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An instrument is considered __________ if differences in results are attributable to demographic variables (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity, culture, age, language, geographic region, etc.) rather than to the construct being measured. 1. unsuitable 2. biased 3. insensitive 4. unusable {Ans: 2. biased}Tests that are administered by examinees reading the instructions themselves and then taking the test are __________ tests. 1. self-administered 2. all of these answers are correct 3. individually administered 4. Group administered {Ans: 1. Self-administered}Which of the following is the most likely place to find more informal assessment methods? 1. Mental Measurements Yearbook 2. Academic Literature 3. Test Publishers 4. Assessments created by your agency {Ans: Assessments created by your agency}Which clinical scale on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 is characterized by elevated mood, irritability, flight of ideas, grandiose, and excitability? 1. Psychasthenia 2. Schizophrenia 3. Hypochondriasis 4. Hypomania {Ans: 4. Hypomania}The evaluation of reliability and validity evidence is most commonly grounded in what statistical analysis: 1. Correlation 2. Regression 3. Central tendency 4. Variance {Ans: 1. Correlation}Therapeutic alliance can be defined by which of the following factors? 1. Emotional bond 2. Agreement on goals 3. Agreement on how to get there 4.