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NCE Prep Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers
Which of the following statements is the most accurate?
1.Assessment begins after the first face-to-face meeting with a client
2. Assessment occurs only in the first meeting with the client
3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helping relationship
4. All of the above - answer✔✔3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helping
relationship
Tests are a superior method of collecting assessment data given their advanced psychometric
soundness.
True or False - answer✔✔False
Which statement is most correct?
1. Assessment is only one part of the overall testing process
2. Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
3. Testing integrates test information with information from other sources
4. Interviews and observation alone are inadequate sources of assessment information -
answer✔✔2. Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
________ Is a quick process, usually involving a single procedure or instrument
1. Psychological evaluation
2. Screening
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3. Assessment
4. Testing - answer✔✔2. Screening
An assessment that is administered at the beginning of treatment and then at set periods
throughout treatment is most likely being used for what purpose?
1. intervention and treatment planning
2. Identification and diagnosis
3. Progress and outcome evaluations
4. Screening - answer✔✔3. Progress and outcome evaluations
A client is assessed to determine the most appropriate course of treatment in order to improve his
or her concerns or problems. In this situation, the purpose for assessment is
1. progress and outcome evaluation
2. Screening
3. Intervention planning
4. Identification and diagnosis - answer✔✔3. Intervention planning
The first major personality assessment was also developed for use during
1. World War I
2. The Vietnam War
3. The Gulf War
4. World War II - answer✔✔1. WWI
The first group intelligence test used in the United States military service was the
1. Army Beta Test
2. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
3. Army Alpha Test
4. Armed Forces Qualification Test - answer✔✔3. Armed Alpha Test
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The primary purpose of __________ is to gather background information about the client
relevant to the reason for assessment.
1. Observations
2. Tests
3. Collateral Sources
4. Interviews - answer✔✔4. Interviews
__________ is an assessment method that involves watching and recording the behavior of an
individual in a particular environment
1. Observation
2. Reviewing records
3. Testing
4. Interviewing - answer✔✔1. Observation
Differential item functioning (DIF) is a method used to
1. Identify biased test items
2. Interpret multicultural aptitude
3. Validate multicultural assessments
4. Aid in data interpretation - answer✔✔1. Identify biased test items
Test bias is defined as differences in test scores attributable to
1. Tester aptitude
2. Structural validity
3. Demographic variables
4. Testee aptitude - answer✔✔3. Demographic variables
Typically, neuropsychological assessments assess for impairments caused by
NCE Prep Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers
Which of the following statements is the most accurate?
1.Assessment begins after the first face-to-face meeting with a client
2. Assessment occurs only in the first meeting with the client
3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helping relationship
4. All of the above - answer✔✔3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helping
relationship
Tests are a superior method of collecting assessment data given their advanced psychometric
soundness.
True or False - answer✔✔False
Which statement is most correct?
1. Assessment is only one part of the overall testing process
2. Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
3. Testing integrates test information with information from other sources
4. Interviews and observation alone are inadequate sources of assessment information -
answer✔✔2. Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
________ Is a quick process, usually involving a single procedure or instrument
1. Psychological evaluation
2. Screening
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3. Assessment
4. Testing - answer✔✔2. Screening
An assessment that is administered at the beginning of treatment and then at set periods
throughout treatment is most likely being used for what purpose?
1. intervention and treatment planning
2. Identification and diagnosis
3. Progress and outcome evaluations
4. Screening - answer✔✔3. Progress and outcome evaluations
A client is assessed to determine the most appropriate course of treatment in order to improve his
or her concerns or problems. In this situation, the purpose for assessment is
1. progress and outcome evaluation
2. Screening
3. Intervention planning
4. Identification and diagnosis - answer✔✔3. Intervention planning
The first major personality assessment was also developed for use during
1. World War I
2. The Vietnam War
3. The Gulf War
4. World War II - answer✔✔1. WWI
The first group intelligence test used in the United States military service was the
1. Army Beta Test
2. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
3. Army Alpha Test
4. Armed Forces Qualification Test - answer✔✔3. Armed Alpha Test
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The primary purpose of __________ is to gather background information about the client
relevant to the reason for assessment.
1. Observations
2. Tests
3. Collateral Sources
4. Interviews - answer✔✔4. Interviews
__________ is an assessment method that involves watching and recording the behavior of an
individual in a particular environment
1. Observation
2. Reviewing records
3. Testing
4. Interviewing - answer✔✔1. Observation
Differential item functioning (DIF) is a method used to
1. Identify biased test items
2. Interpret multicultural aptitude
3. Validate multicultural assessments
4. Aid in data interpretation - answer✔✔1. Identify biased test items
Test bias is defined as differences in test scores attributable to
1. Tester aptitude
2. Structural validity
3. Demographic variables
4. Testee aptitude - answer✔✔3. Demographic variables
Typically, neuropsychological assessments assess for impairments caused by
