PSYCH 421 EXAM 1 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
2026
What are the evaluative procedures involved in an assessment? - Answers clinical interview,
observation, rating scales, classification methods, environmental assesment, records, personal
documents, personality tests, interest inventories.
Tests - Answers subsets of asssment techniques that yield scores based on the gathering of collective
data. (e.g. finding the sum of correct items on a multiple choice exam).
Examples of Ability Testing - Answers Readiness, Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Intellectual and Cognitive
Functioning, Cognitive Ability, Special Aptitute, Multiple Aptitude
Examples of Informal Testing - Answers Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Records
and Personal documents, Performance-Based Assesment, Environmental Assesment
Examples of Personality Testing - Answers Objective Tests, Projective Tests, Interest Inventories
Who was the first civilization to use testing and for what purpose? - Answers Chinese, c. 2200 B.C.E.,
for fitness tests for government positions
Jean Esquirol - Answers used language to identify intelligence-forerunner of "verbal IQ"
Edouard Seguin - Answers developed the form board to increase motor control- forerunner of
"performance IQ"
Francis Galton (1822-1911) - Answers "• believed intelligence was purely hereditary• developed a
rudimentary intelligence test"
James McKeen Cattell - Answers founded the psychological corporation in 1921, the first to apply
psychology to business and industry, coined term "mental tests"
G.S. Hall - Answers pioneered the study of child development and was the first president of the
American Psych. Assoc.
Who developed the first intellegence tests? - Answers Alfred Binet
Who was the first to use "intellegence quotient" (IQ)? - Answers Lewis Terman
Army Alpha - Answers An intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who can read.
Army Beta - Answers An intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who cannot read.
James Bryant Conant - Answers developed SAT to equalize educational opportunities
GATB - Answers General Aptitude Test Battery; measures 12 job related aptitudes including-
intelligence/general learning ability, verbal aptitude, numerical aptitude, spatial aptitude, clerical
perception, form perception, motor coordination, manual dexterity, and finger dexterity
Edward Strong - Answers Founder of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank - derivative still used today
Woodworth's Personal Data Sheet was designed to ____. - Answers screen WWI recruits for their
suceptability to mental illness
Herman Rorschach - Answers Created the Rorschach inkblot test, a projective test of personality
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) - Answers a projective test in which people express their inner
feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes
Ethical codes - Answers professional guidelines for appropriate behavior
When chosing a test for a client, an instructor should look for___. - Answers reliability (consistancy),
validity (the test is measuring what it's supposed to measure), cross-cultural fairness, and practicality.
Level A tests - Answers those that can be administered, scored, and interpreted by responsible
nonpsychologists who have carefully read the test manual and are familiar with the overall purpose of
testing - educational achievement tests; bachelor's degree
Level B tests - Answers require technical knowledge of test construction and use and appropriate
advanced coursework in psychology and related courses
Level C tests - Answers Require an advanced degree in psychology or licensure as a psychologist and
advanced training/supervised experience in the particular test
Cofidentiality can only be broken when _____. - Answers 1. If a client is in danger of harming
him/herself or someone else
2. If a client is a minor or is legally incometent and the law states that parents or guardians have a
right to information about that person.
3. If a client asks you to break confidentiality ( e.g. testimony needed in court).
4. To defend oneself against charges filed by a client
5. If you are asked by the court to break confidentiality and privileged communication does not exist.
2026
What are the evaluative procedures involved in an assessment? - Answers clinical interview,
observation, rating scales, classification methods, environmental assesment, records, personal
documents, personality tests, interest inventories.
Tests - Answers subsets of asssment techniques that yield scores based on the gathering of collective
data. (e.g. finding the sum of correct items on a multiple choice exam).
Examples of Ability Testing - Answers Readiness, Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Intellectual and Cognitive
Functioning, Cognitive Ability, Special Aptitute, Multiple Aptitude
Examples of Informal Testing - Answers Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Records
and Personal documents, Performance-Based Assesment, Environmental Assesment
Examples of Personality Testing - Answers Objective Tests, Projective Tests, Interest Inventories
Who was the first civilization to use testing and for what purpose? - Answers Chinese, c. 2200 B.C.E.,
for fitness tests for government positions
Jean Esquirol - Answers used language to identify intelligence-forerunner of "verbal IQ"
Edouard Seguin - Answers developed the form board to increase motor control- forerunner of
"performance IQ"
Francis Galton (1822-1911) - Answers "• believed intelligence was purely hereditary• developed a
rudimentary intelligence test"
James McKeen Cattell - Answers founded the psychological corporation in 1921, the first to apply
psychology to business and industry, coined term "mental tests"
G.S. Hall - Answers pioneered the study of child development and was the first president of the
American Psych. Assoc.
Who developed the first intellegence tests? - Answers Alfred Binet
Who was the first to use "intellegence quotient" (IQ)? - Answers Lewis Terman
Army Alpha - Answers An intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who can read.
Army Beta - Answers An intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who cannot read.
James Bryant Conant - Answers developed SAT to equalize educational opportunities
GATB - Answers General Aptitude Test Battery; measures 12 job related aptitudes including-
intelligence/general learning ability, verbal aptitude, numerical aptitude, spatial aptitude, clerical
perception, form perception, motor coordination, manual dexterity, and finger dexterity
Edward Strong - Answers Founder of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank - derivative still used today
Woodworth's Personal Data Sheet was designed to ____. - Answers screen WWI recruits for their
suceptability to mental illness
Herman Rorschach - Answers Created the Rorschach inkblot test, a projective test of personality
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) - Answers a projective test in which people express their inner
feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes
Ethical codes - Answers professional guidelines for appropriate behavior
When chosing a test for a client, an instructor should look for___. - Answers reliability (consistancy),
validity (the test is measuring what it's supposed to measure), cross-cultural fairness, and practicality.
Level A tests - Answers those that can be administered, scored, and interpreted by responsible
nonpsychologists who have carefully read the test manual and are familiar with the overall purpose of
testing - educational achievement tests; bachelor's degree
Level B tests - Answers require technical knowledge of test construction and use and appropriate
advanced coursework in psychology and related courses
Level C tests - Answers Require an advanced degree in psychology or licensure as a psychologist and
advanced training/supervised experience in the particular test
Cofidentiality can only be broken when _____. - Answers 1. If a client is in danger of harming
him/herself or someone else
2. If a client is a minor or is legally incometent and the law states that parents or guardians have a
right to information about that person.
3. If a client asks you to break confidentiality ( e.g. testimony needed in court).
4. To defend oneself against charges filed by a client
5. If you are asked by the court to break confidentiality and privileged communication does not exist.
