PSY 657 Final Exam questions with
correct answers rated A+ 2025/2026
what is the presenting problem? - ANS ✔✔major symptoms & behavior the client is
experiencing
what is reliability? - ANS ✔✔the degree to which an assessment measure produces the same
result each time it is used to evaluate the same thing
what is validity? - ANS ✔✔the extent to which a measuring instrument actually measures what
it is supposed to measure
what is standardization? - ANS ✔✔process by which a psychological test is administered, scored
& interpreted in a consistent or standard matter
what is the general physical examination? - ANS ✔✔medical checkup where medical history is
obtained & major systems of the body are checked - important for disorders that entail physical
problems/symptoms
what is a CAT scan? - ANS ✔✔computerized axial tomography - use of x-rays to see images of
parts of the brain
what is an MRI? - ANS ✔✔magnetic resonance imaging - takes images of the interior of the
brain & is able to differentiate subtle variations in soft tissue
what is a PET scan? - ANS ✔✔position emission tomography - shows how an organ is
functioning, tracks natural compounds as they are metabolized, reveals problems that may not
be apparent anatomically
, what is an fMRI? - ANS ✔✔functional MRI - measures changes in blood flow of specific areas of
the brain tissue that depend on neuronal activity in those specific regions
what is the neuropsychological examination? - ANS ✔✔the use of various testing devices to
measure a person's cognitive, perceptual & motor performance as clue to the extent & location
of brain damage
what are some examples of a neuropsychological examination? - ANS ✔✔halstead category
test, tactual performance test, rhythm test, speech sounds perception test, finger oscillation
task
what is an assessment interview? - ANS ✔✔face-to-face interaction where a clinician gathers
information about various aspects of a client's situation, behavior & personality
what constitutes clinical observation of behavior? - ANS ✔✔self-monitoring, self-observation,
objective reporting of behavior, thoughts & feelings as they occur
what are two examples of psychological tests? - ANS ✔✔weschler intelligence scale for
children-revised, weschler adult intelligence scale-revised
what is the weschler adult intelligence scale-revised (WAIS-IV)? - ANS ✔✔involves vocabulary, a
list of words to be defined & digital span (performance), a sequence of numbers that are to be
repeated in the same order administered
what are some examples of projective personality tests? - ANS ✔✔rorschach inkblot test,
thematic apperception test, sentence completion - involves a person's interpreting an
ambiguous image, used to assess unconscious motives conflicts, psychological defenses &
personality traits
correct answers rated A+ 2025/2026
what is the presenting problem? - ANS ✔✔major symptoms & behavior the client is
experiencing
what is reliability? - ANS ✔✔the degree to which an assessment measure produces the same
result each time it is used to evaluate the same thing
what is validity? - ANS ✔✔the extent to which a measuring instrument actually measures what
it is supposed to measure
what is standardization? - ANS ✔✔process by which a psychological test is administered, scored
& interpreted in a consistent or standard matter
what is the general physical examination? - ANS ✔✔medical checkup where medical history is
obtained & major systems of the body are checked - important for disorders that entail physical
problems/symptoms
what is a CAT scan? - ANS ✔✔computerized axial tomography - use of x-rays to see images of
parts of the brain
what is an MRI? - ANS ✔✔magnetic resonance imaging - takes images of the interior of the
brain & is able to differentiate subtle variations in soft tissue
what is a PET scan? - ANS ✔✔position emission tomography - shows how an organ is
functioning, tracks natural compounds as they are metabolized, reveals problems that may not
be apparent anatomically
, what is an fMRI? - ANS ✔✔functional MRI - measures changes in blood flow of specific areas of
the brain tissue that depend on neuronal activity in those specific regions
what is the neuropsychological examination? - ANS ✔✔the use of various testing devices to
measure a person's cognitive, perceptual & motor performance as clue to the extent & location
of brain damage
what are some examples of a neuropsychological examination? - ANS ✔✔halstead category
test, tactual performance test, rhythm test, speech sounds perception test, finger oscillation
task
what is an assessment interview? - ANS ✔✔face-to-face interaction where a clinician gathers
information about various aspects of a client's situation, behavior & personality
what constitutes clinical observation of behavior? - ANS ✔✔self-monitoring, self-observation,
objective reporting of behavior, thoughts & feelings as they occur
what are two examples of psychological tests? - ANS ✔✔weschler intelligence scale for
children-revised, weschler adult intelligence scale-revised
what is the weschler adult intelligence scale-revised (WAIS-IV)? - ANS ✔✔involves vocabulary, a
list of words to be defined & digital span (performance), a sequence of numbers that are to be
repeated in the same order administered
what are some examples of projective personality tests? - ANS ✔✔rorschach inkblot test,
thematic apperception test, sentence completion - involves a person's interpreting an
ambiguous image, used to assess unconscious motives conflicts, psychological defenses &
personality traits
