Practice questions - Psychological Testing and Assessment - Van der Molen

Practice questions

Chapter 1

1. What is the aim of criterion-referenced tests?

1. The test person's score is compared with a relevant standardized sample.

2. The score of the test subject is compared to clearly defined criteria

3. The score of the test subject is compared with an earlier score of the same test subject on a comparable test.

4. None of the above

2. Standards are intended to...:

1. Be able to predict deviations.

2. Determine the validity of a test.

3. Compare the scores of participants.

4. Determine the reliability of a test.

3. What is meant by informed consent?

1. The method or test that is most common at the time of collection.

2. A report that is written directly and concretely.

3. The subjects are informed about the reasons for the test.

4. The researcher has sufficient knowledge to lead the test taking.

4. What is true about criterion-referenced tests?

1. Scores are compared with pre-set limits

2. Scores are compared with the performance levels of others

3. The tests are passed by everyone

4. None of the above answers is true

5. What is the purpose of standards?

1. providing an average performance indicator

2. the prevalence of high and low scores

3. help determine deviations from the expectation

4. all the above-mentioned options

6. It is important that the test leader takes care of 'report', what is this?

1. that the test leader keeps a comprehensive report and later evaluates with the client

2. that the test leader ensures that the client is well informed about the test

3. that the test leader creates a good rapport with participants.

4. none of the above answers

Chapter 2

7. Which test is a well-known personality test?

1. WISC-III

2. MMPI

3. FrSBe

4. CPT

8. This concept dates back to the 4th century BC. Assumes that one's character can be judged on the basis of external characteristics, especially the face. Which concept is discussed here?

1. Psychophysics

2. Phrenology

3. Physiognomy

4. Psychographer

9. Projective tests are heavily influenced by the ...

1. psychometrics

2. social learning theory

3. psychoanalytic theory

4. cognitive behavior

10. Which of the following tests is probably the most used individual test ever?

1. the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

2. the California Psychological Inventory (CPI)

3. the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R)

4. the Rorschach test

11. What is an aspect of fraud?

1. Lake Wobegon Effect

2. culture-sensitive testing

3. stereotyping

4. an 'out dated' method

12. Which order of occurrence is correct?

1. Wundt, Physiognomy, Gall, Binet

2. Physiognomy, Wundt, Gall, Binet

3. Wundt, Gall, physiognomy, Binet

4. Binet, physiognomy, Wundt, Gall

Chapter 5

13. Thurstone drew up seven primary mental skills. Which does not belong here?

1. Word fluency

2. Associative memory

3. Inductive reasoning

4. Inhibitory power

14. Fill in: the average IQ is ___ (a) ___ and the corresponding standard deviation is ___ (b) ___ according to Wechsler. The average score at subtest level is ___ (c) ___ and the corresponding standard deviation is ___ (d) ___.

15. Put the correct measurement precedence at the correct subtest (WISC-III):

16. Which of the following is NOT a primary mental ability, according to the theory of Thurstone?

1. verbal comprehension

2. emotional intelligence

3. associative memory

4. perceptual speed

17. Which skill is, within the Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory, a typical example of crystallized intelligence?

1. cognitive processing speed

2. visual-spatial skill

3. emotional intelligence

4. vocabulary size

18. For the Wechsler tests, the standard deviation of IQ is always

1. 5

2. 10

3. 15

4. 20

19. Which Wechsler subtest is the best measurement tool for general skills?

1. Digit span

2. Arithmetic

3. Letter number sequence

4. Visual puzzles

20. The WISC has several versions. All versions of the WISC consist of at least the following sub-components:

1. verbal comprehension, conceptual reasoning, working memory, processing speed

2. verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, short-term memory, processing speed

3. verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, processing speed

4. verbal comprehension, conceptual reasoning, short term memory, processing speed

Chapter 7

21. With which populations is the Peabody picture vocalbulary test used?

1. With weak motor skills and problems with verbal utterances.

2. In children of foreign origin.

3. To establish the general level of intelligence.

4. With deaf children

22. For which target group is the Bayley III used?

1. Babies and toddlers (0-4 years)

2. Pre-school children (4-6 years)

3. Children (6-10 years)

4. Teenagers (10-16 years)

23. What criterion applies to determining an intellectual disability?

1. Social behavior can be characterized as 'strange'.

2. The person has difficulty expressing himself in a socially accepted way.

3. The level of intelligence must be fixed at 75 or lower and the person must have difficulty with behavioral adjustment.

