Projective assessment techniques refer to tests and procedures which:
A. Require intensive observation of students in naturalistic settings.
B. Measure response to prompts that simulate real-life stressors.
C. Psychologists and psychiatrists use as paradoxical techniques to lower defenses.
D. Elicit an individual's inner feelings and conflicts through response to ambiguous stimuli.
E. Are often selected by school assessment staff because of their high reliability and validity in diagnosing EBD.
Question 2...A specific purpose behavior rating scale might be selected by school assessment professionals when:
A. Referral concerns indicate particular types of emotional/behavioral problems that require further exploration.
B. Time is limited and assessment must be efficient and tailored.
C. Children have a low tolerance for standardized individual testing.
D. General purpose behavior rating scales have yielded minimal useful information.
E. Reports by outside professionals used a specific purpose instrument and the results need to be validated
Question 3...Characteristics of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment include:
A. Correspondence to the elements of the federal definition of EBD to aid in diagnosis.
B. Availability of projective assessment techniques to supplement behavior rating scales.
C. Emphasis on cross-informant assessment, along with interview and observation tools.
D. Focus on chronicity and duration of behaviors by requiring ratings across at least 2 years.
E. Provision of combined normative data for males and females.
Question 4...The IEP for a student with EBD should be developed by:
A. The special education teacher.
B. The general education teacher in an inclusion classroom.
C. The school psychologist.
D. The IEP team.
E. The behavior specialist.
Question 5...Best practices for use of behavior rating scales would include all of the following except:
A. Seeking input from multiple informants and settings.
B. Interpreting the results with reference to informants' experiences with the child.
C. Considering the reliability and validity of the measures.
D. Selecting tests based on a large nationally stratified sample.
E. Selecting tests that collapse gender and age in the norms tables to maximize sample size.
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