What is true about observational measures used by psychologists?

Observations can be all of these; no one answer is sufficient

Which is NOT a factor that is encouraged by a positive learning environment?

Students compete with each other to earn the best grades

Which is not a type of executive function students must use to succeed in school?

Being able to follow specific, step-by-step directions

SMART goals are specific goals used to measure progress in a meaningful way

Which of these is correct about characteristics of the interview process?

Rapport will create the trust needed to share personal information

For which teachers would the History/Transition Information Profile be most useful?

Teachers with a class of all new students who have past school records

Jean Piaget defined four levels of cognitive development. Select the choice that describes the preoperational stage.

2-3 to 7 y/o and it is when logical thought begins to develop.

What is true regarding a Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)?

The information it collects is reported by a child’s parents

When a teacher understands that students have different strengths as learners, they are utilizing what theory?

Gardener's theory of mutiple intelligences

1. Why is curriculum-based assessment effective?

CBM assessments are regular, frequent and consistent among all students

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1
What is true about observational measures used by psychologists?
Observations focus only on the products of behavior
Observations must be only via naturalistic observation
Observations can be all of these; no one answer is sufficient
Observations focus only on the processes of behavior
2
Marcia's identity theory has 4 statuses. When someone has made a choice but has not thought deeply about it, they are in
Identity diffusion
Foreclosure
Moratorium
Identity achievement
3
On the WISC-V, Which of the following evaluates short-term memory
Block Design
Symbol Search
Vocabulary
Digit Span
4
In Mrs. Vee's classroom, students earn paper money for good behavior to buy prizes. What technique is Mrs. Vee using?
Extinction
Satiation
Token economy
Law of effect
5
Which is NOT a factor that is encouraged by a positive learning environment?
Students are able to develop and practice good social skills
Students compete with each other to earn the best grades
Students feel confident in their abilities
Students learn to take risks and solve problems
6
Which type of research that studies people over an extended period of time?
Cross-sectional
Longitudinal
Field study
Survey study
7
Which is not a type of executive function students must use to succeed in school?
Being able to follow specific, step-by-step directions
Being able to organize a report, essay, or project parts
Being able to retrieve previously learned information
Being able to assign appropriate priority to each item
8
What is a SMART goal
SMART goals are specific goals used to measure progress in a meaningful way
SMART goals are used at the start of lessons so students focus on learning
SMART goals are used to document the progress of a group of students
SMART goals are used to predict student success on local and state exams
9
Which of these is correct about characteristics of the interview process?
Good interviewers focus only on information, not on social factors
Most often the interview questions are standardized for uniformity
Rapport will create the trust needed to share personal information
Establishing a relationship with the respondent will only interfere
10
A new student with no prior evals/records moved at the start of the SY. Which is least needed for problem identification
Tests for social skills
Personality Inventory
Complete IQ testing
Portfolio assessments
11
When a district identifies needs and puts together a list of resources for families, they have completed the process of
Social construction
Needs mapping
Resource mapping
Budget planning
12
For which teachers would the History/Transition Information Profile be most useful?
Step-up” teachers who follow their students from one grade to the next
Teachers with a class of all new students who have past school records
Teachers of mixed-age classes with the same students for several years
Teachers with a class of all new students with no earlier school records
13
What consultation model is used when a school counselor assembles a principal, gen ed/specials teachers, and parents?
Collaborative-interdependent
Collaborative-dependent
Multi-interdependent
Triadic-dependent
14
Jean Piaget defined four levels of cognitive development. Select the choice that describes the preoperational stage.
12-14 y/o when one can systematically test hypothes about cause and effect
7-14 y/o and involves manipulation of objects to get simultaneous change
Birth to 1-2 years of age and is preverbal.
2-3 to 7 y/o and it is when logical thought begins to develop.
15
What type of plan can be used to make sure a student who has an SLD but is not in special education has accommodations?
IEP
504
Progress Reportplan
Goal Analysis
16
What is true regarding a Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)?
Its items are not standardized and they can be individualized
It is a self-report measure, so interviewers are not allowed
The information it collects is reported by a child’s parents
It assesses behavior problems but not social competencies
17
Of the following tests, which is not a standardized achievement test?
The CTBS
The TAT
The SAT
The ITBS
18
When a teacher understands that students have different strengths as learners, they are utilizing what theory?
Spearman's G factor theory
Gardener's theory of mutiple intelligences
Binet's mental age theory
Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligency
19
1. Why is curriculum-based assessment effective?
CBM assessments are differentiated and tailored to student interests.
CBM assessments can vary from student to student based on learning styles.
CBM is not given often, which relieves pressure from teachers and students.
CBM assessments are regular, frequent and consistent among all students
20
Which of the following people developed the first working intelligence test?
David Wechsler
Alfred Binet
Lewis Terman
Raymond Cattell
21
The Activity-Based Assessment Inventory, or ABA Inventory, is not designed to explore which area of a student’s life?
Family
Grades
Friends
Games
22
1. Ms. Jamison fosters good behavior in her classroom by openly complimenting students. This is
Social Reinforcement
Token Reinforcement
Tangible Reinforcement
Natural Reinforcement

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