Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan




Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

,Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

Chapter 1—Introduction


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year
colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction

2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can only be given to one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can only be given to three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

,Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts
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Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

, Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan

7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured..
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
a. covert behavior.
b. individual differences.
c. personality traits.
d. overt behavior.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

12. Projective personality tests
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses
c. are unstructured.
d. are structured.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic Concepts

13. Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called
a. ability tests.
b. personality tests.
c. intelligence tests.
d. group tests.

Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, and Issues 8th Edition by Robert M. Kaplan