Question 1

Two major professional issues in testing are

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A)  ethical and moral issues. 
B)  theoretical concerns and the adequacy of tests. 
C)  social and legal issues. 
D)  actuarial vs.clinical prediction and ethical issues. 
A)  ethical and moral issues. 
B)  theoretical concerns and the adequacy of tests. 
C)  social and legal issues. 
D)  actuarial vs.clinical prediction and ethical issues.

Question 2

Behavioral dispositions are

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A)  dysfunctional behaviors. 
B)  stable and lasting traits. 
C)  transient personality states. 
D)  innate. 
A)  dysfunctional behaviors. 
B)  stable and lasting traits. 
C)  transient personality states. 
D)  innate.

Question 3

One trend in test development is

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A)  to design tests that are more theoretical. 
B)  that the cost of tests is going down. 
C)  to integrate aspects of applied psychology. 
D)  designing tests that have good face validity. 
A)  to design tests that are more theoretical. 
B)  that the cost of tests is going down. 
C)  to integrate aspects of applied psychology. 
D)  designing tests that have good face validity.

Question 4

In order to resolve the conflict of divided loyalties,a psychologist must

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A)  inform all concerned parties where his/her loyalty lies. 
B)  protect the rights of the client only. 
C)  provide all information obtained to all parties. 
D)  protect the rights of the institution only. 
A)  inform all concerned parties where his/her loyalty lies. 
B)  protect the rights of the client only. 
C)  provide all information obtained to all parties. 
D)  protect the rights of the institution only.

Question 5

Dehumanization is presented in the text as a

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A)  professional issue. 
B)  social issue. 
C)  technical issue. 
D)  legal issue. 
A)  professional issue. 
B)  social issue. 
C)  technical issue. 
D)  legal issue.

Question 6

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is because

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A)  the tests are not really measuring personality. 
B)  personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure. 
C)  personality tests are too vague and subjective. 
D)  although people exhibit a core of stability,they continually change. 
A)  the tests are not really measuring personality. 
B)  personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure. 
C)  personality tests are too vague and subjective. 
D)  although people exhibit a core of stability,they continually change.

Question 7

When we say a test has reliability,

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A)  we are implying that test results are attributable to a systematic source of variance. 
B)  the test is presumed to measure some unknown entity. 
C)  the test also has validity. 
D)  there is no limit on the test's validity. 
A)  we are implying that test results are attributable to a systematic source of variance. 
B)  the test is presumed to measure some unknown entity. 
C)  the test also has validity. 
D)  there is no limit on the test's validity.

Question 8

The question,"Is the test any good as a measure of the characteristics it purports to measure?," is

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A)  a psychometric question. 
B)  based on ethical and social values. 
C)  a moral issue. 
D)  a legal issue. 
A)  a psychometric question. 
B)  based on ethical and social values. 
C)  a moral issue. 
D)  a legal issue.

Question 9

The result of greater public awareness about testing is

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A)  complete public support for testing. 
B)  a reduction of the safeguards in relationship to human rights. 
C)  that the public is ambivalent about psychological testing. 
D)  a reduced demand for testing services. 
A)  complete public support for testing. 
B)  a reduction of the safeguards in relationship to human rights. 
C)  that the public is ambivalent about psychological testing. 
D)  a reduced demand for testing services.

Question 10

According to Dahlstrom,a person's privacy is invaded when

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A)  someone else gains access to their personal information. 
B)  test scores or test results are shared with the legal system. 
C)  personal information that has been accessed is used inappropriately. 
D)  insurance companies use the information to pay claims. 
A)  someone else gains access to their personal information. 
B)  test scores or test results are shared with the legal system. 
C)  personal information that has been accessed is used inappropriately. 
D)  insurance companies use the information to pay claims.

Two major professional issues in testing are

Behavioral dispositions are

One trend in test development is

In order to resolve the conflict of divided loyalties,a psychologist must

Dehumanization is presented in the text as a

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is because

When we say a test has reliability,

The question,"Is the test any good as a measure of the characteristics it purports to measure?," is

The result of greater public awareness about testing is

According to Dahlstrom,a person's privacy is invaded when

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

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Exam 21: Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

Two major professional issues in testing are

Behavioral dispositions are

One trend in test development is

In order to resolve the conflict of divided loyalties,a psychologist must

Dehumanization is presented in the text as a

The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is because

When we say a test has reliability,

The question,"Is the test any good as a measure of the characteristics it purports to measure?," is

The result of greater public awareness about testing is

According to Dahlstrom,a person's privacy is invaded when

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

Filters