Ashford ABS300 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2021 September

ABS300 Psychological Assessment

Week 5 Quiz

Question 1The Judgment of Line Orientation Test and the Block Design subtest from the WAIS are measures of

  utility.

  internal consistency.

  visuospatial functioning.

  simultaneous processing.

Question 2A compromise between the two extreme positions in the clinical versus mechanical prediction controversy has it that clinical information developed by clinicians be

  put to optimal use by computers using decision rules.

  reviewed and modified by other clinicians before submission for processing by computer.

  checked by computer before submission to a panel of “second opinion” clinicians for action.

  sent to the main frame supercomputer at the National Institutes of Health for processing using that organization’s own data base

Question 3Studies with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) indicate that high scores indicative of neurological impairment are obtained by people with neurological difficulties. High scores indicative of neurological impairment have also been found for people with mental disorders, with no neurological impairment. This latter finding is indicative of which type of problem with regard to WCST scores?

  false positives

  false negatives

  true negatives

  true positives

Question 4The ___________________________subtest of the WMS-R requires examiners to read two short stories and then recall as much of the stories as possible both immediately and then again approximately 20 minutes later.

  Toe Touch Memory

  Story-telling Test

  Logical Memory

  Story Completion

Question 5The Trail Making Tests are part of which neuropsychological test battery?

  Halstead-Reitan

  Kaufman Assessment Battery

  Woodcock-Johnson III

  None of these

Question 6These brain lobes contain areas for auditory reception:

  temporal lobes

  occipital lobes

  parietal lobes

  frontal lobes

Question 7An interview in which the interviewee is given a wide latitude to interact with the interviewer is called a

  hypnotic interview.

  elaborative interview.

  structured interview.

  collaborative interview.

 Question 8In determining parental custody

  one impartial mental health professional is always used to assess both parents.

  tests of intelligence or personality may be necessary in addition to interviews.

  the child’s parental preference will not be taken into account by the court.

  All of these

Question 9A group-on-one interview during which the interviewee is purposely made uncomfortable is called a

  naturalistic interview.

  role-play interview.

  stress interview.

  panel interview.

Question 10In the Chapter 13 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn characterized clients as

  “co-experimenters.”

  “co-therapists.”

  “co-assessment professionals.”

  All of these

Question 11In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn described how tools of assessment are selected for use in the process of therapeutic assessment. He said that

  clients are tested on a standard battery first and then decisions are made.

  the tools of assessment are selected after an initial session with clients.

  the selection of tests is made in consultation with the therapist of the clients.

  only specially developed Center for Therapeutic Assessment tests are used.

Question 12It is recommended that the BDI-II be used with other tests such as the MMPI-2-RF because

  the BDI-II items are now dated and the MMPI-2-RF was published in 2008.

  The poor discriminant validity of the BDI-II makes use with another scale advisable.

  The BDI-II items are easily faked and there are no validity scales on the test.

  The BDI-II items lack cultural sensitivity.

Question 13Spencer, et al. (2013) suggest that the common practice for clinicians and researchers to administer the MMSE at the beginning of a longer cognitive battery may actually be

  detrimental to the validity of the overall cognitive battery.

  a way to safeguard against administrator test bias.

  is completely appropriate in the context of a larger battery.

  best practice for the assessment of dementia.

Question 14The 7-Minute Screen was developed to identify symptoms associated with which of the following?

  personality disorders

  Alzheimer’s disease

  seizure disorders

  All of these

Question 15According to Dr. Stephen Finn’s description of how tools of assessment are selected for use in the process of therapeutic assessment,

  clients are tested on a standard battery first and then decisions are made.

  the tools of assessment are selected after an initial session with clients.

  the selection of tests is made in consultation with the therapist of the clients.

  only specially developed Center for Therapeutic Assessment tests are used.