Question 1

Validity of an aptitude test relies heavily on ____ oriented evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) content 
B) criterion 
C) construct 
D) face 
A) content 
B) criterion 
C) construct 
D) face

Question 2

One reason that GRE scores and graduate GPAs have low correlations may be

Accepted Answer

A) underprediction of younger examinees. 
B) range restriction. 
C) selection bias. 
D) improper administration. 
A) underprediction of younger examinees. 
B) range restriction. 
C) selection bias. 
D) improper administration.

Question 3

Which test is likely to take two or three days to complete?

Accepted Answer

A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT 
A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT

Question 4

Although adequate psychometrically, both the Miller Analogies Test and the GRE have rather poor

Accepted Answer

A) construct validity. 
B) internal consistency. 
C) test-retest reliability. 
D) predictive validity. 
A) construct validity. 
B) internal consistency. 
C) test-retest reliability. 
D) predictive validity.

Question 5

Which of the following is important to remember when using group tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Group tests typically lack validity and have other poorly defined psychometric qualities. 
B) Discrepancies in scores between group tests and other measures should be investigated. 
C) Because they lack the detailed standardization of individual tests, group tests should be used cautiously. 
D) Contrary to stereotype, group tests require considerable expertise to administer and score. 
A) Group tests typically lack validity and have other poorly defined psychometric qualities. 
B) Discrepancies in scores between group tests and other measures should be investigated. 
C) Because they lack the detailed standardization of individual tests, group tests should be used cautiously. 
D) Contrary to stereotype, group tests require considerable expertise to administer and score.

Question 6

A final examination in a school course is a type of ____ test.

Accepted Answer

A) achievement 
B) aptitude 
C) performance 
D) intelligence 
A) achievement 
B) aptitude 
C) performance 
D) intelligence

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Kuhlmann-Anderson Test?

Accepted Answer

A) While most achievement tests rely increasingly on verbal items with increasing grade level, the KAT remains nonverbal throughout. 
B) The KAT cannot be used with students who have disabilities of any type. 
C) Despite its wide use, there remains serious concerns about the reliability and validity of the KAT. 
D) The KAT is suited only for those who speak English at grade level. 
A) While most achievement tests rely increasingly on verbal items with increasing grade level, the KAT remains nonverbal throughout. 
B) The KAT cannot be used with students who have disabilities of any type. 
C) Despite its wide use, there remains serious concerns about the reliability and validity of the KAT. 
D) The KAT is suited only for those who speak English at grade level.

Question 8

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test is now administered by computer, allowing adaptive testing. What is adaptive testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptive testing includes only those items related to the recruit's areas of interest. 
B) Adaptive testing involves presenting a question of known difficulty and then presenting more or less difficult items depending on whether the item was correctly answered. 
C) Adaptive testing eliminates sources of bias by generating large numbers of items. 
D) Adaptive testing reduces the risk of cheating by randomly sampling from a large test bank. 
A) Adaptive testing includes only those items related to the recruit's areas of interest. 
B) Adaptive testing involves presenting a question of known difficulty and then presenting more or less difficult items depending on whether the item was correctly answered. 
C) Adaptive testing eliminates sources of bias by generating large numbers of items. 
D) Adaptive testing reduces the risk of cheating by randomly sampling from a large test bank.

Question 9

One of the simplest, quickest, easiest to administer, and least expensive ability tests is the

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive Matrices Test. 
B) Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test. 
C) IPAT Culture Fair Test. 
D) Quick Test. 
A) Progressive Matrices Test. 
B) Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test. 
C) IPAT Culture Fair Test. 
D) Quick Test.

Question 10

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

Accepted Answer

A) has poor psychometric characteristics. 
B) is not a valid predictor of training performance. 
C) does not have adequate norming information. 
D) now has a computerized adaptive version. 
A) has poor psychometric characteristics. 
B) is not a valid predictor of training performance. 
C) does not have adequate norming information. 
D) now has a computerized adaptive version.

