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03/10/2010

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Term
CACREP
Definition
Counsel for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Term
EBP
Definition
Evidence Based Practice
Term
What is Assessment?
Definition
a continuous process of gathering client data for decision making
Term
What do we use Assessment for?
Definition
identify problems,
understand a client’s assets and deficits
form predictions about the client’s future behavior.
Term
The process of Assessment -briefly
Definition
gather data,
draw inferences,
hypotheses
make predictions
evaluate effectiveness.
Term
What is an instrument?
Definition
tests,
checklists,
inventories,
mental status exams
clinical interviews
Term
standardized tests
Definition
Tests with uniform procedures of administration and scoring
Example: GRE

NOT an example: Rorshack and TAT
Term
objective tests OOOO
Definition
every observer of performance arrives at the same result
Term
subjective tests SOSOS
Definition
every observer could have a different result
Term
one perk of individual testing?
Definition
allows you to look at nonverbal cues
Term
speeded test

like a race
Definition
measure of how quickly the test can be completed
pure speed = can be completed in allotted time
Term
power test
Definition
determines how difficult the test is

pure power = test can not be completed regardless of time
Term
tests of maximum performance, measure...
Definition
intelligence, achievement and general aptitudes and abilities
Term
what do tests of typical performance measure?
Definition
everything else
Term
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Definition
individuals have their OWN systems for storing and responding to words like Fire, Snow, Water
Term
Measures of Central Tendency
Definition
Mean - Average
Median - Middle (50th percentile)
Mode - most often occuring
Term
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Definition
there is a curvilinear relationship between performance and anxiety. That is performance and anxiety will increase in a linear fashion until a level of optimal anxiety is reached. Then the performance level decreases as the anxiety level increases.
Robert M. Yerkes
Term
2 tests with empirical scaling
Definition
STRONG and MMPI
Term
4 methods of constructing tests
Definition
rational intuitive,
rational theoretical,
homogenous
and empirical
Term
Change process:
P and Declamente
Definition
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Term
Convergent Validity
Definition
items measuring the same things, correlate
Term
Discriminant Validity
Definition
items measuring different things, don't correlate
Term
What is treatment matching?
Definition
what treatment does the cl need, considering their test results?
Term
GAS
Definition
Goal Attainment Scaling

using a test to measure a desirable goal, career, beh change, etc.
Term
The Shipley Hartford Scale a measure of
Definition
verbal and abstract thinking.
Term
The Remote Associates Test is a measurement of
Definition
creativity.
Term
Seven competencies
Definition
KNOW
1- WHY you do it
2-HOW to identify instruments
3- LIMITations of the instruments
4- acceptable STANDARDS of test development (Norms, item bias)
6-Be sensitive to you client’s Hx
7-how it fits into YOUR THEORY of counseling
Term
norm referencing and criterion referencing
Definition
Norm - your score compared to others

Criterion - your score compared to a standard you're supposed to meet (BBS)
Term
Clients tend to prefer that assessment results be interpreted:
(A) individually
(B) in a group setting
Definition
individually interpreted
Term
Before interpreting any test with T-scores, the counselor should be aware of the
(A) reliability
(B) validity
(C) standard error of measurement
(D) history of the client regarding tests
(E) all of these
Definition
to interpret t-scores, you need to know:
EVERYTHING (reliability, validity, SEM, prior test history)
Term
A multitrait multimethod matrix (MTMMM)involves:
(A) correlating tests with instruments that measure the same trait
(B) correlating tests with instruments that measure different traits
(C) correlating tests that measure different traits with different methods
(E) all of these
Definition
MTMMM,
correlating everything with everything. + and -
Term
A criterion is usually
(A) a cut off score for a performance (B) behavior that an instrument is designed to predict
(C) opinions of experts about a test
Definition
behavior that an instrument is designed to predict
(whether it's predictive or concurrent)
Term
Criterion related validity can be demonstrated with
(A) appropriate content
(B) appropriate reliability
(C) differences between scores of people from selected criterion groups
Definition
differences between scores of people from selected criterion groups
Term
standard deviation
Definition
the square root of the variance
larger SD show more deviation from the mean
Term
Trait Anxiety vs State Anxiety
Definition
Trait - Continuous personality trait

State - when in contact with xyz
Term
User Qualifications: a level you're supposed to meet ABC
Definition
Level A- just read the manual
Level B- MA or equivalent (MeyBrig, Strong)
Level C you need a PhD or certification (stanford binet, rorschack)
Term
STRONG interest inventory what city?
Definition
Stanford Minnesota
Term
Describe how the Suinn Test Anxiety Behavior Scale might be used in the treatment of test anxiety?
Definition
Gives you hierarchy to work with, starting with less anxiety provoking ideas, and building up to more anxiety, provoking tasks. The finger flicking activity. Relax the body, measure their finger response. Repeat until they can improve.
Term
the four methods of constructing educational and psychological tests.
(ri rt h e)
Definition
rational intuitive,
rational theoretical,
homogenous and empirical.
Term
Measures of Variability
Definition
Range
Variation
Standard Deviation

