TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION, ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P. SACCUZZO.pdf

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TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGICA
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L TESTING PRINCIPLES, APPLICA
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TIONS, AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITIO
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N, ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS
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Chapter 1— m




Introduction MULTIPL m




E CHOICE
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1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2
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006), growing numbers of four-
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year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of
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a. budget constraints. m



b. diversity concerns. m



c. reliability issues. m



d. quality control. m




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2. Psychological tests m



a. pertain only to overt behavior.
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b. always have right or wrong answers.
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c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
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3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds
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overtly is called a(n)
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a. overt event.
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b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.

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4. An individual test
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a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
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b. involves only tests of human ability.
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c. can only be given to one person at a time.
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d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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5. A group test
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a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
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b. can only be given to three people at a time.
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c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
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d. involves only tests of human ability.
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6. Previous learning can best be described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described
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as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.

c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed
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by the term
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a. human potential.
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b. human traits.
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c. human personality.
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d. human ability.
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10. Structured personality tests
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a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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