Chapter 1
Between remote, retroactive, retrospective, and ecological momentary assessment, which is NOT a variant of the term assessment discussed in the textbook?
Retroactive Assessment
A psychological trait is often referred to as a
Construct
According to Dr. John Mihura, systematic rules for study inclusion are a distinguishing feature of this type of research.
Meta-Analytic Research
Which of the following is the most practical method to gauge the number of cigarettes the subjects of a health-related study are smoking?
Self-Report by Subjects/Individuals
According to critics of federal mandates to improve education, if pressure did not exist to meet some federally prescribed level, then teachers would be able to genuinely improve...
Educational Outcomes
Detailed information regarding how a particular test was developed can typically be found in...
The Test Manual
An assumption on which the assessment enterprise is based, is that "Test-related behavior predicts______"
Non-Test-Related Behavior
The data from most psychological test could best be characterized using which level of measurement?
Ordinal / Interval
The timeline-followback procedure is essentially a behavioral record of ___.
The Past
Although debatable, data derived from standardized educational tests can be used in the service of better allocating...
School Resources
According to your textbook, what far outweighs the supply of psychologists with expertise in psychological testing and assessment...
The Demand... for psychologists with expertise in psychological testing and assessment
A group of people whose performance on a particular test is analyzed for reference in evaluating the performance of future test takers is called a....
Normative Sample
In theory, the distribution of the normal curve ranges from_____ to _______.
Negative Infinity to Positive Infinity
Which of the following behavioral scientists is credited with being the first to investigate associations to words?
Galton
This type of assessment involves an approach were the student's learning potential is discovered through a model of testing --> intervention --> retesting.
Dynamic Assessment
______ is a type of assessment that refers to the real-time evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the exact time and place that they occur.
Ecological Momentary Assessment
Any influence on psychological test scores from factors other than what a test is intended to measure is referred to by measurement specialists as...
Error
Before interpreting data from interview transcripts and reports of psychological testing, it is ideal to first accumulate as much ______________ as possible, such as school, hospital, or employment records, in order to appropriately evaluate the transcript and test data.
Case History Data
The utility of self-reports and self-monitoring is to some extent dependent on ___________.
The Reporter's Honesty
A neurological condition that is most typically diagnosed on the basis of presenting signs and symptoms rather than any formal test, and is characterized by tremors, slowness of movement, and problems with balance.
Parkinson's Disease
In which setting is behavioral observation as a tool of psychological assessment LEAST likely to be employed regularly and systematically?
Private Practice Settings
This type of scoring system typically entail the comparison of one group of test takers with all future groups of test takers.
Fixed Reference Group Scoring System
Which assessment tool is MOST typically used early in independent practice settings to help devise a therapeutic contract?
During a therapy session, Karen's therapist asks her to demonstrate exactly how she would respond if she was in a restaurant and the waiter delivered a bloody red rare steak after Karen had specifically ordered a well-done steak. The therapist acted like the waiter and Karen reprised the role of the unfortunate customer. In this example, Karen's therapist is using _________ to better understand and treat Karen.
Role Playing
According to the model of memory presented in the book, attention, concentration, and related factors determine which input becomes _____.
Conscious