Exam 4: Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Coefficient alpha and split-half reliability are both methods for evaluating the internal consistency of a test.

The main problem with the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test is that it produces many false negatives.

In the procedure known as __________,a narrow band of X-rays is projected through the head,and produces a number of images of the brain which are later combined.

The typical correlation between IQ scores and academic performance is in the range of

What is an analogue observational setting? Why is it used? What is subject reactivity and should one be concerned with it in an analogue observational setting?

According to the text,the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)has been criticized in the past because it

According to the text,__________ compares treatment results to non-disturbed samples,in order to evaluate the social validity of a particular treatment.

Briefly define any TWO of the following: face validity,content validity,criterion validity,construct validity.

Claire completes a psychological test of personality type twice,the second time 4 weeks after the first.The correlation between her two test scores was very low.Based on this information,the test can be said to exhibit

The RBANS consists of six subtests: immediate memory,delayed memory,visuo-spatial ability,language,attention,and interpretation bias.

Which of the following is NOT true of positron emission tomography?

The semi-structured interview can include the flexibility and rapport advantages of an unstructured interview while reducing the problems of subjectivity and bias.

Random assignment is a procedure that ensures that each participant in an experiment has an equal probability of being in either the experimental or control groups.

In an experiment,the __________ group is exposed to a variable which is manipulated,called the __________ variable.

Which of the following is one of the MMPI validity scales?

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs.The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

Briefly describe any ONE projective test.

One of the primary goals of clinical research is the __________ of clinical phenomena.

In an experiment,the control group experiences all aspects of the experiment in a manner identical to the experimental group,except for the manipulation of the dependent variable.

Compare and contrast actuarial prediction vs.clinical prediction.Include advantages and disadvantages for each.Based on discussion in class,analogy from other concepts in the chapter or your own creative problem solving abilities,try to identify a compromise between these approaches or a solution for the practitioner that reaps the best of both approaches.