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n n
1. Accordingntonrecentnresearch,ngrowingnnumbersnofnfour-
yearncollegesnarennotnrelyingnonnthenSATntestnpartlynbecausenof
a. budgetnconstraints.
b. diversitynconcerns.
c. reliabilitynissues.
d. qualityncontrol.
ANSWER:n b
2. Psychologicalntests
a. pertainnonlyntonovertnbehavior.
b. alwaysnhavenrightnornwrongnanswers.
c. donnotnattemptntonmeasurentraits.
d. measurencharacteristicsnofnhumannbehavior.
ANSWER:n d
3. Thenspecificnstimulusnonnantestntonwhichnanpersonnrespondsnovertlynisncalledna(n)
a. overtnevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER:n c
4. Annindividualntest
a. involvesnansinglenexaminernforntwonornmorensubjects.
b. involvesnonlyntestsnofnhumannability.
c. cannbengivenntononlynonenpersonnatnantime.
d. involvesnmorenthannonenexaminernfornansinglensubject.
ANSWER:n c
5. Angroupntest
a. cannbengivenntonmultiplenpeoplenbynonenexaminer.
b. cannbengivenntononlynthreenpeoplenatnantime.
c. involvesnangroupnofnexaminersnfornansinglensubject.
d. involvesnonlyntestsnofnhumannability.
ANSWER:n a
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6. Previousnlearningncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n a
7. Thenpotentialnfornlearningnanspecificnskillncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n b
8. One’sngeneralnpotential,nindependentnofnpriornlearning,ncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n c
9. Achievement,naptitude,nandnintelligencencannbenencompassednbynthenterm
a. humannpotential.
b. humanntraits.
c. humannpersonality.
d. humannability.
ANSWER:n d
10. Structurednpersonalityntests
a. requirenyountonproducensomethingnspontaneously.
b. requirenyountonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses.
c. involvenannambiguousntestnstimulusnaboutnwhichnthenresponsenisnstructured.
d. involvenannambiguousntestnresponse.
ANSWER:n b
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11. Thenmainnpurposenofnpsychologicalntestingnisntonevaluate
a. covertnbehavior.
b. individualndifferences.
c. personalityntraits.
d. overtnbehavior.
ANSWER:n b
12. Projectivenpersonalityntests
a. providenanstatement,nusuallynofnthenself-reportnvariety.
b. requirenthensubjectntonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses.
c. arenunstructured.
d. aren structured.
ANSWER:n c
13. Testsnthatnmeasurenannindividual’sntypicalnbehaviornarencalled
a. abilityntests.
b. personalityntests.
c. intelligencentests.
d. groupntests.
ANSWER:n b
14. Testsnthatnprovidenanstatement,nusuallynofnthenself-
reportnvariety,nandnrequirenthensubjectntonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses,narencalled
a. groupntests.
b. individualntests.
c. structurednpersonalityntests.
d. projectivenpersonalityntests.
ANSWER:n c
15. Personalityntestsninnwhichnthentestnstimulusnand/ornrequirednresponsenarenambiguousnarencalled
a. projectivenpersonalityntests.
b. structurednpersonalityntests.
c. individualnpersonalityntests.
d. achievementnpersonalityntests.
ANSWER:n a
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16. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntruenofntests?
a. Testsnproducenexplicitndatanthatnarensubjectntonscientificnstudy.
b. Testsnarensuccessfulninnseparatingnpriornlearningnfromnpotentialnfornlearning.
c. Verynfewntestsncannactuallynpredictnbehavior.
d. Testsncannprovideninsightnintonovertnbutnnotncovertnbehavior.
ANSWER:n a
17. Whichnofnthenfollowingnrelatesnrawntestnscoresntontheoreticalnornempiricalndistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER:n c
18. Thengeneralnpotentialntonsolvenproblems,nadapt,nandnprofitnfromnexperiencenisncalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER:n d
19. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenmostnimportantnfunctionnofntesting?
a. Tondeterminenwhatnsortnofntreatmentnornotherninterventionnisnappropriate
b. Tondevelopnaccuratenportraitsnofnindividuals
c. Tondiscriminatenamongnrelatednconstructs
d. Tondifferentiatenamongnindividualsntakingnthentest
ANSWER:n d
20. Whennyoungatherninformationnthroughnverbalninteraction,nyounarenusingna(n)
a. individualntest.
b. interview.
c. groupntest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER:n b
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1. Accordingntonrecentnresearch,ngrowingnnumbersnofnfour-
yearncollegesnarennotnrelyingnonnthenSATntestnpartlynbecausenof
a. budgetnconstraints.
b. diversitynconcerns.
c. reliabilitynissues.
d. qualityncontrol.
