PSY 309 FINAL EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Unlike some tests for professional degree programs, the L-SAT does what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Moderately predictive of Law School Grades
One short fall of the ACT is - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal consistency is not as strong as the
SAT
One question on the general characteristics of individual tests. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. one
subject is tested at a time
2. Examiner records response
3. Scoring requires considerable skill
4. examiner flexibility can elicit maximum performance if permitted by standardization
5. provides information beyond the test score
6. allows the examiner to oberve behavior in a standard setting (examiner develop internal norms
7. Allows individual interpretation of test scores
Attributing low test scores to ignorance suggests - CORRECT ANSWER - Examiners assume:
1. Subjects understand the purpose of testing
2. Want to do well
3. Are equally rested
4. Free of emotional problems
(Failing to do any of these will result in a low score)
Which of the following tests was developed for use in making employment decisions in government
agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - General Aptitude test battery or Vocational Aptitude Battery
, A score of 600 on the verbal section of the GRE would indicate - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 std.
Deviation above the mean
A major advantage of the Raven Progressive Matrices Test is - CORRECT ANSWER - instructions
are simple and can be administered without language
In general a paper pencil test is representative of - CORRECT ANSWER - group tests
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group tests? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cost-
Efficient
2. Requires less examiner skill and training
3. More objective and reliable scoring procedures
4. Broad application
As discussed in lecture, _______________ personal competency. - CORRECT ANSWER - Girls
underestimate, Boys overestimate
The original MMPI scales consisted of how many validity and clinical scales respectively? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 (clinical) 4 (validity)
The reading ability required for the MMPI 2 is at least - CORRECT ANSWER - 8th Grade
Extroversion neruotocism, consciousencsness, agreeableness, and openness to experience, are personality
dimentions supported by research with - CORRECT ANSWER - NEO-PI 3
The result of Meehl two-point code was - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyzing the two highest scales
(takes into account more than one clinical scale at a time) slide 20-21 know more points on these slides
The neo-PI-3 was developed using - CORRECT ANSWER - the factor analytic stragey
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Unlike some tests for professional degree programs, the L-SAT does what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Moderately predictive of Law School Grades
One short fall of the ACT is - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal consistency is not as strong as the
SAT
One question on the general characteristics of individual tests. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. one
subject is tested at a time
2. Examiner records response
3. Scoring requires considerable skill
4. examiner flexibility can elicit maximum performance if permitted by standardization
5. provides information beyond the test score
6. allows the examiner to oberve behavior in a standard setting (examiner develop internal norms
7. Allows individual interpretation of test scores
Attributing low test scores to ignorance suggests - CORRECT ANSWER - Examiners assume:
1. Subjects understand the purpose of testing
2. Want to do well
3. Are equally rested
4. Free of emotional problems
(Failing to do any of these will result in a low score)
Which of the following tests was developed for use in making employment decisions in government
agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - General Aptitude test battery or Vocational Aptitude Battery
, A score of 600 on the verbal section of the GRE would indicate - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 std.
Deviation above the mean
A major advantage of the Raven Progressive Matrices Test is - CORRECT ANSWER - instructions
are simple and can be administered without language
In general a paper pencil test is representative of - CORRECT ANSWER - group tests
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group tests? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cost-
Efficient
2. Requires less examiner skill and training
3. More objective and reliable scoring procedures
4. Broad application
As discussed in lecture, _______________ personal competency. - CORRECT ANSWER - Girls
underestimate, Boys overestimate
The original MMPI scales consisted of how many validity and clinical scales respectively? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 (clinical) 4 (validity)
The reading ability required for the MMPI 2 is at least - CORRECT ANSWER - 8th Grade
Extroversion neruotocism, consciousencsness, agreeableness, and openness to experience, are personality
dimentions supported by research with - CORRECT ANSWER - NEO-PI 3
The result of Meehl two-point code was - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyzing the two highest scales
(takes into account more than one clinical scale at a time) slide 20-21 know more points on these slides
The neo-PI-3 was developed using - CORRECT ANSWER - the factor analytic stragey
