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Difficulty index - Answer✔indicates % of individuals who answered each item correctly.
T/F test has - Answer✔dichotomous recognition items
normative test format - Answer✔each item is dependent of all other items
Ipsative measure - Answer✔compares traits within same individual (within-person analysis);
does NOT compare person to others, but rather is measured in response to her own standard.
Allows person being tested to compare items, but does NOT reveal absolute strengths.. (ex:
Kuder Career Planning instruments) "I" in Ipsative = i/individual
client who takes a normative test - Answer✔CAN legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test. The individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others' scores. (ex:
percentile rank--score of 82 on a normed test corresponds to percentile rank of 60 --> 60% of
individuals who took the test scored 82 or less)
client who takes an Ipsative test - Answer✔canNOT legitimately be compared to others who
have taken the test.
test battery - Answer✔horizontal test, which measures various factors during the same testing
procedure; several measures used to produce results that could be more accurate than those
derived from merely using a single source.
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vertical test - Answer✔has versions for various age brackets or levels of education
parallel tests - Answer✔two versions or forms of tests that are interchangeable; must have the
same mean, standard error, & other statistical components.
#1 factor in the construction of a test - Answer✔validity
content validity - Answer✔does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny? Ex: IQ
test must sample entire range of intelligence (not just memory & math).
construct validity - Answer✔test's ability to measure a abstract trait or psychological notion like
intelligence, self-esteem, etc.
concurrent validity - Answer✔deals with how well the test compares to other instruments
intended for the same purpose.
predictive validity - Answer✔(AKA: empirical validity) reflects test's ability to predict future
behavior according to established criteria.
predictive and concurrent - Answer✔types of criterion validity
consequential validity - Answer✔tries to determine the social implications of using tests
ceiling/limit - Answer✔reliability places a _______ on validity, but validity does NOT set limits
on reliability.
physical measurements - Answer✔are more reliable than psychological ones.
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construct - Answer✔any trait that you cannot "directly" measure or observe
face validity - Answer✔refers to extent that a test looks or appears to measure the intended
attribute.
correlation coeffecients - Answer✔expresses evidence for reliability and validity (closer to 1.00
the better)
convergent validity - Answer✔Relationship or correlation of a test to an independent
measure/trait. This is a method used to assess a test's construct/criterion validity by correlating
test scores w/ an outside source.
dicriminant validity - Answer✔test will not reflect unrelated variables. Ex: If phobias are
unrelated to IQ, then when one correlates clients' IQ scores to their scores on a phobia test, this
should produce a near zero correlation.
upper level - Answer✔reliability determines the ______ of validity.
test-retest reliability - Answer✔method which tests for stability; giving the same test to the
same group of people 2 times and then correlates the scores; only valid for traits like IQ which
remain stable over time and are not influenced by mood, memory, or practice effects.
equivalent or alternate forms of reliability - Answer✔a single group of examinees takes parallel
forms of a test and a reliability correlation coefficient is figured on the 2 sets of scores.
counterbalancing - Answer✔necessary when testing reliability using parallel forms of a test
(half of individuals get parallel form A first and half get form B first). This controls for variables
such as fatigue, practice, & motivation.
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NCE (Assessments) Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Difficulty index - Answer✔indicates % of individuals who answered each item correctly.
T/F test has - Answer✔dichotomous recognition items
normative test format - Answer✔each item is dependent of all other items
Ipsative measure - Answer✔compares traits within same individual (within-person analysis);
does NOT compare person to others, but rather is measured in response to her own standard.
Allows person being tested to compare items, but does NOT reveal absolute strengths.. (ex:
Kuder Career Planning instruments) "I" in Ipsative = i/individual
client who takes a normative test - Answer✔CAN legitimately be compared to others who have
taken the test. The individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others' scores. (ex:
percentile rank--score of 82 on a normed test corresponds to percentile rank of 60 --> 60% of
individuals who took the test scored 82 or less)
client who takes an Ipsative test - Answer✔canNOT legitimately be compared to others who
have taken the test.
test battery - Answer✔horizontal test, which measures various factors during the same testing
procedure; several measures used to produce results that could be more accurate than those
derived from merely using a single source.
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vertical test - Answer✔has versions for various age brackets or levels of education
parallel tests - Answer✔two versions or forms of tests that are interchangeable; must have the
same mean, standard error, & other statistical components.
#1 factor in the construction of a test - Answer✔validity
content validity - Answer✔does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny? Ex: IQ
test must sample entire range of intelligence (not just memory & math).
construct validity - Answer✔test's ability to measure a abstract trait or psychological notion like
intelligence, self-esteem, etc.
concurrent validity - Answer✔deals with how well the test compares to other instruments
intended for the same purpose.
predictive validity - Answer✔(AKA: empirical validity) reflects test's ability to predict future
behavior according to established criteria.
predictive and concurrent - Answer✔types of criterion validity
consequential validity - Answer✔tries to determine the social implications of using tests
ceiling/limit - Answer✔reliability places a _______ on validity, but validity does NOT set limits
on reliability.
physical measurements - Answer✔are more reliable than psychological ones.
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construct - Answer✔any trait that you cannot "directly" measure or observe
face validity - Answer✔refers to extent that a test looks or appears to measure the intended
attribute.
correlation coeffecients - Answer✔expresses evidence for reliability and validity (closer to 1.00
the better)
convergent validity - Answer✔Relationship or correlation of a test to an independent
measure/trait. This is a method used to assess a test's construct/criterion validity by correlating
test scores w/ an outside source.
dicriminant validity - Answer✔test will not reflect unrelated variables. Ex: If phobias are
unrelated to IQ, then when one correlates clients' IQ scores to their scores on a phobia test, this
should produce a near zero correlation.
upper level - Answer✔reliability determines the ______ of validity.
test-retest reliability - Answer✔method which tests for stability; giving the same test to the
same group of people 2 times and then correlates the scores; only valid for traits like IQ which
remain stable over time and are not influenced by mood, memory, or practice effects.
equivalent or alternate forms of reliability - Answer✔a single group of examinees takes parallel
forms of a test and a reliability correlation coefficient is figured on the 2 sets of scores.
counterbalancing - Answer✔necessary when testing reliability using parallel forms of a test
(half of individuals get parallel form A first and half get form B first). This controls for variables
such as fatigue, practice, & motivation.
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