Question 1

According to the text, construct validity

Accepted Answer

A)  is especially useful when the construct to be measured is clearly defined rather than abstract. 
B)  is important because some qualities are easier to recognize than to define. 
C)  refers to the importance of a test within a specific theoretical framework. 
D)  means that the items on a test resemble characteristics associated with the concept being tested. 
E)  requires that a test's content include a representative sample of behaviours thought to be related to the construct. 
A)  is especially useful when the construct to be measured is clearly defined rather than abstract. 
B)  is important because some qualities are easier to recognize than to define. 
C)  refers to the importance of a test within a specific theoretical framework. 
D)  means that the items on a test resemble characteristics associated with the concept being tested. 
E)  requires that a test's content include a representative sample of behaviours thought to be related to the construct.

Question 2

Several clinical psychologists are conducting a study about the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Before receiving the various treatments, the participants were assessed on a number of psychological measures. According to the terminology in the text, these measures would be referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  early tests. 
B)  advance tests. 
C)  experimental tests. 
D)  pretests. 
E)  posttests. 
A)  early tests. 
B)  advance tests. 
C)  experimental tests. 
D)  pretests. 
E)  posttests.

Question 3

Psychological testing

Accepted Answer

A)  is a process that reveals the correct diagnosis to a researcher or clinician. 
B)  determines the biological, psychological and social causes of disorder that is causing distress and/or impairment. 
C)  provides data that are placed within the context of history, referral information, behavioral observations, and life of an individual. 
D)  is gradually replacing the unstructured interview as researchers and clinicians become increasingly concerned with accuracy and precision in diagnosis. 
E)  plays the role in research that the clinical interview plays in clinical assessment. 
A)  is a process that reveals the correct diagnosis to a researcher or clinician. 
B)  determines the biological, psychological and social causes of disorder that is causing distress and/or impairment. 
C)  provides data that are placed within the context of history, referral information, behavioral observations, and life of an individual. 
D)  is gradually replacing the unstructured interview as researchers and clinicians become increasingly concerned with accuracy and precision in diagnosis. 
E)  plays the role in research that the clinical interview plays in clinical assessment.

Question 4

Aside from his adult intelligence test, Wechsler also developed

Accepted Answer

A)  both the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C)  and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). 
B)  the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). 
C)  both the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI) and the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C) . 
D)  the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI). 
E)  the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C) . 
A)  both the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C)  and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). 
B)  the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). 
C)  both the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI) and the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C) . 
D)  the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI). 
E)  the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C) .

Question 5

One criticism of the MMPI-II is that it has no scales devoted to an assessment of faking or lying on the part of the respondents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Kanfer and Philips describe four sets of variables of interest to cognitive-behavioural assessment, referred to by the acronym SORC. Which of the following is not one of these four sets of variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  situation 
B)  stimuli 
C)  organismic 
D)  responses 
E)  consequences 
A)  situation 
B)  stimuli 
C)  organismic 
D)  responses 
E)  consequences

Question 7

One of the primary goals of clinical research is the __________ of clinical phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A)  observation 
B)  prediction 
C)  description 
D)  explanation 
E)  control 
A)  observation 
B)  prediction 
C)  description 
D)  explanation 
E)  control

Question 8

According to the text, the case study is a(n) __________ approach used in the investigation of abnormal behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A)  singular 
B)  nomothetic 
C)  individual 
D)  ideographic 
E)  unitary 
A)  singular 
B)  nomothetic 
C)  individual 
D)  ideographic 
E)  unitary

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the subtests of the Halstead-Reitan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The category test 
B)  The tapping test 
C)  The auditory test 
D)  Tactual performance test 
E)  The visual test 
A)  The category test 
B)  The tapping test 
C)  The auditory test 
D)  Tactual performance test 
E)  The visual test

Question 10

The Exner system was developed in an attempt to increase the reliability and validity of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The main problem with the test is that it produces many false positives. 
B)  It consists of a series of nine cards containing lines and shapes, which children are asked to copy and then draw from memory. 
C)  It is rarely used at present, though it was commonly employed in the past. 
D)  There are currently no standardized scoring systems for this test. 
E)  It is very difficult to administer. 
A)  The main problem with the test is that it produces many false positives. 
B)  It consists of a series of nine cards containing lines and shapes, which children are asked to copy and then draw from memory. 
C)  It is rarely used at present, though it was commonly employed in the past. 
D)  There are currently no standardized scoring systems for this test. 
E)  It is very difficult to administer.

Question 12

Coefficient alpha and split-half reliability are both methods for evaluating the internal consistency of a test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The first scientific study of intellectual functioning was conducted by __________, to test the hypothesis that intelligence has a hereditary aspect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Binet 
B)  Lafayette 
C)  Wechsler 
D)  Simon 
E)  Galton 
A)  Binet 
B)  Lafayette 
C)  Wechsler 
D)  Simon 
E)  Galton

Question 14

According to the text, which of the following is NOT true of structured interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reduce the concern over the subjective judgments of the interviewer. 
B)  They have clear rules governing the evaluation of responses. 
C)  They tend to jeopardize rapport. 
D)  They are very specific in the order and wording of questions. 
E)  They are less reliable then unstructured interviews. 
A)  They reduce the concern over the subjective judgments of the interviewer. 
B)  They have clear rules governing the evaluation of responses. 
C)  They tend to jeopardize rapport. 
D)  They are very specific in the order and wording of questions. 
E)  They are less reliable then unstructured interviews.

