PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Practice Exam

He is the first person who spurred scientific interest in individual differences

Francis Galton

TRUE OR FALSE

Francis Galton focused on how people were similar

Wilhelm Wundt focused on people’s deviation from the average

Both statements are false

TRUE OR FALSE

Testing follow an idiographic approach and is done relatively in a shorter duration.

Assessment follows a nomothetic approach is generally conducted longer.

Both statement are false

Itchigo, a high school student reported seeing ghosts and said that he is able to talk to them. Sometimes, his family notices behaviors that seem like Itchigo is possessed. This has alarmed them and prohibited Itchigo to go to school until he is psychologically evaluated. In what type of setting Itchigo would be best assessed?

Clinical

WHO IS RIGHT?

Sandra is attempting to measure the intelligence if Filipino children by devising a test and giving weight to aspects such as playfulness, creativity and ability to adjust to social demands. Chenie, her friend, disagrees and said that intelligence is best measured by academic performance and oral presentation skills. What can you say about this situation?

Sandra is right since a test should measure characteristics that are contextually relevant to a target population

TRUE OR FALSE

A computerized test cannot be considered a valid test since it is not scored by a professional. All testing procedure requires a test administrator to be active and present.

Both statements are false

It is a reference point, derived by judgment used to divide a set of resulting data into two or more classifications after the administration of a test.

cutoff/cut score

Psychometric soundness refers to technical qualities such as:

Validity, reliability, bias and fairness and utility

In the clinical setting, what kind of test is mostly used based on test user qualifications?

Level C

A type of test with items of uniform and usually has simple level of difficulty.

Speed