Appraisal

On the WAIS-IV, the mean is ___ and the standard deviation is___.

100:15

A multiple choice test is a ____test.

a - recognition

An essay question or word association test is an example of a ____test.

a- subjective

A tests ___ is the degree to which a test is measuring what it is intended to measure.

a- validitiy

A psychic says to the counselor, "You have a gift...People are drawn to you for advice." The psychic is relying on:

b- Barnum effect - also called the forer effect, is a general description of a personality trait or characteristics that is so vague that is could apply to anyone.

A counselor is working with a Haitian client for the first time. The counselor is considering administering the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire ( 16PF) What does the counselor need to take into consideration before selecting this assessment.

b- If the counselor needs to be knowledgeable of Haitain culture.

Harry scores a 72 0n the WAIS-IV IQ test. His score is within ___compared to the mean.

c- 2 standard deviations ( 1 SD = 85-115, 2 SD = 70-130)

Brian has an IQ of 140 on the Stanford-Binet. He would be classified as:

c- gifted ( 130-144 is gifted, 145 of greater is very gifted, 120 superior and 100 is average)

A client is asked by a counselor to remember a list of four words. The counselor then asks the client to count forward by 7's and repeat the list of four words that she previously mentioned. What is being measured or tested?

c- sequential processing