Psychological Testing- Principles, Applications,
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and Issues, 9e Kaplan Test Bank
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Name:
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Class:
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Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
1. According chto chrecent chresearch, chgrowing chnumbers chof chfour-year chcolleges chare chnot chrelying chon chthe chSAT chtest
partly chbecause chof
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a. budget chconstraints.
b. diversity chconcerns.
c. reliability chissues.
d. quality chcontrol.
ANSWER: c h b
2. Psychological chtests
a. pertain chonly chto chovert chbehavior.
b. always chhave chright chor chwrong chanswers.
c. do chnot chattempt chto chmeasure chtraits.
d. measure chcharacteristics chof chhuman chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h d
3. The chspecific chstimulus chon cha chtest chto chwhich cha chperson chresponds chovertly chis chcalled cha(n)
a. overt chevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: c h c
4. An chindividual chtest
a. involves cha chsingle chexaminer chfor chtwo chor chmore chsubjects.
b. involves chonly chtests chof chhuman chability.
c. can chbe chgiven chto chonly chone chperson chat cha chtime.
d. involves chmore chthan chone chexaminer chfor cha chsingle chsubject.
ANSWER: c h c
5. A chgroup chtest
a. can chbe chgiven chto chmultiple chpeople chby chone chexaminer.
b. can chbe chgiven chto chonly chthree chpeople chat cha chtime.
c. involves cha chgroup chof chexaminers chfor cha chsingle chsubject.
d. involves chonly chtests chof chhuman chability.
ANSWER: c h a
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Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
6. Previous chlearning chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h a
7. The chpotential chfor chlearning cha chspecific chskill chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h b
8. One’s chgeneral chpotential, chindependent chof chprior chlearning, chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h c
9. Achievement, chaptitude, chand chintelligence chcan chbe chencompassed chby chthe chterm
a. human chpotential.
b. human chtraits.
c. human chpersonality.
d. human chability.
ANSWER: c h d
10. Structured chpersonality chtests
a. require chyou chto chproduce chsomething chspontaneously.
b. require chyou chto chchoose chbetween chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses.
c. involve chan chambiguous chtest chstimulus chabout chwhich chthe chresponse chis chstructured.
d. involve chan chambiguous chtest chresponse.
ANSWER: c h b
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Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
11. The chmain chpurpose chof chpsychological chtesting chis chto chevaluate
a. covert chbehavior.
b. individual chdifferences.
c. personality chtraits.
d. overt chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h b
12. Projective ch personality ch tests
a. provide cha chstatement, chusually chof chthe chself-report chvariety.
b. require chthe chsubject chto chchoose chbetween chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses.
c. are chunstructured.
d. are ch structured.
ANSWER: c h c
13. Tests chthat chmeasure chan chindividual’s chtypical chbehavior chare chcalled
a. ability chtests.
b. personality ch tests.
c. intelligence chtests.
d. group chtests.
ANSWER: c h b
14. Tests chthat chprovide cha chstatement, chusually chof chthe chself-report chvariety, chand chrequire chthe chsubject chto chchoose
between chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses, chare chcalled
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a. group chtests.
b. individual chtests.
c. structured chpersonality chtests.
d. projective chpersonality chtests.
ANSWER: c h c
15. Personality chtests chin chwhich chthe chtest chstimulus chand/or chrequired chresponse chare chambiguous chare chcalled
a. projective chpersonality chtests.
b. structured chpersonality chtests.
c. individual chpersonality chtests.
d. achievement chpersonality chtests.
ANSWER: c h a
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Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
16. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis chtrue chof chtests?
a. Tests chproduce chexplicit chdata chthat chare chsubject chto chscientific chstudy.
b. Tests chare chsuccessful chin chseparating chprior chlearning chfrom chpotential chfor chlearning.
c. Very chfew chtests chcan chactually chpredict chbehavior.
d. Tests chcan chprovide chinsight chinto chovert chbut chnot chcovert chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h a
17. Which chof chthe chfollowing chrelates chraw chtest chscores chto chtheoretical chor chempirical chdistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER: c h c
18. The chgeneral chpotential chto chsolve chproblems, chadapt, chand chprofit chfrom chexperience chis chcalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER: c h d
19. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis chthe chmost chimportant chfunction chof chtesting?
a. To chdetermine chwhat chsort chof chtreatment chor chother chintervention chis chappropriate
b. To chdevelop chaccurate chportraits chof chindividuals
c. To chdiscriminate chamong chrelated chconstructs
d. To chdifferentiate chamong chindividuals chtaking chthe chtest
ANSWER: c h d
20. When chyou chgather chinformation chthrough chverbal chinteraction, chyou chare chusing cha(n)
a. individual chtest.
b. interview.
c. group chtest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER: c h b
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ch ch ch
and Issues, 9e Kaplan Test Bank
ch
Name:
ch ch ch ch
Class:
ch
Date:
Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
1. According chto chrecent chresearch, chgrowing chnumbers chof chfour-year chcolleges chare chnot chrelying chon chthe chSAT chtest
partly chbecause chof
ch
a. budget chconstraints.
b. diversity chconcerns.
c. reliability chissues.
d. quality chcontrol.
