Question 1

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)

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A)  is not considered reliable. 
B)  is no longer used to diagnose gifted, learning-disordered, or intellectually-impaired children. 
C)  is built around a hierarchical model of intelligence. 
D)  postulates eight different intelligences or frames of mind. 
A)  is not considered reliable. 
B)  is no longer used to diagnose gifted, learning-disordered, or intellectually-impaired children. 
C)  is built around a hierarchical model of intelligence. 
D)  postulates eight different intelligences or frames of mind. C

Question 2

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds to ambiguous stimuli is called

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A)  the projective hypothesis. 
B)  the triarchic theory. 
C)  the psychodynamic theory of response. 
D)  the "big five" trait hypothesis. 
A)  the projective hypothesis. 
B)  the triarchic theory. 
C)  the psychodynamic theory of response. 
D)  the "big five" trait hypothesis. A

Question 3

Standardization refers to

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A)  consistency in the administration of a test. 
B)  consistency in the scoring of a test. 
C)  the sample on which the test was originally developed. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  consistency in the administration of a test. 
B)  consistency in the scoring of a test. 
C)  the sample on which the test was originally developed. 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

When a person is given a pre-test before an intervention, and then another test after an intervention or training, and his or her results are compared to determine progress, this is called

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A)  standardized measurement. 
B)  criterion measurement. 
C)  ipsative measurement. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  standardized measurement. 
B)  criterion measurement. 
C)  ipsative measurement. 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

What are some of the ways that testers can minimize response distortions?

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Response distortions in testing can occu

Question 6

The extent to which tests can be used to specify treatment approaches or measure treatment outcomes is referred to as

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A)  treatment or clinical utility. 
B)  external or criterion validity. 
C)  clinical efficacy. 
D)  psychotherapy/assessment integration. 
A)  treatment or clinical utility. 
B)  external or criterion validity. 
C)  clinical efficacy. 
D)  psychotherapy/assessment integration.

Question 7

Two principles that facilitate the elimination of extraneous variables in testing are

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A)  objectivity and projectivity. 
B)  standardization and elaboration. 
C)  objectivity and standardization. 
D)  explicity and implicity. 
A)  objectivity and projectivity. 
B)  standardization and elaboration. 
C)  objectivity and standardization. 
D)  explicity and implicity.

Question 8

There is concern that Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences overextends the definition of intelligence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are some reasons that projective personality tests are still used, even though their psychometric properties are fairly poor?

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There are several reasons why projective

Question 10

In what ways are values different from attitudes and interests?

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A)  They are fewer in number and more central to a person's belief system. 
B)  They have a much more clearly pronounced effect on a person's behavior. 
C)  They are much more directly related to intelligence. 
D)  Research indicates that values aren't different from attitudes and interests. 
A)  They are fewer in number and more central to a person's belief system. 
B)  They have a much more clearly pronounced effect on a person's behavior. 
C)  They are much more directly related to intelligence. 
D)  Research indicates that values aren't different from attitudes and interests.

Question 11

Instruments that attempt to tie testing directly to treatment

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A)  should be developed by identifying the most important treatment variables and then developing tests specifically to measure those variables. 
B)  have already been developed, such as the outcome Questionnaire-45. 
C)  may come about only by reversing the traditional relationship between psychotherapy and testing. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  should be developed by identifying the most important treatment variables and then developing tests specifically to measure those variables. 
B)  have already been developed, such as the outcome Questionnaire-45. 
C)  may come about only by reversing the traditional relationship between psychotherapy and testing. 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

When a test developer uses the sequential system approach, groups of correlated items are identified as scales.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The MMPI-2 is so well-established that relatively few empirical studies are currently being conducted with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the Mental Measurements Yearbook, there are often several different tests designed to measure the same characteristic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Domino and Domino (2006), when is cultural bias likely to affect test performance?

