CO545 Mid-Term Examination Study Guide
This Study Guide may be taken into the Mid-Term Examination Test Session
You are required to complete a Mid-Term Examination during Module 4 (Week 4) of the term.
• It is available from 12:05am (Central) Monday, XXX XX– 11:59pm (Central) Sunday, XXXX
under the Assessments button.
• This Examination is timed (2 hours) and once accessed must be completed within the 2
hour timeframe.
• The Examination will save and submit automatically when the time expires. Any unanswered
questions will receive a 0.
• You have one attempt to complete this Examination.
• It requires the use of the UWA Remote Proctor. If you have not complied with the UWA
requirement of Remote Proctor you will not be allowed into the Examination and will earn the score
of 0. All UWA Remote Proctor policies and procedures apply. You are held responsible for all
Remote Proctor requirements which govern the Examination setting and placement of the Remote
Proctor device. Examination videos are reviewed, and students are held accountable for any
violation(s) found.
• Questions on the Mid-Term Examination will be displayed one-at-a-time. You must answer the
question and submit it before you will be allowed into the next question. You will not be allowed to
return to a question once it is submitted.
• There are 50 questions (multiple-choice) on this Examination.
• All questions are randomly assigned. No two Examinations will have the same set of questions.
This Examination covers information in Chapters 1-10 in the textbook (Psychological Testing:
Principles, Applications, and Issues (9th ed.).
• A Study Guide for this Examination was provided, and it may be used while taking the
Examination.
• You have 2 hours to complete this Examination.
Value: 100 points (15% of the possible 100%)
Following is a pool of test questions. Each question has multiple choices. Select the one correct
answer to each question.
Chapter 1—Introduction
1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year
colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
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, c. item.
d. scale.
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can only be given to one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can only be given to three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
a. covert behavior.
b. individual differences.
c. personality traits.
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, d. overt behavior.
12. Projective personality tests
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. are unstructured.
d. are structured.
13. Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called
a. ability tests.
b. personality tests.
c. intelligence tests.
d. group tests.
14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to
choose between two or more alternative responses, are called
a. group tests.
b. individual tests.
c. structured personality tests.
d. projective personality tests.
15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
a. projective personality tests.
b. structured personality tests.
c. unstructured personality tests.
d. achievement personality tests.
16. Which of the following is true of tests?
a. Tests produce explicit data that are subject to scientific study.
b. Tests are successful in separating prior learning from potential for learning.
c. Very few tests can actually predict behavior.
d. Tests can provide insight into overt but not covert behavior.
17. Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical distributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
18. The general potential to solve problems, adapt, and profit from experience is called
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
19. Which of the following is the most important function of testing?
a. To determine what sort of treatment or other intervention is appropriate
b. To develop accurate portraits of individuals
c. To discriminate among related constructs
d. To differentiate among individuals taking the test
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, 20. When you gather information through verbal interaction, you are using a(n)
a. individual test.
b. interview.
c. group test.
d. brainstorming.
21. If one can depend upon the results of a particular test to be consistently accurate, the test can be
said to be
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. unambiguous
d. reliable.
22. A test that yields dependable and consistent results is .
a. meaningful
b. objective
c. reliable
d. valid
23. The validity of a psychological test refers to its
a. dependability.
b. meaning.
c. objectivity.
d. fairness.
24. If a particular test "X" has been shown to accurately predict success in a particular job, then the
test is said to be
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. ambiguous.
d. reliable.
25. Test administration refers to the
a. construction of the test.
b. validation of the test.
c. act of taking a test.
d. act of giving a test.
26. What evolutionary constructs did Galton apply in his book Hereditary Genius?
a. Genetics and epigenetics
b. Survival of the fittest and individual differences
c. Random differences and population variation
d. Evolution and selective breeding
27. The origins of testing can be traced to
a. Egypt.
b. England.
c. China.
d. Russia.
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This Study Guide may be taken into the Mid-Term Examination Test Session
You are required to complete a Mid-Term Examination during Module 4 (Week 4) of the term.
• It is available from 12:05am (Central) Monday, XXX XX– 11:59pm (Central) Sunday, XXXX
under the Assessments button.
• This Examination is timed (2 hours) and once accessed must be completed within the 2
hour timeframe.
• The Examination will save and submit automatically when the time expires. Any unanswered
questions will receive a 0.
• You have one attempt to complete this Examination.
• It requires the use of the UWA Remote Proctor. If you have not complied with the UWA
requirement of Remote Proctor you will not be allowed into the Examination and will earn the score
of 0. All UWA Remote Proctor policies and procedures apply. You are held responsible for all
Remote Proctor requirements which govern the Examination setting and placement of the Remote
Proctor device. Examination videos are reviewed, and students are held accountable for any
violation(s) found.
• Questions on the Mid-Term Examination will be displayed one-at-a-time. You must answer the
question and submit it before you will be allowed into the next question. You will not be allowed to
return to a question once it is submitted.
• There are 50 questions (multiple-choice) on this Examination.
• All questions are randomly assigned. No two Examinations will have the same set of questions.
This Examination covers information in Chapters 1-10 in the textbook (Psychological Testing:
Principles, Applications, and Issues (9th ed.).
• A Study Guide for this Examination was provided, and it may be used while taking the
Examination.
• You have 2 hours to complete this Examination.
Value: 100 points (15% of the possible 100%)
Following is a pool of test questions. Each question has multiple choices. Select the one correct
answer to each question.
Chapter 1—Introduction
1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year
colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
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, c. item.
d. scale.
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can only be given to one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can only be given to three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
a. covert behavior.
b. individual differences.
c. personality traits.
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, d. overt behavior.
12. Projective personality tests
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. are unstructured.
d. are structured.
13. Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called
a. ability tests.
b. personality tests.
c. intelligence tests.
d. group tests.
14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to
choose between two or more alternative responses, are called
a. group tests.
b. individual tests.
c. structured personality tests.
d. projective personality tests.
15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
a. projective personality tests.
b. structured personality tests.
c. unstructured personality tests.
d. achievement personality tests.
16. Which of the following is true of tests?
a. Tests produce explicit data that are subject to scientific study.
b. Tests are successful in separating prior learning from potential for learning.
c. Very few tests can actually predict behavior.
d. Tests can provide insight into overt but not covert behavior.
17. Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical distributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
18. The general potential to solve problems, adapt, and profit from experience is called
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
19. Which of the following is the most important function of testing?
a. To determine what sort of treatment or other intervention is appropriate
b. To develop accurate portraits of individuals
c. To discriminate among related constructs
d. To differentiate among individuals taking the test
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, 20. When you gather information through verbal interaction, you are using a(n)
a. individual test.
b. interview.
c. group test.
d. brainstorming.
21. If one can depend upon the results of a particular test to be consistently accurate, the test can be
said to be
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. unambiguous
d. reliable.
22. A test that yields dependable and consistent results is .
a. meaningful
b. objective
c. reliable
d. valid
23. The validity of a psychological test refers to its
a. dependability.
b. meaning.
c. objectivity.
d. fairness.
24. If a particular test "X" has been shown to accurately predict success in a particular job, then the
test is said to be
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. ambiguous.
d. reliable.
25. Test administration refers to the
a. construction of the test.
b. validation of the test.
c. act of taking a test.
d. act of giving a test.
26. What evolutionary constructs did Galton apply in his book Hereditary Genius?
a. Genetics and epigenetics
b. Survival of the fittest and individual differences
c. Random differences and population variation
d. Evolution and selective breeding
27. The origins of testing can be traced to
a. Egypt.
b. England.
c. China.
d. Russia.
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