Test Questionsmastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods

Test QuestionsMastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods

Chapter 1 Test Questions

1. Who is thought to have spread the testing movement in the United States?
2. Clark Wissler
3. E.L. Thorndike
4. James McKeen CattellX
5. Sir Francis Galton

1. Who is credited with the creation of the first formal personality test?
2. Alfred Binet
3. David Wechsler
4. Hermann Rorschach
5. Robert WoodworthX

1. ______is an activity that involves judging or appraising the value or worth of something.
2. Assessment
3. EvaluationX
4. Measurement
5. Testing

1. Which of the following would be an example of a subjective test?
2. Exam consisting of essay questionsX
3. Exam consisting of T/F questions
4. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
5. Tests & Measurements Exam

1. Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which test scores are free from measurement error?
2. ReliabilityX
3. Validity
4. Accuracy
5. Consistency

1. A typical response test would be used to measure which of the following constructs?
2. Achievement
3. Aptitude
4. AttitudesX
5. Intelligence

1. A student scored better than 85% of his or her peers. This is an example of which approach to score interpretation?
2. Construct-referenced
3. Criterion-referenced
4. Norm-referencedX
5. Standard-referenced
6. Which of the following uses a criterion-referenced approach to score interpretation?
7. Driver’s license examX
8. Intelligence test
9. MMPI-2

1. Which of the following assumptions of psychological assessment is correct?
2. Assessment procedures are essentially error free
3. One source of information is enough for the assessment process
4. Psychological constructs can be measuredX
5. There is only one way to measure a construct

1. Which of the following involves situations where people are assigned to different tracks, ordered in some way?
2. Categorization
3. Classification
4. PlacementX
5. Selection

1. How many tests did the American Psychological Association (APA) estimate are developed every year?
2. 20
3. 200
4. 2000
5. 20000X
6. Psychological assessment is:
7. broader in scope than testing.X
8. one component of testing.
9. a less detailed and technical process than testing.
10. less precise and accurate than testing.

1. Testing is to assessment as ______is to ______.
2. blood test; medical examX
3. placement; classification
4. X ray; MRI
5. intern; doctor

1. Validity refers to:
2. the accuracy of the interpretation of test scores.X
3. the stability or consistency of test scores.
4. the method in which norms for the tests were developed.
5. whether the test is a good measure of a construct.

1. Reliability refers to:
2. the stability or consistency of test scores.X
3. the method in which the test was developed.
4. the specialization of the test.
5. Amy completes a 100 item questionnaire that asks her to respond “Yes” or “No” to statements about her typical ways of thinking and behaving. What type of test is this?
6. Aptitude Test
7. Objective Personality TestX
8. Power Test
9. Speed Test

1. ______is defined as a systematic procedure for collecting information that can be used to make inferences about the characteristics of people or objects.
2. Evaluation
3. Measurement
4. AssessmentX
5. Testing

1. Which is of the following is NOT a right of a test taker according to the Joint Committee on Testing Practices?
2. The right to review their test questionsX
3. The right to receive test administration by trained individuals
4. The right to receive information regarding their test results
5. The right to confidentiality of their results
6. A psychological or educational professional who has specialized in the area of testing, measurement, and assessment is referred to as a/an ______.
7. academician
8. diagnostician
9. psychologist
10. psychometricianX

1. Since all psychological tests contain a fixed number of items, they:
2. should be viewed as samples of behavior.X
3. by definition, are reliable.
4. cannot be used to predict behavior.
5. by definition, are valid.

1. ______typically contain test items that are all about the same level of difficulty.
2. Objective tests
3. Speed testsX
4. Power tests
5. Projective tests

1. ______tests are typically used to measure what has been learned at a specific point in time; ______tests are often used to predict future performance or measure potential for learning.
2. Aptitude; achievement
3. Achievement; aptitude
4. Speed; power
5. Power; speed

1. Who was the German mathematician that first recognized measurement error?
2. Carl GaussX
3. Sigmond Freud
4. James Cattell
5. Clark Wissler

1. ______is often considered the father of mental tests and measurements.
2. Carl Gauss
3. Clark Wissler
4. Sir Francis Galton X
5. Alfred Binet

1. A power test:
2. is a type of typical response test.
3. requires a stringent time limit.
4. emphasizes the use of items of similar difficulty.
5. can focus on aptitude or achievement.X

1. Typical response tests measure constructs such as:
2. attitudes.X
3. achievement.
4. aptitude.
5. Intelligence.

1. Maximum performance tests are designed to:
2. classify students into ability levels.
3. assess students’ ability levels
4. assess upper limits of examinee’s knowledge and abilities.X
5. assess lower limits of examinee’s knowledge and abilities.

1. Which test below is considered a maximum performance test?
2. Achievement testX
3. Depression test
4. Personality test
5. Interests test
   
6. Performance on pure ______tests are assessed based on time, while pure ______tests are assessed based on difficulty.
7. speed; powerX
8. power; speed
9. achievement; maximum performance
10. maximum performance; achievement

1. Johnny is shown a picture of two kids playing in the park and asked to describe what he believes each child is thinking. What type of test is this?
2. Objective personality test
3. Typical response test
4. Maximum performance test
5. Projective personality testX

1. Which scores would be interpreted appropriately for measuring a student’s mastery of a specific domain of knowledge?
2. Norm-referenced scores
3. Criterion-referenced scoresX
4. Standardized-referenced scores
5. Projective-referenced scores

1. An assumption of educational assessment is that tests are designed to measure traits or characteristics, known as:
2. abilities.
3. behaviors.
4. constructs. X
5. skills.

1. A classroom teacher gives her students a final exam that is the bases for 50% of their final grades in the course. This is an example of which type of evaluation?
2. Projective evaluation
3. Summative evaluationX
4. Formative evaluation
5. Feedback evaluation

1. Tim received his third exam score for Tests and Measurements and realizes that he needs to study more for the final. What type of evaluation would help by providing instructive feedback to him?
2. Comprehensive evaluation
3. Feedback evaluation
4. Formative evaluationX
5. Summative evaluation

1. The majority of assessment information collected by most teachers comes from:
2. professionally developed tests.
3. state-wide tests.
4. performance tests.
5. teacher made tests.X

1. At the classroom level, ______must be able to interpret assessment results accurately and use them appropriately.
2. counselors
3. diagnosticians
4. school psychologists
5. teachersX

1. Susan has been evaluated and determined to be learning disabled. This is an example of:
2. assignment.
3. classification.X
4. placement
5. selection.

1. In reference to projective tests, what is the “projective hypothesis”?
2. Examinees’ responses to ambiguous stimuli reflect their genuine unconscious desires, motives, and drives without interference from the ego or conscious mind. X
3. Examinees’ responses to specific stimuli reflect their genuine conscious desires, motives, and drives.
4. Examinees’ responses to specific stimuli reflect their genuine unconscious desires, motives, and drives without interference from the ego or conscious mind.
5. Examinees’ responses to ambiguous stimuli reflect their genuine conscious desires, motives, and drives.

1. The Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) is a(n):
2. pure speed test.
3. maximum performance test.X
4. typical response test.
5. projective test.

1. ______is any systematic procedure for collecting information that can be used to make inferences about the characteristics of people.
2. Appraisal
3. Assessment X
4. Evaluation
5. Measurement