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because of
b b
a. budget constraints. b
b. diversity concerns. b
c. reliability issues. b
d. quality control. b
ANSWER: b b
2. Psychological tests b
a. pertain only to overt behavior. b b b b
b. always have right or wrong answers.
b b b b b
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
b b b b b
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
b b b b
ANSWER: d b
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. overt event. b
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: c b
4. An individual test
b b
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b b b b b b b b
b. involves only tests of human ability.b b b b b
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
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d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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ANSWER: c b
5. A group test
b b
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
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b. can be given to only three people at a time.
b b b b b b b b b
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
b b b b b b b b
d. involves only tests of human ability.b b b b b
ANSWER: a b
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6. Previous learning can best be described as
b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: a b
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: b b
8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c b
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
b b b b b b b b b
a. human potential.
b
b. human traits. b
c. human personality.
b
d. human ability.b
ANSWER: d b
10. Structured personality tests
b b
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b b b b b
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
b b b b b b b b b
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
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d. involve an ambiguous test response.
b b b b
ANSWER: b b
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11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
b b b b b b b b
a. covert behavior. b
b. individual differences. b
c. personality traits. b
d. overt behavior.
b
ANSWER: b b
12. Projective personality tests b b
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b b b b b b b
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. are unstructured.
b
d. are structured.
b
ANSWER: c b
13. Tests that measure an individual’s typical behavior are called
b b b b b b b b
a. ability tests. b
b. personality tests. b
c. intelligence tests. b
d. group tests. b
ANSWER: b b
14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or
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more alternative responses, are called
b b b b b
a. group tests. b
b. individual tests. b
c. structured personality tests. b b
d. projective personality tests. b b
ANSWER: c b
15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. projective personality tests. b b
b. structured personality tests. b b
c. individual personality tests. b b
d. achievement personality tests. b b
ANSWER: a b
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1. Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Copyright Page 1
,Psychological Testing- Principles, Applications,
and Issues, 9e Kaplan Test Bank
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Introduction
According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
because of
b b
a. budget constraints. b
b. diversity concerns. b
c. reliability issues. b
d. quality control. b
ANSWER: b b
2. Psychological tests b
a. pertain only to overt behavior. b b b b
b. always have right or wrong answers.
b b b b b
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
b b b b b
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
b b b b
ANSWER: d b
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. overt event. b
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: c b
4. An individual test
b b
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b b b b b b b b
b. involves only tests of human ability.b b b b b
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
b b b b b b b b b
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
b b b b b b b b
ANSWER: c b
5. A group test
b b
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b b b b b b b b
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
b b b b b b b b b
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
b b b b b b b b
d. involves only tests of human ability.b b b b b
ANSWER: a b
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Chapter 01: Introduction
6. Previous learning can best be described as
b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: a b
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: b b
8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
b b b b b b b b b b b
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c b
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
b b b b b b b b b
a. human potential.
b
b. human traits. b
c. human personality.
b
d. human ability.b
ANSWER: d b
10. Structured personality tests
b b
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b b b b b
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
b b b b b b b b b
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
b b b b
ANSWER: b b
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Chapter 01: Introduction
11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
b b b b b b b b
a. covert behavior. b
b. individual differences. b
c. personality traits. b
d. overt behavior.
b
ANSWER: b b
12. Projective personality tests b b
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b b b b b b b
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. are unstructured.
b
d. are structured.
b
ANSWER: c b
13. Tests that measure an individual’s typical behavior are called
b b b b b b b b
a. ability tests. b
b. personality tests. b
c. intelligence tests. b
d. group tests. b
ANSWER: b b
14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
more alternative responses, are called
b b b b b
a. group tests. b
b. individual tests. b
c. structured personality tests. b b
d. projective personality tests. b b
ANSWER: c b
15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
a. projective personality tests. b b
b. structured personality tests. b b
c. individual personality tests. b b
d. achievement personality tests. b b
ANSWER: a b
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