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,Table of Contents
Part I: PRINCIPLES.

1. Introduction.

2. Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing.

3. Correlation and Regression.

4. Reliability.

5. Validity.

6. Writing and Evaluating Test Items.

7. Test Administration. Part II: APPLICATIONS.

8. Interviewing Techniques.

9. Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales.

10. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WPPSI-III.

11. Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education.

12. Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military.

13. Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings.

14. Projective Personality Tests.

15. Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing.

16. Testing in Counseling Psychology.

17. Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care.

18. Testing in Industrial and Business Settings. Part III: ISSUES.

19. Test Bias.

20. Testing and the Law.

21. The Future of Psychological Testing.

1.Introduction.
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, 1. According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y


because
Y Y of
a. budget constraints. Y



b. diversity concerns. Y



c. reliability issues. Y



d. quality control. Y




ANSWER: Y b

2. Psychological tests Y



a. pertain only to overt behavior.
Y Y Y Y



b. always have right or wrong answers.
Y Y Y Y Y



c. do not attempt to measure traits.
Y Y Y Y Y



d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
Y Y Y Y




ANSWER: Y d

3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



a. overt event. Y



b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.

ANSWER: Y c

4. An individual test
Y Y



a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



b. involves only tests of human ability.
Y Y Y Y Y



c. can be given to only one person at a time.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y




ANSWER: Y c

5. A group test
Y Y



a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



b. can be given to only three people at a time.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



d. involves only tests of human ability.
Y Y Y Y Y




ANSWER: Y a




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, 6. Previous learning can best be described as
Y Y Y Y Y Y



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

ANSWER: Y a

7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



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

ANSWER: Y b

8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



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

ANSWER: Y c

9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



a. human potential.
Y



b. human traits. Y



c. human personality.
Y



d. human ability.
Y




ANSWER: Y d

10. Structured personality tests
Y Y



a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
Y Y Y Y Y



b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y



d. involve an ambiguous test response.
Y Y Y Y




ANSWER: Y b




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