Assessment Foundations
A mood disorder professional counselors would investigate during an individual assessment process, also measured by a PHQ9
Client's Depression
The nonverbal group intelligence assessment developed during World War I
Army Beta
The three required criteria for an assessment instrument to be considered standardized
Uniform Administration, Representative Norms, and Objective Scoring
The document sponsored and published by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices
Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education
The assessment domain to which test anxiety is most closely linked
Ability Testing
The assessment category most likely used to evaluate client attitudes
Personality Assessment
The broad test type in increasing demand as U.S. careers became specialized after World War I
Ability Testing
The clinical interviewing error of placing disproportionate weight on information gathered early in the intake
Anchoring
The group most harmed when unnecessary restrictions are placed on test access
Clients
The interactive "test-teach-retest" framework used as a culturally responsive alternative to static cognitive tests
Dynamic Assessment
The assessment category used to measure what an individual likes to do and prefers vocationally
Career Assessment
A popular (and awkwardly named) assessment that does NOT rank in the top 15 tools used by clinical mental health counselors
Woodcock-Johnson
The error introduced when a counselor's prior expectations unconsciously influence client test scoring
Rosenthal Effect (Examiner Expectancy)
The user qualification level required to administer and score the Rorschach Inkblot Test
Level C
The fairness criterion requiring that test items reflect concepts test takers had equal exposure to learn
Equal opportunity to learn
The category of assessment used to evaluate general cognitive ability, reasoning, and problem-solving
Intelligence Assessment
An evaluation that does not compare scores to a norm group, relying instead on qualitative clinician judgment
Nonstandarized Assessment
The stage of change in which a client is least likely to benefit from exploratory assessment
Maintenance Stage
Major ethical concerns in assessment involving storage, disclosure, and clinical services
Data Storage, Service Received, and Disclosure of Results
The test fairness expectation that diverse examinees have equal access to standardized testing procedures
Equal standing on test construct
In a smoking cessation group evaluation, outside cessation methods used independently by group members represent this type of variable
Extraneous Variable
The observer error occurring when rating criteria slip over time due to fatigue or an increased volume of observation
Decay
The official division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) actively involved in publishing assessment standards
AARC
The single factor that best predicts a client's test anxiety
Previous low score on a similar test
The bias occurring when test items contain terms or scenarios more familiar to one cultural group
Content bias