Test Bank For Psychological Testing Principles 9th Edition And Issues Application 2024

CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page11. Accordingtorecentresearch,growingnumbersoffour-yearcollegesarenotrelyingontheSATtestpartlybecauseofa. budgetconstraints.b. diversityconcerns.c. reliabilityissues.d. qualitycontrol.b2. Psychologicaltestsa. pertainonlytoovertbehavior.b. alwayshaverightorwronganswers.c. donotattempttomeasuretraits.d. measurecharacteristicsofhumanbehavior.d3. Thespecificstimulusonatesttowhichapersonrespondsovertlyiscalleda(n)a. overtevent.b. answer.c. item.d. scale.c4. Anindividualtesta. involvesasingleexaminerfortwoormoresubjects.b. involvesonlytestsofhumanability.c. canbegiventoonlyonepersonatatime.d. involvesmorethanoneexaminerforasinglesubject.c5. Agrouptesta. canbegiventomultiplepeoplebyoneexaminer.b. canbegiventoonlythreepeopleatatime.c. involvesagroupofexaminersforasinglesubject.d. involvesonlytestsofhumanability.a Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page26. Previouslearningcanbestbedescribedasa. achievement.b. aptitude.c. intelligence.d. ability.a7. Thepotentialforlearningaspecificskillcanbestbedescribedasa. achievement.b. aptitude.c. intelligence.d. ability.b8. Onesgeneralpotential,independentofpriorlearning,canbestbedescribedasa. achievement.b. aptitude.c. intelligence.d. ability.c9. Achievement,aptitude,andintelligencecanbeencompassedbytheterma. humanpotential.b. humantraits.c. humanpersonality.d. humanability.d10. Structuredpersonalitytestsa. requireyoutoproducesomethingspontaneously.b. requireyoutochoosebetweentwoormorealternativeresponses.c. involveanambiguousteststimulusaboutwhichtheresponseisstructured.d. involveanambiguoustestresponse.b Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page311. Themainpurposeofpsychologicaltestingistoevaluatea. covertbehavior.b. individualdifferences.c. personalitytraits.d. overtbehavior.b12. Projectivepersonalitytestsa. provideastatement,usuallyoftheself-reportvariety.b. requirethesubjecttochoosebetweentwoormorealternativeresponses.c. areunstructured.d. arestructured.c13. Teststhatmeasureanindividualstypicalbehaviorarecalleda. abilitytests.b. personalitytests.c. intelligencetests.d. grouptests.b14. Teststhatprovideastatement,usuallyoftheself-reportvariety,andrequirethesubjecttochoosebetweentwoormorealternativeresponses,arecalleda. grouptests.b. individualtests.c. structuredpersonalitytests.d. projectivepersonalitytests.c15. Personalitytestsinwhichtheteststimulusand/orrequiredresponseareambiguousarecalleda. projectivepersonalitytests.b. structuredpersonalitytests.c. individualpersonalitytests.d. achievementpersonalitytests.a Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page416. Whichofthefollowingistrueoftests?a. Testsproduceexplicitdatathataresubjecttoscientificstudy.b. Testsaresuccessfulinseparatingpriorlearningfrompotentialforlearning.c. Veryfewtestscanactuallypredictbehavior.d. Testscanprovideinsightintoovertbutnotcovertbehavior.a17. Whichofthefollowingrelatesrawtestscorestotheoreticalorempiricaldistributions?a. Transformsb. Reliabilityc. Scalesd. Theoriesc18. Thegeneralpotentialtosolveproblems,adapt,andprofitfromexperienceiscalleda. ability.b. achievement.c. prediction.d. intelligence.d19. Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfunctionoftesting?a. Todeterminewhatsortoftreatmentorotherinterventionisappropriateb. Todevelopaccurateportraitsofindividualsc. Todiscriminateamongrelatedconstructsd. Todifferentiateamongindividualstakingthetestd20. Whenyougatherinformationthroughverbalinteraction,youareusinga(n)a. individualtest.b. interview.c. grouptest.d. brainstorming.b Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page521. Ifonecandependupontheresultsofaparticulartesttobeconsistentlyaccurate,thetestcanbesaidtobea. valid.b. structured.c. unambiguous.d. reliable.d22. Atestthatyieldsdependableandconsistentresultsis____.a. meaningfulb. objectivec. reliabled. validc23. Thevalidityofapsychologicaltestreferstoitsa. dependability.b. meaning.c. objectivity.d. fairness.b24. IfaparticulartestXisdesignedtomeasuresuccessinaparticularjob,anditisaccurateandusefulforthatpurpose,thenthetestissaidtobea. valid.b. structured.c. ambiguous.d. reliable.a25. Testadministrationreferstothea. constructionofthetest.b. validationofthetest.c. actoftakingatest.d. actofgivingatest.d Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page626. WhatevolutionaryconstructsdidGaltonapplyinhisbook ?a. Geneticsandepigeneticsb. Survivalofthefittestandindividualdifferencesc. Randomdifferencesandpopulationvariationd. Evolutionandselectivebreedingb27. Theoriginsoftestingcanbetracedtoa. Egypt.b. England.c. China.d. Russia.c28. Theuseoftestbatterieswascommonbythetimeofthea. LingDynasty.b. HanDynasty.c. TamDynasty.d. NamDynasty.b29. Twoormoreteststhataregiventogetherandrelateseeminglydiversetopicsarecalleda. structured.b. unstructured.c. batteries.d. portfolios.c30. SirFrancisGaltonsetouttoshowa. thatsomehumanspossessedcharacteristicsthatmadethemmorefitthanotherhumans.b. thathumansdidnotdiffersignificantlyfromeachother.c. thatlifeevolvedonthisplanetpartiallybecauseofindividualdifferencesamongindividualformsoflifewithinaspeciesortypeofanimal.d. thattheconceptofsurvivalofthefittestwasessentiallyincorrect.a Name: Class: Date: CopyrightCengageLearning. PoweredbyCognero. Page731. Theterm wascoinedbya. CharlesDarwin.b. SirFrancisGalton.c. AlfredBinet.d. JamesM.Cattell.d32. TheworkofWeberandFechnerrepresentswhichfoundationofpsychologicaltesting?a. Individualdifferencesb. Psychophysicalmeasurementc. Survivalofthefittestd.