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Psych 421 Test 1 Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Psychological Assessment - Answer✔a process
must be open to alternative assessments
must look as the aspects of tests used for assessment
other tools may be used
who is being assessed and who came up with the assessment?
reference sources
Psychological testing definition - Answer✔process of measuring psychology related variables by
means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.
Psychological assessment - Answer✔gathering and integrating psych related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation.
*process is much more broad than testing, much more involved testing is part of assessment*
Characteristics of testing - Answer✔-technician like task
-narrow in scope
-process oriented
-obtaining a number
-result focused
Characteristics of assessment - Answer✔-problem solving process
-multimodal
-reason specific
-referral questions
-results and how the response is obtained
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Assessment usually begins with - Answer✔a more open ended question and is more theoretical
in nature.
e.g. ' does this child exhibit ADHD? '
-then a test would be given measuring the symptoms of the child for assessment purposes.
Readiness for grad school example - Answer✔can be tested and can be assessed. depends on
what you are looking for specifically
testing for grad school readiness - Answer✔GRE
assessing for readiness - Answer✔GRE scores
undergrad grades
*above are used for cut off requirements*
letters of recommendation
research and/or clinical experience
applicant interview
personal statement
writing sample
Assessment process - Answer✔referral (Q's. what needs to be known?)
Assessor chooses test battery
Assessment conducted
Results are interpreted
Report written
Feedback given
Alternative Assessment - Answer✔evaluate diagnostic procedure or process that varies from
the usual way a measurement is derived
by virtue of some accommodation to the assessee
or alternative methods designed to measure the same variable (time extensions on standard
tests)
Examples of alternate assessment - Answer✔modifying DSM assessment
modifying job related performance tasks
Aspects of a test - Answer✔psychological tests: a device designed to measure a psychological
variable
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Psych 421 Test 1 Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Psychological Assessment - Answer✔a process
must be open to alternative assessments
must look as the aspects of tests used for assessment
other tools may be used
who is being assessed and who came up with the assessment?
reference sources
Psychological testing definition - Answer✔process of measuring psychology related variables by
means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.
Psychological assessment - Answer✔gathering and integrating psych related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation.
*process is much more broad than testing, much more involved testing is part of assessment*
Characteristics of testing - Answer✔-technician like task
-narrow in scope
-process oriented
-obtaining a number
-result focused
Characteristics of assessment - Answer✔-problem solving process
-multimodal
-reason specific
-referral questions
-results and how the response is obtained
1
, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:08PM.
Assessment usually begins with - Answer✔a more open ended question and is more theoretical
in nature.
e.g. ' does this child exhibit ADHD? '
-then a test would be given measuring the symptoms of the child for assessment purposes.
Readiness for grad school example - Answer✔can be tested and can be assessed. depends on
what you are looking for specifically
testing for grad school readiness - Answer✔GRE
assessing for readiness - Answer✔GRE scores
undergrad grades
*above are used for cut off requirements*
letters of recommendation
research and/or clinical experience
applicant interview
personal statement
writing sample
Assessment process - Answer✔referral (Q's. what needs to be known?)
Assessor chooses test battery
Assessment conducted
Results are interpreted
Report written
Feedback given
Alternative Assessment - Answer✔evaluate diagnostic procedure or process that varies from
the usual way a measurement is derived
by virtue of some accommodation to the assessee
or alternative methods designed to measure the same variable (time extensions on standard
tests)
Examples of alternate assessment - Answer✔modifying DSM assessment
modifying job related performance tasks
Aspects of a test - Answer✔psychological tests: a device designed to measure a psychological
variable
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