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(Answer) PSYU 432 Quiz for Chapter 2

QUESTIONS

Question 1

“Does a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination of the defendant in a criminal trial violate that defendant’s fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination?”  This was the question before the court in which case?

  • Mitchell v. State
  • Allen v. District of Columbia
  • Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
  • Jaffee v. Redmond

Question 2

Ability tests developed using samples of White test takers cannot be used to track African-American students in the school system.  This was the essence of the ruling in which of the following court cases?

  • Larry P. v. Riles (1979)
  • Hobson v. Hanson (1967)
  • Debra P. v. Turlington (1981)
  • Griggs v. Duke Power Company (1971)

Question 3

Consistent with recommendations regarding professional ethics, post-test feedback to test takers should do what?

  • avoid any information that may arouse anxiety
  • be accurate and understandable
  • focus on only “positive” findings
  • limit information on recommendations being made based on test results

Question 4

Today, which of the following groups would be MOST likely to cite the research of Henry H. Goddard in literature it produces for public consumption?

  • The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
  • The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  • The American Psychological Association (APA)
    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

Question 5

Griggs v. Duke Power Company and Albemarle Paper Company v. Moody had what issue in common?

  • the use of tests that discriminate against minorities because they do not measure the specific skills required for the job
  • the use of tests that discriminate against minorities in that they were unfairly used to terminate employment
  • the use of tests that discriminate against minorities because examiners administering the tests were biased
  • the use of tests that discriminate against minorities because the test data were used unfairly to determine promotions

Question 6

Which of the following is a violation of the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002)?

  • Know used deception in his experiment because he did not want his participants to know anything, even though it would have not changed the outcome of the research.
  • Peabody told the participants the purpose of his study in order to avoid deceiving them.
  • Whatson was studying stereotypes, so used some deception in his experiment.  At the end of the experiment he fully debriefed the participants.
  • Lynn told the participants of her study that they could stop the experiment if they were experiencing any kind of emotional distress.

Question 7

The “privilege” referred to in the term privileged information belongs to whom?

  • an employer and police
  • a mother and her child
  • a therapist and client
  • a test publisher and a test taker

Question 8

What is an issue with computer assisted psychological assessment (CAPA)?

  • Computerized tests cannot be copied easily.
  • They are comparable to paper and pencil versions of the test, thus making them obsolete.
  • Computerized tests are taken on the computer, but scored by hand, reducing accuracy.
  • Computerized tests can be unregulated, casting possible skepticism on all tests.

Question 9

Persons diagnosed with different psychiatric disorders may have differing capacities to provide truly informed consent. A person suffering from which of the following disorders would have the BEST probability of providing truly informed consent?

  • dementia
  • major depression
  • schizophrenia
  • bipolar disorder

Question 10

Projective tests may be viewed as remedying a deficiency of which other type of psychological test?

  • intelligence tests
  • proficiency tests
  • self-report tests
  • neurological tests

ANSWERS

Question 1

“Does a court order for a compulsory psychiatric examination of the defendant in a criminal trial violate that defendant’s fifth amendment right to avoid self-incrimination?”  This was the question before the court in which case?

  • Mitchell v. State
  • Allen v. District of Columbia
  • Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
  • Jaffee v. Redmond

 Correct Answer: Mitchell v. State

Question 2

Ability tests developed using samples of White test takers cannot be used to track African-American students in the school system.  This was the essence of the ruling in which of the following court cases?

  • Larry P. v. Riles (1979)
  • Hobson v. Hanson (1967)
  • Debra P. v. Turlington (1981)
  • Griggs v. Duke Power Company (1971)

 Correct Answer: Hobson v. Hanson (1967)

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