Question 1

The question, "Should this test be used for this purpose?,"

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A) is a technical question. 
B) is based on ethical and social issues. 
C) depends on research data. 
D) is a legal issue.

Question 2

Dehumanization is presented in the text as a

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

Question 3

Which of the following is true about how tests are used?

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A) In the end, it may be determined by law and the threat of litigation. 
B) There is substantial evidence of the intentional misuse of tests. 
C) The use of tests has declined sharply in the past 20 years. 
D) It is very difficult to use tests appropriately.

Question 4

The future of the Rorschach and TAT

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A) is uncertain. 
B) is increased respectability. 
C) will not be bright. 
D) will be bright.

Question 5

Current standards for test use state that the test developer(s)must provide sufficient information to permit appropriate use of the test. Which of the following does not have to be included in this information?

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A) guidelines for administration and scoring 
B) information regarding item construction 
C) validity data 
D) reliability data

Question 6

According to the text, one safe prediction for testing is that

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A) According to the text, one safe prediction for testing is that 
B) increasingly narrow and specific tests will be used. 
C) future prospects for testing are grim. 
D) future prospects for testing are promising.

Question 7

Under what circumstances have clinicians been found to provide better prediction than actuarial data?

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A) None; clinicians are, at best, as good as actuarial data. 
B) When clinicians consider additional sources of data such as test batteries, interviews or test histories 
C) When clinicians have more than five years of experience 
D) When tests involve complex scoring algorithms

Question 8

Which of the following issues is classified by your text as a theoretical concern?

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A) Whether the systematic sources of variance measured by the test arise from the person or the setting 
B) Whether the test meets the ethical and legal standards for testing 
C) Whether the results of the test will be used to unfairly label the test taker 
D) Whether the test has adequate reliability, validity, and norms

Question 9

According to your text, the real issue in testing is

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A) how reliable tests are. 
B) whether tests have predictive validity. 
C) what tests actually measure. 
D) how tests are used.

Question 10

Changes in personality can typically be attributed to

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A) biological changes as people age. 
B) adaptation to new environments. 
C) education. 
D) family socialization.

Question 11

When testing is necessary in order to determine pathology,

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A) projective tests such as the Rorschach should be used. 
B) it is better to over assess than under assess the pathology. 
C) tests that overpathologize, like the Rorschach, should be avoided. 
D) labels will only help to define the problem.

Question 12

While many individual and group tests have generally adequate reliability, just about any test could benefit from

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A) better validity documentation. 
B) a larger standardization sample. 
C) more representative norms. 
D) simplified scoring techniques.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

Which of the following is a responsibility of potential test takers?

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A) Knowing and demanding their rights 
B) Understanding the validity of tests 
C) Selecting which tests to take 
D) Relinquishing their privacy rights

Question 15

Behavioral dispositions are

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

Question 16

Emphasis has been placed on ____ in the push for higher standards in testing.

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A) reducing the use of computers 
B) greater objectivity in test interpretation 
C) less objectivity in test interpretation 
D) greater subjectivity in test interpretations

Question 17

The new technologies of testing would be well served by measuring behavior in the _______ context.

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A) neurological 
B) genetic 
C) social 
D) political

Question 18

Identify and discuss the implications of three human rights issues that arise in testing.

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Question 19

Some of the impetus in the development of new tests comes from

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A) disagreements between professionals about the best way to measure characteristics. 
B) so few tests making a profit that test makers need multiple tests to survive. 
C) agreements between professionals about the best way to measure characteristics. 
D) the fact that so much grant money is available for people to develop new tests.

Question 20

A theory consistent with the data concerning the reliability of tests would propose that

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A) ability and personality are ever-changing. 
B) ability and personality are not measurable. 
C) humans possess an ability to adapt to changing circumstances. 
D) personality is static and enduring.

Exam 21: The Future of Psychological Testing