Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues, 9th Edition Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo Test Bank

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Chapterg1—Introduction


MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Accordinggtogagstudyg(Espenshadeg&gChung,g2010;gJaschik,g2006),ggrowinggnumbersgofgfour-
yeargcollegesgaregnotgrelyinggongthegSATgtestgpartlygbecausegof
a. budgetgconstraints.
b. diversitygconcerns.
c. reliabilitygissues.
d. qualitygcontrol.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g Introduction

2. Psychologicalgtests
a. pertaingonlygtogovertgbehavior.
b. alwaysghavegrightgorgwrongganswers.
c. dognotgattemptgtogmeasuregtraits.
d. measuregcharacteristicsgofghumangbehavior.
ANS:g D PTS:g 1
REF:g BasicgConceptsgMSC:g www

3. Thegspecificgstimulusgongagtestgtogwhichgagpersongrespondsgovertlygisgcalledga(n)
a. overtgevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

4. Angindividualgtest
a. involvesgagsinglegexaminergforgtwogorgmoregsubjects.
b. involvesgonlygtestsgofghumangability.
c. cangonlygbeggivengtogonegpersongatgagtime.
d. involvesgmoregthangonegexaminergforgagsinglegsubject.
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

5. Aggroupgtest
a. cangbeggivengtogmultiplegpeoplegbygonegexaminer.
b. cangonlygbeggivengtogthreegpeoplegatgagtime.
c. involvesgaggroupgofgexaminersgforgagsinglegsubject.
d. involvesgonlygtestsgofghumangability.
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

6. Previousglearninggcangbestgbegdescribedgas

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

ANS:g A PTS:g 1
REF:g BasicgConceptsgMSC:g www

7. Thegpotentialgforglearninggagspecificgskillgcangbestgbegdescribedgas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

8. One'sggeneralgpotential,gindependentgofgpriorglearning,gcangbestgbegdescribedgas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

9. Achievement,gaptitude,gandgintelligencegcangbegencompassedgbygthegterm
a. humangpotential.
b. humangtraits.
c. humangpersonality.
d. humangability.
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

10. Structuredgpersonalitygtests
a. requiregyougtogproducegsomethinggspontaneously.
b. requiregyougtogchoosegbetweengtwogorgmoregalternativegresponses.
c. involvegangambiguousgtestgstimulusgaboutgwhichgthegresponsegisgstructured..
d. involvegangambiguousgtestgresponse.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

11. Thegmaingpurposegofgpsychologicalgtestinggisgtogevaluate
a. covertgbehavior.
b. individualgdifferences.
c. personalitygtraits.
d. overtgbehavior.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

12. Projectivegpersonalitygtests
a. providegagstatement,gusuallygofgthegself-reportgvariety.
b. requiregthegsubjectgtogchoosegbetweengtwogorgmoregalternativegresponses
c. aregunstructured.
d. aregstructured.

, ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

13. Testsgthatgmeasuregangindividual'sgtypicalgbehaviorgaregcalled
a. abilitygtests.
b. personalitygtests.
c. intelligencegtests.
d. groupgtests.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

14. Testsgthatgprovidegagstatement,gusuallygofgthegself-
reportgvariety,gandgrequiregthegsubjectgtogchoosegbetweengtwogorgmoregalternativegresponses,garegcalled
a. groupgtests.
b. individualgtests.
c. structuredgpersonalitygtests.
d. projectivegpersonalitygtests.
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

15. Personalitygtestsgingwhichgthegtestgstimulusgand/orgrequiredgresponsegaregambiguousgaregcalled
a. projectivegpersonalitygtests.
b. structuredgpersonalitygtests.
c. unstructuredgpersonalitygtests.
d. achievementgpersonalitygtests.
ANS:g A PTS:g 1
REF:g BasicgConceptsgMSC:g www

16. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegofgtests?
a. Testsgproducegexplicitgdatagthatgaregsubjectgtogscientificgstudy.
b. Testsgaregsuccessfulgingseparatinggpriorglearninggfromgpotentialgforglearning.
c. Verygfewgtestsgcangactuallygpredictgbehavior.
d. Testsgcangprovideginsightgintogovertgbutgnotgcovertgbehavior.
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

17. Whichgofgthegfollowinggrelatesgrawgtestgscoresgtogtheoreticalgorgempiricalgdistributions?
a. transforms c. scales
b. reliability d. theories
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

18. Theggeneralgpotentialgtogsolvegproblems,gadapt,gandgprofitgfromgexperiencegisgcalled
a. ability c. prediction
b. achievement d. intelligence
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

19. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegmostgimportantgfunctiongofgtesting?
a. Togdeterminegwhatgsortgofgtreatmentgorgotherginterventiongisgappropriate
b. Togdevelopgaccurategportraitsgofgindividuals
c. Togdiscriminategamonggrelatedgconstructs

, d. Togdifferentiategamonggindividualsgtakinggthegtest

ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g BasicgConcepts

20. Whengyouggatherginformationgthroughgverbalginteraction,gyougaregusingga(n)
a. individualgtest.
b. interview.
c. groupgtest.
d. brainstorming.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g OverviewgofgthegBook


21. Ifgonegcangdependgupongthegresultsgofgagparticulargtestgtogbegconsistentlygaccurate,gthegtestgcangbegsaidgtogbe
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. unambiguous.
d. reliable.
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g OverviewgofgthegBook

22. Agtestgthatgyieldsgdependablegandgconsistentgresultsgisg .
a. meaningful
b. objective
c. reliable
d. valid
ANS:g C PTS:g 1
REF:g OverviewgofgthegBookgMSC:g www

23. Thegvaliditygofgagpsychologicalgtestgrefersgtogits
a. dependability.
b. meaning.
c. objectivity.
d. fairness.
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g OverviewgofgthegBook

24. Ifgagparticulargtestg"X"ghasgbeengshowngtogaccuratelygpredictgsuccessgingagparticulargjob,gthengthegtestgisgs
aidgtogbe
a. valid.
b. structured.
c. ambiguous.
d. reliable.
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g OverviewgofgthegBook

25. Testgadministrationgrefersgtogthe
a. constructiongofgthegtest.
b. validationgofgthegtest.
c. actgofgtakinggagtest.
d. actgofggivinggagtest.