Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications,
and Issues 9th Edition
By Kaplan
All Chapters (1-21) Q&A Verified| Graded A+
ISBN 9781337098137
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Introduction .............................................................................................. 3
Chapter 02: Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.................................................... 16
Chapter 02: Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.................................................... 57
Chapter 04: Reliability................................................................................................. 72
Chapter 05: Validity ..................................................................................................... 88
Chapter 06: Writing and Evaluating Test Items ....................................................... 107
Chapter 07: Test Administration............................................................................... 107
Chapter 08: Interviewing Techniques ...................................................................... 133
Chapter 09: Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales.................................... 150
Chapter 10: The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III .... 166
Chapter 11: Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education . 180
Chapter 12: Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military ........ 193
Chapter 13: Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings ................................ 209
Chapter 14: Projective Personality Tests ................................................................ 211
Chapter 15: Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing ...................... 234
Chapter 16: Testing in Counseling Psychology ........................................................ 242
Chapter 17: Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care .................................... 260
Chapter 18: Testing in Industrial and Business Settings ........................................ 282
Chapter 19: Test Bias................................................................................................ 285
Chapter 20: Testing and the Law .............................................................................. 314
Chapter 21: Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing ................................... 315
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,Chapter 01: Introduction
1. According to recent research, 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
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, CORRECT ANSWER: a
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
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and Issues 9th Edition
By Kaplan
All Chapters (1-21) Q&A Verified| Graded A+
ISBN 9781337098137
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Introduction .............................................................................................. 3
Chapter 02: Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.................................................... 16
Chapter 02: Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.................................................... 57
Chapter 04: Reliability................................................................................................. 72
Chapter 05: Validity ..................................................................................................... 88
Chapter 06: Writing and Evaluating Test Items ....................................................... 107
Chapter 07: Test Administration............................................................................... 107
Chapter 08: Interviewing Techniques ...................................................................... 133
Chapter 09: Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales.................................... 150
Chapter 10: The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III .... 166
Chapter 11: Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education . 180
Chapter 12: Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military ........ 193
Chapter 13: Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings ................................ 209
Chapter 14: Projective Personality Tests ................................................................ 211
Chapter 15: Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing ...................... 234
Chapter 16: Testing in Counseling Psychology ........................................................ 242
Chapter 17: Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care .................................... 260
Chapter 18: Testing in Industrial and Business Settings ........................................ 282
Chapter 19: Test Bias................................................................................................ 285
Chapter 20: Testing and the Law .............................................................................. 314
Chapter 21: Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing ................................... 315
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,Chapter 01: Introduction
1. According to recent research, 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
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, CORRECT ANSWER: a
6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: a
7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
CORRECT ANSWER: d
10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
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