Psychological Testing- Principles, qach qach
Applications, and Issues, 9e Kaplan Test
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Name:
qach qach
Class:
qach qach
Date:
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Chapter 01:
Bank
Introduction
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1. According qachto qachrecent qachresearch, qachgrowing qachnumbers qachof qachfour-year qachcolleges qachare qachnot qachrelying qachon qachthe
SAT qachtest qachpartly qachbecause qachof
qach
a. budget qachconstraints.
b. diversity qachconcerns.
c. reliability qachissues.
d. quality qachcontrol.
ANSWER: q a c h b
2. Psychological qachtests
a. pertain qachonly qachto qachovert qachbehavior.
b. always qachhave qachright qachor qachwrong qachanswers.
c. do qachnot qachattempt qachto qachmeasure qachtraits.
d. measure qachcharacteristics qachof qachhuman qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h d
3. The qachspecific qachstimulus qachon qacha qachtest qachto qachwhich qacha qachperson qachresponds qachovertly qachis qachcalled qacha(n)
a. overt qachevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: q a c h c
4. An qachindividual qachtest
a. involves qacha qachsingle qachexaminer qachfor qachtwo qachor qachmore qachsubjects.
b. involves qachonly qachtests qachof qachhuman qachability.
c. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachonly qachone qachperson qachat qacha qachtime.
d. involves qachmore qachthan qachone qachexaminer qachfor qacha qachsingle qachsubject.
ANSWER: q a c h c
5. A qachgroup qachtest
a. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachmultiple qachpeople qachby qachone qachexaminer.
b. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachonly qachthree qachpeople qachat qacha qachtime.
c. involves qacha qachgroup qachof qachexaminers qachfor qacha qachsingle qachsubject.
d. involves qachonly qachtests qachof qachhuman qachability.
ANSWER: q a c h a
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Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
6. Previous qachlearning qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h a
7. The qachpotential qachfor qachlearning qacha qachspecific qachskill qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h b
8. One’s qachgeneral qachpotential, qachindependent qachof qachprior qachlearning, qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h c
9. Achievement, qachaptitude, qachand qachintelligence qachcan qachbe qachencompassed qachby qachthe qachterm
a. human qachpotential.
b. human qachtraits.
c. human qachpersonality.
d. human qachability.
ANSWER: q a c h d
10. Structured qachpersonality qachtests
a. require qachyou qachto qachproduce qachsomething qachspontaneously.
b. require qachyou qachto qachchoose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses.
c. involve qachan qachambiguous qachtest qachstimulus qachabout qachwhich qachthe qachresponse qachis qachstructured.
d. involve qachan qachambiguous qachtest qachresponse.
ANSWER: q a c h b
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
11. The qachmain qachpurpose qachof qachpsychological qachtesting qachis qachto qachevaluate
a. covert qachbehavior.
b. individual qachdifferences.
c. personality qachtraits.
d. overt qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h b
12. Projective qach personality qach tests
a. provide qacha qachstatement, qachusually qachof qachthe qachself-report qachvariety.
b. require qachthe qachsubject qachto qachchoose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses.
c. are qachunstructured.
d. are qach structured.
ANSWER: q a c h c
13. Tests qachthat qachmeasure qachan qachindividual’s qachtypical qachbehavior qachare qachcalled
a. ability qachtests.
b. personality qach tests.
c. intelligence qachtests.
d. group qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h b
14. Tests qachthat qachprovide qacha qachstatement, qachusually qachof qachthe qachself-report qachvariety, qachand qachrequire qachthe qachsubject qachto
choose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses, qachare qachcalled
qach
a. group qachtests.
b. individual qachtests.
c. structured qachpersonality qachtests.
d. projective qachpersonality qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h c
15. Personality qachtests qachin qachwhich qachthe qachtest qachstimulus qachand/or qachrequired qachresponse qachare qachambiguous qachare qachcalled
a. projective qachpersonality qachtests.
b. structured qachpersonality qachtests.
c. individual qachpersonality qachtests.
d. achievement qachpersonality qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h a
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by Cognero. 3
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Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
16. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachis qachtrue qachof qachtests?
a. Tests qachproduce qachexplicit qachdata qachthat qachare qachsubject qachto qachscientific qachstudy.
b. Tests qachare qachsuccessful qachin qachseparating qachprior qachlearning qachfrom qachpotential qachfor qachlearning.
c. Very qachfew qachtests qachcan qachactually qachpredict qachbehavior.
d. Tests qachcan qachprovide qachinsight qachinto qachovert qachbut qachnot qachcovert qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h a
17. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachrelates qachraw qachtest qachscores qachto qachtheoretical qachor qachempirical qachdistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER: q a c h c
18. The qachgeneral qachpotential qachto qachsolve qachproblems, qachadapt, qachand qachprofit qachfrom qachexperience qachis qachcalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER: q a c h d
19. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachis qachthe qachmost qachimportant qachfunction qachof qachtesting?
a. To qachdetermine qachwhat qachsort qachof qachtreatment qachor qachother qachintervention qachis qachappropriate
b. To qachdevelop qachaccurate qachportraits qachof qachindividuals
c. To qachdiscriminate qachamong qachrelated qachconstructs
d. To qachdifferentiate qachamong qachindividuals qachtaking qachthe qachtest
ANSWER: q a c h d
20. When qachyou qachgather qachinformation qachthrough qachverbal qachinteraction, qachyou qachare qachusing qacha(n)
a. individual qachtest.
b. interview.
c. group qachtest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER: q a c h b
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Applications, and Issues, 9e Kaplan Test
qach
Name:
qach qach
Class:
qach qach
Date:
qach
Chapter 01:
Bank
Introduction
qach
1. According qachto qachrecent qachresearch, qachgrowing qachnumbers qachof qachfour-year qachcolleges qachare qachnot qachrelying qachon qachthe
SAT qachtest qachpartly qachbecause qachof
qach
a. budget qachconstraints.
b. diversity qachconcerns.
c. reliability qachissues.
d. quality qachcontrol.
