Counseling Assessment and Testing

Question 1

Which psychometric property indicates that a test consistently measures what it measures across repeated administrations?

Accepted Answer

Reliability

Answer

Validity

Answer

Standardization

Answer

Norming

Question 2

Content validity refers to:

Accepted Answer

Whether the test items adequately represent the domain being measured

Answer

The test's correlation with future performance

Answer

The internal consistency of test items

Answer

Standardization of administration procedures

Question 3

A norm-referenced test compares an individual's score to:

Accepted Answer

The scores of a standardization sample

Answer

A predetermined mastery standard

Answer

The test's theoretical construct

Answer

The individual's own prior scores

Question 4

The standard error of measurement (SEM) represents:

Accepted Answer

The expected amount of error in any individual's observed score

Answer

The variability of scores within a normative sample

Answer

The difference between two test forms

Answer

The coefficient alpha of the test

Question 5

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is best described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

Self-report symptom severity measure

Answer

Intelligence test

Answer

Projective personality assessment

Answer

Neuropsychological battery

Question 6

A counselor suspects cultural bias in a test used with a client from a minority background. This concern relates primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Construct validity and fairness

Answer

Test reliability

Answer

Test-retest validity

Answer

Predictive efficiency