Chapter 01
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A committee makes a decision that is not as sound as the decision that would have been
made had the head of that committee acted alone. How would you characterize this
phenomenon?
A. "groupspeak"
B. "central processing error"
C. "groupthink"
D. None of these
2. The term psychometric soundness refers to the
A. the general psychiatric health of an assessee.
B. mental status of an individual during assessment.
C. technical quality of a test or other tool of assessment.
D. competence of a defendant to stand trial.
3. In the overview of testing and assessment provided in Chapter 1, examples of the use of
different tools of assessment to answer different research questions were provided. What
tool of assessment was cited as particularly useful in learning about the reaction of
simulated juries to certain types of evidence?
A. tests
B. case history data
C. portfolio assessment
D. behavioral observation
,4. A group-on-one interview wherein the interviewee is purposely made uncomfortable is
called a
A. stress interview.
B. role-play interview.
C. naturalistic interview.
D. panel interview.
5. Today, a group-on-one interview where the interviewee is purposely made to feel
uncomfortable (as illustrated in Chapter 1 of your text)
A. would be too unethical to conduct on a regular basis.
B. would be used only in research settings, not job interviews.
C. is only employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
D. is exclusively employed by the US Postal Service.
6. A case history is also referred to as
A. a case study.
B. a role-play record.
C. a biographical account.
D. None of these
7. The loss of cognitive functioning that occurs as the result of damage or loss of brain cells
is called
A. a psychological autopsy.
B. pseudodementia.
C. catastrophic.
D. None of these
,8. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn cited different tools
used in therapeutic assessment. Among those tools specifically listed by him were
"performance-based personality tests" such as
A. the MMPI.
B. situational stress tests.
C. the Rorschach.
D. All of these
, 9. In 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
A. clients are tested on a standard battery first and then decisions are made.
B. the tools of assessment are selected after an initial session with clients.
C. the selection of tests is made in consultation with the therapist of the clients.
D. only specially developed Center for Therapeutic Assessment tests are used.
10. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn characterized
psychological tests as "empathy magnifiers." By this he meant that
A. test enlarge the "world of psychology" for clients.
B. test data can allow clients to feel less sympathy for themselves.
C. clients will typically be more revealing in writing.
D. tests allow evaluators to "get into their clients' shoes."
11. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn characterized clients
as
A. "co-experimenters."
B. "co-therapists."
C. "co-assessment professionals."
D. All of these
12. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn described how a
typical therapeutic assessment ends. According to Dr. Finn, therapeutic assessment ends
A. with the termination of the client from therapy.
B. when the client has achieved a "modicum of insight."
C. with a discussion of test scores and "next steps."
D. All of these
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A committee makes a decision that is not as sound as the decision that would have been
made had the head of that committee acted alone. How would you characterize this
phenomenon?
A. "groupspeak"
B. "central processing error"
C. "groupthink"
D. None of these
2. The term psychometric soundness refers to the
A. the general psychiatric health of an assessee.
B. mental status of an individual during assessment.
C. technical quality of a test or other tool of assessment.
D. competence of a defendant to stand trial.
3. In the overview of testing and assessment provided in Chapter 1, examples of the use of
different tools of assessment to answer different research questions were provided. What
tool of assessment was cited as particularly useful in learning about the reaction of
simulated juries to certain types of evidence?
A. tests
B. case history data
C. portfolio assessment
D. behavioral observation
,4. A group-on-one interview wherein the interviewee is purposely made uncomfortable is
called a
A. stress interview.
B. role-play interview.
C. naturalistic interview.
D. panel interview.
5. Today, a group-on-one interview where the interviewee is purposely made to feel
uncomfortable (as illustrated in Chapter 1 of your text)
A. would be too unethical to conduct on a regular basis.
B. would be used only in research settings, not job interviews.
C. is only employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
D. is exclusively employed by the US Postal Service.
6. A case history is also referred to as
A. a case study.
B. a role-play record.
C. a biographical account.
D. None of these
7. The loss of cognitive functioning that occurs as the result of damage or loss of brain cells
is called
A. a psychological autopsy.
B. pseudodementia.
C. catastrophic.
D. None of these
,8. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn cited different tools
used in therapeutic assessment. Among those tools specifically listed by him were
"performance-based personality tests" such as
A. the MMPI.
B. situational stress tests.
C. the Rorschach.
D. All of these
, 9. In 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
A. clients are tested on a standard battery first and then decisions are made.
B. the tools of assessment are selected after an initial session with clients.
C. the selection of tests is made in consultation with the therapist of the clients.
D. only specially developed Center for Therapeutic Assessment tests are used.
10. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn characterized
psychological tests as "empathy magnifiers." By this he meant that
A. test enlarge the "world of psychology" for clients.
B. test data can allow clients to feel less sympathy for themselves.
C. clients will typically be more revealing in writing.
D. tests allow evaluators to "get into their clients' shoes."
11. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn characterized clients
as
A. "co-experimenters."
B. "co-therapists."
C. "co-assessment professionals."
D. All of these
12. In the Chapter 1 Meet an Assessment Professional, Dr. Stephen Finn described how a
typical therapeutic assessment ends. According to Dr. Finn, therapeutic assessment ends
A. with the termination of the client from therapy.
B. when the client has achieved a "modicum of insight."
C. with a discussion of test scores and "next steps."
D. All of these
