Test bank for psychological testing principles applications and issues 8th edition by kaplan.

Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles Applications and
Issues 8th Edition by Kaplan (Sections 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.
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.
The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
 a. overt event.
 b. answer.
 c. item.
 d. scale.
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.
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.
Previous learning can best be described as
 a. achievement.
 b. aptitude.
 c. intelligence.
 d. ability.
The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
 a. achievement.
 b. aptitude.
 c. intelligence.
 d. ability.
One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
 a. achievement.
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 b. aptitude.
 c. intelligence.
 d. ability.
Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
 a. human potential.
 b. human traits.
 c. human personality.
 d. human ability.
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.
The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
 a. covert behavior.
 b. individual differences.
 c. personality traits.
 d. overt behavior.
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.
Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called
 a. ability tests.
 b. personality tests.
 c. intelligence tests.
 d. group tests.
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.
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.
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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.
Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical
distributions?
 a. transforms
 b. reliability
 c. scales
 d. theories
The general potential to solve problems, adapt, and profit from experience is
called
 a. ability
 b. achievement
 c. prediction
 d. intelligence
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
When you gather information through verbal interaction, you are using a(n)
 a. individual test.
 b. interview.
 c. group test.
 d. brainstorming.
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.
A test that yields dependable and consistent results is ____.
 a. meaningful
 b. objective
 c. reliable
 d. valid
The validity of a psychological test refers to its
 a. dependability.
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 b. meaning.
 c. objectivity.
 d. fairness.
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.
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.
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
Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles Applications and Issues 8th
Edition by Kaplan (Sections 2)
The origins of testing can be traced to
 a. Egypt.
 b. England.
 c. China.
 d. Russia.
The use of test batteries was common by the time of the
 a. Ling Dynasty.
 b. Han Dynasty.
 c. Tam Dynasty.
 d. Nam Dynasty.
Two or more tests that are given together and relate seemingly diverse topics are
called
 a. structured.
 b. unstructured.
 c. batteries.
 d. portfolios.
Sir Francis Galton set out to show
 a. that some humans possessed characteristics that made
them more fit than other humans.
 b. that humans did not differ significantly from each other.
 c. that life evolved on this planet partially because of individual
differences among individual forms of life within a species or type of
animal.
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 d. that the concept of survival of the fittest was essentially
incorrect.
The term "mental test" was coined by
 a. Charles Darwin.
 b. Sir Francis Galton.
 c. Alfred Binet.
 d. James M. Cattell.
The work of Weber and Fechner represent which foundation of psychological
testing?
 a. individual differences
 b. psychophysical measurement
 c. survival of the fittest
 d. Darwinian evolution
Which of the following scientists is credited with founding the science of
psychology?
 a. Herbart
 b. Wundt
 c. Weber
 d. Cattell
The first version of the Binet-Simon scale was published in
 a. 1896
 b. 1905.
 c. 1908.
 d. 1911.
Which test represented a major breakthrough in the measurement of cognitive
ability?
 a. Binet-Simon Scale
 b. Seguin Form Board Test
 c. Strong Vocational Interest Bank
 d. Carnegie Interest Inventory
It is important to obtain a standardization sample
 a. to prevent bias in the development and scoring of the test.
 b. to provide a reference sample to which the results of a new
subject can be compared.
 c. to separate the intellectually subnormal from the normal
individual.
 d. to ensure the representativeness of a sample.
The first intelligence tests were developed for the purpose of
 a. identifying gifted children.
 b. finding the most suitable candidates for the U.S. Army.
 c. measuring emotional instability.
 d. identifying intellectually subnormal individuals.
In order to establish norms, a large group of people is being given a test under
the same conditions in which the test will actually be used. This group is called
a(n) ____ group.
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 a. reliability
 b. standardization
 c. random
 d. experimental
A standardization sample is representative if the sample
 a. has been subjected to rigorous experimental control.
 b. consists of individuals that are similar to the group to be
tested.
 c. consists of a great many individuals.
 d. is administered in the same way as the actual test group
will be.
When a test is administered to the general population, norms should be
established using a representative sample that
 a. has been administered the test under standard conditions.
 b. has been chosen in a completely random fashion.
 c. represents all segments of the population in proportion to
their numbers.
 d. is comprised of a great many individuals.
Administering a test with precisely the same instructions and format is giving it
under
 a. normative conditions.
 b. standard conditions.
 c. facilitative conditions.
 d. group administration.
Dr. Johnson is trying to establish norms for his new test. He determined that 50%
of the people in the standardization sample should be Hispanic, 20% Caucasian,
15% Asian, and 15% African American. He is creating a
 a. normalization group.
 b. representative sample.
 c. random sample.
 d. population statistics.
The Stanford-Binet intelligence scale was developed by
 a. A. Binet.
 b. T. Simon.
 c. A. Binet and T. Simon.
 d. L. M. Terman.
The concept of mental age was introduced in