EPPP - Assessment & Diagnosis Exam
Questions and Answers
What is Cronbach's Alpha used to estimate? - Answers -Reliability of a psychometric
test
What is the Item Response Function used to calculate? - Answers -The probability that
a test-taker of a certain ability level will give a correct response.
What construct has the TAT been validated by research to measure? - Answers -The
need for achievement
For what use has the Rorschach been validated by research? - Answers -Diagnosing
abnormal thought patterns symptomatic of specific psychological disorders
Why was the MMPI considered innovative? - Answers -It used empirical methods
Define assessment generalizability - Answers -The extent to which a test can be used
across contexts, settings, and populations and maintain validity.
Name four reliable and valid tests for juvenile violence - Answers -Adolescent Chemical
Dependency Inventory (ACDI)
Juvenile Presentence Evaluation
Domestic Violence Inventory
Sexual Adjustment Inventory - Juvenile
How many scales does the Suicide Evaluation have? - Answers -Six.
Truthfulness
Suicide
Depression
Alcohol
Drugs
Stress Coping
What is the name of the aptitude test which was constructed by the United States
Employment Service to serve high school upperclassmen and working adults? -
Answers -The General Aptitude Test Battery
Define Psychometrics - Answers -The theory and associated techniques of
psychological measurement.
Questions and Answers
What is Cronbach's Alpha used to estimate? - Answers -Reliability of a psychometric
test
What is the Item Response Function used to calculate? - Answers -The probability that
a test-taker of a certain ability level will give a correct response.
What construct has the TAT been validated by research to measure? - Answers -The
need for achievement
For what use has the Rorschach been validated by research? - Answers -Diagnosing
abnormal thought patterns symptomatic of specific psychological disorders
Why was the MMPI considered innovative? - Answers -It used empirical methods
Define assessment generalizability - Answers -The extent to which a test can be used
across contexts, settings, and populations and maintain validity.
Name four reliable and valid tests for juvenile violence - Answers -Adolescent Chemical
Dependency Inventory (ACDI)
Juvenile Presentence Evaluation
Domestic Violence Inventory
Sexual Adjustment Inventory - Juvenile
How many scales does the Suicide Evaluation have? - Answers -Six.
Truthfulness
Suicide
Depression
Alcohol
Drugs
Stress Coping
What is the name of the aptitude test which was constructed by the United States
Employment Service to serve high school upperclassmen and working adults? -
Answers -The General Aptitude Test Battery
Define Psychometrics - Answers -The theory and associated techniques of
psychological measurement.
