Exam 6: Overview of Assessment

Quentin was in a car accident and suffered brain injury. To get his license back he needs to have a ____ assessment.

Ibrahim does research on thousands of college students this broad approach is called:

When scores on measures are used statistically to make decisions it is called the ____ approach. When scores are based on experience and intuition it is based on the ____ approach.

Tariq believes that if you are a minority group member you are more likely to be in a gang. Research would suggest this is due to the:

A neuropsychological test would be which type of assessment?

Noel thinks that it always rains after you wash the car. This is an example of a(n):

Even though it is statistically extremely unlikely that you will get bitten by a shark, after Jaws came out (or after a highly publicized case on TV) many people will stay out of the water and will state that shark attacks are actually somewhat common. This illustrates the:

Horoscopes, which make sweeping statements that appeal and apply to most people, illustrate the:

Omari believes that people act strangely on full moon nights. He is more likely to pay attention and remember all the times he is right than all the times there is a full moon and nothing happens. This is an example of a(n):

An attempt to determine the causes, maintenance factors, and interplay of issues that influence the genesis and continuation of problems is known as a:

How can the illusory correlation and base rate fallacy effect clinical judgment and decision-making? Are there ways to overcome these deficits in thinking?

Gynnar is taking a test that measures his memory and functioning. He is most likely taking the:

If a clinician believes certain signs or behaviors indicate some meaningful clinical entity when there is actually no relationship, it would be an example of a(n):

An assessment that focuses on issues like symptoms, environmental influences, and personality variables is what type of assessment?

If I flip a coin 10 times and get heads 10 times, what is the probability that I will get tails on the next trial? It is still 50%. The fact that many people would argue higher illustrates the:

How could the Barnum effect come into play with the vague diagnostic criteria in the DSM? How could it effect patients' reactions to clinical assessment and recommendations?

Briefly describe the idiographic and nomothetic approaches to research. Be sure to include the pros and cons of each method.

Assessments on groups are ______; assessing a couple or family is _______.

Briefly define and describe the differences between the actuarial approach and the clinical approach. What are the pros and cons of each?

Briefly describe the following types of assessment including examples of each: psychodiagnostic, intellectual / cognitive, behavioral, health, psychophysiological, rehabilitative, and forensic.