 
D) unweighted dimensions of health.

Question 10

Define mHealth, list and describe mHealth applications, and discuss how mHealth has advanced healthcare practice.

Accepted Answer

mHealth, or mobile health, refers to the

Question 11

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fixed quantitative battery 
B) more flexible assessment than the CVLT 
C) qualitative approach 
D) battery that does not used standardized procedures 
A) fixed quantitative battery 
B) more flexible assessment than the CVLT 
C) qualitative approach 
D) battery that does not used standardized procedures

Question 12

After receiving neutral feedback, individuals who score low on the TAS tend to

Accepted Answer

A) be pessimistic about their future performance. 
B) be optimistic about their future performance. 
C) have low frustration thresholds. 
D) be overly self-focused. 
A) be pessimistic about their future performance. 
B) be optimistic about their future performance. 
C) have low frustration thresholds. 
D) be overly self-focused.

Question 13

The focus of the TAS is on

Accepted Answer

A) the particular situation. 
B) the measurement of social support. 
C) the person rather than the situation. 
D) the same as in the TAQ. 
A) the particular situation. 
B) the measurement of social support. 
C) the person rather than the situation. 
D) the same as in the TAQ.

Question 14

An individual with difficulty writing, impaired visual perception, and paralysis of a limb that they deny is paralyzed, might be suspected of having damage to which brain hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) left hemisphere 
B) right hemisphere 
C) there is no way to infer that information 
D) both hemispheres of the brain must be involved 
A) left hemisphere 
B) right hemisphere 
C) there is no way to infer that information 
D) both hemispheres of the brain must be involved

Question 15

Approximately how long does it take to administer the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 hour 
B) 4 to 5 hours 
C) 8 to 12 hours 
D) 24 hours 
A) 1 hour 
B) 4 to 5 hours 
C) 8 to 12 hours 
D) 24 hours

Question 16

Which of the following is the LEAST stable over time?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive deficits 
B) stress levels 
C) traits 
D) states 
A) cognitive deficits 
B) stress levels 
C) traits 
D) states

Question 17

The concussion resolution index

Accepted Answer

A) does not correlate well with other neuropsychological tests. 
B) performs poorly in comparison to the grooved pegboard test. 
C) is a paper and pencil test. 
D) can assess neuropsychological problems when other reports are normal. 
A) does not correlate well with other neuropsychological tests. 
B) performs poorly in comparison to the grooved pegboard test. 
C) is a paper and pencil test. 
D) can assess neuropsychological problems when other reports are normal.

Question 18

Research on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Accepted Answer

A) suggested that it was unnecessary and not cost effective to screen all pregnant and postpartum women for depression. 
B) showed that it did not function well for low income and African American women. 
C) showed that it is only able to detect major depression in pregnant and postpartum women. 
D) showed that is capable of identifying both major and minor depression in pregnant and postpartum women. 
A) suggested that it was unnecessary and not cost effective to screen all pregnant and postpartum women for depression. 
B) showed that it did not function well for low income and African American women. 
C) showed that it is only able to detect major depression in pregnant and postpartum women. 
D) showed that is capable of identifying both major and minor depression in pregnant and postpartum women.

Question 19

Which component of the Halstead-Reitan assesses current learning skills, mental efficiency, and abstract concept formation?

Accepted Answer

A) category 
B) trail making 
C) rhythm 
D) tactual 
A) category 
B) trail making 
C) rhythm 
D) tactual

Question 20

Which test attempts to determine how errors are made in learning tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Luria-Nebraska 
B) Halstead-Reitan 
C) California Verbal Learning Test 
D) Category Test 
A) Luria-Nebraska 
B) Halstead-Reitan 
C) California Verbal Learning Test 
D) Category Test

Exam 17: Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

The short version of the Test Anxiety Inventory

Stress is a response to situations that involve

The two major approaches to quality-of-life assessment are

The Luria-Nebraska test provides a total of ____ scores reported as standardized performance levels.

The psychometric approach to quality of life measurement

Mirsky and colleagues have identified four different factors of mental processing and related them to specific anatomical regions in the brain. These four factors are

Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements.

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

Decision theory approaches to quality of life measurement have the advantage of providing

Define mHealth, list and describe mHealth applications, and discuss how mHealth has advanced healthcare practice.

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a ____.

After receiving neutral feedback, individuals who score low on the TAS tend to

The focus of the TAS is on

An individual with difficulty writing, impaired visual perception, and paralysis of a limb that they deny is paralyzed, might be suspected of having damage to which brain hemisphere?

Approximately how long does it take to administer the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery?

Which of the following is the LEAST stable over time?

The concussion resolution index

Research on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Which component of the Halstead-Reitan assesses current learning skills, mental efficiency, and abstract concept formation?

Which test attempts to determine how errors are made in learning tasks?

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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