EPPP Assessment Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Psychological Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Process of using
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psychological tests, clinical interviews, behavioral observations, and
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other assessment tools to gather data on an individual's cognitive,
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social, and behavioral functioning for the purpose of description,
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classification, prediction, and intervention | | |
Examiner Qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Level A: may be
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administered and interpreted by a non-psychologist | | | | |
-Level B: require some technical knowledge of test construction and
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use, as well as completion of supporting educational and psychological
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subjects
-Level C: should be administered only by individuals with at least an MA
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in psychology and at least one year of supervised experience under a
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psychologist
Reliability vs Validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Reliability: degree to
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which test scores are free from the effects of measurement error
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Validity: degree to which a test measures what it was designed to
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measure
,Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--The examinee's responses, | | | | | |
the apparatus, and the scoring have been fixed so the scores collected
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at different times and places are fully comparable; any deviations from
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standardized administration and scoring may result in invalid | | | | | | | |
conclusions
-The test has been administered under standard conditions to a
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representative sample for the purpose of establishing norms; the | | | | | | | | |
greater the discrepancy between the examinee and the norm group, the
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less likely the test results will be valid
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Types of Scoring - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Norm-Referenced:
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comparison between an examinee's scores and the scores of the norm
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group; percentile ranks, standard scores
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-Criterion-Referenced: domain or content referenced; scores based on | | | | | | | |
what the examinee can do or knows with regard to clearly defined
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content; percent correct | |
-Self-Referenced: ipsative; intra-individual comparison of scores; relative | | | | | |
strengths or weaknesses
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Behavioral Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Focuses on overt and
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covert behaviors that occur in specific circumstances
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-May utilize behavioral interviews, observation, cognitive assessment, or
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psychophysiological measures
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-Functional behavioral assessment (FBA): determines the purpose of a
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behavior by identifying antecedents and consequences
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,Dynamic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Interactive approach and
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|deliberate deviation from standardized procedures to obtain additional
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information about the examinee | | |
-Associated with educational assessment | | |
-Testing the limits: involves providing examinees with additional cues,
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suggestions, or feedback; ordinarily done after standardized
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administration
-Graduated prompting: giving the examinee a series of verbal prompts
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that are graduated in terms of difficulty level
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-Test-teach-retest: following the initial assessment with an intervention
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designed to modify the examinee's performance, then re-assessing
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Computer-Assisted Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Computer | | | | |
Adaptive Testing (CAT): computer tailors the test to an individual
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examinee by choosing subsequent items based on previous answers
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-Increases precision and efficacy, as all examinees are tested with the
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same degree of reliability and reduced testing time
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-Computer-based interpretations should not be used to replaced clinical
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judgement
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Actuarial vs Clinical Predictions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Actuarial:
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statistical; based on empirically validated relationship between test
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results and specific criteria
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, -Clinical: based on the decision-maker's intuition, experience, and
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knowledge; clinical judgement | | |
-Research has found that actuarial method alone is more accurate than
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clinical judgement alone
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Assessing Children - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Interviews can be used to
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obtain reliable and valid data from children as young as 6
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-Goals include establishing rapport and maintaining the child's
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cooperation, and can be accomplished by using descriptive statements,
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reflections, and open-ended questions; providing labeled praise; and
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avoiding critical statements and leading questions
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Assessing Members of Culturally Diverse Populations - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Considerations include acculturation, identity, language | | | | |
proficiency, availability of appropriate norms, cultural equivalence of
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content measured by the test, and availability of more culturally
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appropriate alternatives | |
-There are no truly culture-fair or culture-free tests
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-Research has found no consistent effect of match or mismatch between
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examiner and examinee in terms of race, ethnicity, or culture
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Self-Report - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--One of the most common data
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collection methods |
-Advantages include quick production and scoring, and low cost
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Correct Answers
Psychological Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Process of using
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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
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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
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in psychology and at least one year of supervised experience under a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
psychologist
Reliability vs Validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Reliability: degree to
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which test scores are free from the effects of measurement error
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Validity: degree to which a test measures what it was designed to
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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:
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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
| | |
Behavioral Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Focuses on overt and
| | | | | | | |
covert behaviors that occur in specific circumstances
| | | | | | |
-May utilize behavioral interviews, observation, cognitive assessment, or
| | | | | | |
psychophysiological measures
| |
-Functional behavioral assessment (FBA): determines the purpose of a
| | | | | | | | |
behavior by identifying antecedents and consequences
| | | | |
,Dynamic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Interactive approach and
| | | | | |
|deliberate deviation from standardized procedures to obtain additional
| | | | | | | |
information about the examinee | | |
-Associated with educational assessment | | |
-Testing the limits: involves providing examinees with additional cues,
| | | | | | | | |
suggestions, or feedback; ordinarily done after standardized
| | | | | | |
administration
-Graduated prompting: giving the examinee a series of verbal prompts
| | | | | | | | | |
that are graduated in terms of difficulty level
| | | | | | |
-Test-teach-retest: following the initial assessment with an intervention
| | | | | | | |
designed to modify the examinee's performance, then re-assessing
| | | | | | |
Computer-Assisted Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Computer | | | | |
Adaptive Testing (CAT): computer tailors the test to an individual
| | | | | | | | | |
examinee by choosing subsequent items based on previous answers
| | | | | | | |
-Increases precision and efficacy, as all examinees are tested with the
| | | | | | | | | | |
same degree of reliability and reduced testing time
| | | | | | |
-Computer-based interpretations should not be used to replaced clinical
| | | | | | | |
judgement
|
Actuarial vs Clinical Predictions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Actuarial:
| | | | | | |
statistical; based on empirically validated relationship between test
| | | | | | | |
results and specific criteria
| | |
, -Clinical: based on the decision-maker's intuition, experience, and
| | | | | | | |
knowledge; clinical judgement | | |
-Research has found that actuarial method alone is more accurate than
| | | | | | | | | | |
clinical judgement alone
| |
Assessing Children - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Interviews can be used to
| | | | | | | | |
obtain reliable and valid data from children as young as 6
| | | | | | | | | |
-Goals include establishing rapport and maintaining the child's
| | | | | | | |
cooperation, and can be accomplished by using descriptive statements,
| | | | | | | | |
reflections, and open-ended questions; providing labeled praise; and
| | | | | | | |
avoiding critical statements and leading questions
| | | | |
Assessing Members of Culturally Diverse Populations - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--Considerations include acculturation, identity, language | | | | |
proficiency, availability of appropriate norms, cultural equivalence of
| | | | | | | |
content measured by the test, and availability of more culturally
| | | | | | | | | |
appropriate alternatives | |
-There are no truly culture-fair or culture-free tests
| | | | | | |
-Research has found no consistent effect of match or mismatch between
| | | | | | | | | |
examiner and examinee in terms of race, ethnicity, or culture
| | | | | | | | | |
Self-Report - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--One of the most common data
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collection methods |
-Advantages include quick production and scoring, and low cost
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