COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1-30 WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
According hto hyour htextbook hauthors h(Merrell, hErvin, h& hGimpel), hwhich hof hthe
hfollowing his ha hconcern hrelated hto hresearch hand/or hprogram hevaluation hin
hschools?
A. hSingle-subject hdesign hresearch his hnot happlicable hto hschool hsettings.
B. hSchool-based hprograms hhave hoften hbeen himplemented hwith hno hresearch hto
hsupport hthem.
C. hExternal hevaluators hof hprograms hare hlikely hto hbe hless hobjective hthan hinternal
hevaluators.
D. hDistrict-level happroval his hnot hnecessary hwhen hall hresearch hactivities hare
hconducted hexclusively hby hschool hdistrict hemployees. h- hcorrect hanswers h-B.
hSchool-based hprograms hhave hoften hbeen himplemented hwith hno hresearch hto
hsupport hthem.
, 2. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hmost hpowerful hrisk hfactor hthat hpredicts hadult
hdysfunction? h
A. hSingle hparent hhousehold.
B. hEducational hdisability.
C. hNumber hof hyears hof hschooling.
D. hPoverty. h- hcorrect hanswers h-D. hPoverty.
3. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hrefers hto hthe hextent hto hwhich ha htest hinstrument
hmeasures hwhat hit his hdesigned hto hmeasure?
A. hValidity.
B. hReliability.
C. hNorming.
D. hStandardization. h- hcorrect hanswers h-A. hValidity.
4. hAccording hto hthe hNASP hModel hfor hComprehensive hand hIntegrated hSchool
hPsychological hServices, hwhat his hthe hrecommended hratio hof hschool hpsychologists
hto hstudents?
A. h1:250
B. h1:1200
C. h1:1000
D. h1:1500 h- hcorrect hanswers h-C. h1:1000
5. hA hco-worker hasks hyou h(the hschool hpsychologist) hto hevaluate hher hson, hwho
hhas hbeen hhaving hsome hacademic hdifficulties hin hthe hmiddle hschool. hYou hrefuse
hto hdo hthe hevaluation, hbased hupon hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hethical hprinciples?
A. hSchool hpsychologists hadvocate hfor hthe hrights hand hwelfare hof hchildren hand
hother hclients.
B. hSchool hpsychologists havoid hdual hrelationships.
C. hSchool hpsychologists hrespect hthe hdignity hof hchildren hand hother hclients.
D. hSchool hpsychologists hrecognize hthe hlimits hof htheir hcompetence. h- hcorrect
hanswers h-B. hSchool hpsychologists havoid hdual hrelationships.
6. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hthe hruling hin hTarasoff hv. hRegents hof
hCalifornia, h1974?
A. hStudents hwith hdisabilities hare hentitled hto hprocedural hdue hprocess.
B. hStudents hare hentitled hto hequal haccess hto heducational hprograms hand hservices,
hregardless hof hrace, hsocioeconomic hstatus, hor habilities.
C. hConfidentiality hends hwhere h"the hpublic hperil hbegins."
D. hSchools hmust huse hnondiscriminatory hassessment hprocedures. h- hcorrect
hanswers h-C. hConfidentiality hends hwhere h"the hpublic hperil hbegins."
7. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his han haccurate hstatement habout hnational hdemographics
hof hstudents henrolled hin hspecial heducation hprograms?
hA. hAsian hstudents hare hoverrepresented hin hthe hemotionally hdisturbed hcategory.
B. hAfrican-American hstudents hare hoverrepresented hin hthe hintellectually hdisabled
hcategory.
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
According hto hyour htextbook hauthors h(Merrell, hErvin, h& hGimpel), hwhich hof hthe
hfollowing his ha hconcern hrelated hto hresearch hand/or hprogram hevaluation hin
hschools?
A. hSingle-subject hdesign hresearch his hnot happlicable hto hschool hsettings.
B. hSchool-based hprograms hhave hoften hbeen himplemented hwith hno hresearch hto
hsupport hthem.
C. hExternal hevaluators hof hprograms hare hlikely hto hbe hless hobjective hthan hinternal
hevaluators.
D. hDistrict-level happroval his hnot hnecessary hwhen hall hresearch hactivities hare
hconducted hexclusively hby hschool hdistrict hemployees. h- hcorrect hanswers h-B.
hSchool-based hprograms hhave hoften hbeen himplemented hwith hno hresearch hto
hsupport hthem.
, 2. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hmost hpowerful hrisk hfactor hthat hpredicts hadult
hdysfunction? h
A. hSingle hparent hhousehold.
B. hEducational hdisability.
C. hNumber hof hyears hof hschooling.
D. hPoverty. h- hcorrect hanswers h-D. hPoverty.
3. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hrefers hto hthe hextent hto hwhich ha htest hinstrument
hmeasures hwhat hit his hdesigned hto hmeasure?
A. hValidity.
B. hReliability.
C. hNorming.
D. hStandardization. h- hcorrect hanswers h-A. hValidity.
4. hAccording hto hthe hNASP hModel hfor hComprehensive hand hIntegrated hSchool
hPsychological hServices, hwhat his hthe hrecommended hratio hof hschool hpsychologists
hto hstudents?
A. h1:250
B. h1:1200
C. h1:1000
D. h1:1500 h- hcorrect hanswers h-C. h1:1000
5. hA hco-worker hasks hyou h(the hschool hpsychologist) hto hevaluate hher hson, hwho
hhas hbeen hhaving hsome hacademic hdifficulties hin hthe hmiddle hschool. hYou hrefuse
hto hdo hthe hevaluation, hbased hupon hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hethical hprinciples?
A. hSchool hpsychologists hadvocate hfor hthe hrights hand hwelfare hof hchildren hand
hother hclients.
B. hSchool hpsychologists havoid hdual hrelationships.
C. hSchool hpsychologists hrespect hthe hdignity hof hchildren hand hother hclients.
D. hSchool hpsychologists hrecognize hthe hlimits hof htheir hcompetence. h- hcorrect
hanswers h-B. hSchool hpsychologists havoid hdual hrelationships.
6. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hbest hdescribes hthe hruling hin hTarasoff hv. hRegents hof
hCalifornia, h1974?
A. hStudents hwith hdisabilities hare hentitled hto hprocedural hdue hprocess.
B. hStudents hare hentitled hto hequal haccess hto heducational hprograms hand hservices,
hregardless hof hrace, hsocioeconomic hstatus, hor habilities.
C. hConfidentiality hends hwhere h"the hpublic hperil hbegins."
D. hSchools hmust huse hnondiscriminatory hassessment hprocedures. h- hcorrect
hanswers h-C. hConfidentiality hends hwhere h"the hpublic hperil hbegins."
7. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his han haccurate hstatement habout hnational hdemographics
hof hstudents henrolled hin hspecial heducation hprograms?
hA. hAsian hstudents hare hoverrepresented hin hthe hemotionally hdisturbed hcategory.
B. hAfrican-American hstudents hare hoverrepresented hin hthe hintellectually hdisabled
hcategory.
