SPSY Praxis II (5403) Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Any set of behaviors that cause harm to self or others, impede
learning or are disruptive in daily life functions -
correct answer ✅Interfering behaviors
Which of the following best describes how a school psychologist
can measure interfering behaviors during a functional behavioral
assessment?
(A) The school psychologist receives documentation of the number
of discipline referrals and in-school suspensions a student received.
(B) The school psychologist assumes that variables that are present
during the observation of a problem behavior were also present
during previous instances of the behavior.
(C) The school psychologist observes a student committing a
problem behavior during reading instruction and assumes that
reading instruction triggers the behavior.
(D) The school psychologist converts the number of physical fights
recorded over a two- month period to the average number of fights
per week. -
correct answer ✅D
Converting the number of physical fights to a weekly
average allows the school psychologist to
quantitatively measure the interfering
, SPSY Praxis II (5403) Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
behavior.
A school psychologist has been asked to evaluate a third-grade
student for a possible learning disability. The student's family
reports that the native language at home is Portuguese and that
the student is in the process of acquiring English. Best practice
dictates that the minimum standard for classification is a
discrepancy between general intellectual functioning and full-scale
achievement found via assessment
(A) in the student's native language only
(B) in English only
(C) in both the student's native language and in English
(D) using standardized nonverbal tests -
correct answer ✅C
A learning disability must not be explained by
contextual or other environmental factors.
A lack of language acquisition would be
just such an alternative hypothesis.
Therefore, any hypothesized learning or
Answers (Grade A+)
Any set of behaviors that cause harm to self or others, impede
learning or are disruptive in daily life functions -
correct answer ✅Interfering behaviors
Which of the following best describes how a school psychologist
can measure interfering behaviors during a functional behavioral
assessment?
(A) The school psychologist receives documentation of the number
of discipline referrals and in-school suspensions a student received.
(B) The school psychologist assumes that variables that are present
during the observation of a problem behavior were also present
during previous instances of the behavior.
(C) The school psychologist observes a student committing a
problem behavior during reading instruction and assumes that
reading instruction triggers the behavior.
(D) The school psychologist converts the number of physical fights
recorded over a two- month period to the average number of fights
per week. -
correct answer ✅D
Converting the number of physical fights to a weekly
average allows the school psychologist to
quantitatively measure the interfering
, SPSY Praxis II (5403) Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
behavior.
A school psychologist has been asked to evaluate a third-grade
student for a possible learning disability. The student's family
reports that the native language at home is Portuguese and that
the student is in the process of acquiring English. Best practice
dictates that the minimum standard for classification is a
discrepancy between general intellectual functioning and full-scale
achievement found via assessment
(A) in the student's native language only
(B) in English only
(C) in both the student's native language and in English
(D) using standardized nonverbal tests -
correct answer ✅C
A learning disability must not be explained by
contextual or other environmental factors.
A lack of language acquisition would be
just such an alternative hypothesis.
Therefore, any hypothesized learning or