ANSWER: q a c h b
2. Psychological qachtests
a. pertain qachonly qachto qachovert qachbehavior.
b. always qachhave qachright qachor qachwrong qachanswers.
c. do qachnot qachattempt qachto qachmeasure qachtraits.
d. measure qachcharacteristics qachof qachhuman qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h d
3. The qachspecific qachstimulus qachon qacha qachtest qachto qachwhich qacha qachperson qachresponds qachovertly qachis qachcalled qacha(n)
a. overt qachevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER: q a c h c
4. An qachindividual qachtest
a. involves qacha qachsingle qachexaminer qachfor qachtwo qachor qachmore qachsubjects.
b. involves qachonly qachtests qachof qachhuman qachability.
c. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachonly qachone qachperson qachat qacha qachtime.
d. involves qachmore qachthan qachone qachexaminer qachfor qacha qachsingle qachsubject.
ANSWER: q a c h c
5. A qachgroup qachtest
a. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachmultiple qachpeople qachby qachone qachexaminer.
b. can qachbe qachgiven qachto qachonly qachthree qachpeople qachat qacha qachtime.
c. involves qacha qachgroup qachof qachexaminers qachfor qacha qachsingle qachsubject.
d. involves qachonly qachtests qachof qachhuman qachability.
ANSWER: q a c h a
Copyright qachCengage qachLearning. qachPowered Page
by Cognero. 1
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
6. Previous qachlearning qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h a
7. The qachpotential qachfor qachlearning qacha qachspecific qachskill qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h b
8. One’s qachgeneral qachpotential, qachindependent qachof qachprior qachlearning, qachcan qachbest qachbe qachdescribed qachas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: q a c h c
9. Achievement, qachaptitude, qachand qachintelligence qachcan qachbe qachencompassed qachby qachthe qachterm
a. human qachpotential.
b. human qachtraits.
c. human qachpersonality.
d. human qachability.
ANSWER: q a c h d
10. Structured qachpersonality qachtests
a. require qachyou qachto qachproduce qachsomething qachspontaneously.
b. require qachyou qachto qachchoose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses.
c. involve qachan qachambiguous qachtest qachstimulus qachabout qachwhich qachthe qachresponse qachis qachstructured.
d. involve qachan qachambiguous qachtest qachresponse.
ANSWER: q a c h b
Copyright qachCengage qachLearning. qachPowered Page
by Cognero. 2
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
11. The qachmain qachpurpose qachof qachpsychological qachtesting qachis qachto qachevaluate
a. covert qachbehavior.
b. individual qachdifferences.
c. personality qachtraits.
d. overt qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h b
12. Projective qach personality qach tests
a. provide qacha qachstatement, qachusually qachof qachthe qachself-report qachvariety.
b. require qachthe qachsubject qachto qachchoose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses.
c. are qachunstructured.
d. are qach structured.
ANSWER: q a c h c
13. Tests qachthat qachmeasure qachan qachindividual’s qachtypical qachbehavior qachare qachcalled
a. ability qachtests.
b. personality qach tests.
c. intelligence qachtests.
d. group qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h b
14. Tests qachthat qachprovide qacha qachstatement, qachusually qachof qachthe qachself-report qachvariety, qachand qachrequire qachthe qachsubject qachto
choose qachbetween qachtwo qachor qachmore qachalternative qachresponses, qachare qachcalled
qach
a. group qachtests.
b. individual qachtests.
c. structured qachpersonality qachtests.
d. projective qachpersonality qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h c
15. Personality qachtests qachin qachwhich qachthe qachtest qachstimulus qachand/or qachrequired qachresponse qachare qachambiguous qachare qachcalled
a. projective qachpersonality qachtests.
b. structured qachpersonality qachtests.
c. individual qachpersonality qachtests.
d. achievement qachpersonality qachtests.
ANSWER: q a c h a
Copyright qachCengage qachLearning. qachPowered Page
by Cognero. 3
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: qach
Introduction
16. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachis qachtrue qachof qachtests?
a. Tests qachproduce qachexplicit qachdata qachthat qachare qachsubject qachto qachscientific qachstudy.
b. Tests qachare qachsuccessful qachin qachseparating qachprior qachlearning qachfrom qachpotential qachfor qachlearning.
c. Very qachfew qachtests qachcan qachactually qachpredict qachbehavior.
d. Tests qachcan qachprovide qachinsight qachinto qachovert qachbut qachnot qachcovert qachbehavior.
ANSWER: q a c h a
17. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachrelates qachraw qachtest qachscores qachto qachtheoretical qachor qachempirical qachdistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER: q a c h c
18. The qachgeneral qachpotential qachto qachsolve qachproblems, qachadapt, qachand qachprofit qachfrom qachexperience qachis qachcalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER: q a c h d
19. Which qachof qachthe qachfollowing qachis qachthe qachmost qachimportant qachfunction qachof qachtesting?
a. To qachdetermine qachwhat qachsort qachof qachtreatment qachor qachother qachintervention qachis qachappropriate
b. To qachdevelop qachaccurate qachportraits qachof qachindividuals
c. To qachdiscriminate qachamong qachrelated qachconstructs
d. To qachdifferentiate qachamong qachindividuals qachtaking qachthe qachtest
ANSWER: q a c h d
20. When qachyou qachgather qachinformation qachthrough qachverbal qachinteraction, qachyou qachare qachusing qacha(n)
a. individual qachtest.
b. interview.
c. group qachtest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER: q a c h b
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