Psych 421 exam #1 Questions with
complete solutions 2025
psychological .testing .- .ANS✓✓-process .of .measuring .psychology-related
.variables .by .means .of .devices .or .procedures .designed .to .obtain .a .sample .of
.behavior
psychological .assessment .- .ANS✓✓-gathering .& .integration .of .psychology-
related .data .for .the .purpose .of .making .a .psychological .evaluation
testing .- .ANS✓✓-•Technician-like .task
•Narrow .in .scope
•Process .oriented
•Obtaining .a .number
•Results .focused
assessment .- .ANS✓✓-•Problem-solving .process
•Multimodal
•Reason .specific
•Referral .questions
•Results .+ .how .responses .obtained
assessment .process .- .ANS✓✓-1.Referral
.Referral .questions .- .what .needs .to .be .known?
2.Assessor .chooses .test .battery
3.Assessment .conducted
4.Results .interpreted
5.Report .written
6.Feedback .given
Alternative .Assessment .- .ANS✓✓-evaluative .or .diagnostic .procedure .or
.process .that .varies .from .the .usual .way .a .measurement .is .derived
... .by .virtue .of .some .accommodation .made .to .the .assessee
... .or .alternative .methods .designed .to .measure .the .same .variable.
dynamic .assessment .- .ANS✓✓-•Interactive .approach .to .psychological
.assessment .that .usually .follows .a .model .of
evaluation-intervention-evaluation
interviews .- .ANS✓✓-•Reciprocal .exchange
•Individual .or .panel
, •Verbal .& .nonverbal .behavior
portfolios .- .ANS✓✓-•Relevant .work .samples
•EX: .landscape .examples
case .history .data .- .ANS✓✓-•Archival .or .historical .media
•EX: .student's .cumulative .folder, .employee's .employment .record
aspects .of .test .- .ANS✓✓-•Format
•Administration .procedures
•Scoring .& .interpretation .procedures
•Cut .scores
•Psychometric .soundness
•Technical .quality .(i.e., .reliability .& .validity)
behavioral .observartion .- .ANS✓✓-•Monitoring .& .recording
•Clinical .vs. .naturalistic
•Differing .forms
•EX: .watching .a .socially .anxious .adult .initiate .a .conversation .at .work.
role-play .- .ANS✓✓-•Improvised .acting .in .a .simulated .situation
•EX: .managerial .applicant .pretends .to .fire .a .difficult .employee
test .developer .- .ANS✓✓-•Creates .the .test
•Psychometrically .sound?
•Standards .for .Educational .and .Psychological .Testing .(APA)
test .user .- .ANS✓✓-•Assessor .or .examiner
•Appropriate .administration, .scoring, .interpretation
•Bound .by .ethics
•Rapport
test .taker .- .ANS✓✓-•Assesses .or .examinee
•Some .potential .influences
•Anxiety
•Cooperation
•Physical .or .environmental .conditions
•Alertness, .attentiveness
•Prior .coaching
•Wanting .to .fake .good .or .bad
francis .galton .- .ANS✓✓-•Father .of .Mental .Testing"
•Anthropometric .Laboratory
•Subjects .measured .according .to .physical .characteristics
•Individual .differences .(pea .pods)
•Differences .from .avg
•Coined ."nature .vs. .nuture"
complete solutions 2025
psychological .testing .- .ANS✓✓-process .of .measuring .psychology-related
.variables .by .means .of .devices .or .procedures .designed .to .obtain .a .sample .of
.behavior
psychological .assessment .- .ANS✓✓-gathering .& .integration .of .psychology-
related .data .for .the .purpose .of .making .a .psychological .evaluation
testing .- .ANS✓✓-•Technician-like .task
•Narrow .in .scope
•Process .oriented
•Obtaining .a .number
•Results .focused
assessment .- .ANS✓✓-•Problem-solving .process
•Multimodal
•Reason .specific
•Referral .questions
•Results .+ .how .responses .obtained
assessment .process .- .ANS✓✓-1.Referral
.Referral .questions .- .what .needs .to .be .known?
2.Assessor .chooses .test .battery
3.Assessment .conducted
4.Results .interpreted
5.Report .written
6.Feedback .given
Alternative .Assessment .- .ANS✓✓-evaluative .or .diagnostic .procedure .or
.process .that .varies .from .the .usual .way .a .measurement .is .derived
... .by .virtue .of .some .accommodation .made .to .the .assessee
... .or .alternative .methods .designed .to .measure .the .same .variable.
dynamic .assessment .- .ANS✓✓-•Interactive .approach .to .psychological
.assessment .that .usually .follows .a .model .of
evaluation-intervention-evaluation
interviews .- .ANS✓✓-•Reciprocal .exchange
•Individual .or .panel
, •Verbal .& .nonverbal .behavior
portfolios .- .ANS✓✓-•Relevant .work .samples
•EX: .landscape .examples
case .history .data .- .ANS✓✓-•Archival .or .historical .media
•EX: .student's .cumulative .folder, .employee's .employment .record
aspects .of .test .- .ANS✓✓-•Format
•Administration .procedures
•Scoring .& .interpretation .procedures
•Cut .scores
•Psychometric .soundness
•Technical .quality .(i.e., .reliability .& .validity)
behavioral .observartion .- .ANS✓✓-•Monitoring .& .recording
•Clinical .vs. .naturalistic
•Differing .forms
•EX: .watching .a .socially .anxious .adult .initiate .a .conversation .at .work.
role-play .- .ANS✓✓-•Improvised .acting .in .a .simulated .situation
•EX: .managerial .applicant .pretends .to .fire .a .difficult .employee
test .developer .- .ANS✓✓-•Creates .the .test
•Psychometrically .sound?
•Standards .for .Educational .and .Psychological .Testing .(APA)
test .user .- .ANS✓✓-•Assessor .or .examiner
•Appropriate .administration, .scoring, .interpretation
•Bound .by .ethics
•Rapport
test .taker .- .ANS✓✓-•Assesses .or .examinee
•Some .potential .influences
•Anxiety
•Cooperation
•Physical .or .environmental .conditions
•Alertness, .attentiveness
•Prior .coaching
•Wanting .to .fake .good .or .bad
francis .galton .- .ANS✓✓-•Father .of .Mental .Testing"
•Anthropometric .Laboratory
•Subjects .measured .according .to .physical .characteristics
•Individual .differences .(pea .pods)
•Differences .from .avg
•Coined ."nature .vs. .nuture"
