Exam 5: Assessment: Overview

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The use of assessment data,in combination with relevant empirical literature,to make predictions about the future course of a patient's psychological functioning is referred to as:

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A psychologist initially considers diagnosing a child with ADHD based on reports from several teachers.However,after consultation with the child's parents,it is clear that the child's sleep habits are severely problematic,and sleep hygiene training is recommended.Had the psychologist diagnosed ADHD,this type of prediction would be referred to as a

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Researchers developed a brief survey of depressive symptoms to be used in schools to evaluate adolescents' current level of symptoms.This tool is an example of a ______ tool.

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Recent research has identified that internet samples are ______ and results found through internet responses are _______ to those obtained by traditional methods.

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To be most useful,treatment planning should

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Prediction error during an assessment is more likely when the

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Lambert et al.2003)found that treatment monitoring

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Specificity refers to the relative proportion of ________ identified by the assessment.

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A diagnosis is useful to psychologists because:

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Which of the following tests uses developmental norms?

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If a test score of 45 is associated with a percentile rank of 74%,this indicates that

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Treatment planning:

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Psychological assessment _________ prediction regarding the patient's future functioning.

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To be optimally effective,treatment monitoring should be conducted

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To develop a standard score a ____ score is calculated.

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Sensitivity refers to the relative proportion of _________ identified by the assessment.

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An assessment conducted as a first step in identifying an appropriate and effective service to meet an individual's unique needs is referred to as an)_________ service.

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A forensic psychologist predicts that an offender is unlikely to harm himself during a three-year conditional release,and at the end of the three years the offender has not engaged in any self-harm.This type of prediction would be referred to as a

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The collection of large amounts and multiple sources of data can run the risk of

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Developmental norms are used when the psychological construct being assessed

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