Psychometrist Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025

Psychometrist Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Mode - ANSWER-Most often Most frequent number Median - ANSWER-middle value Middle number in list Mean - ANSWER-regular meaning of "average" Average of all numbers Classical Test Theory - ANSWER-Oberved score =True Ability + Random Error X = T + e *We can never technically know the exact "true score" Measurement error - ANSWER-deviation of outcome of a measurement from the true value (systematic + random) Confidence Intervals - ANSWER-allow for an estimate of the uncertainty of an obtained test score based on both the properties of the test as the properties of the normative sample True Positive - ANSWER-you said the condition was present and it is False Positive - ANSWER-the condition is not really there but the test says it is True Negative - ANSWER-you said the condition was not there and it wasn't False Negative - ANSWER-you said the condition was not there but really is Sensitivity and Specificity - ANSWER-describe how well the test discriminates between individuals with and without a specified condition Reliability equals... - ANSWER-consistency Test-retest reliability - ANSWER-a basic kind of reliability that looks at the stability of scores on repeated administrations of an instrument to the same person Alternate forms reliability - ANSWER-a reliability coefficient that captures both the stability of the test over time and the consistency of response to different samples of items tapping the same knowledge or performance Split-half reliability - ANSWER-involves evaluation of the internal consistency of a test splitting the test in many different ways using only a single administration Inter-item reliability - ANSWER-involves the estimation of two sources of error: content sampling along with the heterogeneity of the domain of knowledge or behavior Interrater reliability - ANSWER-relates to scorer variance that may systematically affect the outcomes of tests when the scoring is not highly standardized or when judgement comes into play Content validity - ANSWER-relates to the degree to which the test, measurement, or protocol covers representative sample of the knowledge or behavior domain we seek to study Predictive validity - ANSWER-represents the relative success with which the test, measurement and protocol predicts to a criterion we have defined and set forth in advance, in relation to a concurrent or future performance Concurrent validity - ANSWER-represents the degree to which a test, measurement, or protocol measures what it was intended to measure by looking at the performance of a test, measurement, or protocol against a previously validated measure Criterion-referenced test - ANSWER-translating test scores into a statement about the behavior to be expected of a person with that score or their relationship to a specified subject matter. Normative-referenced test - ANSWER-a type of test, assessment, or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population, with respect to the trait being measured Ipsative assessment - ANSWER-a descriptor used in psychology to indicate a specific type of measure in which respondents compare two or more desirable options and pick the one that is most preferred Age - ANSWER-The most widely accepted sociodemographic correction Education - ANSWER-associated with verbal IQ, especially in children. Sociodemographic - ANSWER-corrections currently a most commonly used by Heaton's HRB norms Stereotype threat - ANSWER-has been found to account for discrepancies on a number of performance-related variables Minorities - ANSWER-may be particularly prone to stereotype threat when placed in a position where they could be judged as confirming the stereotype. Neuropsychological Normative Data - ANSWER-As a discipline, we can be no better than the quality of our normative data Anhedonia - ANSWER-the inability to experience pleasure from events that are typically considered enjoyable. It is a cardinal feature of affective disorders. Aneurysm - ANSWER-an arterial bulge resulting from a weakened vessel wall Apraxia/dyspraxia - ANSWER-inability to perform learned purposeful movement for reasons other than impaired motor strength, sensation, coordination, or comprehension Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) - ANSWER-a congenital vascular abnormality consisting of a direct connection between arteritis and veins that bypasses normal capillaries Aura - ANSWER-the initial symptom of a neurologic event that precedes or "warns" of its imminent full-blown presentation Bilateral/unilateral - ANSWER-bilateral = both sides; unilateral = one side Bradykinesia - ANSWER-abnormal slowness of movement associated with movement initiation difficulty Circumlocution - ANSWER-discourse that begins with a specific subject, wanders to various other topics, and returns to the original subject matter Confabulation - ANSWER-narration of paramnesias (false memory) as true events, usually seen in the context of an amnestic syndrome Coup-contrecoup - ANSWER-brain contusion beneath the area of impact in head injury cerebral contusion appearing opposition to the point of impact after a blow to the head Thrombus - ANSWER-solidified blood within a vessel Continues...