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A)  before the test 
B)  during the test 
C)  after the test 
D)  both before and during the test 
A)  before the test 
B)  during the test 
C)  after the test 
D)  both before and during the test

Question 16

A test is

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A)  a systematic procedure for observing and describing a person's behavior. 
B)  a method for assigning people to various groups. 
C)  usually the starting point of treatment. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a systematic procedure for observing and describing a person's behavior. 
B)  a method for assigning people to various groups. 
C)  usually the starting point of treatment. 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Ipsative measures can be useful to clinicians because they can be used to measure the outcomes of treatments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One difficulty for clinicians posed by the MMPI-2 is that there are very few interpretative and scoring manuals available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The two major types of personality tests are

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A)  self-report and observational. 
B)  objective and projective. 
C)  intrapsychic and theory-driven. 
D)  empirical and analytical. 
A)  self-report and observational. 
B)  objective and projective. 
C)  intrapsychic and theory-driven. 
D)  empirical and analytical.

Question 20

Discuss the reasons why psychological testing lost much of its appeal during the early 1970s.

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There were several reasons why psycholog

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds to ambiguous stimuli is called

Standardization refers to

When a person is given a pre-test before an intervention, and then another test after an intervention or training, and his or her results are compared to determine progress, this is called

What are some of the ways that testers can minimize response distortions?

The extent to which tests can be used to specify treatment approaches or measure treatment outcomes is referred to as

Two principles that facilitate the elimination of extraneous variables in testing are

There is concern that Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences overextends the definition of intelligence.

What are some reasons that projective personality tests are still used, even though their psychometric properties are fairly poor?

In what ways are values different from attitudes and interests?

Instruments that attempt to tie testing directly to treatment

When a test developer uses the sequential system approach, groups of correlated items are identified as scales.

The MMPI-2 is so well-established that relatively few empirical studies are currently being conducted with it.

According to the Mental Measurements Yearbook, there are often several different tests designed to measure the same characteristic.

According to Domino and Domino (2006), when is cultural bias likely to affect test performance?

A test is

Ipsative measures can be useful to clinicians because they can be used to measure the outcomes of treatments.

One difficulty for clinicians posed by the MMPI-2 is that there are very few interpretative and scoring manuals available.

The two major types of personality tests are

Discuss the reasons why psychological testing lost much of its appeal during the early 1970s.

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Exam 5: Testing in Clinical Psychology

The current revision of the Stanford Binet (SB5)

The hypothesis that states that an individual's personality will influence how he or she responds to ambiguous stimuli is called

Standardization refers to

When a person is given a pre-test before an intervention, and then another test after an intervention or training, and his or her results are compared to determine progress, this is called

What are some of the ways that testers can minimize response distortions?

The extent to which tests can be used to specify treatment approaches or measure treatment outcomes is referred to as

Two principles that facilitate the elimination of extraneous variables in testing are

There is concern that Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences overextends the definition of intelligence.

What are some reasons that projective personality tests are still used, even though their psychometric properties are fairly poor?

In what ways are values different from attitudes and interests?

Instruments that attempt to tie testing directly to treatment

When a test developer uses the sequential system approach, groups of correlated items are identified as scales.

The MMPI-2 is so well-established that relatively few empirical studies are currently being conducted with it.

According to the Mental Measurements Yearbook, there are often several different tests designed to measure the same characteristic.

According to Domino and Domino (2006), when is cultural bias likely to affect test performance?

A test is

Ipsative measures can be useful to clinicians because they can be used to measure the outcomes of treatments.

One difficulty for clinicians posed by the MMPI-2 is that there are very few interpretative and scoring manuals available.

The two major types of personality tests are

Discuss the reasons why psychological testing lost much of its appeal during the early 1970s.

What Is Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychologys Past and Present

Basic Features of Clinical Assessment

Interviewing and Observation in Clinical Psychology

Basic Features of Clinical Interventions

Psychodynamic and Humanistic Psychotherapies

Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies

Alternative Modes of Clinical Intervention

Research on Clinical Intervention

Clinical Child Psychology

Health Psychology

Clinical Neuopsychology

Forensic Psychology

Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

Getting Into Graduate School in Clinical Psychology

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