Question 11

The GRE is a strong predictor of

Accepted Answer

A) clinical skills. 
B) first year graduate school grades. 
C) ability to solve real world problems. 
D) none of the above 
A) clinical skills. 
B) first year graduate school grades. 
C) ability to solve real world problems. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

An individual test

Accepted Answer

A) is less expensive to administer. 
B) provides more objective scoring. 
C) provides information about the unique attributes of the examinee. 
D) are more reliable than group tests. 
A) is less expensive to administer. 
B) provides more objective scoring. 
C) provides information about the unique attributes of the examinee. 
D) are more reliable than group tests.

Question 13

Unlike some tests for professional degree programs, the LSAT

Accepted Answer

A) predicts first year GPA in law school. 
B) is very unstructured. 
C) is based on performance rather than verbal skills. 
D) is not timed. 
A) predicts first year GPA in law school. 
B) is very unstructured. 
C) is based on performance rather than verbal skills. 
D) is not timed.

Question 14

Which of the following types of tests typically predicts general ability?

Accepted Answer

A) aptitude 
B) achievement 
C) intelligence 
D) group 
A) aptitude 
B) achievement 
C) intelligence 
D) group

Question 15

Although it has limits pertaining to the identification of giftedness and the identification of disabilities in minority groups, which of the following tests is a good choice when a quick measure is needed?

Accepted Answer

A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT 
A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT

Question 16

The Cooperative School and College Ability Test

Accepted Answer

A) has many advantages over the SAT. 
B) is poorly constructed. 
C) has a large and representative standardization sample. 
D) has a reasonably good correlation with the SAT. 
A) has many advantages over the SAT. 
B) is poorly constructed. 
C) has a large and representative standardization sample. 
D) has a reasonably good correlation with the SAT.

Question 17

Which of the following tests provides three scores: Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal?

Accepted Answer

A) Henmon-Nelson Test 
B) Kuhlman-Anderson Test 
C) Cognitive Abilities Test 
D) Scholastic Assessment Test 
A) Henmon-Nelson Test 
B) Kuhlman-Anderson Test 
C) Cognitive Abilities Test 
D) Scholastic Assessment Test

Question 18

The COGAT Form 7 is a measure of

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) achievement. 
C) fluid intelligence. 
D) visual-motor functioning. 
A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) achievement. 
C) fluid intelligence. 
D) visual-motor functioning.

Question 19

The Miller Analogies Test

Accepted Answer

A) is strictly verbal and timed. 
B) is strictly verbal but not timed. 
C) contains verbal and performance items and is timed. 
D) contains verbal and performance items but is not timed. 
A) is strictly verbal and timed. 
B) is strictly verbal but not timed. 
C) contains verbal and performance items and is timed. 
D) contains verbal and performance items but is not timed.

Question 20

The IPAT Culture Fair Test was designed to

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate cultural influences in an ability test. 
B) estimate the intelligence of language impaired children. 
C) estimate the intelligence of language impaired adults. 
D) be used with children three years of age and younger. 
A) eliminate cultural influences in an ability test. 
B) estimate the intelligence of language impaired children. 
C) estimate the intelligence of language impaired adults. 
D) be used with children three years of age and younger.

Exam 12: Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Validity of an aptitude test relies heavily on ____ oriented evidence.

One reason that GRE scores and graduate GPAs have low correlations may be

Which test is likely to take two or three days to complete?

Although adequate psychometrically, both the Miller Analogies Test and the GRE have rather poor

Which of the following is important to remember when using group tests?

A final examination in a school course is a type of ____ test.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Kuhlmann-Anderson Test?

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test is now administered by computer, allowing adaptive testing. What is adaptive testing?

One of the simplest, quickest, easiest to administer, and least expensive ability tests is the

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

The GRE is a strong predictor of

An individual test

Unlike some tests for professional degree programs, the LSAT

Which of the following types of tests typically predicts general ability?

Although it has limits pertaining to the identification of giftedness and the identification of disabilities in minority groups, which of the following tests is a good choice when a quick measure is needed?

The Cooperative School and College Ability Test

Which of the following tests provides three scores: Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal?

The COGAT Form 7 is a measure of

The Miller Analogies Test

The IPAT Culture Fair Test was designed to

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

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

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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