What are some advantages and disadvantages to standardized and nonstandardized tests?
What will be an ideal response?
Response needs to include mention of advantages of standardized tests as: objective information, information relative to norm group, and has validity and reliability scales. Disadvantage to standardized groups include: prone to bias; often results in labels; and can oversimplify. Advantages to nonstandardized tests include: individualized approach; fosters an active role with client; can be modified. Disadvantages of nonstandardized include: lacks validity and reliability scales; limits generalizability; and no reference group.
You might also like to view...
Odette proposes using a longitudinal design in a new study. A colleague reminds her that a major problem with longitudinal research is ______.
A. loss of participants B. cohort effects C. lack of external validity D. low statistical power
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the use of dyads to draw out group members?
a. Dyads can effectively be used to draw out group members b. The leader can pair up with a member he wants to draw out c. Both are true d. Neither is true
If a counselor wants a person other than a biological parent (such as a step-parent or grandparent) to have confidential information regarding a child client, a simple solution is to
a. tell the step-parent or grandparent to go to court and get a court order giving them access to the information. b. get a signed statement from the step-parent or grandparent that they will not reveal the information to anyone else once it is given to them. c. get a signed statement from the child allowing the counselor to disclose information to the step-parent or grandparent. d. get a signed statement from one of the biological parents allowing the counselor to disclose information to the step-parent or grandparent. e. ask the step-parent or grandparent to prove the child is living with them and then it is acceptable to give them access to confidential information regarding the child.
When the concepts of natural and logical consequences are applied, people are
A) ?allowed to experience the actual results of their behavior B) ?given a reward on a fixed interval schedule C) ?allowed to make decisions on the type of punishment to be used D) ?reinforced on a variable ratio schedule