PSYC 421 CH 8 Questions with
complete solution 2025/2026
test development p240 - correct answer ✔an umbrella term for all that goes into the process of
creating a test
test conceptualization p240 - correct answer ✔first stage in developing a test
test construction p240 - correct answer ✔a stage in the process of test development that entails
writing test items ( or rewriting existing items) as well as formatting items, setting scoring rules, and
otherwise designing and building a test
test tryout p240 - correct answer ✔when a test has been developed and is administered to a
representative sample of testtakers under conditions that simulate the conditions that the final version
of the test will be administered under
test revision p240 - correct answer ✔action taken to modify a test's content or format for the purpose
of improving the test's effectiveness as a tool of measurement
pilot work p243 - correct answer ✔the preliminary research surrounding the creation of a prototype of
the test
scaling p244 - correct answer ✔the process of setting rules for assigning numbers in measurement;
process by which a measuring device is designed and calibrated and by which numbers--scale values--
are assigned to different amounts of the trait, attribute, or characteristic being measured
summative scale p247 - correct answer ✔the final test score that is obtained by summing the ratings
across all the items
, Likert scale p247 - correct answer ✔type of summative scale that is used extensively in psych, usually
to scale attitudes
comparative scaling p249 - correct answer ✔method of sorting that entails judgments of a stimulus in
comparison with every other stimulus on the scale
categorical scaling p249 - correct answer ✔scaling system in which stimuli are placed into one of two or
more alternative categories that differ quantitatively with respect to some continuum
Guttman scale p250 - correct answer ✔scaling method that yields ordinal-level measures
scalogram analysis p250 - correct answer ✔an item-analysis procedure and approach to test
development that involves a graphic mapping of a testtaker's responses
item pool p251 - correct answer ✔the reservoir or well from which items will or will not be drawn for
the final version of the test
item format p252 - correct answer ✔variables such as the form, plan, structure, arrangement, and
layout of individual test items
selected-response format p252 - correct answer ✔items presented in a way that requires testtakers to
select a response from a set of alternative responses
constructed-response format p252 - correct answer ✔require testtakers to supply or to create the
correct answer, not merely select it
multiple-choice format p252 - correct answer ✔an item written with three elements 1) a stem 2) a
correct alternative or option, and 3) several incorrect alternatives or options variously referred to as
distractors or foils
complete solution 2025/2026
test development p240 - correct answer ✔an umbrella term for all that goes into the process of
creating a test
test conceptualization p240 - correct answer ✔first stage in developing a test
test construction p240 - correct answer ✔a stage in the process of test development that entails
writing test items ( or rewriting existing items) as well as formatting items, setting scoring rules, and
otherwise designing and building a test
test tryout p240 - correct answer ✔when a test has been developed and is administered to a
representative sample of testtakers under conditions that simulate the conditions that the final version
of the test will be administered under
test revision p240 - correct answer ✔action taken to modify a test's content or format for the purpose
of improving the test's effectiveness as a tool of measurement
pilot work p243 - correct answer ✔the preliminary research surrounding the creation of a prototype of
the test
scaling p244 - correct answer ✔the process of setting rules for assigning numbers in measurement;
process by which a measuring device is designed and calibrated and by which numbers--scale values--
are assigned to different amounts of the trait, attribute, or characteristic being measured
summative scale p247 - correct answer ✔the final test score that is obtained by summing the ratings
across all the items
, Likert scale p247 - correct answer ✔type of summative scale that is used extensively in psych, usually
to scale attitudes
comparative scaling p249 - correct answer ✔method of sorting that entails judgments of a stimulus in
comparison with every other stimulus on the scale
categorical scaling p249 - correct answer ✔scaling system in which stimuli are placed into one of two or
more alternative categories that differ quantitatively with respect to some continuum
Guttman scale p250 - correct answer ✔scaling method that yields ordinal-level measures
scalogram analysis p250 - correct answer ✔an item-analysis procedure and approach to test
development that involves a graphic mapping of a testtaker's responses
item pool p251 - correct answer ✔the reservoir or well from which items will or will not be drawn for
the final version of the test
item format p252 - correct answer ✔variables such as the form, plan, structure, arrangement, and
layout of individual test items
selected-response format p252 - correct answer ✔items presented in a way that requires testtakers to
select a response from a set of alternative responses
constructed-response format p252 - correct answer ✔require testtakers to supply or to create the
correct answer, not merely select it
multiple-choice format p252 - correct answer ✔an item written with three elements 1) a stem 2) a
correct alternative or option, and 3) several incorrect alternatives or options variously referred to as
distractors or foils
