School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
According to the United States Census Bureau, which minority
group will be the largest among school-age students in 2050? -
correct answer ✅Hispanics
Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships
between families and schools to facilitate student learning is called
-
correct answer ✅home-school collaboration
Within a multimethod model of assessment, child interviews are
most helpful for which purpose? -
correct answer ✅Establishing rapport and to better understand
the child's perspective on the issue
An individual or group acquires the cultural traits of a dominant
group through the process of -
correct answer ✅assimilation
Which of the following strategies can teachers use to increase
resilience in students? -
correct answer ✅Regularly helping others, accepting change, and
keeping routines are all ways of increasing resilience
,School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
The school psychologist is attending a meeting for Miguel, a
kindergarten student who has been refusing to come to school. The
teacher reports that when Miguel does come to school he
frequently complains of not feeling well and asks to go home. Of
the following options, which should be explored first and would
likely result in the most favorable outcome for Miguel? -
correct answer ✅Contacting the parents and discussing the
situation may provide insight as to why the child is avoiding school,
and will involve the parents as important members of the team
observer drift -
correct answer ✅Any unintended change in the way an observer
uses a measurement system over the course of an investigation
that results in measurement error
Which of the following is an example of observer drift? -
correct answer ✅A school psychologist unintentionally changes
the standards being used to code a behavior over time.
Ms. Mason is a school psychologist who is new to an area with a
large Haitian population. She wants to ensure that she is culturally
,School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
sensitive to the Haitian American students with whom she will be
working. Which of the following is the most effective way for Ms.
Mason to bridge the cultural gap? -
correct answer ✅Consult with a culture broker for advice and to
facilitate interaction with the community
Competence enhancement approaches are very effective for
preventing substance abuse in schools because they -
correct answer ✅teach generic skills for coping with life
Problem-solving skills that relate to adjustment -
correct answer ✅1. alternative-solutions thinking, or the ability to
come up with unrelated solutions to a problem;
2. means-end thinking, or awareness of the intermediate steps
required to achieve a particular goal;
3.consequential thinking, or the ability to identify what may happen
as a direct result of acting in a particular way or choosing a
particular solution; and causal thinking, or the ability to relate one
event to another over time and to understand why one event led to
a particular action.
, School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
challenges that a school psychologist faces when assessing infants
and toddlers -
correct answer ✅to get young children to follow rigid assessment
protocols, pay attention for long periods of time, and work with an
unfamiliar adult.
On a parent-support website parents of a fourth-grade student with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found a self-
management intervention that helps students manage their
schoolwork. The parents ask the school psychologist if they should
implement the intervention with their child. Which of the following
describes the school psychologist's best course of action? -
correct answer ✅Exploring the professional literature to evaluate
the effectiveness of the intervention among children with similar
characteristics
Ms. Gillem, a fifth-grade teacher, is concerned about Elizabeth, a
student in her class. Elizabeth has always been an excellent student,
but lately her grades have slipped slightly and she has been talking
to other students during class time. Ms. Gillem tells the school
psychologist that she thinks Elizabeth is bored and not challenged
by the material. Which of the following is the school psychologist's
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
According to the United States Census Bureau, which minority
group will be the largest among school-age students in 2050? -
correct answer ✅Hispanics
Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships
between families and schools to facilitate student learning is called
-
correct answer ✅home-school collaboration
Within a multimethod model of assessment, child interviews are
most helpful for which purpose? -
correct answer ✅Establishing rapport and to better understand
the child's perspective on the issue
An individual or group acquires the cultural traits of a dominant
group through the process of -
correct answer ✅assimilation
Which of the following strategies can teachers use to increase
resilience in students? -
correct answer ✅Regularly helping others, accepting change, and
keeping routines are all ways of increasing resilience
,School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
The school psychologist is attending a meeting for Miguel, a
kindergarten student who has been refusing to come to school. The
teacher reports that when Miguel does come to school he
frequently complains of not feeling well and asks to go home. Of
the following options, which should be explored first and would
likely result in the most favorable outcome for Miguel? -
correct answer ✅Contacting the parents and discussing the
situation may provide insight as to why the child is avoiding school,
and will involve the parents as important members of the team
observer drift -
correct answer ✅Any unintended change in the way an observer
uses a measurement system over the course of an investigation
that results in measurement error
Which of the following is an example of observer drift? -
correct answer ✅A school psychologist unintentionally changes
the standards being used to code a behavior over time.
Ms. Mason is a school psychologist who is new to an area with a
large Haitian population. She wants to ensure that she is culturally
,School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
sensitive to the Haitian American students with whom she will be
working. Which of the following is the most effective way for Ms.
Mason to bridge the cultural gap? -
correct answer ✅Consult with a culture broker for advice and to
facilitate interaction with the community
Competence enhancement approaches are very effective for
preventing substance abuse in schools because they -
correct answer ✅teach generic skills for coping with life
Problem-solving skills that relate to adjustment -
correct answer ✅1. alternative-solutions thinking, or the ability to
come up with unrelated solutions to a problem;
2. means-end thinking, or awareness of the intermediate steps
required to achieve a particular goal;
3.consequential thinking, or the ability to identify what may happen
as a direct result of acting in a particular way or choosing a
particular solution; and causal thinking, or the ability to relate one
event to another over time and to understand why one event led to
a particular action.
, School Psychology Praxis ETS Practice
Test Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
challenges that a school psychologist faces when assessing infants
and toddlers -
correct answer ✅to get young children to follow rigid assessment
protocols, pay attention for long periods of time, and work with an
unfamiliar adult.
On a parent-support website parents of a fourth-grade student with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found a self-
management intervention that helps students manage their
schoolwork. The parents ask the school psychologist if they should
implement the intervention with their child. Which of the following
describes the school psychologist's best course of action? -
correct answer ✅Exploring the professional literature to evaluate
the effectiveness of the intervention among children with similar
characteristics
Ms. Gillem, a fifth-grade teacher, is concerned about Elizabeth, a
student in her class. Elizabeth has always been an excellent student,
but lately her grades have slipped slightly and she has been talking
to other students during class time. Ms. Gillem tells the school
psychologist that she thinks Elizabeth is bored and not challenged
by the material. Which of the following is the school psychologist's
