Question 1

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  validity. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  test-retest reliability. 
A)  validity. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  test-retest reliability.

Question 2

A survey of the history of intelligence testing reinforces the important lesson that

Accepted Answer

A)  although science strives for objectivity,scientists can be influenced by their personal biases. 
B)  the experiment is the most powerful tool available for examining cause-effect relationships. 
C)  different theoretical perspectives on behavior may be complementary rather than competing. 
D)  scientists are more concerned with the development of theory than with its practical application. 
A)  although science strives for objectivity,scientists can be influenced by their personal biases. 
B)  the experiment is the most powerful tool available for examining cause-effect relationships. 
C)  different theoretical perspectives on behavior may be complementary rather than competing. 
D)  scientists are more concerned with the development of theory than with its practical application.

Question 3

Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on alternate forms of the same test in order to measure the ________ of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity 
B)  predictive validity 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  reliability 
A)  content validity 
B)  predictive validity 
C)  normal distribution 
D)  reliability

Question 4

If a road test for a driver's license adequately samples the tasks a driver routinely faces,the test is said to have

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  a normal curve. 
C)  content validity. 
D)  test-retest reliability. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  a normal curve. 
C)  content validity. 
D)  test-retest reliability.

Question 5

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used,it has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  standardization. 
B)  predictive validity. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  content validity. 
A)  standardization. 
B)  predictive validity. 
C)  reliability. 
D)  content validity.

Question 6

Tests designed to predict the ability to learn new skills are called

Accepted Answer

A)  interest inventories. 
B)  criterion tests. 
C)  standardized assessments. 
D)  aptitude tests. 
A)  interest inventories. 
B)  criterion tests. 
C)  standardized assessments. 
D)  aptitude tests.

Question 7

Melinda completed the Computer Programming Aptitude Test when she applied for a position with Beta Electronics.Six months later,she took the same test when she applied for a position with another company.The fact that her scores were almost identical on the two occasions suggests that the test has a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  standardization. 
A)  content validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  standardization.

Question 8

If both depressed and nondepressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression,it suggests that the test

Accepted Answer

A)  has not been standardized. 
B)  is not valid. 
C)  is not reliable. 
D)  scores are correlated. 
A)  has not been standardized. 
B)  is not valid. 
C)  is not reliable. 
D)  scores are correlated.

Question 9

In developing a test of intellectual ability for Parisian schoolchildren,Binet and Simon assumed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the test would measure inherited,unchangeable abilities. 
B)  the test would yield an intelligence quotient consisting of chronological age divided by mental age multiplied by 100. 
C)  a bright child would perform like a normal child of an older age. 
D)  measures of physical and sensory skills would be good predictors of school achievement. 
A)  the test would measure inherited,unchangeable abilities. 
B)  the test would yield an intelligence quotient consisting of chronological age divided by mental age multiplied by 100. 
C)  a bright child would perform like a normal child of an older age. 
D)  measures of physical and sensory skills would be good predictors of school achievement.

Exam 29: Thinking

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of

A survey of the history of intelligence testing reinforces the important lesson that

Researchers assess the correlation between scores obtained on alternate forms of the same test in order to measure the ________ of the test.

If a road test for a driver's license adequately samples the tasks a driver routinely faces,the test is said to have

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used,it has a high degree of

Tests designed to predict the ability to learn new skills are called

If both depressed and nondepressed individuals receive similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression,it suggests that the test

In developing a test of intellectual ability for Parisian schoolchildren,Binet and Simon assumed that

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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