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PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
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PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS,
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AND ISSUES, 10TH EDITION,
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ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior. rh rh rh rh




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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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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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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. Agroup 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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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 bestbe
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassedby
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the term
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a. human potential.
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c. humanpersonality.
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a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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