PYC4807
EXAM PACK
, EXAM NOTES / ANSWERS 2026
Answer (b):
1. Assessing intelligence
o It is known that scores on well-constructed intelligent measures are
powerful predictors of academic success and work performance.
o Factors such as socioeconomic status, quality of schooling, test anxiety,
and measurement error should be taken into account when assessing
intelligence .
o Example - GSAT
2. Assessing aptitude
o Assumption is that different occupations require different skills
o Measures of specific abilities may be used to assess whether an individual
has the potential to be successful in an occupation Aptitude measures
may also be used to identify a relative cognitive strengths and
weaknesses
o Example - LPCAT
3. Interest questionnaires
o An individual’s scores on the interest inventory reflects his / her liking or
preferences for engaging in specific occupations
o Example - MB-10
4. Assessment of values
o values arise from people's needs: because we need something, which
start to value that particular thing
o values may be considered as important motivators of behaviour, because
people strive to achieve or obtain the things that they value and move
away from the things that they do not value.
o Job satisfaction depends on the degree of correspondence between an
individual’s values and the rewards offered by a particular job.
o Example - The Values Scale
/ 5. Assessment of personality
? o The aim of personality assessment is to identify an individual’s salient
LA personality characteristics and to match these characteristics to the
requirements of occupations
•<>" o it is assumed that personality traits reflect basic and relatively stable
,1 tendencies to behave in certain ways
J
4 o individuals also seek out environments that correspond with their
'A personality traits.
o Example - 16PF (The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire)
, PYC4807
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Duration 3 Hours 80 Marks
This paper consists of two sections. Section A contains 20 multiple-choice questions.
All the questions must be answered. Section B contains 4 essay questions. Students
must answer all 4 questions.
SECTION A
Question 1
Z-scores can be defined as follows (choose the most correct option)
(1) The distance of a raw score from the mean expressed in standard deviation units
(2) The value associated with a raw score mean of zero
(3) Scores that have been transformed to fit a normal distribution
(4) Scores that have been linearly transformed to eliminate negative values
Answer: 1
Question 2
The deviation IQ scale refers to normalized standard scores with a mean of 100 and a
standard deviation of 15 This mean score has the same relative position on the normal
distribution as the following scores
(a) percentile of 15
(b) z-score of 0
(c) stantne of 1 96
(d) sten of 5 5
(e) T-score of 10
(1) (a)
(2) (b) (d)
(3) (c) (e)
(4) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: 2
, Question 3
Suppose the test-retest method has been used to calculate the reliability of an aptitude test A
reliability coefficient of 0 55 implies that
(1) the test is internally consistent
(2) the test is stable over time
(3) the error due to change factors is unacceptable
(4) the method used is not appropriate for this type of test
Answer: 4
Question 4
Errors due to content sampling applies to
(a) internal consistency
(b) stability
(c) equivalence
(D (a) (b)
(2) (a) (c)
(3) (b) (c)
(4) (a) (b) (c)
Answer: 4
Question 5
The criterion measure used to determine criterion-related validity should meet the following
requirements
(a) It should be appropriate in terms of the predictor measure
(b) Results on the measure should be obtained at a later stage
(c) It should be reliable
(d) Only psychological tests should be used as criterion measures
(e) The criterion measure should be free from rater bias
(1) (a)(b)(d)
(2) (a) (c) (e)
(3) (b) (c) (d)
(4) (c) (d) (e)
Answer: 2
EXAM PACK
, EXAM NOTES / ANSWERS 2026
Answer (b):
1. Assessing intelligence
o It is known that scores on well-constructed intelligent measures are
powerful predictors of academic success and work performance.
o Factors such as socioeconomic status, quality of schooling, test anxiety,
and measurement error should be taken into account when assessing
intelligence .
o Example - GSAT
2. Assessing aptitude
o Assumption is that different occupations require different skills
o Measures of specific abilities may be used to assess whether an individual
has the potential to be successful in an occupation Aptitude measures
may also be used to identify a relative cognitive strengths and
weaknesses
o Example - LPCAT
3. Interest questionnaires
o An individual’s scores on the interest inventory reflects his / her liking or
preferences for engaging in specific occupations
o Example - MB-10
4. Assessment of values
o values arise from people's needs: because we need something, which
start to value that particular thing
o values may be considered as important motivators of behaviour, because
people strive to achieve or obtain the things that they value and move
away from the things that they do not value.
o Job satisfaction depends on the degree of correspondence between an
individual’s values and the rewards offered by a particular job.
o Example - The Values Scale
/ 5. Assessment of personality
? o The aim of personality assessment is to identify an individual’s salient
LA personality characteristics and to match these characteristics to the
requirements of occupations
•<>" o it is assumed that personality traits reflect basic and relatively stable
,1 tendencies to behave in certain ways
J
4 o individuals also seek out environments that correspond with their
'A personality traits.
o Example - 16PF (The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire)
, PYC4807
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Duration 3 Hours 80 Marks
This paper consists of two sections. Section A contains 20 multiple-choice questions.
All the questions must be answered. Section B contains 4 essay questions. Students
must answer all 4 questions.
SECTION A
Question 1
Z-scores can be defined as follows (choose the most correct option)
(1) The distance of a raw score from the mean expressed in standard deviation units
(2) The value associated with a raw score mean of zero
(3) Scores that have been transformed to fit a normal distribution
(4) Scores that have been linearly transformed to eliminate negative values
Answer: 1
Question 2
The deviation IQ scale refers to normalized standard scores with a mean of 100 and a
standard deviation of 15 This mean score has the same relative position on the normal
distribution as the following scores
(a) percentile of 15
(b) z-score of 0
(c) stantne of 1 96
(d) sten of 5 5
(e) T-score of 10
(1) (a)
(2) (b) (d)
(3) (c) (e)
(4) (b) (c) (d)
Answer: 2
, Question 3
Suppose the test-retest method has been used to calculate the reliability of an aptitude test A
reliability coefficient of 0 55 implies that
(1) the test is internally consistent
(2) the test is stable over time
(3) the error due to change factors is unacceptable
(4) the method used is not appropriate for this type of test
Answer: 4
Question 4
Errors due to content sampling applies to
(a) internal consistency
(b) stability
(c) equivalence
(D (a) (b)
(2) (a) (c)
(3) (b) (c)
(4) (a) (b) (c)
Answer: 4
Question 5
The criterion measure used to determine criterion-related validity should meet the following
requirements
(a) It should be appropriate in terms of the predictor measure
(b) Results on the measure should be obtained at a later stage
(c) It should be reliable
(d) Only psychological tests should be used as criterion measures
(e) The criterion measure should be free from rater bias
(1) (a)(b)(d)
(2) (a) (c) (e)
(3) (b) (c) (d)
(4) (c) (d) (e)
Answer: 2
