Questions And CORRECT Answers
Appraisal can be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of assessing or
estimating attributes
A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test format
refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay test is considered a
___________ format - CORRECT ANSWER - Subjective
The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is an __________ test because the scoring procedure is
specific - CORRECT ANSWER - Objective
A short answer test is a ________ test - CORRECT ANSWER - Free choice
The NCE is a ________ test - CORRECT ANSWER - Forced choice
The ___________ index indices the percentage of individuals who answered each item correctly
- CORRECT ANSWER - Difficulty
Short answer tests and projective measures utilize free response items. The NCE and the CPCE
uses forced choice or so called _________ items. - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognition
A true/false test has _________ recognition items - CORRECT ANSWER - Dichotomous
A test format could be normative or ipsative. In the normative format - CORRECT
ANSWER - Each item is independent of all other items
A client who takes a normative test - CORRECT ANSWER - Can legitimately be
compared to others who have taken the test
, In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another. The result is
that - CORRECT ANSWER - You cannot legitimately compare two or more people who
have taken an ipsative test
Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to hire
secretaries would be - CORRECT ANSWER - A speed test
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can take as
long as he or she wants to answer the question. - CORRECT ANSWER - This is most
likely a power test
An achievment test measures maximum performance while a personality test or interest
inventory measures - CORRECT ANSWER - Typical performance
In a spiral test - CORRECT ANSWER - The interns get progressively more difficult
In a cyclical test - CORRECT ANSWER - You have several sections which are spiral in
nature
A test battery is considered - CORRECT ANSWER - A horizontal test
In a counseling research study two groups of subjects too a test with the same name. However,
when they talked with each other they discovered that the questions were different. The
researcher assured both groups that they were given the same test. How is this possible? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The researcher gave parallel forms of the same test
The most critical factors in test selections are - CORRECT ANSWER - validity and
reliability
Which is more important, validity or reliability? - CORRECT ANSWER - Validity