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  1. A client obtains a score of 110 on a test with a standard error of measurement (SEM) of 5. Which range captures the client's true score with approximately 95% confidence?

    Answer: 100 to 120

    A 95% confidence band is roughly the obtained score plus or minus 2 SEMs, so 110 ± 10 gives 100 to 120.

  2. A counselor wants to estimate internal consistency for a test made up entirely of true/false items. Which statistic is most appropriate?

    Answer: Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 (KR-20)

    KR-20 estimates internal consistency for dichotomously scored items, and coefficient alpha is its generalization to multi-point items.

  3. A student's report shows a stanine of 5. How should the counselor describe this score?

    Answer: Average, within the middle band of the distribution

    Stanines run from 1 to 9 with a mean of 5, and stanine 5 covers about the middle 20% of scores.

  4. An anxiety scale gives nearly identical scores across repeated administrations, but its scores track general verbal ability much more closely than anxiety. What best describes this instrument?

    Answer: Reliable but not valid for measuring anxiety

    Consistent scores show reliability, but measuring the wrong construct means it lacks validity; reliability is necessary but not sufficient for validity.

  5. On a forced-choice interest inventory, a client's highest score is in Artistic. Under ipsative interpretation, what does this mean?

    Answer: Artistic interests are the client's strongest relative to their own other interest areas

    Ipsative scores compare a person's traits with their own other traits rather than with a norm group.

  6. Under the ACA Code of Ethics, what should a counselor do with achievement test results from five years ago when making a current placement decision?

    Answer: Avoid relying on outdated results for current purposes

    ACA Standard E.11 says counselors do not use data or results that are obsolete or outdated for the current purpose.

  7. A graduate program checks the validity of an admissions test using only admitted students, who all scored in the top 15%. How will this most likely affect the validity coefficient?

    Answer: Shrink it because of restricted range

    Restriction of range reduces score variability, which lowers the observed correlation between predictor and criterion.