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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 6th Canadian Edition by Flett Chapter 3

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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 ...

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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 Diagnosis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

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.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

7) Lack of awareness of assessment techniques is one reason clinicians do not engage in
evidence-based assessment.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

8) Test norms represent the average score on a psychological test.

Answer: False

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

,9) The MMPI-2 can be used as a diagnostic measure.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

10) Intelligence tests are based on the assumption that a person’s intellectual functioning can
predict success in school.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

11) If one particular group (e.g., Inuit) score in an abnormal manner on an IQ test, it means the
group is abnormal.

Answer: False

Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 3.1
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Comprehension

12) A cognitive therapist will pay particular attention to a client’s negative thoughts.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 3.2 Psychological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe psychological assessment.
Bloom’s: Knowledge

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

17) Psychophysiological assessment measures arousal.

Answer: True

Section Reference: 3.3 Biological Assessment
Difficulty: Easy

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