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Understanding Abnormal Behavior 11th Edition by David Sue - Test Bank
Understanding Abnormal Behavior 11th Edition by David Sue - Test Bank
Understanding Abnormal Behavior 11th Edition by David Sue - Test Bank
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Sample Test
3_Assessment_and_Classification_of_Abnormal_Behavior
Multiple Choice
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 are
OTHER: Factual
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Factual
a. psychodiagnosis
b. psychometric examination
c. classification system
d. diagnosis
ANSWER: c
OTHER: Factual
a. test-retest reliability
b. interrater reliability
c. internal consistency
d. predictive validity
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
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
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Applied
b. interrater reliability
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Applied
a. A test that measures depression and appears to have items that cover the spectrum of symptoms for depressio
A test that measures counselor aptitude that, when given to prospective counselors, accurately predicts those w
b.
vocation
c. A test that measures attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and accurately identifies children who currently ha
d. A test that measures disordered eating behaviors and attitudes that yields similar scores when completed two w
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Conceptual
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. a psychoanalyst
c. doing an assessment
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. diagnostic
b. naturalistic
c. analogue
d. controlled
ANSWER: b
OTHER: Applied
a. psychological tests
b. neurological tests
c. interviews
d. observations
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. observation
b. projective testing
c. structured interviewing
d. controlled testing
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. reliability
b. validity
c. norming
d. standardization
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.1 – Explain how psychological tests and evaluation procedures are
OTHER: Applied
b. conduct testing or interviewing and disregard the information about the client’s appearance
c. assess the diagnostic significance of these observations with interview and other information
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. personality testing
b. observation
c. interview method
d. questionnaire
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. psychological testing
b. structured interview
c. observation
d. neuropsychological assessment
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. future behavior
b. degree of intelligence
c. cultural differences
d. behavioral clues
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. In interviewing, assessors can notice the client’s facial expressions, body posture, and dress.
b. In interviewing, the style or training of the assessor has little impact on the data collected.
c. In interviewing, assessors can collect data on the client’s life history and personality.
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
a. It allows for consistent data to be collected across interviewees and is less subject to interviewers’ biases.
b. It is an unstructured interview.
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. Rorschach technique
c. sentence-completion test
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
22. What aspect of interviewing increases the consistency of
assessment information?
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
ANSWER: c
OTHER: Factual
a. The MMPI-2
b. The TAT
d. The Rorschach
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. unstructured
b. standardized
c. oral
d. valid
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
a. Rorschach test
c. MMPI
d. WAIS
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
b. put the client at ease so that other tests will be answered honestly
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
29. Psychoanalysts are interested in unconscious needs and
motives. Therefore, they are most likely to use which of the
following in assessing clients?
b. self-report inventories
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
c. Rorschach Technique
ANSWER: c
OTHER: Factual
a. WAIS-IV
b. TAT
c. MMPI-2
d. Rorschach
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. respond to inkblots
b. complete sentences
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. TAT
b. Rorschach
c. WAIS-IV
d. MMPI-2
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. assess intelligence
b. diagnose psychopathology
d. assess imagination
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. She will be asked to draw pictures of herself and the rest of her family members.
b. She will be asked to agree or disagree with statements such as “I am attractive” and “I sometimes feel shy.”
c. She will be shown pictures of people and asked to write a story describing them and the situations they face.
d. She will be asked to answer arithmetic, vocabulary, and general knowledge questions.
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. self-report inventories
b. psychodiagnostic tests
c. neuropsychological tests
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
a. Validity scales were removed to prevent questions on the test from becoming too confusing.
b. Individuals diagnosed with specific mental illnesses were compared to individuals with no diagnosed mental i
c. What was previously an objective test became a projective test designed to determine subjective responses.
d. New scales were added to measure intelligence and creativity in addition to personality and psychopathology
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
b. WAIS-IV
c. MMPI-2
d. TAT
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. single-scale interpretations
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. unstructured interviews
c. naturalistic observation
d. personality inventories
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. The MMPI-2 has both of the features the critic says are absent.
b. The critic is correct about the problem of faking but not about norms from different cultures.
c. The critic is confusing the problems of projective tests with those of inventories.
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. intelligence
b. social skills
c. level of performance relative to people of the same age
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. WISC-IV
b. WAIS-IV
c. WPPSI-III
d. MMPI-2
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
c. There is little if any correlation between IQ scores and level of socioeconomic status.
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
48. Teachers in a school are interested in finding a
psychological test that predicts future achievement. Which
statement best reflects what is known about the existence of
such a test?
a. Few psychologists believe that there is a test that can do what the teachers want.
b. Projective tests do a good job of predicting achievement; IQ tests predict social competence.
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
b. The research suggests that racial differences on IQ scores are determined by heredity.
ANSWER: b
OTHER: Conceptual
a. Test scores accurately predict the future achievements of people from a wide range of cultures.
b. IQ tests have poor reliability because they are not scored in a standardized way.
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
b. the standard to which other tests are compared because of its long history, careful revision, and periodic upd
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
b. WPPSI-III
c. WAIS
d. WISC-IV
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. Bender-Gestalt
b. MMPI-2
c. BDI
d. TAT
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
55. Mr. Nolan has been referred to a psychologist to be
assessed for potential brain damage. The psychologist will
undoubtedly look at the ____ to find information on the
location of the damage.
c. MMPI-2
d. WAIS
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. Stanford-Binet
b. MMPI-2
d. WAIS-IV
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. WAIS-IV
d. MMPI-2
ANSWER: b
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
60. Unlike the Halstead-Reitan and the Bender-Gestalt
Visual-Motor tests, EEGs and MRIs are ____.
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
b. PET scan
c. EEG
d. CAT scan
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
a. MRI
b. EEG (electroencephalograph)
c. PET scan
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: c
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
c. Both neurological techniques and psychological tests will soon be replaced by computerized assessments.
d. Using neurological techniques along with psychological tests increases diagnostic accuracy.
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Conceptual
b. a substance is injected into the patient’s bloodstream and a scanner detects the substance as it is metabolized
d. beams of x-rays repeatedly scan different areas of the brain to produce a three-dimensional image
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. A fixed number of item alternatives can hinder individuals from presenting an accurate picture of themselves
ANSWER: a
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
67. Which statement regarding the validity of psychological
and medical tests is accurate?
a. Psychological tests are less accurate than medical tests in detecting conditions.
b. Medical tests are less accurate than psychological tests in detecting conditions.
d. Psychological tests are as or more valid than medical tests in detecting conditions.
ANSWER: d
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UABB.SUES.16.3.2 – Describe the kinds of tools that clinicians employ in evaluating
OTHER: Factual
a. assessment
b. neuropsychological testing
c. a classification system
d. psychometrics
ANSWER: c
OTHER: Factual
ANSWER: b
OTHER: Factual
OTHER: Applied
ANSWER: a
OTHER: Factual
ANSWER: a
OTHER: Factual