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PSYC 3230 Chapter 3 Exam with complete solutions 2024_2025.
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PSYC 3230 Chapter 3 Exam with completesolutions 2024/2025
idiographic understanding - ANSWER-an understanding of the behavior of a
particular individual
assessment - ANSWER-the process of collecting and interpreting relevant
information about a client or research participant
clinical assessment - ANSWER-used to determine how and why a person is
behaving abnormally and how that person may be helped
clinical assessment techniques (3 categories) - ANSWER--clinical interviews
-tests
-observations
standardization - ANSWER-the process in which a test is administered to a large
group of people whose performance then serves as a standard or norm against
which any individuals score can be measured
reliability - ANSWER-a measure of the consistency of test or search results
test-retest reliability - ANSWER-should yield the same results every time it is
given to the same people
, interrater reliability - ANSWER-if different judges independently agree on how to
score and interpret it
validity - ANSWER-the accuracy of a test's or study's results; this is, the extent to
which the test or study actually measures or shows what it claims
face validity - ANSWER-appearing valid simply because it makes sense and
seems reasonable
predictive validity - ANSWER-a tools ability to predict future characteristics or
behavior
concurrent validity - ANSWER-the degree to which the measures gathered from
one tool agree with the measures gathered from another assessments techniques
an assessment tool should not be used unless it has high _______ and ________
validity - ANSWER-predictive; concurrent
unstructured interview - ANSWER-asks open ended questions
structured interview - ANSWER-clinicians ask prepared questions
mental status exam - ANSWER-a set of interview questions and observations
designed to reveal the degree and nature of a clients abnormal functioning
unstructured interviews usually appeal to ___________ and _______ clinicians -
ANSWER-psychodynamic; humanistic
structured interviews usually appeal to __________ and _______ clinicians -
ANSWER-behavioral; cognitive
test - ANSWER-a device for gathering information about a few aspects of a
persons psychological functioning from which broader information about the
person can be inferred
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