Quiz Chapter 4, Behavioral Assessment

The Handbook of Psychological Assessment5th edition

1. A core assumption of Behavioral Assessment is that behavior can be

understood by focusing on: (95)

A. Birth orderB. Family relations and associated issuesC. Preceding events and resulting consequencesD. Complaints and rationalizationsE. All of the above

1. A core assumption of Behavioral Assessment is that behavior can be

understood by focusing on: (95)

A. Birth orderB. Family relations and associated issuesC. Preceding events and resulting consequencesD. Complaints and rationalizationsE. All of the above

2. A problem with psychophsysiolgical assessment is

A. Techniques are intrusiveB. Event-related potentials C. Lack of interest in and knowledge regarding

instrumentationD. Fear and anger have the same responses in

blood pressureE. All of the above

2. A problem with psychophsysiolgical assessment is

A. Techniques are intrusiveB. Event-related potentials C. Lack of interest in and knowledge regarding

instrumentationD. Fear and anger have the same responses in

blood pressureE. All of the above

3. ____ involves setting a prompt like a beeper and having the subject describe

cognitions at that moment.

A. Private speechB. Thought samplingC. Event-related potentials D. Functional analysisE. Behavioral assessment

3. ____ involves setting a prompt like a beeper and having the subject describe

cognitions at that moment.

A. Private speechB. Thought samplingC. Event-related potentials D. Functional analysisE. Behavioral assessment

4. Treatment based on behavioral principles has a long history dating back to

the days of: (97)

A. AristotleB. John C. CalhounC. Little AlbertD. William JamesE. Fat Albert

4. Treatment based on behavioral principles has a long history dating back to

the days of: (97)

A. AristotleB. John C. CalhounC. Little AlbertD. William JamesE. Fat Albert

5.Behavioral Assessment originally focused on the rate, frequency and ___ of relevant

behaviors. (97)

A. CauseB. EtiologyC. DynamicsD. Underlying meaningE. Duration

5.Behavioral Assessment originally focused on the rate, frequency and ___ of relevant

behaviors. (97)

A. CauseB. EtiologyC. DynamicsD. Underlying meaningE. Duration

6. Behavioral assessment first emphasized _____ which looks at the relationship between behavior, antecedents and

consequences. A. Functional analysisB. Projective testingC. Neuropsychological assessmentD. Internal dynamicsE. Articulated thoughts

6. Behavioral assessment first emphasized _____ which looks at the relationship between behavior, antecedents and

consequences. A. Functional analysisB. Projective testingC. Neuropsychological assessmentD. Internal dynamicsE. Articulated thoughts

7. Perhaps the greatest advantage of behavioral assessment is it’s:

A. Understanding of family dynamicsB. Appreciation of long-standing internal

conflictsC. Emphasis on high reliabilityD. Relevance toward treatmentE. All of the above

7. Perhaps the greatest advantage of behavioral assessment is it’s:

A. Understanding of family dynamicsB. Appreciation of long-standing internal

conflictsC. Emphasis on high reliabilityD. Relevance toward treatmentE. All of the above

8. Which of the following is NOT a common behavioral assessment strategy:

A. Behavioral observationB. Self-report inventoriesC. Projective testsD. Psychophysiological assessmentE. Self-report inventories

8. Which of the following is NOT a common behavioral assessment strategy:

A. Behavioral observationB. Self-report inventoriesC. Projective testsD. Psychophysiological assessmentE. Self-report inventories

9. The Power of positive thinking is simplistic because it is (111)

A. Not a very good predictor of adjustmentB. Based on Psychophysiological measurementC. Impossible to measureD. Assessed by projective testsE. All of the above.

9. The Power of positive thinking is simplistic because it is (111)

A. Not a very good predictor of adjustmentB. Based on Psychophysiological measurementC. Impossible to measureD. Assessed by projective testsE. All of the above.

10. Which of the following is true of cognitive self-report inventories?

A. They are complex to administer and interpretB. There has been an expansion in the number

of inventories. C. They were used primarily by FreudiansD. They have fallen out of favorE. C & D

10. Which of the following is true of cognitive self-report inventories?

A. They are complex to administer and interpretB. There has been an expansion in the number

of inventoriesC. They were used primarily by FreudiansD. They have fallen out of favorE. C & D

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