EPPP Assessment questions with correct answers

Psychological Assessment correct answer -Process of using psychological tests, clinical interviews, behavioral observations, and other assessment tools to gather data on an individual's cognitive, social, and behavioral functioning for the purpose of description, classification, prediction, and intervention Examiner Qualifications correct answer -Level A: may be administered and interpreted by a non-psychologist -Level B: require some technical knowledge of test construction and use, as well as completion of supporting educational and psychological subjects -Level C: should be administered only by individuals with at least an MA in psychology and at least one year of supervised experience under a psychologist Reliability vs Validity correct answer -Reliability: degree to which test scores are free from the effects of measurement error Validity: degree to which a test measures what it was designed to measure Standardization correct answer -The examinee's responses, the apparatus, and the scoring have been fixed so the scores collected at different times and places are fully comparable; any deviations from standardized administration and scoring may result in invalid conclusions -The test has been administered under standard conditions to a representative sample for the purpose of establishing norms; the greater the discrepancy between the examinee and the norm group, the less likely the test results will be valid Types of Scoring correct answer -Norm-Referenced: comparison between an examinee's scores and the scores of the norm group; percentile ranks, standard scores -Criterion-Referenced: domain or content referenced; scores based on what the examinee can do or knows with regard to clearly defined content; percent correct -Self-Referenced: ipsative; intra-individual comparison of scores; relative strengths or weaknesses