PSY 370 COMPLETE FINAL EXAM WITH DETAILED
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , 1997 -
requires appropriate testing to establish disability
status and educational progress.
-Educational progress tests must accommodate
students with disabilities as far as is reasonably
possible.
Why do we often use psychological tests to make
(or help make) important decisions about people? -
answer-limited resources ; appropriateness of
treatments/interventions (e.g., how depressed are
you)
Why are so many people uncomfortable with the
use of psychological tests, especially when they are
used to make important decisions? - answer-
Why are both lawmakers and professional
organizations concerned about regulating test use?
,- answer-Concerned with the results of testing -
adverse impact against minority test-takers is
viewed as discrimination...
... unless the test user can show that the test is
valid and appropriate (and that there are no better
alternatives).
What does federal law say about testing in each of
the following areas? (not in your book!)
Discrimination
Disability
Education
Test-Taker's Rights - answer-
Discrimination:
Who is protected? Why is this relevant to testing? -
answer-Civil Rights Act, 1964 - prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, and gender.
,Applies to a wide variety of decisions - employment,
education, housing, etc.
Created the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission - among other things, sets guidelines
for fair and appropriate employment testing
Discrimination:
How are the consequences or results of the test
considered in deciding whether discrimination is
occurring? - answer-If minority and majority group
members get different scores, is the problem with
the test?
Or is there a real difference with another cause?
Discrimination:
Can a test show differences between majority and
minority group members and yet not be considered
discriminatory? If so, when? - answer-
, Disability: How should persons with disabilities be
tested? When must schools and other organizations
make accommodations for a person whose
disability might impair their performance on a test?
- answer-Education for All Handicapped Children,
1975 - requires appropriate, professional testing of
children suspected to have a disability.
-Goal is to determine child's educational needs and
meet them.
Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 - prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disabilities.
Education: How are tests used in the No Child Left
Behind Act? - answer-No Child Left Behind, 2001 -
holds schools accountable for student improvement
by assessing progress on standardized tests.
Test-Takers' Rights: What rights are given to test-
takers under federal law? - answer-Test-Takers'
Rights
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-2026
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , 1997 -
requires appropriate testing to establish disability
status and educational progress.
-Educational progress tests must accommodate
students with disabilities as far as is reasonably
possible.
Why do we often use psychological tests to make
(or help make) important decisions about people? -
answer-limited resources ; appropriateness of
treatments/interventions (e.g., how depressed are
you)
Why are so many people uncomfortable with the
use of psychological tests, especially when they are
used to make important decisions? - answer-
Why are both lawmakers and professional
organizations concerned about regulating test use?
,- answer-Concerned with the results of testing -
adverse impact against minority test-takers is
viewed as discrimination...
... unless the test user can show that the test is
valid and appropriate (and that there are no better
alternatives).
What does federal law say about testing in each of
the following areas? (not in your book!)
Discrimination
Disability
Education
Test-Taker's Rights - answer-
Discrimination:
Who is protected? Why is this relevant to testing? -
answer-Civil Rights Act, 1964 - prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, and gender.
,Applies to a wide variety of decisions - employment,
education, housing, etc.
Created the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission - among other things, sets guidelines
for fair and appropriate employment testing
Discrimination:
How are the consequences or results of the test
considered in deciding whether discrimination is
occurring? - answer-If minority and majority group
members get different scores, is the problem with
the test?
Or is there a real difference with another cause?
Discrimination:
Can a test show differences between majority and
minority group members and yet not be considered
discriminatory? If so, when? - answer-
, Disability: How should persons with disabilities be
tested? When must schools and other organizations
make accommodations for a person whose
disability might impair their performance on a test?
- answer-Education for All Handicapped Children,
1975 - requires appropriate, professional testing of
children suspected to have a disability.
-Goal is to determine child's educational needs and
meet them.
Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 - prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disabilities.
Education: How are tests used in the No Child Left
Behind Act? - answer-No Child Left Behind, 2001 -
holds schools accountable for student improvement
by assessing progress on standardized tests.
Test-Takers' Rights: What rights are given to test-
takers under federal law? - answer-Test-Takers'
Rights
