Question 1

Administering a test with precisely the same instructions and format is giving it under

Accepted Answer

A) normative conditions. 
B) standard conditions. 
C) facilitative conditions. 
D) group administration. 
A) normative conditions. 
B) standard conditions. 
C) facilitative conditions. 
D) group administration.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of tests?

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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. 
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.

Question 3

Which of the following tests produced both a verbal and a performance IQ?

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A) Terman's Stanford-Binet 
B) The 1908 Binet-Simon Scale 
C) The Army Beta 
D) The Wechsler-Bellevue Scale 
A) Terman's Stanford-Binet 
B) The 1908 Binet-Simon Scale 
C) The Army Beta 
D) The Wechsler-Bellevue Scale

Question 4

The most widely used and referenced personality test is the

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A) MMPI. 
B) TAT. 
C) Rorschach. 
D) Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale. 
A) MMPI. 
B) TAT. 
C) Rorschach. 
D) Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale.

Question 5

The first structured personality test was the

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A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
B) Woodworth Personal Data Sheet. 
C) Thematic Apperception Test. 
D) 16 Personality Factors test. 
A) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. 
B) Woodworth Personal Data Sheet. 
C) Thematic Apperception Test. 
D) 16 Personality Factors test.

Question 6

Today, psychological testing

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A) is regarded as having little room for improvement. 
B) remains one of the most important yet controversial issues. 
C) is mostly ignored because insurance companies will not pay for it. 
D) is losing its credibility. 
A) is regarded as having little room for improvement. 
B) remains one of the most important yet controversial issues. 
C) is mostly ignored because insurance companies will not pay for it. 
D) is losing its credibility.

Question 7

Which of the following is a group test of human ability for an adult that does NOT require the subject to be literate?

Accepted Answer

A) Army Alpha 
B) Sequin Form Board 
C) Army Beta 
D) Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale 
A) Army Alpha 
B) Sequin Form Board 
C) Army Beta 
D) Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale

Question 8

Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical distributions?

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A) Transforms 
B) Reliability 
C) Scales 
D) Theories 
A) Transforms 
B) Reliability 
C) Scales 
D) Theories

Question 9

Explain how we came to understand the concept of individual differences. Which major scientists and publications originally theorized about this concept?

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The concept of individual differences ha

Question 10

In what settings are psychological tests most likely to be found today? What role does psychological testing play in contemporary society and how has this role changed since the inception of testing?

Accepted Answer

Psychological tests are most likely to b

Question 11

The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as

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A) achievement. 
B) aptitude. 
C) intelligence. 
D) ability. 
A) achievement. 
B) aptitude. 
C) intelligence. 
D) ability.

Question 12

Whose mathematical models of the mind strongly influenced 19th-century educational practices?

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A) G. T. Fechner 
B) E. H. Weber 
C) G. Whipple 
D) J. E. Herbart 
A) G. T. Fechner 
B) E. H. Weber 
C) G. Whipple 
D) J. E. Herbart

Question 13

The Rorschach presents ambiguous stimuli to an individual who then provides his or her own personal interpretation. This is an example of what kind of test?

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A) Structured 
B) Projective 
C) Intelligence 
D) Abilities 
A) Structured 
B) Projective 
C) Intelligence 
D) Abilities

Question 14

Projective personality tests

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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. 
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.

Question 15

Trace the rise and fall of testing in the last century. Make note of significant historical events that played a part in the development of testing as a major field.

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The rise and fall of testing in the last

Question 16

By 1949, formal university training standards led to the birth of

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) clinical psychology. 
C) the MMPI. 
D) psychological tests. 
A) factor analysis. 
B) clinical psychology. 
C) the MMPI. 
D) psychological tests.

Question 17

Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called

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A) ability tests. 
B) personality tests. 
C) intelligence tests. 
D) group tests. 
A) ability tests. 
B) personality tests. 
C) intelligence tests. 
D) group tests.

Question 18

If a particular test "X" is designed to measure success in a particular job, and it is accurate and useful for that purpose, then the test is said to be

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A) valid. 
B) structured. 
C) ambiguous. 
D) reliable. 
A) valid. 
B) structured. 
C) ambiguous. 
D) reliable.

Question 19

Which of the following is one criticism of early personality tests?

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A) The tests made too few assumptions about the meaning of a test response. 
B) The questions were too complex to grade objectively. 
C) The tests did not accurately reflect modern testing theories. 
D) The test taker and the test administrator may have different interpretations of the questions. 
A) The tests made too few assumptions about the meaning of a test response. 
B) The questions were too complex to grade objectively. 
C) The tests did not accurately reflect modern testing theories. 
D) The test taker and the test administrator may have different interpretations of the questions.

Question 20

Which of the following scientists is credited with founding the science of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Herbart 
B) Wundt 
C) Weber 
D) Cattell 
A) Herbart 
B) Wundt 
C) Weber 
D) Cattell

Exam 1: Introduction

Administering a test with precisely the same instructions and format is giving it under

Which of the following is true of tests?

Which of the following tests produced both a verbal and a performance IQ?

The most widely used and referenced personality test is the

The first structured personality test was the

Today, psychological testing

Which of the following is a group test of human ability for an adult that does NOT require the subject to be literate?

Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical distributions?

Explain how we came to understand the concept of individual differences. Which major scientists and publications originally theorized about this concept?

In what settings are psychological tests most likely to be found today? What role does psychological testing play in contemporary society and how has this role changed since the inception of testing?

The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as

Whose mathematical models of the mind strongly influenced 19th-century educational practices?

The Rorschach presents ambiguous stimuli to an individual who then provides his or her own personal interpretation. This is an example of what kind of test?

Projective personality tests

Trace the rise and fall of testing in the last century. Make note of significant historical events that played a part in the development of testing as a major field.

By 1949, formal university training standards led to the birth of

Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called

If a particular test "X" is designed to measure success in a particular job, and it is accurate and useful for that purpose, then the test is said to be

Which of the following is one criticism of early personality tests?

Which of the following scientists is credited with founding the science of psychology?

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

Testing in Education: 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

The Future of Psychological Testing

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