BCP FREE BCP Ethics and Professional Conduct Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A psychometrist discovers that a colleague has been administering a cognitive assessment without following the standardized instructions. What is the most appropriate first step?
- Report the colleague to the state licensing board immediately
- Discuss the concern directly with the colleague in a professional manner (Correct answer)
- Ignore the situation since it is not your responsibility
- Post about the issue on a professional social media group
Correct answer: Discuss the concern directly with the colleague in a professional manner
Addressing concerns directly with the colleague is the recommended first step before escalating to formal reporting channels.
Question 2: Which of the following best describes the concept of informed consent in psychometric testing?
- Obtaining the examinee's signature on any available document before testing
- Explaining the purpose, procedures, and limits of confidentiality before the examinee agrees to participate (Correct answer)
- Informing the examinee of their test scores before the evaluation is complete
- Allowing the examinee to choose which tests they want to take
Correct answer: Explaining the purpose, procedures, and limits of confidentiality before the examinee agrees to participate
Informed consent requires that examinees understand the nature of testing, its purpose, and confidentiality limits before agreeing to participate.
Question 3: A psychometrist is asked to administer a neuropsychological battery to a close family member. What is the ethically appropriate response?
- Proceed with the testing since you are the most qualified person available
- Administer the tests but have another professional score and interpret them
- Decline and refer the family member to another qualified professional (Correct answer)
- Agree to test them but disclose the relationship in the report
Correct answer: Decline and refer the family member to another qualified professional
Dual relationships compromise objectivity, so the psychometrist should refer the family member to another professional.
Question 4: Under what circumstance is it acceptable for a psychometrist to release raw test data to a third party?
- Whenever the referring physician requests it verbally
- When the examinee provides a valid written authorization and release is consistent with applicable laws (Correct answer)
- When the insurance company demands it for reimbursement purposes without client consent
- When another psychometrist calls and states they need it for continuity of care
Correct answer: When the examinee provides a valid written authorization and release is consistent with applicable laws
Raw test data should only be released with proper written authorization from the examinee and in compliance with relevant laws and ethical guidelines.
Question 5: A psychometrist notices that the testing room has significant background noise during an auditory processing assessment. What should they do?
- Continue testing and note the noise in the report
- Stop the assessment and reschedule in an appropriate testing environment (Correct answer)
- Increase the volume on the testing equipment to compensate
- Ask the examinee if the noise bothers them and continue if they say no
Correct answer: Stop the assessment and reschedule in an appropriate testing environment
Environmental conditions that compromise test validity require stopping and rescheduling to ensure standardized administration conditions are met.
Question 6: Which ethical principle is MOST directly violated when a psychometrist uses a test normed on adults to evaluate a 10-year-old child without appropriate norms?
- Beneficence
- Competence
- Justice
- Integrity of assessments (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Integrity of assessments
Using a test outside its normed population violates the integrity of the assessment process and produces invalid, potentially harmful results.
BCP FREE BCP Ethics and Professional Conduct Questions and Answers 2
A psychometrist discovers that a colleague has been administering a cognitive assessment without following the standardized instructions.
What is the most appropriate first step?