Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications,
And Issues, 9th Edition, Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo
All 21 Chapters
,Table of Content
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing
Chapter 3. Correlation and Regression
Chapter 4. Reliability
History and Theory of Reliability
Chapter 5. Validity
Defining Validity
Chapter 6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items
Chapter 7. Test Administration
Chapter 8. Interviewing Techniques
Chapter 9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales
Chapter 10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-V, and WPPSI-IV
Chapter 11. Tests for Infants, Disabilities, and Special Populations
Chapter 12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military
Chapter 13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings
Chapter 14. Projective Personality Tests
Chapter 15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing
Chapter 16. Testing in Counseling Psychology
Chapter 17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care
Chapter 18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings
Chapter 19. Test Bias
Chapter 20. Testing and the Law
Chapter 21. The Future of Psychological Testing
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010;
Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges
are not relyingon the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
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.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Basic
ConceptsMSC: www
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person
respondsovertly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic
ConceptsMSC: www
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be
described
And Issues, 9th Edition, Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo
All 21 Chapters
,Table of Content
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing
Chapter 3. Correlation and Regression
Chapter 4. Reliability
History and Theory of Reliability
Chapter 5. Validity
Defining Validity
Chapter 6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items
Chapter 7. Test Administration
Chapter 8. Interviewing Techniques
Chapter 9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales
Chapter 10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-V, and WPPSI-IV
Chapter 11. Tests for Infants, Disabilities, and Special Populations
Chapter 12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military
Chapter 13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings
Chapter 14. Projective Personality Tests
Chapter 15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing
Chapter 16. Testing in Counseling Psychology
Chapter 17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care
Chapter 18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings
Chapter 19. Test Bias
Chapter 20. Testing and the Law
Chapter 21. The Future of Psychological Testing
,MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010;
Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges
are not relyingon the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
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.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Basic
ConceptsMSC: www
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person
respondsovertly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic
ConceptsMSC: www
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be
described
