Test Bank - Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 9th edition by Kaplan & Saccuzzo, All 1-21 Chapters Covered ,Latest Edition

TEST BANK
psychological testing principles applications
and issues 9th edition by Kaplan
All 21 Chapters Covered




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,Table of Contents
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Part6I:6PRINCIPLES.

1. Introduction.

2. Norms6and6Basic6Statistics6for6Testing.

3. Correlation6and6Regression.

4. Reliability.

5. Validity.

6. Writing6and6Evaluating6Test6Items.

7. Test6Administration.6Part6II:6APPLICATIONS.

8. Interviewing6Techniques.

9. Theories6of6Intelligence6and6the6Binet6Scales.

10. The6Wechsler6Intelligence6Scales:6WAIS-IV,6WISC-IV,6and6WPPSI-III.

11. Testing6in6Education:6Tests6of6Ability6in6Education6and6Special6Education.

12. Standardized6Tests6in6Education,6Civil6Service,6and6the6Military.

13. Applications6in6Clinical6and6Counseling6Settings.

14. Projective6Personality6Tests.

15. Computers6and6Basic6Psychological6Science6in6Testing.

16. Testing6in6Counseling6Psychology.

17. Testing6in6Health6Psychology6and6Health6Care.

18. Testing6in6Industrial6and6Business6Settings.6Part6III:6ISSUES.

19. Test6Bias.

20. Testing6and6the6Law.

21. The6Future6of6Psychological6Testing.

1.Introduction.
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, 1. According6to6recent6research,6growing6numbers6of6four-
year6colleges6are6not6relying6on6the6SAT6test6partly6because6 of
a. budget6constraints.
b. diversity6concerns.
c. reliability6issues.
d. quality6control.

ANSWER:6 b

2. Psychological6tests
a. pertain6only6to6overt6behavior.
b. always6have6right6or6wrong6answers.
c. do6not6attempt6to6measure6traits.
d. measure6characteristics6of6human6behavior.

ANSWER:6 d

3. The6specific6stimulus6on6a6test6to6which6a6person6responds6overtly6is6called6a(n)
a. overt6event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.

ANSWER:6 c

4. An6individual6test
a. involves6a6single6examiner6for6two6or6more6subjects.
b. involves6only6tests6of6human6ability.
c. can6be6given6to6only6one6person6at6a6time.
d. involves6more6than6one6examiner6for6a6single6subject.

ANSWER:6 c

5. A6group6test
a. can6be6given6to6multiple6people6by6one6examiner.
b. can6be6given6to6only6three6people6at6a6time.
c. involves6a6group6of6examiners6for6a6single6subject.
d. involves6only6tests6of6human6ability.

ANSWER:6 a




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, 6. Previous6learning6can6best6be6described6as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER:6 a

7. The6potential6for6learning6a6specific6skill6can6best6be6described6as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER:6 b

8. One’s6general6potential,6independent6of6prior6learning,6can6best6be6described6as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER:6 c

9. Achievement,6aptitude,6and6intelligence6can6be6encompassed6by6the6term
a. human6potential.
b. human6traits.
c. human6personality.
d. human6ability.

ANSWER:6 d

10. Structured6personality6tests
a. require6you6to6produce6something6spontaneously.
b. require6you6to6choose6between6two6or6more6alternative6responses.
c. involve6an6ambiguous6test6stimulus6about6which6the6response6is6structured.
d. involve6an6ambiguous6test6response.

ANSWER:6 b




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