Psychological Assessment Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards related to psychological assessment, focusing on ability tests, intelligence tests, personality tests, and mental status exams.

Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT)

Tests designed to assess and monitor reading, spelling, and math skills, aiding in the identification of potential learning disabilities. Target population: ages 5-85+

Fluid Reasoning (FR)

Measures the ability to solve problems using inductive or deductive reasoning. A factor measured in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5.

Knowledge (K)

Assesses an individual’s stored knowledge acquired from home, school, or work. A factor measured in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5.

Quantitative Reasoning (QR)

Evaluates a person's skill with numbers and numerical problem-solving. A factor measured in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5.

Visual-Spatial Processing (VsP)

Measures the ability to see patterns, spatial orientations, or relationships in visual displays. A factor measured in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5.

Working Memory (WM)

Examines diverse information stored in short-term memory for inspection and sorting. A factor measured in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test-5.

Simon-Binet Test

An outdated version of the Stanford–Binet intelligence scales published in 1916.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales-IV (WAIS-IV)

An intelligence test that aims to assess intellectual ability in adults. Target population: ages 16-90 and 11 months

Verbal Comprehension (VC)

Reflects one's capacity to understand and use spoken language retrieved from long-term memory. A domain measured by the WAIS-IV.

Perceptual Reasoning (PR)

Indicates the ability to interpret and organize visual information with nonverbal reasoning skills. A domain measured by the WAIS-IV.

Working Memory (WM) - WAIS-IV

Reflects the capacity to hold information and perform mental operations, such as number manipulation. A domain measured by the WAIS-IV.

Processing Speed (PS)

Evaluates the ability to process simple visual information quickly and efficiently. A domain measured by the WAIS-IV.

Similarities (Subtest)

The client is asked to identify the connections between sets of words.

Vocabulary (Subtest)

Requires the test-taker to define a series of words.

Information (Subtest)

Aims to determine how much general knowledge the client has gained from their environment.

Comprehension (Subtest)

Asks the client questions about social and other situations.

Block Design (Subtest)

Uses two-dimensional designs with three-dimensional blocks that the client tries to copy.

Matrix Reasoning (Subtest)

A nonverbal reasoning task where individuals identify patterns in designs.

Picture Completion (Subtest)

The examinee views a picture missing an important part and identifies what is missing.

Figure Weights (Subtest)

The examinee views scales with missing weights and selects the response option that is best suited to keep the scales balanced.

Digit Span (Subtest)

Consists of digit repetition forward, backward, and in ascending order.

Arithmetic (Subtest)

A series of mental arithmetic questions.

Letter-Number Sequencing (Subtest)

Requires the individual to repeat letters and numbers back in alphabetical and numerical order.

Visual Puzzles (Subtest)

Individuals select response options to reconstruct a viewed puzzle.

Symbol Search (Subtest)

The client scans a search group under time pressure and indicates whether symbols match.

Coding (Subtest)

Individuals record associations between different symbols and numbers within time limits.

Cancellation (Subtest)

Subjects scan a structured arrangement of colored shapes and mark targets while avoiding distractors.

Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT)

A test that measures general mental ability in a “culture fair” manner. Target population: ages 13 years old and above

Culture Fair Intelligence Test

A test designed to measure fluid intelligence in a culture fair manner.

Series

The individual is presented with incomplete, progressive matrices and must complete the series.

Classifications

The individual is presented with 5 figures; in Scale 2, you must select one which is different from the other four.

Matrices

The task is to correctly complete the design or matrix presented at the left of each row

Conditions (Topology)

Requires the individual to select, from the five choices provided, the one which duplicates the conditions given in the far left box

SRA Verbal and Nonverbal Tests

Tests designed to measure adaptability and flexibility in problem-solving. One version relies on English language familiarity, and the other does not.

Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI)

A test for examining general intellectual functioning, diagnosing impairments, or supporting special service needs. Target population: ages 6-89 years and 11 months

Raven’s Progressive Matrices

Tests that measure general human intelligence and abstract reasoning for diverse populations.

Versions of Raven’s Progressive Matrices

Standard Progressive Matrices, Coloured Progressive Matrices, and Advanced Progressive Matrices.

Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests

These test measures ability for academic achievement, oral language, scholastic aptitude, and cognitive skills. Target population: ages 2-90+

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities

Used to identify learning problems and individual strengths and weaknesses related to cognitive abilities.

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement

A test battery used to measure math and reading proficiency and compare academic achievement.

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Oral Language

A test to assess language proficiency.

Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT)

Provide a measuring stick for individual year-to-year progress; Target population: kindergarten–Grade 12

Verbal Comprehension (OLSAT)

Evaluate a child's ability to observe and comprehend relationships between words, to build sentences, and to understand different definitions of words based on context

Verbal Reasoning

Assess a child's ability to determine relationships between words, to observe similarities and differences, and to apply conclusions in different scenarios

Pictorial Reasoning

Evaluate a child's ability to reason using different images and illustrations, to find similarities and differences, and to comprehend and continue progressions

Figural Reasoning

Assess a child's ability to utilize geometric shapes and figures in order to determine relationships, comprehend and continue progressions, and compare and contrast different figures

Quantitative Reasoning

Assess a child's ability to determine relationships with numbers as well as figure out and utilize computational rules

Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT)

Tests that assess general and specific mental abilities relevant to various positions, ensuring competency. Target population: Grade 7-12 and adults

Verbal Reasoning (DAT)

Measures the ability of a student to see relationships among words

Numerical Ability

Measures the ability to perform mathematical reasoning tasks

Abstract Reasoning (DAT)

Assess how well individuals can reason about geometric shapes or designs

Perceptual Speed and Accuracy

Measures the ability to compare and mark written lists quickly and accurately

Mechanical Reasoning

Measures the ability to understand basic mechanical principles of machinery, tools, and motion

Space Relations

Measures the ability to visualize a three-dimensional object from a two dimensional pattern and to visualize how this object would look if rotated in space

Spelling (DAT)

Measures how well the student can spell common English words

Language Use

Measures the ability to detect errors in grammar, punctuation, and capitalization

Flanagan Industrial Tests

Used for selection, placement, reassignment, vocational counseling, and employee selection. Target population: college-bound high-school juniors/seniors and adults.

Typical Performance Tests

Tests to assess an individual's typical behavior.

Normal Personality Tests

Personality tests that assess normal traits.

NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)

Provides a detailed assessment of normal personality. Target population: 17 years to 89 years

Openness to Experience

The active seeking and appreciation of experiences for their own sake.

Conscientiousness

Assesses the degree of organization, persistence, control, and motivation in goal-directed behavior.

Extraversion

The quantity and intensity of preferred interpersonal interactions, activity level, need for stimulation, and capacity for joy.

Agreeableness

The kinds of interactions an individual prefers along a continuum from compassion to antagonism.

Neuroticism

The chronic level of emotional adjustment and instability.

Positive Presentation Management (PPM)

Intended to identify respondents claiming uncommon virtues and/or denying common faults.

Negative Presentation Management (NPM)

Intended to identify respondents claiming uncommon faults and/or denying common virtues.

Inconsistency (INC)

Designed to detect random responding.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Helps people understand personality differences in the general population. Target population: 13 years and older

Extraversion (MBTI)

Gets energy from the outer world of people and experiences

Introversion (MBTI)

Gets energy from the inner world of reflections and thoughts

Sensing (MBTI)

Prefers real information coming from the five senses; focuses on what is real

Intuition (MBTI)

Prefers information coming from associations; focuses on possibilities and what might be

Thinking (MBTI)

Steps out of situations to analyze them dispassionately; prefers to make decisions on the basis of objective logic

Feeling (MBTI)

Steps into situations to weigh human values and motives; prefers to make decisions on the basis of values

Judging (MBTI)

Prefers to live life in a planned and organized manner; enjoys coming to closure and making a decision

Perceiving (MBTI)

Prefers to live life in a spontaneous and adaptable way; enjoys keeping options open

16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)

Provides a thorough, research-based map of normal personality. Target population: 16 years and above

Primary Factors

basic definition of individual personality differences;more detailed information about the richness and uniqueness of the individual

Global Factors

second-order; higher and more theoretical definitions of the personality; provide a broad overview of personality

Acquiescence (ACQ) scale

indexes the degree to which the examinee agreed with items regardless of what was being asked

Infrequency (INF) scale

comprises the most statistically infrequent responses on the test, which are all middle (b) responses and appear in the test booklet with a question mark

Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS)

To provide researchers in career development with a quick and convenient measure of a number of relatively independent personality variables, or needs. Target population: 16-85 years old

Achievement (EPPS)

A need to accomplish tasks well

Deference (EPPS)

A need to conform to customs and defer to others

Order (EPPS)

A need to plan well and be organized

Exhibition (EPPS)

A need to be the center of attention in a group

Autonomy (EPPS)

A need to be free of responsibilities and obligations

Affiliation (EPPS)

A need to form strong friendships and attachments

Intraception (EPPS)

A need to analyze behaviors and feelings of others

Succorance (EPPS)

A need to receive support and attention from others

Dominance (EPPS)

A need to be a leader and influence others

Abasement (EPPS)

A need to accept blame for problems and confess errors to others

Nurturance (EPPS)

A need to be of assistance to others

Change (EPPS)

A need to seek new experiences and avoid routine

Endurance (EPPS)

A need to follow through on tasks and complete assignments

Heterosexuality (EPPS)

A need to be associated with and attractive to members of the opposite sex

Aggression (EPPS)

A need to express one’s opinion and be critical of others

California Psychological Inventory (CPI)

assess the everyday "folk-concepts" that ordinary people use to describe the behavior of the people around them. Target population: normal individuals aged 12 and older

Psychopathology Tests

Personality tests that assess psychopathology.