Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing

Ann Abramowitz; Marcia Caron

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Chapter 11. Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing

Ann J. Abramowitz, Ph.D.; Marcia L. Caron, M.A.

DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585623921.455078

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It is essential that mental health and pediatric clinicians serving children and adolescents have an understanding of psychological testing. They need to know when to refer a youngster for such testing, and they must be able to understand the results of testing when it has been performed for a youngster in their care. Typical questions that warrant a referral for psychological or neuropsychological testing include, but are not limited to, the following:

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According to the American Education Research Association, clinically relevant requirements for the ethical administration and interpretation of tests include all of the following except

A psychological test must be appropriately constructed and standardized. Interpretation is based on some type of standardized score, which in turn is based on the standard deviation (SD), or dispersion, of test scores for the sample. Correct statements regarding the SD include all of the following except

Which of the following is the correct definition of reliability?

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AAM 2010;304:1493-1495.

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BMJ 2010;341:c5893-c1494.

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