Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 6th Canadian Edition by Flett Chapter 3
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Psyc3604 (PSYC3604)
Institution
Carleton University (CU
)
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 6th Canadian Edition by Flett Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis
Question type: True/False
1) Clinical assessment is a completely objective process.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Clinical Assessment, Classification, and ...
2) Therapeutic assessment and clinical assessment are the same thing.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
3) If a person obtains a similar score on the same test taken twice, the test is said to have
internal consistency reliability.
Answer: False
Section Reference: 3.1Reliability and Validity in Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1 Differentiate between reliability and validity in assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
4) Predictive validity is a kind of criterion validity.
Answer: True
Section Reference: 3.1 Reliability and Validity in Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1 Differentiate between reliability and validity in assessment.
,Bloom’s: Comprehension
5) A test can be reliable without being valid.
Answer: True
Section Reference: 3.1 Reliability and Validity in Assessment
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 3.1 Differentiate between reliability and validity in assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
6) The manner in which a clinical interview is conducted can impact the information obtained.
13) CT and MRI scans can assess for structural damage in the brain.
, Answer: True
Section Reference: 3.3 Biological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different types of biological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
14) fMRI has been used to diagnose schizophrenia.
Answer: False
Section Reference: 3.3 Biological Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different types of biological assessment.
Bloom’s: K
15) Imaging studies can be used to confirm diagnoses like ADHD and dementia.
Answer: True
Section Reference: 3.3 Biological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different types of biological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
16) Neurologists and neuropsychologists specialize in disorders of the central nervous system.
Answer: True
Section Reference: 3.3 Biological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3 Compare and contrast different types of biological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
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