4. None of the above.

24. What is true about the predictive value of infant tests?

1. if the scores are near normal or higher, these tests have little to no predictive value

2. in infants who score in the lowest few percentiles, the tests provide a valid prediction of a disability in childhood

3. both a and b are true

4. both a and b are not true

25. Which of the options below is NOT a scale of the Bayley III?

1. cognitive scale

2. motor scale

3. arithmetic scale

4. adaptive behavior scale

26. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-4 has a high reliability, but not for ...

a. children under 10

b. children with cerebral anomalies

c. children with foreign origin

d. all the aforementioned

27. What is characteristic for a mental handicap?

1. significant limitations in intellectual functioning

2. impairments in adaptive behavior

3. problems that manifest themselves before the age of eight

4. all options mentioned above

28. Which skill is NOT covered by adaptive behavior?

1. conceptual skills

2. practical skills

3. spatial skills

4. social skills

29. The Bayley test of Infant Development is for children of any age?

1. 1 month to 24 months

2. 1 month to 30 months

3. 1 month to 36 months

4. 1 month to 42 months

Chapter 8

30.

1. The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence has a great predictive capacity in the long term

2. Children with Rett syndrome have different characteristics at the outset

Which statement (s) is / are correct?

1. 1 correct, 2 incorrect

2. 2 correct, 1 incorrect

3. Both incorrect

4. Both correct

31. What is a good definition for character trait?

1. Every way in which an individual differs from another individual in the long term.

2. The reason that people of the same age express a certain type of behavior.

3. An explanation for strange behavior of individuals.

4. None of the above.

32. What does the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) measure?

1. Psychoticism

2. Extraversion

3. Neuroticism

4. All the above answers

33. What is a respected definition of the term "trait"?

1. every relatively constant way in which an individual distinguishes himself from other individuals

2. the causes of certain behavior in people of the same age

3. a hypothetical explanation for inconsistent behavior of individuals

4. none of the above possibilities

34. Which of the options below is NOT a 'Big Five' personality factor?

1. Neuroticism

2. Extraversion

3. Sensation-seeking

4. Agreeableness

35. The main resource used by the TAT is:

1. ink stains

2. a tower

3. focus of concentration

4. images

Chapter 9

36.

1. At all Wechsler testing is the standard deviation 15.

2. In research into stable personality, a longitudinal study is best.

Which statement (s) is / are correct?

1. 1 is true, 2 is false

2. 2 is true, 1 is false

3. both are false

4. Both are correct

Chapter 10

37. Enter: Aphasia in the area of ​​Wernicke leads to ___ (1) ___ and aphasia in the area of ​​Broca leads to ___ (2) ___.

1. (1) Unclear and vague speech, the language concept is intact; (2) A disturbed language concept

2. (1) A disturbed language concept; (2) Unclear and slow speech, the language concept is intact

3. (1) Wordfinding problems; (2) Reading problems

4. (1) Reading problems; (2) Word Finding Problems

38. What is sometimes compared to a spotlight that our brains use to determine what is relevant, and to ignore what is irrelevant?

1. Realization

2. Consciousness

3. Attention

4. Visual Search

39. Generally, language functions in the brain are...

1. left lateralized

2. averaged over both hemispheres

3. right lateralized

4. directly related to handedness

40. Which test batteries are the two main approaches in neuropsychological assessment?

1. fluid & crystallized

2. standardized & subjective

3. objective & projective

4. patient-centered; standard

41. Which of the following tests is NOT an attention test?

1. test of daily attention (Test of Everyday Attention)

2. Continuous Performance Test

3. Porch Communication Ability

4. None of the above options measures attention

42. Where would a clinical study for aphasia NOT focus on?

1. spontaneous speech

2. finding words

3. language comprehension

4. vocabulary

43. What kind of aphasia is described here ?:

'The understanding of meaning is difficult, but language can be spoken fluently'.

1. Broca's aphasia

2. Motor aphasia

3. Sensory aphasia

4. Wernicke's aphasia

44. What test does investigate long-term thinking of children?

1. 15 words test

2. Tower of London

3. Corsi Block Tapping test

4. Marshmallow test

Chapter 11

45. Why is it difficult for (young) children to express themselves about their own emotions and behavior?

1. They are not sufficiently skilled verbally and have insufficient self-insight.

2. They are afraid of the opinion of the researcher.

3. The emotions of children change too much.

4. They tend to conceal or lie about things.

46. What is adaptive behavior?

1. Conceptual, practical and social skills.

2. Behavior that occurs when executive functioning develops.

3. Behavior that is caused by a strong emotion.

4. None of the above.

47. When the validity of biodata and cognitive ability tests is compared for what concerns their predictive capacity for training, it is often found that ...

1. biodata work better than cognitive ability tests

2. cognitive ability tests work better than biodata

3. biodata and cognitive ability tests work just as well

4. neither biodata nor cognitive capacity tests work very well for students

48. Behavior Research is generally the most used in the following population:

1. children

2. young adults

3. middle-aged adults

4. elderly

49. What is the main reason that children find it difficult to talk about their own feelings or behaviors?

1. limited insight

2. limited verbal abilities / language development

3. Both a and b.

4. Neither a nor b.

50. What is NOT a drawback of behavioral questionnaires?

1. they are a bad method to diagnose externalizing problems

2. they are a bad method to diagnose internalizing problems

3. they are dependent on response sets of participants

4. they often include ambiguous terms which make the frequency of measurements subjective.

51. What is the result of a response set?

1. reduction of validity

2. reduction reliability

3. reduction sensitivity

4. reduction specificity

52. Who will fill in a behavioral assessment scale for a child?

1. the child itself

2. the parents

3. the parents & the teacher

4. the researcher

53. Classification is a way to subdivide test subjects into categories. What is the correct order for classification?

1. screening, installation, certification, selection,

2. placement, screening, certification, selection,

3. placement, selection, certification, screening

4. screening, certification, deployment, selection

54. CASE is a good example of ...

1. an 18+ measuring instrument

2. a scale that measures the misuse of resources

3. an omnibus measuring scale

4. all the above options

55. The BASC-2 includes:

1. TRS

2. PRF

3. TRF & PRF

4. TRS and PRS

56. Which the following statements are not true?

1. From the CBCL no diagnoses can be made

2. There are 2 versions of the CBCL

3. CBCL is completed by both parents and teachers

4. CBCL is subjective

Chapter 12

57. What is the difference between a clinical and an actuarial judgment?

1. A clinical judgment is based on empirical knowledge; an actuarial judgment uses experience, intuition and knowledge of the researcher.

2. A clinical judgment makes use of the experience, intuition and knowledge of the researcher; an actuarial judgment is based on empirical knowledge.

3. A clinical judgment only uses test scores; in an actuarial investigation only use is made of research observations.

4. The clinical judgment is a better statistical predictor than the actuarial judgment.

58. What applies to the CAT test?

1. The test is taken in groups.

2. The test is non-verbal.

3. The test is a good measure for measuring the personality.

4. The test is taken on the computer.

59. What is it called when a psychologist uses her experience, intuition and study knowledge to determine whether a client may have a depression?

1. an actuarial judgment

2. a standardized opinion

3. a clinical judgment

4. a statistical opinion

60. Extreme scores are tested in some tests. What is true about extreme scores in computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) compared to the traditional way of testing?

1. The extreme scores are less accurate in CAT than in traditional methods of testing

2. The extreme scores are more accurate in CAT than in traditional methods of testing

3. The extreme scores in CAT are as accurate as in traditional methods of testing

4. The extreme scores in CAT show more regression to the mean than in traditional ways of testing.

Correct answers

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14. The following answers are correct:
    
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    2. 15
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15. The following combinations are correct:
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    5. 4
    6. 9
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    10. 5
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17. D
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