NST2602 ASSIGNMENT 3 2024EXAM QUESTIONS AND cOMPLETE WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BY EXPERTS AND GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2024[ALREADY PASSED]
1. A clinician has collected data about a client based on observations,
interview material, and psychological test results. As a first step in the
treatment process, the clinician will evaluate this information and formulate
a(n) ____.
a. psychodiagnosis
b. therapeutic plan
c. model
d. assessment instrument
,ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures
OTHER: Factual
2. Which statement about psychodiagnosis is accurate?
a. It involves describing and drawing inferences about a person’s psychological state.
b. It is the basis of all research on psychological disorders.
c. It includes physical or biological causes for symptoms.
d. It is the last step in the treatment process.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures
OTHER: Factual
3. A ____ provides therapists with distinct categories, indicators, and
nomenclature for different patterns of behavior, thought processes, and
emotional disturbances.
a. psychodiagnosis
b. psychometric examination
, c. classification system
d. diagnosis
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Diagnosing Mental Disorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.3 – Explain how professionals make a psychiatric di
OTHER: Factual
4. A psychologist gives the same test to a client twice. The tests are
separated by six days. If the test results are quite dissimilar, we could say
that the test has weak ____.
a. test-retest reliability
b. interrater reliability
c. internal consistency
d. predictive validity
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Reliability and Validity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures
OTHER: Conceptual
5. Professor Wapner wants to develop a new psychometric test of anxiety.
He must be careful to have the various items on the test yield similar results
, to ensure that it will be high in ____.
a. interrater reliability
b. test-retest reliability
c. construct validity
d. internal consistency
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Reliability and Validity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures
OTHER: Applied
6. Dr. Frederick is developing a new test for binge eating disorders. She
finds that people who score high on the test engage in more binge eating
and other forms of abnormal eating behaviors than people who score low on
the test. These results indicate that the test has ____.
a. good content validity
b. interrater reliability
c. high test-retest reliability
d. good internal consistency
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Reliability and Validity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures
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