Psychological Assessment & Evaluation Flashcards
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A school psychologist wants to assess a bilingual student's cognitive abilities without being confounded by language proficiency. Which instrument is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Leiter International Performance Scale
The Leiter International Performance Scale is a nonverbal IQ test designed for individuals with language barriers, hearing impairments, or limited English proficiency.
On the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), a score of 29 falls into which severity category?
Answer: Severe depression
BDI-II scores of 29–63 indicate severe depression; scores 14–19 = mild, 20–28 = moderate, 0–13 = minimal.
Which statistical concept describes the degree to which an assessment measures what it purports to measure?
Answer: Validity
Validity refers to the extent to which a test accurately measures the construct it is intended to measure.
A psychologist administers the MMPI-2 and finds a client's K scale is significantly elevated. What does this suggest?
Answer: The client may be defensively denying psychological difficulties
Elevated K scale scores on the MMPI-2 indicate psychological defensiveness and a tendency to present oneself in an unrealistically positive light.
Which Rorschach scoring variable in the Exner Comprehensive System reflects an individual's reality-testing ability?
Answer: X+% (extended form quality)
X+% (conventional form quality percentage) measures how often a respondent's percepts match commonly seen responses, directly indexing reality testing.
During a neuropsychological evaluation, the Trail Making Test Part B primarily assesses which cognitive domain?
Answer: Set-shifting and cognitive flexibility
Trail Making Test Part B requires alternating between numbers and letters, making it a sensitive measure of cognitive flexibility and executive set-shifting.
A client produces a protocol on a projective sentence completion task that is highly guarded with minimal responses. This is BEST described as a threat to which type of validity?
Answer: Protocol validity
Protocol validity concerns whether the test data accurately reflect the client's true psychological functioning, which is compromised when the client is guarded or minimally responsive.