Question 15

It has been said that without _______, you cannot have ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability; validity 
B)  face validity; criterion validity 
C)  construct validity; face validity 
D)  split half reliability; face validity 
E)  predictive validity; face validity 
A)  reliability; validity 
B)  face validity; criterion validity 
C)  construct validity; face validity 
D)  split half reliability; face validity 
E)  predictive validity; face validity

Question 16

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs. The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

Accepted Answer

A)  sibling study. 
B)  adoption study. 
C)  twin study. 
D)  matched study. 
E)  zygotic study. 
A)  sibling study. 
B)  adoption study. 
C)  twin study. 
D)  matched study. 
E)  zygotic study.

Question 17

A musical child grows older and begins to hang out with other musically-gifted peers, and eventually decides to enter the Faculty of Music when he goes to University. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  passive gene-environment correlation. 
B)  evocative gene-environment correlation. 
C)  concordance. 
D)  cross-fostering. 
E)  active gene-environment correlation. 
A)  passive gene-environment correlation. 
B)  evocative gene-environment correlation. 
C)  concordance. 
D)  cross-fostering. 
E)  active gene-environment correlation.

Question 18

One of the oldest and most well established brain imaging techniques is the electroencephalogram (EEG), which reads the brain's electrical activity via electrodes placed on the scalp.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Linda is clinical psychologist studying the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia in a certain population. She is carrying out a(n) __________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal 
B)  experimental 
C)  etiological 
D)  epidemiological 
E)  ideographic 
A)  longitudinal 
B)  experimental 
C)  etiological 
D)  epidemiological 
E)  ideographic

Question 20

According to the text, which of the following allows for the greatest confidence in interpreting and generalization of results?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quasi-experiment 
B)  The experiment 
C)  The correlational study 
D)  The psychological test 
E)  The semi-experiment 
A)  The quasi-experiment 
B)  The experiment 
C)  The correlational study 
D)  The psychological test 
E)  The semi-experiment

According to the text, construct validity

Several clinical psychologists are conducting a study about the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Before receiving the various treatments, the participants were assessed on a number of psychological measures. According to the terminology in the text, these measures would be referred to as

Psychological testing

Aside from his adult intelligence test, Wechsler also developed

One criticism of the MMPI-II is that it has no scales devoted to an assessment of faking or lying on the part of the respondents.

Kanfer and Philips describe four sets of variables of interest to cognitive-behavioural assessment, referred to by the acronym SORC. Which of the following is not one of these four sets of variables?

One of the primary goals of clinical research is the __________ of clinical phenomena.

According to the text, the case study is a(n) __________ approach used in the investigation of abnormal behaviour.

Which of the following is NOT one of the subtests of the Halstead-Reitan?

The Exner system was developed in an attempt to increase the reliability and validity of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).

Which of the following is true of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test?

Coefficient alpha and split-half reliability are both methods for evaluating the internal consistency of a test.

The first scientific study of intellectual functioning was conducted by __________, to test the hypothesis that intelligence has a hereditary aspect.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT true of structured interviews?

It has been said that without _, you cannot have ______.

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs. The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

A musical child grows older and begins to hang out with other musically-gifted peers, and eventually decides to enter the Faculty of Music when he goes to University. This is known as

One of the oldest and most well established brain imaging techniques is the electroencephalogram (EEG), which reads the brain's electrical activity via electrodes placed on the scalp.

Linda is clinical psychologist studying the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia in a certain population. She is carrying out a(n) __________ study.

According to the text, which of the following allows for the greatest confidence in interpreting and generalization of results?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters

Exam 4: Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

According to the text, construct validity

Several clinical psychologists are conducting a study about the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Before receiving the various treatments, the participants were assessed on a number of psychological measures. According to the terminology in the text, these measures would be referred to as

Psychological testing

Aside from his adult intelligence test, Wechsler also developed

One criticism of the MMPI-II is that it has no scales devoted to an assessment of faking or lying on the part of the respondents.

Kanfer and Philips describe four sets of variables of interest to cognitive-behavioural assessment, referred to by the acronym SORC. Which of the following is not one of these four sets of variables?

One of the primary goals of clinical research is the __________ of clinical phenomena.

According to the text, the case study is a(n) __________ approach used in the investigation of abnormal behaviour.

Which of the following is NOT one of the subtests of the Halstead-Reitan?

The Exner system was developed in an attempt to increase the reliability and validity of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).

Which of the following is true of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test?

Coefficient alpha and split-half reliability are both methods for evaluating the internal consistency of a test.

The first scientific study of intellectual functioning was conducted by __________, to test the hypothesis that intelligence has a hereditary aspect.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT true of structured interviews?

It has been said that without _______, you cannot have ____________.

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs. The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

A musical child grows older and begins to hang out with other musically-gifted peers, and eventually decides to enter the Faculty of Music when he goes to University. This is known as

One of the oldest and most well established brain imaging techniques is the electroencephalogram (EEG), which reads the brain's electrical activity via electrodes placed on the scalp.

Linda is clinical psychologist studying the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia in a certain population. She is carrying out a(n) __________ study.

According to the text, which of the following allows for the greatest confidence in interpreting and generalization of results?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters

It has been said that without _, you cannot have ______.