Standardized Administration & Protocols Flashcards
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A psychometrist notices the testing room's fluorescent light is flickering during administration. What is the best course of action?
Answer: Continue testing and note the environmental distraction in the behavioral observations
Environmental factors that cannot be immediately resolved should be documented in behavioral observations so the supervising psychologist can consider their potential impact.
Which of the following best defines 'discontinue rule' in standardized testing?
Answer: The rule that halts administration of a subtest after a specified number of consecutive failures
A discontinue (ceiling) rule stops a subtest after a specified number of consecutive failures, preventing unnecessary distress from items the examinee cannot answer.
During vocabulary subtest administration, an examinee gives a response that could be scored at two different point levels. What should the psychometrist do?
Answer: Record the response verbatim and defer scoring ambiguity to the supervising psychologist
Verbatim recording and deferral to the supervising psychologist ensures ambiguous responses are scored by the qualified professional.
What is the primary purpose of conducting a 'query' (Q) during testing?
Answer: To obtain additional information when a response is unclear, incomplete, or ambiguous as specified in the manual
A query is a neutral prompt used to elicit elaboration when a response is ambiguous, incomplete, or unclear, as specified in the test manual.
An examinee asks the psychometrist 'Did I get that right?' after completing a problem-solving item. The appropriate response is:
Answer: 'You're doing fine, let's move on to the next one.'
A neutral, encouraging response avoids confirming or denying correctness, preserving standardized conditions while supporting the examinee.
Before beginning a standardized assessment, the psychometrist should verify all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: The examinee's diagnosis to select the most appropriate scoring criteria
Diagnosis is not used by the psychometrist to select scoring criteria; standard scoring rules apply regardless of diagnosis unless approved accommodations specify otherwise.
Which of the following is a core reason why a psychometrist must not coach an examinee during standardized testing?
Answer: It invalidates the normative comparison by altering the stimulus conditions from those used during standardization
Coaching changes the conditions under which the examinee responds, making their performance incomparable to the normative sample.