NCE Prep Questions
1. 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: 3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helpingrelationship
2. Tests are a superior method of collecting assessment data given theiradvanced
psychometric soundness.
True or False: False
3. 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 assessmentinformation: 2.
Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
4. Is a quick process, usually involving a single procedure or instru-ment
1. Psychological evaluation
2. Screening
3. Assessment
4. Testing: 2. Screening
5. An assessment that is administered at the beginning of treatment and then at set periods
throughout treatment is most likely being used for whatpurpose?
1. intervention and treatment planning
2. Identification and diagnosis
3. Progress and outcome evaluations
4. Screening: 3. Progress and outcome evaluations
6. A client is assessed to determine the most appropriate course of treatmentin 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: 3. Intervention planning
7. 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: 1. WWI
8. The first group intelligence test used in the United States military servicewas the
1. Army Beta Test
2. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
3. Army Alpha Test
4. Armed Forces Qualification Test: 3. Armed Alpha Test
9. The primary purpose of is to gather background informationabout
the client relevant to the reason for assessment.
1. Observations
2. Tests
3. Collateral Sources
4. Interviews: 4. Interviews
10. is an assessment method that involves watching and record-ing the
behavior of an individual in a particular environment
1. Observation
2. Reviewing records
3. Testing
4. Interviewing: 1. Observation
11. 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: 1. Identify biased test items
12. Test bias is defined as differences in test scores attributable to
, 1. Tester aptitude
2. Structural validity
3. Demographic variables
4. Testee aptitude: 3. Demographic variables
13. Typically, neuropsychological assessments assess for impairmentscaused by
1. Social influences
2. Developmental disorders
3. Birth defects
4. Brain injury or damage: 4. Brain injury or damage
14. Although the American Psychological Association no longer uses a sys-tem for test-user
qualification, some publishers still do. According to the classifications, a test user who has
earned a bachelor's degree in educationmay be classified as
1. A level
2. B level
3. C level
4. D level: 1. A level
15. A test that produces results leading to discrimination against a particulargroup based on
gender, race, ethnicity, or even ability status is considered a(n)
1. Discriminating test
2. Problematic test
3. Biased test
4. Insensitive test: 3. Biased test
16. Statutes are laws created by
1. Government agencies
2. Legislative Bodies
3. Judicial opinions
4. Litigation cases: 2. Legislative bodies
17. Which of these statements is NOT a modification for individuals withdisabilities
developed by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
1. Extending test times
2. Exemption from all standardized tests
1. 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: 3. Assessment occurs throughout the course of the helpingrelationship
2. Tests are a superior method of collecting assessment data given theiradvanced
psychometric soundness.
True or False: False
3. 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 assessmentinformation: 2.
Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process
4. Is a quick process, usually involving a single procedure or instru-ment
1. Psychological evaluation
2. Screening
3. Assessment
4. Testing: 2. Screening
5. An assessment that is administered at the beginning of treatment and then at set periods
throughout treatment is most likely being used for whatpurpose?
1. intervention and treatment planning
2. Identification and diagnosis
3. Progress and outcome evaluations
4. Screening: 3. Progress and outcome evaluations
6. A client is assessed to determine the most appropriate course of treatmentin 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: 3. Intervention planning
7. 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: 1. WWI
8. The first group intelligence test used in the United States military servicewas the
1. Army Beta Test
2. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
3. Army Alpha Test
4. Armed Forces Qualification Test: 3. Armed Alpha Test
9. The primary purpose of is to gather background informationabout
the client relevant to the reason for assessment.
1. Observations
2. Tests
3. Collateral Sources
4. Interviews: 4. Interviews
10. is an assessment method that involves watching and record-ing the
behavior of an individual in a particular environment
1. Observation
2. Reviewing records
3. Testing
4. Interviewing: 1. Observation
11. 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: 1. Identify biased test items
12. Test bias is defined as differences in test scores attributable to
, 1. Tester aptitude
2. Structural validity
3. Demographic variables
4. Testee aptitude: 3. Demographic variables
13. Typically, neuropsychological assessments assess for impairmentscaused by
1. Social influences
2. Developmental disorders
3. Birth defects
4. Brain injury or damage: 4. Brain injury or damage
14. Although the American Psychological Association no longer uses a sys-tem for test-user
qualification, some publishers still do. According to the classifications, a test user who has
earned a bachelor's degree in educationmay be classified as
1. A level
2. B level
3. C level
4. D level: 1. A level
15. A test that produces results leading to discrimination against a particulargroup based on
gender, race, ethnicity, or even ability status is considered a(n)
1. Discriminating test
2. Problematic test
3. Biased test
4. Insensitive test: 3. Biased test
16. Statutes are laws created by
1. Government agencies
2. Legislative Bodies
3. Judicial opinions
4. Litigation cases: 2. Legislative bodies
17. Which of these statements is NOT a modification for individuals withdisabilities
developed by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
1. Extending test times
2. Exemption from all standardized tests