All are useful benchmarks indicating how scores vary
Term
Variance
Definition
A measure of the variability of scores that is independent of the elevation of a distribution of scores.
11 12 12 13
same variance as
22 23 23 24
Term
What are some of the major difficulties in administering tests to children? How has this been remedied to some extent?
Definition
easily distracted, so you make it a game.
Term
Three types of panic attacks are not codeable disorders:
Definition
1. Uncued attacks -come out of the blue
2. Situationally bound attacks -occur with exposure or anticipation
3. Situationally predisposed -attacks are not invariably associated with a cue (sometimes riding an elevator flying in a plane or taking a test can be ok)
Term
Attacks have physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral elements
ex. of each pyhsical
Definition
Physical include: Stress response (fight or flight), rapid heartbeat, heavy breathing, pupil dilation, skin changes (numbness), dry mouth, trembling. A chance to misread cues.
Term
Emotional signs of Anxiety include:
Definition
Losing control (fainting, choking),
FEAR (going crazy, forgetting too much, losing the mind)
Term
Cognitive Sx of Anxiety include:
Definition
Thoughts of dying, needing to get out, having a heart attack, growing a tumor, feeling stupid
Term
Behavioral Sx of Anxiety include:
Definition
flight or freezing
Term
Passive relaxation strategies for Anxiety Tx include:
Definition
breathing,
visualization, meditation,
autohypnosis, autogenic training.
Term
Active relaxation for Anxiety Tx
strategies:
Definition
muscle relaxation,
yoga,
massage,
therapeutic touch
aerbics
Term
Systematic desensitization with reciprocal inhibition
Definition
master relaxation training,
identify targets,
construct a hierarchy,
present the hierarchy with a relaxation response.
(Do this with 40 items or a narrative)
Term
Flooding
Definition
no relaxation involved!
Exposure and immersion with role play, soliloquy, body sculpting, role reversal, and real life practice.
Term
Get rid of irrational beliefs using Ellis' ABCD approach.
Definition
A = Activating Event

B = Belief System

C = Consequence
How you feel about the event based on your self-talk

D = Dispute
Examine your beliefs and expectations
Are they unrealistic or irrational?
Term
Scales of Measurement:
Definition
Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio
Term
Ordinal
Definition
Shows rank and position. PERCENTILE
Term
Interval

(lIkert)
Definition
shows rank, equal appearing intervals thermometor,
Likert scale (not equal differences)
Term
Ratio scale:
Definition
Shows rank, equal appearing intervals.
There is an absolute zero.
ex. Ruler
Term
raw scores are meaningless without
Definition
interpretive data
Term
z-score
Definition
how many standard deviations from the mean

z= X-M
_______
sd

x= 85 M=75 SD=5


85-75 = 10
divided by 5 = 2
z=2
Term
t-score
Definition
the percenTile 50 + 10z = t

t= 80
(you know 0=50, so x3 sd = 80
or
z-score = 2, 50 +2x10 = 20.
t=70
Term
Stanine scores
Definition
have a mean of five with a standard deviation of two are presented in a range of percentile scores.
Stanine refers to standard nines, because there are nine divisions.
Term
non random sample
Definition
every Nth person
Term
purposive sample
Definition
a sample that will provide the data needed
Term
reliability refers to
Definition
consistency
Term
2 types of reliability
Definition
Stability reliability
Internal Consistency reliability
Term
Stability Reliability
Definition
Test Retest
should have no practice effect

Equivalent/Alternate/Parallel Forms
different tests that are similar
Term
Internal Consistency Reliability
3 different kinds:
Definition
Split Half
Kuder Richardson 20 21
Cronbach's alpha
Term
Split Half Reliability
Definition
split data in half, then use the Spearman Brown formula to make them whole again.
Term
Kuder-Richardson formulas 20 and 21 for dichotomous items

lower reliability than split- half
Definition
20 is for a heterogeneous trait (measuring many things)

21 is for a homogenous trait (measuring one thing)
Term
Cronbach’s alpha is used when
Definition
the scoring is not dichotomous.
ex. likert scales or different weight on different questions
Term
Validity
Definition
truthfulness, does it indeed measure what is is supposed to measure.
You can not have validity without reliability.
Term
Universal Domain of Content
Definition
Is the test missing something?

= - x but missing division?
Term
Item response recall:
response bias
Definition
what you think the better response should be
Term
Item response recall:
response set
Definition
no attention to content, just a pattern of answers
Term
computer modeling and stochastic probability theory
Definition
if you get it right, the questions get harder
Term
correlations between items of evidence and internal structure
what should correlate internally?
Definition
+ and - items should correlate
x and division items should correlate
Term
factor analysis, or evidence of internal structure
(what factor are you measuring?)
Definition
if you want to measure depression you just want one factor measuring depression
Term
construct validity
Definition
based on relationships to other variables, does this test for depression correlate with other tests for depression?
Term
multi trait multi method matrix
Definition
drawing of the network
testing the same thing should corrlelate
testing different things should not correlate
Term
convergent validity
Definition
tests testing the same thing should correlate
Term
discriminant validity
Definition
tests testing different things should not correlate.
Term
Criterion related avlidity-
1. predictive validity=
Definition
the correlation btwn the instrument and a criterion at a future point
SAT predicts college GPA
Term
Criterion related avlidity-
2. concurrent validity+
Definition
correlation btwn the instrument and a criterion at the same moment.
come in with depression and the test says you're depressed
Term
Criterion related validity has two types
P and C
Definition
Predictive and Concurrent
Term
consequential validity,
Definition
what is the impact of the test?
What should counselors expect of their cl regarding the meaning of the test
Term
Expectancy table
Definition
if the instrument predicts correctly, it is a hit
incorrectly, it's a miss
Misses can be false positives or false negatives
Term
test utility
Definition
What are the benefits in terms of cost and personal time for using the instruments
finances of making decisions
Term
Item discrimination=
Definition
a single item will discriminate between one group of people and another.
Term
Item Difficulty=
Definition
P value, you want more than 70% of ppl to get it right.
Term
And when we have the test accurately representing the behavior among some people, what do you call that?
Definition
a HIT
Term
If a test predicts you to be poor, but you end up being good, what kind of miss is that?
Definition
FALSE NEGATIVE
Term
which of these is most expensive mistake?
False positive
or
False negative
Definition
false positive is the most expensive mistake
Term
What is the point of expectancy tables?
Definition
To determine if testing is cost effective. ruling out false positives.
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