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Appraisal can be defined as - ANSWER the process of assessing or estimating
attributes
A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test
format refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay
test is considered a ___________ format - ANSWER subjective
The National Counselor Exam is a ________ test because the scoring procedure is
specific - ANSWER objective
A short answer test is a _______ test - ANSWER free choice
The NCE and the CPCE would be examples of a __________ test - ANSWER forced
choice
The ________ index indicates the percentage of individuals who answered each item
correctly - ANSWER difficulty
Short answer tests and projective measures utilize free response items. The NCE and
the CPCE uses forced choice or so-called _______ items. - ANSWER recognition
A true/false test has _____ recognition items. - ANSWER dichotomous
A test format could be normative or ipsative. In the normative format - ANSWER each
item is independent of all other items
A client who takes a normative test - ANSWER can legitimately be compared to others
who have taken the test
In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another.
The result is that - ANSWER you cannot legitimately compare two or more people who
have taken an ipsative test
, Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to
hire secretaries would be - ANSWER a speed test
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can
take as long as he or she wants to answer the questions. - ANSWER this is most likely
a power test
An achievement test measures maximum performance or present level of skill. Tests of
this nature are also called attainment tests, while a personality test or interest inventory
measures - ANSWER typical performance
In a spiral test - ANSWER items get progressively more difficult
In a cyclical test - ANSWER you have several sections which are spiral in nature
A test battery is considered - ANSWER a horizontal test
In a counseling research study, two groups of subjects took a test with the same name.
However, when they talked with each other they discovered that the questions were
different. The researcher assured both groups that they were given the same test. How
is this possible? - ANSWER the researcher gave parallel forms of the same test
The most critical factors in test selection are - ANSWER validity and reliability
Which is more important, validity or reliability? - ANSWER validity
In the field of testing, validity refers to - ANSWER whether the test really measures what
it purports to measure
A counselor peruses a testing catalog in search of a test which will repeatedly give
consistent results. The counselor - ANSWER is interested in reliability
Which measure would yield the highest level of reliability? - ANSWER a very accurate
postage scale
Construct validity refers to the extent that a test measures an abstract trait of
psychological notion. An example would be - ANSWER ego strength
Face validity refers to the extent that a test - ANSWER looks or appears to measure the
intended attribute
A job test which predicted future performance on a job very well would - ANSWER have
high criterion/predictive validity
A new IQ test which yielded results nearly identical to other standardized measures
would be said to have - ANSWER good concurrent validity