Question 1

Which kind of assessment is illustrated here? Dr. Lee assesses the possibility that Joe has brain damage by measuring Joe's performance on a number of tasks including copying symbols, remembering numbers, and recognizing nonsense syllables.

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological assessment 
B)  neurological assessment 
C)  psychological assessment 
D)  neuropsychological assessment

Question 2

Jim was given an intelligence test in March, and re-administered the same test one year later. His score both times was the same. This indicates that the intelligence test has

Accepted Answer

A)  high test-retest reliability 
B)  high interrater agreement 
C)  internal consistency 
D)  none of the above are correct

Question 3

Standards have traditionally not been established for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Projective personality tests 
B)  Objective personality tests 
C)  Intelligence tests 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

The concept of "equifinality" is the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  In treatment, the ends justifies the means 
B)  Development must be measured and calibrated across the lifespan 
C)  The same goal can result from different processes 
D)  Goals continually change throughout the treatment process

Question 5

What behavioural assessment procedure creates the most reactivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-monitoring 
B)  Personality inventory 
C)  Projective test 
D)  Structured clinical interview

Question 6

PET and MRI are specific types of

Accepted Answer

A)  projective tests. 
B)  personality inventories. 
C)  neuropsychological tests. 
D)  neurological tests.

Question 7

During a family assessment, special attention is paid to parenting styles. What are the different parenting styles and which are related to better functioning?

Accepted Answer

The answer of During a family assessment, special attention is...

Question 8

You are being tested, and the examiner is showing you pictures and you are asked to tell complete stories about the photos. You are probably taking

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rorschach 
B)  The MMPI-2 
C)  The Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III

Question 9

Evan's parents shown in the fifth estate CBC show "The Trouble With Evan" displayed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neglect 
B)  Emotional abuse 
C)  Sexual abuse 
D)  None of the above; they "sanitized" their behaviour because they were acutely aware of the fact that the cameras were recording their behaviours

Question 10

Why do behavioural assessors sometimes set up contrived situations in which to observe behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not think the setting is an important influence on people's behaviour. 
B)  Such assessments avoid the problem of reactivity. 
C)  They want to see how people respond in unusual situations. 
D)  It is often difficult to control the conditions in natural settings.

Question 11

The Luria-Nebraska neuropsychological battery is superior to neuropsychological examination because it can assess deficits in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The cognitive domain 
B)  The motor domain 
C)  The sensory domain 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Family systems perspective holds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Family environment reflect some of the components that present in the family setting 
B)  The characteristics of the identified patient only must be included 
C)  The various interactions between family members need to be taken into account 
D)  People are simply the products of their environment

Question 13

Unlike a conversation with your friend, a clinical interviewer would focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  structure. 
B)  how the person responds. 
C)  objectivity. 
D)  how the person uses humour.

Question 14

According to Wilgosh et al's (1986) study, what percentage of Inuit children would be classified as mentally retarded based on their verbal IQ scores alone?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  75

Question 15

In videotape reconstruction, the participant is asked specifically to remember his or her:

Accepted Answer

A)  Behaviours 
B)  Thoughts 
C)  Autobiographical history 
D)  Social interactions

Question 16

The process model of family functioning developed by Skinner and colleagues (2000) improves on the McMaster model by focusing more exclusively on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intra-psychic needs 
B)  Dynamic interactions of family functioning 
C)  Interpersonal aspects of family functioning 
D)  Control issues

Question 17

Dr. Jameson was reading a study and was surprised to learn that criminal psychopathy is associated with abnormalities in the limbic system and frontal cortex when processing affective stimuli. This finding was likely supported by:

Accepted Answer

A)  CT scan data 
B)  MRI data 
C)  fMRI data 
D)  the Halstead-Reitan Test

Question 18

Which of the following is the best example of an item that might be included in the MMPI lie scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Sometimes I feel nauseous for no apparent reason." 
B)  "I enjoy reading detective novels." 
C)  "I have never used a foul word." 
D)  "I often walk after dinner."

Question 19

It has been argued that many of the questions on the Wechsler tests of intelligence are problematic for Canadians because of the culturally specific American content. Researchers have found that Canadians score ____________ than Americans on these tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower 
B)  higher 
C)  about the same 
D)  no comparison made

Question 20

What characterizes the SCID?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a projective personality test. 
B)  It is a non-structured interview. 
C)  It has a branching system. 
D)  It has poor reliability.

Exam 3: Clinical Assessment