PSYC 421 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING & ASSESSMENT CH. 1-2 QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED LATEST
UPDATE 2026
The roots of contemporary psychological testing and assessment can be found in early twentieth
century _________ - Answers France
In 1905, ________ _________ and a colleague published a test designed to help place Paris
schoolchildren in appropriate classes. - Answers Alfred Binet
"testing" was the term used to refer to everything from the _____________ of a test to the
____________ if a test score. - Answers administration; interpretation
By WW2 a semantic distinction between testing and a more inclusive term .."________" began to
emerge - Answers assessment
Psychological assessment - Answers the gathering and integration of psychology related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the use of tools such as
tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation, and specifically designed apparatuses and
measurement procedures
*for contrast between assessment and testing look at table 1-1 on pg 3
psychological testing - Answers the process of measuring psychology related variables by means of
devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
In general, the process of assessment begins with a _________ for assessment from a source such as
a teacher, school psychologist, counselor, judge, clinician, or corporate human resources specialist -
Answers referral
After the assessment, the assessor writes a _________ of the findings that is designed to answer the
referral question - Answers report
collaborative psychological assessment - Answers the assessor and assessee may work as partners
from initial contact through the final feedback. One variety of a c.p.a. includes an element of therapy
as part of the process *therapeutic psychological assessment
dynamic assessment - Answers an integrative approach to psychological assessment that usually
follows a model of evaluation, intervention of some sort, evaluation. Typically occurs in educational
settings.
What are the tools of psychological assessment? - Answers the test, the interview, the portfolio, case
history data, behavioral observation, role play tests, computers as tools
Some examples of variables that may be measured in psychological tests: - Answers intelligence,
personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes, values
tests may differ in their _________ ____________ as well as their _________ & ___________
procedures - Answers administration procedures; scoring & interpretation
scoring is the ... - Answers process of assigning such evaluative codes of statements to the
performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples
cut score, cutoff score, or cutoff is a... - Answers reference point - usually numerical, derived by
judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications
cut scores can be used in what variety of situations? - Answers -may be used in grading on tests in
school to make decisions about a class or program to which the children will be assigned
- used by employers as aids to decision making about personnel hiring, placement, and advancement
-state agencies for licensing decisions
tests differ with respect to their __________________ __________________or technical quality -
Answers psychometric soundness
psychometrics is... - Answers the science of psychological measurement
an interview is .... - Answers a method of gathering information through direct communication
involving reciprocal change
a panel interview is aka a.. - Answers board interview
as samples of one's ability and accomplishment, a _________ may be used as a tool of evaluation -
Answers portfolio
__________ ___________ _____________ refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in
written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and
other data and items relevant to assessee - Answers case history data
case study - Answers a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was
compiled on the basis of case history data
UPDATE 2026
The roots of contemporary psychological testing and assessment can be found in early twentieth
century _________ - Answers France
In 1905, ________ _________ and a colleague published a test designed to help place Paris
schoolchildren in appropriate classes. - Answers Alfred Binet
"testing" was the term used to refer to everything from the _____________ of a test to the
____________ if a test score. - Answers administration; interpretation
By WW2 a semantic distinction between testing and a more inclusive term .."________" began to
emerge - Answers assessment
Psychological assessment - Answers the gathering and integration of psychology related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the use of tools such as
tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation, and specifically designed apparatuses and
measurement procedures
*for contrast between assessment and testing look at table 1-1 on pg 3
psychological testing - Answers the process of measuring psychology related variables by means of
devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
In general, the process of assessment begins with a _________ for assessment from a source such as
a teacher, school psychologist, counselor, judge, clinician, or corporate human resources specialist -
Answers referral
After the assessment, the assessor writes a _________ of the findings that is designed to answer the
referral question - Answers report
collaborative psychological assessment - Answers the assessor and assessee may work as partners
from initial contact through the final feedback. One variety of a c.p.a. includes an element of therapy
as part of the process *therapeutic psychological assessment
dynamic assessment - Answers an integrative approach to psychological assessment that usually
follows a model of evaluation, intervention of some sort, evaluation. Typically occurs in educational
settings.
What are the tools of psychological assessment? - Answers the test, the interview, the portfolio, case
history data, behavioral observation, role play tests, computers as tools
Some examples of variables that may be measured in psychological tests: - Answers intelligence,
personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes, values
tests may differ in their _________ ____________ as well as their _________ & ___________
procedures - Answers administration procedures; scoring & interpretation
scoring is the ... - Answers process of assigning such evaluative codes of statements to the
performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples
cut score, cutoff score, or cutoff is a... - Answers reference point - usually numerical, derived by
judgement and used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications
cut scores can be used in what variety of situations? - Answers -may be used in grading on tests in
school to make decisions about a class or program to which the children will be assigned
- used by employers as aids to decision making about personnel hiring, placement, and advancement
-state agencies for licensing decisions
tests differ with respect to their __________________ __________________or technical quality -
Answers psychometric soundness
psychometrics is... - Answers the science of psychological measurement
an interview is .... - Answers a method of gathering information through direct communication
involving reciprocal change
a panel interview is aka a.. - Answers board interview
as samples of one's ability and accomplishment, a _________ may be used as a tool of evaluation -
Answers portfolio
__________ ___________ _____________ refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in
written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and
other data and items relevant to assessee - Answers case history data
case study - Answers a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was
compiled on the basis of case history data
