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Chapter 1—Introduction

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik,
2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying
on the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.


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2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.


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3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds
overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.




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4. An individual test
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a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
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b. involves only tests of human ability.
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c. can only be given to one person at a time.
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d. involves more than one examiner for a single
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5. A group test
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b. can only be given to three people at a time.
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c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
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d. involves only tests of human ability.
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6. Previous learning can best be described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be
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as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.

c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be
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encompassed by the term
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a. human potential.
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c. human personality.
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d. human ability.
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10. Structured personality tests
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a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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