ANSWER:n b
2. Psychologicalntests
a. pertainnonlyntonovertnbehavior.
b. alwaysnhavenrightnornwrongnanswers.
c. donnotnattemptntonmeasurentraits.
d. measurencharacteristicsnofnhumannbehavior.
ANSWER:n d
3. Thenspecificnstimulusnonnantestntonwhichnanpersonnrespondsnovertlynisncalledna(n)
a. overtnevent.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANSWER:n c
4. Annindividualntest
a. involvesnansinglenexaminernforntwonornmorensubjects.
b. involvesnonlyntestsnofnhumannability.
c. cannbengivenntononlynonenpersonnatnantime.
d. involvesnmorenthannonenexaminernfornansinglensubject.
ANSWER:n c
5. Angroupntest
a. cannbengivenntonmultiplenpeoplenbynonenexaminer.
b. cannbengivenntononlynthreenpeoplenatnantime.
c. involvesnangroupnofnexaminersnfornansinglensubject.
d. involvesnonlyntestsnofnhumannability.
ANSWER:n a
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6. Previousnlearningncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n a
7. Thenpotentialnfornlearningnanspecificnskillncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n b
8. One’sngeneralnpotential,nindependentnofnpriornlearning,ncannbestnbendescribednas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER:n c
9. Achievement,naptitude,nandnintelligencencannbenencompassednbynthenterm
a. humannpotential.
b. humanntraits.
c. humannpersonality.
d. humannability.
ANSWER:n d
10. Structurednpersonalityntests
a. requirenyountonproducensomethingnspontaneously.
b. requirenyountonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses.
c. involvenannambiguousntestnstimulusnaboutnwhichnthenresponsenisnstructured.
d. involvenannambiguousntestnresponse.
ANSWER:n b
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11. Thenmainnpurposenofnpsychologicalntestingnisntonevaluate
a. covertnbehavior.
b. individualndifferences.
c. personalityntraits.
d. overtnbehavior.
ANSWER:n b
12. Projectivenpersonalityntests
a. providenanstatement,nusuallynofnthenself-reportnvariety.
b. requirenthensubjectntonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses.
c. arenunstructured.
d. aren structured.
ANSWER:n c
13. Testsnthatnmeasurenannindividual’sntypicalnbehaviornarencalled
a. abilityntests.
b. personalityntests.
c. intelligencentests.
d. groupntests.
ANSWER:n b
14. Testsnthatnprovidenanstatement,nusuallynofnthenself-
reportnvariety,nandnrequirenthensubjectntonchoosenbetweenntwonornmorenalternativenresponses,narencalled
a. groupntests.
b. individualntests.
c. structurednpersonalityntests.
d. projectivenpersonalityntests.
ANSWER:n c
15. Personalityntestsninnwhichnthentestnstimulusnand/ornrequirednresponsenarenambiguousnarencalled
a. projectivenpersonalityntests.
b. structurednpersonalityntests.
c. individualnpersonalityntests.
d. achievementnpersonalityntests.
ANSWER:n a
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16. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntruenofntests?
a. Testsnproducenexplicitndatanthatnarensubjectntonscientificnstudy.
b. Testsnarensuccessfulninnseparatingnpriornlearningnfromnpotentialnfornlearning.
c. Verynfewntestsncannactuallynpredictnbehavior.
d. Testsncannprovideninsightnintonovertnbutnnotncovertnbehavior.
ANSWER:n a
17. Whichnofnthenfollowingnrelatesnrawntestnscoresntontheoreticalnornempiricalndistributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories
ANSWER:n c
18. Thengeneralnpotentialntonsolvenproblems,nadapt,nandnprofitnfromnexperiencenisncalled
a. ability.
b. achievement.
c. prediction.
d. intelligence.
ANSWER:n d
19. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenmostnimportantnfunctionnofntesting?
a. Tondeterminenwhatnsortnofntreatmentnornotherninterventionnisnappropriate
b. Tondevelopnaccuratenportraitsnofnindividuals
c. Tondiscriminatenamongnrelatednconstructs
d. Tondifferentiatenamongnindividualsntakingnthentest
ANSWER:n d
20. Whennyoungatherninformationnthroughnverbalninteraction,nyounarenusingna(n)
a. individualntest.
b. interview.
c. groupntest.
d. brainstorming.
ANSWER:n b
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