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  1. A psychologist administers an IQ test to a client and obtains a score of 95. The test has a standard error of measurement (SEM) of 5. What is the 68% confidence interval for the true score?

    Answer: 90-100

    The 68% confidence interval is calculated as the obtained score ± 1 SEM (95 ± 5 = 90-100).

  2. Which type of validity evidence is gathered by examining how well a test correlates with an established measure of the same construct administered simultaneously?

    Answer: Concurrent validity

    Concurrent validity is established by correlating a new test with an existing criterion measure administered at the same time.

  3. In the DSM-5, which specifier indicates that symptoms of a major depressive episode are present during the last two weeks of pregnancy or within four weeks after delivery?

    Answer: With peripartum onset

    The 'with peripartum onset' specifier applies when depression onset occurs during pregnancy or within four weeks postpartum.

  4. A test yields consistent results across different occasions but does not measure what it claims to measure. This test has:

    Answer: High reliability and low validity

    Reliability is necessary but not sufficient for validity; a test can be consistently wrong (high reliability, low validity).

  5. Which neuropsychological test is most commonly used to assess visuospatial construction and executive planning abilities?

    Answer: Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test

    The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test assesses visuospatial ability and visual memory through copy and recall of a complex figure.

  6. A clinician suspects malingering on a neuropsychological evaluation. Which assessment tool is specifically designed to detect symptom validity and effort?

    Answer: Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM)

    The TOMM is a symptom validity test designed to detect feigned or exaggerated memory impairment.

  7. According to the DSM-5, the diagnosis of intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) requires deficits in intellectual functioning AND deficits in:

    Answer: Adaptive behavior

    DSM-5 requires both deficits in intellectual functions and deficits in adaptive behavior across conceptual, social, and practical domains.