Psych 421 exam #1 Question and
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
psychological testing - correct answer ✔process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of
devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
psychological assessment - correct answer ✔gathering & integration of psychology-related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation
testing - correct answer ✔•Technician-like task
•Narrow in scope
•Process oriented
•Obtaining a number
•Results focused
assessment - correct answer ✔•Problem-solving process
•Multimodal
•Reason specific
•Referral questions
•Results + how responses obtained
assessment process - correct answer ✔1.Referral
Referral questions - what needs to be known?
2.Assessor chooses test battery
3.Assessment conducted
4.Results interpreted
, 5.Report written
6.Feedback given
Alternative Assessment - correct answer ✔evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies
from the usual way a measurement is derived
... by virtue of some accommodation made to the assessee
... or alternative methods designed to measure the same variable.
dynamic assessment - correct answer ✔•Interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually
follows a model of
evaluation-intervention-evaluation
interviews - correct answer ✔•Reciprocal exchange
•Individual or panel
•Verbal & nonverbal behavior
portfolios - correct answer ✔•Relevant work samples
•EX: landscape examples
case history data - correct answer ✔•Archival or historical media
•EX: student's cumulative folder, employee's employment record
aspects of test - correct answer ✔•Format
•Administration procedures
•Scoring & interpretation procedures
•Cut scores
answers 100% correct 2025/2026
psychological testing - correct answer ✔process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of
devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior
psychological assessment - correct answer ✔gathering & integration of psychology-related data for the
purpose of making a psychological evaluation
testing - correct answer ✔•Technician-like task
•Narrow in scope
•Process oriented
•Obtaining a number
•Results focused
assessment - correct answer ✔•Problem-solving process
•Multimodal
•Reason specific
•Referral questions
•Results + how responses obtained
assessment process - correct answer ✔1.Referral
Referral questions - what needs to be known?
2.Assessor chooses test battery
3.Assessment conducted
4.Results interpreted
, 5.Report written
6.Feedback given
Alternative Assessment - correct answer ✔evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies
from the usual way a measurement is derived
... by virtue of some accommodation made to the assessee
... or alternative methods designed to measure the same variable.
dynamic assessment - correct answer ✔•Interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually
follows a model of
evaluation-intervention-evaluation
interviews - correct answer ✔•Reciprocal exchange
•Individual or panel
•Verbal & nonverbal behavior
portfolios - correct answer ✔•Relevant work samples
•EX: landscape examples
case history data - correct answer ✔•Archival or historical media
•EX: student's cumulative folder, employee's employment record
aspects of test - correct answer ✔•Format
•Administration procedures
•Scoring & interpretation procedures
•Cut scores
