Jacqueline, a school psychologist, is observing a child in her classroom. Jacqueline is completing a structured checklist of the child's disruptive behaviors while the child is interacting with peers.
What best describes the type of observation Jacqueline is doing?
a. direct, naturalistic, and obtrusive
b. direct, naturalistic, and unobtrusive
c. direct, contrived, and unobtrusive
d. direct, contrived, and obtrusive
Q. 2All of the following are forms of collateral sources of information except:
a. self-monitoring
b. rating scale completed by a parent
c. school records
d. interview with a teacher
Q. 3Evadne, a teacher at an elementary school is completing a rating scale for one her students. The teacher has often complained about the student to the school counselor, leaving a bad impression about the student on the school counselor.
Which of the following rating scale errors is most likely to occur?
a. severity
b. negative halo
c. social desirability
d. response deviance
Q. 4While selecting a test to use in his private practice, Kent discovered that a particular test was not very consistent or stable over time. In other words, a test-taker's score varied each time he or she took it. Kent can most likely infer that:
a. the test is biased
b. the test has a poor evidence of validity
c. the test makers did not use an appropriate norming sample
d. the test has poor evidence of reliability
Q. 5When a test accurately measures what it is intended to measure it is said to have sound
a. cost-effectiveness
b. reliability
c. consistency
d. validity
Q. 6Sue, a school counselor is observing a student's behavior in the classroom. She is monitoring how often the student gets out of his seat while working on a class activity.
In order to record this behavior, Sue makes a check mark on a tally sheet and counts how many times the student got out of his seat. Which observation recording method is Sue using?
a. duration recording
b. time sampling
c. event recording
d. self-monitoring
Q. 7Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a computer-based test?
a. It can be used by all test takers
b. It is cost-effective
c. It has a flexible administration schedule
d. It provides immediate scoring and results interpretation
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