Quiz Chapter 4, Behavioral Assessment
The Handbook of Psychological
Assessment
5th edition
1. A core assumption of Behavioral
Assessment is that behavior can be
understood by focusing on: (95)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Birth order
Family relations and associated issues
Preceding events and resulting consequences
Complaints and rationalizations
All of the above
1. A core assumption of Behavioral
Assessment is that behavior can be
understood by focusing on: (95)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Birth order
Family relations and associated issues
Preceding events and resulting consequences
Complaints and rationalizations
All of the above
2. A problem with psychophsysiolgical
assessment is
A. Techniques are intrusive
B. Event-related potentials
C. Lack of interest in and knowledge regarding
instrumentation
D. Fear and anger have the same responses in
blood pressure
E. All of the above
2. A problem with psychophsysiolgical
assessment is
A. Techniques are intrusive
B. Event-related potentials
C. Lack of interest in and knowledge regarding
instrumentation
D. Fear and anger have the same responses in
blood pressure
E. All of the above
3. ____ involves setting a prompt like a
beeper and having the subject describe
cognitions at that moment.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Private speech
Thought sampling
Event-related potentials
Functional analysis
Behavioral assessment
3. ____ involves setting a prompt like a
beeper and having the subject describe
cognitions at that moment.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Private speech
Thought sampling
Event-related potentials
Functional analysis
Behavioral assessment
4. Treatment based on behavioral
principles has a long history dating back to
the days of: (97)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Aristotle
John C. Calhoun
Little Albert
William James
Fat Albert
4. Treatment based on behavioral
principles has a long history dating back to
the days of: (97)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Aristotle
John C. Calhoun
Little Albert
William James
Fat Albert
5.Behavioral Assessment originally focused
on the rate, frequency and ___ of relevant
behaviors. (97)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cause
Etiology
Dynamics
Underlying meaning
Duration
5.Behavioral Assessment originally focused
on the rate, frequency and ___ of relevant
behaviors. (97)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cause
Etiology
Dynamics
Underlying meaning
Duration
6. Behavioral assessment first emphasized
_____ which looks at the relationship
between behavior, antecedents and
consequences.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Functional analysis
Projective testing
Neuropsychological assessment
Internal dynamics
Articulated thoughts
6. Behavioral assessment first emphasized
_____ which looks at the relationship
between behavior, antecedents and
consequences.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Functional analysis
Projective testing
Neuropsychological assessment
Internal dynamics
Articulated thoughts
7. Perhaps the greatest advantage of
behavioral assessment is it’s:
A. Understanding of family dynamics
B. Appreciation of long-standing internal
conflicts
C. Emphasis on high reliability
D. Relevance toward treatment
E. All of the above
7. Perhaps the greatest advantage of
behavioral assessment is it’s:
A. Understanding of family dynamics
B. Appreciation of long-standing internal
conflicts
C. Emphasis on high reliability
D. Relevance toward treatment
E. All of the above
8. Which of the following is NOT a common
behavioral assessment strategy:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Behavioral observation
Self-report inventories
Projective tests
Psychophysiological assessment
Self-report inventories
8. Which of the following is NOT a common
behavioral assessment strategy:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Behavioral observation
Self-report inventories
Projective tests
Psychophysiological assessment
Self-report inventories
9. The Power of positive thinking is
simplistic because it is (111)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Not a very good predictor of adjustment
Based on Psychophysiological measurement
Impossible to measure
Assessed by projective tests
All of the above.
9. The Power of positive thinking is
simplistic because it is (111)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Not a very good predictor of adjustment
Based on Psychophysiological measurement
Impossible to measure
Assessed by projective tests
All of the above.
10. Which of the following is true of
cognitive self-report inventories?
A. They are complex to administer and interpret
B. There has been an expansion in the number
of inventories.
C. They were used primarily by Freudians
D. They have fallen out of favor
E. C & D
10. Which of the following is true of
cognitive self-report inventories?
A. They are complex to administer and interpret
B. There has been an expansion in the number
of inventories
C. They were used primarily by Freudians
D. They have fallen out of favor
E. C & D
The End