University of California, San Diego PSYC 124 Chapter 2 1)An IQ test does NOT provide which of the following? A

University of California, San Diego

PSYC 124

Chapter 2

1)An IQ test does NOT provide which of the following?

A.            Good predictor of behavior

B.            High test-retest reliability

C.            High internal consistency

D.            Good validity

2.            The Weschler adult intelligence scale can be used to assess eligibility for:

3.            Which of the following is true of test-retest reliability?

A.            The test will produce consistent results

B.            The client will improve performance second time/round - lack of reliability

4.            Which of the following to concurrent validity?

5.            Face validity refers to which of the following:

6.            Construct validity is a notion that refers to:

7.            Analogue observation enables:

8.            Which of the following is assessed by Chronbachs alpha?

9.            Which of the following is used in Ecological momentary assessment?

10.          The psychometric approach measures which of the following?

A.            Psychopathology symptoms

B.            Intelligence

C.            Neurological or cognitive deficits

D.            All of the above

11.          Which of the following refers to the notion of confirmatory bias?

A.            Clinicians ignore information that does not support their hypothesis

B.            Clinicians ignore information that does not support their stereotypes

C.            Clinicians interpret ambiguous information as supporting their hypothesis

D.            All of the above

12.          Standardization allows the clinician to do which of the following?

A.            See where an individual client’s score on the test falls in relation to the normal distribution of scores for that test

B.            Use the score on a particular test to estimate whether a client might meet the diagnostic criteria for psychological disorder

C.            Estimate the probability with which a client might meet DSM-IV

D.            All of the above

13.          OCD is NOT thought to play a role in which of the following cognitive constructs?

A.            Underestimation of personality ability

B.            Intolerance of uncertainty

C.            Beliefs about inflated responsibility

D.            Control of thoughts

14.          Which of the following is involved in a Thematic Apperception? - TAT

15.          The cardinal DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criterion for Mental Retardation is based primarily on an IQ score: