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Topic 1A: The Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests
1. The test is a multivariate assessment of heart rate, respiration, muscle
tone, reflex irritability, and color in newborns.
a. Reflex b. Newborn
*c. Apgar d. Alpha
2. A specialist in psychology or education who develops and evaluates psychological
tests:
a. clinician *b. psychometrician
c. psychometrist d. counselor
3. Which of the following could be a test, according to the definition offered in the
textbook?
a. a checklist for rating the social skills of an intellectually disabled youth
b. a non-timed measure of mastery in adding pairs of three-digit numbers
c. a microcomputer appraisal of reaction time
*d. all of the above
4. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of psychological tests?
*a. standardization to a mean of 100
b. sampling of behavior
c. description of behavior with categories or scores
d. use of norms to predict other behaviors
5. Tests that use a well-defined population of persons for their interpretive framework
are referred to as:
a. criterion-referenced b. population-referenced
c. standard-referenced *d. norm-referenced
6. Criterion-referenced tests
*a. measure what a person can do
b. compare results to the performance levels of others
c. are passed by everyone
d. all of the above
7. Uniformity of administration procedures is the definition of
a. criterion-referencing *b. standardization
c. norm-referencing d. reliability
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8. Which of the following is an essential step in the standardization of a test?
a. use of identical stimuli with all examinees
b. precise specification of oral instructions for subtests
c. advice to the examiner as to how to handle queries from the examinee
*d. all of the above
9. Where is the most reliable source to get directions and instructions for administering
specific psychological tests?
a. the American Psychological Association’s volume on Testing and Assessment
b. continuing education seminars in psychological testing
*c. the instruction manual that typically accompanies a test
d. a credentialed psychologist
10. Why are tests merely a sample of behavior?
*a. so that the time required for testing is not excessive
b. a sample is as good as the totality of behaviors
c. so that the examiner’s influence is minimized
d. because the examiner has a special interest in that sample of behavior
11. Suppose that answering “true” to the question “I drink a lot of water” happens to help
predict depression. Would it be wise to include this item on a test used to identify
depression?
*a. yes, because the essential characteristic of a good test is that it predicts
relevant behaviors
b. no, because there is no theoretical link between drinking water and being
depressed
c. yes, because there is a theoretical link between drinking water and being
depressed
d. maybe, depending upon the theoretical orientation of the test developer
12. Which of the following is NOT true in relation to psychological tests:
a. they typically portray an abstraction that is shown useful in prediction
*b. results represent a thing with physical reality
c. every test score will reflect some degree of measure error
d. they sum up performance in numbers of classifications
13. In the equation X = T + e, what is the best that a test developer can do?
a. make T very large b. make T very small
c. make e very large *d. make e very small
14. The norm group is referred to as the
a. criterion sample *b. standardization sample
c. reference group d. all of the above
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15. The purpose of norms is to
a. establish an average performance
b. indicate the prevalence of high and low scores
c. determine deviations from expectation
*d. all of the above
16. In the selection and testing of a standardized sample, it is crucial that
*a. the sample is representative of the population for whom the test is intended
b. the sample is diverse in composition
c. the sample is uniform in composition
d. all members of the sample are literate
17. The ability of a test to predict non-test behavior is determined by
*a. an extensive body of postpublication validational research
b. the scores of the standardization sample
c. the reliability of the test
d. the prepublication validational research
18. In a(n) test, the objective is to determine where the examinee
stands with respect to very tightly defined educational objectives.
a. norm-referenced b. ability
*c. criterion-referenced d. aptitude
19. Which is the most comprehensive term?
a. testing b. scoring
c. norming *d. assessing
20. Psychological assessment is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. comparing and combining data from different sources
b. utilizing and understanding a variety of different testing and observational
measures
c. an inherently subjective process that makes predictions on a complex gestalt
of data
*d. an objective process based on a single source of information
21. The term was invented during World War II to describe a program to
select men for secret service assignment in the Office of Strategic Services.
*a. assessment b. evaluation
c. classification d. estimation
22. Which of the following was used as a situational test by the Office of Strategic
Services during WWII?
a. transporting equipment across a raging brook
b. scaling a ten foot high wall
c. surviving a realistic interrogation
*d. all of the above
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TEST ITEM FILE
Topic 1A: The Nature and Uses of Psychological Tests
1. The test is a multivariate assessment of heart rate, respiration, muscle
tone, reflex irritability, and color in newborns.
a. Reflex b. Newborn
*c. Apgar d. Alpha
2. A specialist in psychology or education who develops and evaluates psychological
tests:
a. clinician *b. psychometrician
c. psychometrist d. counselor
3. Which of the following could be a test, according to the definition offered in the
textbook?
a. a checklist for rating the social skills of an intellectually disabled youth
b. a non-timed measure of mastery in adding pairs of three-digit numbers
c. a microcomputer appraisal of reaction time
*d. all of the above
4. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of psychological tests?
*a. standardization to a mean of 100
b. sampling of behavior
c. description of behavior with categories or scores
d. use of norms to predict other behaviors
5. Tests that use a well-defined population of persons for their interpretive framework
are referred to as:
a. criterion-referenced b. population-referenced
c. standard-referenced *d. norm-referenced
6. Criterion-referenced tests
*a. measure what a person can do
b. compare results to the performance levels of others
c. are passed by everyone
d. all of the above
7. Uniformity of administration procedures is the definition of
a. criterion-referencing *b. standardization
c. norm-referencing d. reliability
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8. Which of the following is an essential step in the standardization of a test?
a. use of identical stimuli with all examinees
b. precise specification of oral instructions for subtests
c. advice to the examiner as to how to handle queries from the examinee
*d. all of the above
9. Where is the most reliable source to get directions and instructions for administering
specific psychological tests?
a. the American Psychological Association’s volume on Testing and Assessment
b. continuing education seminars in psychological testing
*c. the instruction manual that typically accompanies a test
d. a credentialed psychologist
10. Why are tests merely a sample of behavior?
*a. so that the time required for testing is not excessive
b. a sample is as good as the totality of behaviors
c. so that the examiner’s influence is minimized
d. because the examiner has a special interest in that sample of behavior
11. Suppose that answering “true” to the question “I drink a lot of water” happens to help
predict depression. Would it be wise to include this item on a test used to identify
depression?
*a. yes, because the essential characteristic of a good test is that it predicts
relevant behaviors
b. no, because there is no theoretical link between drinking water and being
depressed
c. yes, because there is a theoretical link between drinking water and being
depressed
d. maybe, depending upon the theoretical orientation of the test developer
12. Which of the following is NOT true in relation to psychological tests:
a. they typically portray an abstraction that is shown useful in prediction
*b. results represent a thing with physical reality
c. every test score will reflect some degree of measure error
d. they sum up performance in numbers of classifications
13. In the equation X = T + e, what is the best that a test developer can do?
a. make T very large b. make T very small
c. make e very large *d. make e very small
14. The norm group is referred to as the
a. criterion sample *b. standardization sample
c. reference group d. all of the above
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15. The purpose of norms is to
a. establish an average performance
b. indicate the prevalence of high and low scores
c. determine deviations from expectation
*d. all of the above
16. In the selection and testing of a standardized sample, it is crucial that
*a. the sample is representative of the population for whom the test is intended
b. the sample is diverse in composition
c. the sample is uniform in composition
d. all members of the sample are literate
17. The ability of a test to predict non-test behavior is determined by
*a. an extensive body of postpublication validational research
b. the scores of the standardization sample
c. the reliability of the test
d. the prepublication validational research
18. In a(n) test, the objective is to determine where the examinee
stands with respect to very tightly defined educational objectives.
a. norm-referenced b. ability
*c. criterion-referenced d. aptitude
19. Which is the most comprehensive term?
a. testing b. scoring
c. norming *d. assessing
20. Psychological assessment is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. comparing and combining data from different sources
b. utilizing and understanding a variety of different testing and observational
measures
c. an inherently subjective process that makes predictions on a complex gestalt
of data
*d. an objective process based on a single source of information
21. The term was invented during World War II to describe a program to
select men for secret service assignment in the Office of Strategic Services.
*a. assessment b. evaluation
c. classification d. estimation
22. Which of the following was used as a situational test by the Office of Strategic
Services during WWII?
a. transporting equipment across a raging brook
b. scaling a ten foot high wall
c. surviving a realistic interrogation
*d. all of the above
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