test-bank-for-psychological-testing-principles-applications-and-issues-8th-edition-by-kaplan

Who is thought to have spread the testing movement in the United States? • a. Clark Wissler • b. E.L. Thorndike • c. James McKeen Cattell • d. Sir Francis Galton Who is credited with the creation of the first formal personality test? • a. Alfred Binet • b. David Wechsler • c. Hermann Rorschach • d. Robert Woodworth is an activity that involves judging or appraising the value or worth of something. • a. Assessment • b. Evaluation • c. Measurement • d. Testing Which of the following would be an example of a subjective test? • a. Exam consisting of essay questions • c. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale • d. Tests & Measurements Exam Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which test scores are free from measurement error? • a. Reliability • b. Validity • c. Accuracy • d. Consistency A typical response test would be used to measure which of the following constructs? • a. Achievement • b. Aptitude • c. Attitudes • d. Intelligence A student scored better than 85% of his or her peers. This is an example of which approach to score interpretation? • a. Construct-referenced • b. Criterion-referenced • c. Norm-referenced • d. Standard-referenced Which of the following uses a criterion-referenced approach to score interpretation? • a. Driver’s license exam • b. Intelligence test • c. MMPI-2 Which of the following assumptions of psychological assessment is correct? • a. Assessment procedures are essentially error free • b. One source of information is enough for the assessment process • c. Psychological constructs can be measured • d. There is only one way to measure a construct Which of the following involves situations where people are assigned to different tracks, ordered in some way? • a. Categorization • b. Classification • c. Placement • d. Selection How many tests did the American Psychological Association (APA) estimate are developed every year? • a. 20 • b. 200 • c. 2000 • d. 20000 Psychological assessment is: • a. broader in scope than testing. • b. one component of testing. • c. a less detailed and technical process than testing. • d. less precise and accurate than testing. Testing is to assessment as is to . • a. blood test; medical exam • b. placement; classification • c. Xray; MRI • d. intern; doctor Validity refers to: • a. the accuracy of the interpretation of test scores. • b. the stability or consistency of test scores. • c. the method in which norms for the tests were developed. • d. whether the test is a good measure of a construct. Reliability refers to: • a. the stability or consistency of test scores. • b. the method in which the test was developed. • c. the specialization of the test. Amy completes a 100 item questionnaire that asks her to respond “Yes” or “No” to statements about her typical ways of thinking and behaving. What type of test is this? • a. Aptitude Test • b. Objective Personality Test • c. Power Test • d. Speed Test is defined as a systematic procedure for collecting information that can be used to make inferences about the characteristics of people or objects. • a. Evaluation • b. Measurement • c. Assessment • d. Testing Which is of the following is NOT a right of a test taker according to the Joint Committee on Testing Practices? • a. The right to review their test questions • b. The right to receive test administration by trained individuals • c. The right to receive information regarding their test results • d. The right to confidentiality of their results A psychological or educational professional who has specialized in the area of testing, measurement, and assessment is referred to as a/an . • a. academician • b. diagnostician • c. psychologist • d. psychometrician Since all psychological tests contain a fixed number of items, they: .........................................CONTINUED.................................