What is the purpose of group differentiation when assessing for construct validity?

a. To determine whether a test can differentiate two different groups of people in a way predicted by theory
b. To determine if scores on a test are found to be uncorrelated to scores on another instrument measuring a different construct
c. To produce a statistical coefficient
d. None of the above


a. To determine whether a test can differentiate two different groups of people in a way predicted by theory

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According to Baca and Koss-Chioino " becomes the foreground rather than the background for the group process."

What will be an ideal response?

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__________ variables are considered to be either uncontrolled or unknown factors that can potentially affect the results or the response to the dependent variable.

a. Confounding b. Extraneous c. Independent d. Control

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One of the major differences between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) is that the MMPI-2 focuses mainly on __________, whereas the MCMI-III was created to diagnose _________

a. client strengths and weaknesses; pathology b. pathology; client strengths and weaknesses c. personality disorders; clinical symptoms d. clinical symptoms; personality disorders

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School counselors are ethically obligated to

a. advocate for students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (GLBTQ). b. only advocate for GLBTQ students if the school district is in favor of supporting them. c. guide students who question their sexual orientation toward choosing heterosexuality. d. allow their own values to determine whether or not they advocate for students who are GLBTQ.

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