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Define psychometrics |
The study of reliability and validity |
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Define inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, alternate-form reliability, and internal consistency reliability |
Degree to which two independent observers agree Extent to which two people taking the same test twice after a certain point of time score the same Extent to which scores on two forms of tests are consistent Assessing whether test items are related to each other |
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Define validity, content validity and criterion validity |
Whether measure fulfills its purpose Whether measure adequately samples interest Whether measure is associated in an expected way with some other measure |
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Define concurrent validity, predictive validity, construct validity and case validity |
Resulting measure of two variables at the same point in time Evaluating measure of two variable's at same point in time Ability to predict a variable measure in the future Calidity of interpretations and decisions made with respect to specific person/situation |
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Define clinical interviews What are the 3 types of clinicians |
Focus on watching reaction of client 1. Behavioural clinician 2. Psychodynamic clinician 3. Psychoanalytical clinician |
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Define structured interviews how are they scaled Define Evidence-based Agreement |
Questions set out in a prescribed fashion Scale to 3 |
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What are the 3 types of psychological tests?
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1. Self-report personal inventories (MMPI) 2. Projective Personality Tests (Rorschach and TAT) 3. Intelligence Tests (IQ Test) |
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Define Case Formulation What are the 4 variables in cognitive behavioural assessment? |
Map of person presenting problems that describes the parameters of said problems and explains the processes and causes that maintain the problem S - Stimuli |
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What is Experience sampling and the EMA? |
Self-observation involving collection of data in real time rather than reflecting back over time periods to remember thoughts/feelings/etc. |
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What are the speciailized approaches to cognitie assessment? |
Dysfunctional attitude scale (DAS) - Determins different types of cognition
Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations (ATSS) - Assess immediate thoughts in specific situations Thought LIsting Videotape reconstruction Questionnaires |
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What is family functioning based on? Define Equifinality |
Infant attachment Social learning theory through parental figures Interpersonal theories regarding social interactions The same goal/endpoint can result from many starting points and processes |
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What is FES? What are the 3 main themes? |
Family Environment Scale -- Provides measure of family environment, and perceptions of ideal family as well as the family environment the respondant feels ought to exist Family relationship, personal growth, system maintenane |
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What is FACES? |
Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scales - Model of family functioning measure degree of adapatibility/cohesion and differentiating between dysfunctionalism and functionalism |
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What is the BPI? What is affectionless control? |
Parental Bonding Inventory: Assess level of care or warmth and level of controlling behaviours in parents Overcontrollingness with lack of warmth and care |
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What is the EMBU? |
Self-report measure developed to assess memories of parental rearing styles |
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What are the different types of Brain imaging, what happens? |
MRI - Large magnet causes hydrogen atoms in body to move. Magnetic stops, look at circuit for brain tissue fMRI - Metabolic changes showing structures of brain during cognitive processess CT - Assess structural brain abnormality. Horizontal x-ray scan measuring radioactivity, head moves and shows enlargment of ventricles |
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Define Neurologist and Neuropsychologist |
Physician specializing in medical diseases affecting nervous system Studying how dysfunctions of the brain affect the way we think, feel, and behave |
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What are the goals of neuropsychology |
1. Behavioural correlaiton of brain functions 2. Characteristic profile with neurobehavioural syndrome 3. Stablish location, laterlization, etiology of brain lesion 4. Neuropsycholgoical deficits are present or not 5. Neuropsychological strengths/weakness/strategy of problem solving 6. Assess patient's feeling about syndrome 7. Provide treatment recommendations |
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What is the Halstea-Reitan battery? |
Studying person's performance to judge whether the person is brain damge and where said brain damage may be located |
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What are the 4 tests involved i nthe Halstead-Reitan battery? |
Tactile Performance Test (Time) Category Test Speech Sounds Perception Test |
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What is Psychophysiology? What characteristics are measured? |
Bodily changes accompanied by psychological events or associated with person's psychological characteristics Heart rate, muscle tension, blood flow and brain waves during differnet moods |
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What is used to measure heart rate?
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Electrocardiogram: Electrodes placed on chest are led to instrument for measuring electric currents |
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How are brain waves measured? |
Electroencephalogram (EEG): Electrodes placed on scal record electrical activity in underlying brain area Electrodermal responding: Increase in sweat glands by ANS during emotions causing increase in electrical conduction of skin |
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What are ERPs? |
Event-Related Potentials (ERP's): Specific brain wave voltage potentials used by standardized neuropsychological tests modified for computer presentation |