ANSWER: c h b
2. Psychological chtests
a. pertain chonly chto chovert chbehavior.
b. always chhave chright chor chwrong chanswers.
c. do chnot chattempt chto chmeasure chtraits.
d. measure chcharacteristics chof chhuman chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h d
3. The chspecific chstimulus chon cha chtest chto chwhich cha chperson chresponds chovertly chis chcalled cha(n)
a. overt chevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: c h c
4. An chindividual chtest
a. involves cha chsingle chexaminer chfor chtwo chor chmore chsubjects.
b. involves chonly chtests chof chhuman chability.
c. can chbe chgiven chto chonly chone chperson chat cha chtime.
d. involves chmore chthan chone chexaminer chfor cha chsingle chsubject.
ANSWER: c h c
5. A chgroup chtest
a. can chbe chgiven chto chmultiple chpeople chby chone chexaminer.
b. can chbe chgiven chto chonly chthree chpeople chat cha chtime.
c. involves cha chgroup chof chexaminers chfor cha chsingle chsubject.
d. involves chonly chtests chof chhuman chability.
ANSWER: c h a
Copyright chCengage chLearning. chPowered chby Page ch1
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
6. Previous chlearning chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h a
7. The chpotential chfor chlearning cha chspecific chskill chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h b
8. One’s chgeneral chpotential, chindependent chof chprior chlearning, chcan chbest chbe chdescribed chas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c h c
9. Achievement, chaptitude, chand chintelligence chcan chbe chencompassed chby chthe chterm
a. human chpotential.
b. human chtraits.
c. human chpersonality.
d. human chability.
ANSWER: c h d
10. Structured chpersonality chtests
a. require chyou chto chproduce chsomething chspontaneously.
b. require chyou chto chchoose chbetween chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses.
c. involve chan chambiguous chtest chstimulus chabout chwhich chthe chresponse chis chstructured.
d. involve chan chambiguous chtest chresponse.
ANSWER: c h b
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
11. The chmain chpurpose chof chpsychological chtesting chis chto chevaluate
a. covert chbehavior.
b. individual chdifferences.
c. personality chtraits.
d. overt chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h b
12. Projective ch personality ch tests
a. provide cha chstatement, chusually chof chthe chself-report chvariety.
b. require chthe chsubject chto chchoose chbetween chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses.
c. are chunstructured.
d. are ch structured.
ANSWER: c h c
13. Tests chthat chmeasure chan chindividual’s chtypical chbehavior chare chcalled
a. ability chtests.
b. personality ch tests.
c. intelligence chtests.
d. group chtests.
ANSWER: c h b
14. Tests chthat chprovide cha chstatement, chusually chof chthe chself-report chvariety, chand chrequire chthe chsubject chto chchoose
between chtwo chor chmore chalternative chresponses, chare chcalled
ch
a. group chtests.
b. individual chtests.
c. structured chpersonality chtests.
d. projective chpersonality chtests.
ANSWER: c h c
15. Personality chtests chin chwhich chthe chtest chstimulus chand/or chrequired chresponse chare chambiguous chare chcalled
a. projective chpersonality chtests.
b. structured chpersonality chtests.
c. individual chpersonality chtests.
d. achievement chpersonality chtests.
ANSWER: c h a
Copyright chCengage chLearning. chPowered chby Page ch3
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: ch
Introduction
16. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis chtrue chof chtests?
a. Tests chproduce chexplicit chdata chthat chare chsubject chto chscientific chstudy.
b. Tests chare chsuccessful chin chseparating chprior chlearning chfrom chpotential chfor chlearning.
c. Very chfew chtests chcan chactually chpredict chbehavior.
d. Tests chcan chprovide chinsight chinto chovert chbut chnot chcovert chbehavior.
ANSWER: c h a
17. Which chof chthe chfollowing chrelates chraw chtest chscores chto chtheoretical chor chempirical chdistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER: c h c
18. The chgeneral chpotential chto chsolve chproblems, chadapt, chand chprofit chfrom chexperience chis chcalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER: c h d
19. Which chof chthe chfollowing chis chthe chmost chimportant chfunction chof chtesting?
a. To chdetermine chwhat chsort chof chtreatment chor chother chintervention chis chappropriate
b. To chdevelop chaccurate chportraits chof chindividuals
c. To chdiscriminate chamong chrelated chconstructs
d. To chdifferentiate chamong chindividuals chtaking chthe chtest
ANSWER: c h d
20. When chyou chgather chinformation chthrough chverbal chinteraction, chyou chare chusing cha(n)
a. individual chtest.
b. interview.
c. group chtest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER: c h b
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