Test Bank - Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 9th edition by Kaplan & Saccuzzo, All 1-21 Chapters Covered ,Latest Edition

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According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly
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because of
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a. budget constraints. b



b. diversity concerns. b



c. reliability issues. b



d. quality control. b




ANSWER: b b




2. Psychological tests b



a. pertain only to overt behavior. b b b b



b. always have right or wrong answers.
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c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
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ANSWER: d b




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



b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.

ANSWER: c b




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.b b b b b



c. can be given to only one person at a time.
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d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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ANSWER: c b




5. A group test
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a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
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b. can be given to only 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.b b b b b




ANSWER: a b




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6. Previous learning can best be described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: a b




7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: b b




8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: c b




9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
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a. human potential.
b



b. human traits. b



c. human personality.
b



d. human ability.b




ANSWER: d b




10. Structured personality tests
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a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
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c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
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d. involve an ambiguous test response.
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ANSWER: b b




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11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
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a. covert behavior. b



b. individual differences. b



c. personality traits. b



d. overt behavior.
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ANSWER: b b




12. Projective personality tests b b



a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
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b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
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c. are unstructured.
b



d. are structured.
b




ANSWER: c b




13. Tests that measure an individual’s typical behavior are called
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a. ability tests. b



b. personality tests. b



c. intelligence tests. b



d. group tests. b




ANSWER: b b




14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or
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more alternative responses, are called
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a. group tests. b



b. individual tests. b



c. structured personality tests. b b



d. projective personality tests. b b




ANSWER: c b




15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
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a. projective personality tests. b b



b. structured personality tests. b b



c. individual personality tests. b b



d. achievement personality tests. b b




ANSWER: a b




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