CPCE – Assessment 2025 | Latest 2025/2026
Exam Prep & Practice Questions
A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test
format refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay
test is considered a(n) _______ format.
a. subjective.
b. objective.
c. very precise.
d. concise. - correct answera. subjective.
A short answer test is a(n) _______ test.
a. objective.
b. culture free.
c. forced choice.
d. free choice. - correct answerd. free choice.
In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another.
The result is that
a. an ipsative measure cannot be utilized for career guidance.
b. you cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test.
c. an ipsative measure is never valid.
d. an ipsative measure is never reliable - correct answerb. you cannot legitimately
compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test.
Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to
hire secretaries would be a.
a power test.
b. neither a speed test nor a power test.
c. a speed test.
d. a fine example of an ipsative measure. - correct answerc. a speed test.
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can
take as long as he or she wants to answer the questions.
a. This is most likely a projective measure.
b. This is most likely a speed test.
c. This is most likely a power test.
d. This is most likely an invalid measure. - correct answerc. This is most likely a power
test.
An achievement test measures maximum performance while a personality test or
interest inventory measure
a. typical performance.
b. minimum performance.
,c. unconscious traits.
d. self-esteem by always relying on a Q-Sort design - correct answera. typical
performance.
In a spiral test
a. the items get progressively easier.
b. the difficulty of the items remains constant.
c. the client must answer each question in a specified period of time.
d. the items get progressively more difficult. - correct answerd. the items get
progressively more difficult.
In a cyclical test
a. the items get progressively easier.
b. the difficulty of the items remains constant.
c. you have several sections which are spiral in nature.
d. the client must answer each question in a specified period of time - correct answerc.
you have several sections which are spiral in nature.
Which measure would yield the highest level of reliability?
a. A TAT, projective test popular with psychodynamic helpers.
b. The WAIS-III, a popular IQ test.
c. The MMPI-2, a popular personality test.
d. A very accurate scale - correct answerd. A very accurate scale
Face validity refers to the extent that a test
a. looks or appears to measure the intended attribute.
b. measures a theoretical construct.
c. appears to be constructed in an artistic fashion.
d. can be compared to job performance - correct answera. looks or appears to measure
the intended attribute.
First, content validity or what is sometimes called
rational or logical validity. Does the test examine or sample the
behavior under scrutiny? An IQ test, for example, that did not
sample the entire range of intelligence (say the test just sampled memory and not
vocabulary, math, etc.) would have poor content validity. In this case a savant might
truly score higher than
a well-rounded individual with genius level mentality.
Second, construct validity, which refers to a test's ability to measure a
theoretical construct like intelligence, self-esteem, artistic talent, mechanical ability, or
managerial potential.
Third is concurrent validity, which deals with how well the test compares
to other instruments that are intended for the same purpose.
Fourth, predictive validity, also known as empirical validity,
which refl ects the test's ability to predict future behavior according to established
criteria. On some exams, concurrent validity
and predictive validity are often lumped under the umbrella
, of "criterion validity," since concurrent validity and predictive
validity are actually different types of criterion-related validity.
Fifth, a small body of literature speaks of consequential validity, which simply tries to
ascertain the social implications of using tests
A reliable test is _______ valid.
a. always.
b. 90%.
c. not always.
d. 80% - correct answerc. not always.
An excellent psychological or counseling test would have a reliability coefficient of
a. 50.
b. .90.
c. 1.00.
d. −.90. - correct answerb. .90.
The same test is given to the same group of people using the test-retest reliability
method. The correlation between the first and second administration is .70. The true
variance (i.e., the percentage of shared variance or the level of the same thing
measured in both) is
a. 70%.
b. 100%.
c. 50%.
d. 49%. - correct answerd. 49%.
J. P. Guilford isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence. He also is
remembered for his
a. thoughts on convergent and divergent thinking.
b. work on cognitive therapy.
c. work on behavior therapy.
d. work to create the first standardized IQ test - correct answera. thoughts on
convergent and divergent thinking.
A counselor is told by his supervisor to measure the internal consistency reliability (i.e.,
homogeneity) of a test but not to divide the test in halves. The counselor would need to
utilize
a. the split-half method.
b. the test-retest method.
c. the Kuder-Richardson coefficients of equivalence.
d. cross-validation. - correct answerc. the Kuder-Richardson coefficients of equivalence.
The first intelligence test was created by
a. David Wechsler.
b. J. P. Guilford.
c. Francis Galton.
Exam Prep & Practice Questions
A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test
format refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay
test is considered a(n) _______ format.
a. subjective.
b. objective.
c. very precise.
d. concise. - correct answera. subjective.
A short answer test is a(n) _______ test.
a. objective.
b. culture free.
c. forced choice.
d. free choice. - correct answerd. free choice.
In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another.
The result is that
a. an ipsative measure cannot be utilized for career guidance.
b. you cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test.
c. an ipsative measure is never valid.
d. an ipsative measure is never reliable - correct answerb. you cannot legitimately
compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test.
Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to
hire secretaries would be a.
a power test.
b. neither a speed test nor a power test.
c. a speed test.
d. a fine example of an ipsative measure. - correct answerc. a speed test.
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can
take as long as he or she wants to answer the questions.
a. This is most likely a projective measure.
b. This is most likely a speed test.
c. This is most likely a power test.
d. This is most likely an invalid measure. - correct answerc. This is most likely a power
test.
An achievement test measures maximum performance while a personality test or
interest inventory measure
a. typical performance.
b. minimum performance.
,c. unconscious traits.
d. self-esteem by always relying on a Q-Sort design - correct answera. typical
performance.
In a spiral test
a. the items get progressively easier.
b. the difficulty of the items remains constant.
c. the client must answer each question in a specified period of time.
d. the items get progressively more difficult. - correct answerd. the items get
progressively more difficult.
In a cyclical test
a. the items get progressively easier.
b. the difficulty of the items remains constant.
c. you have several sections which are spiral in nature.
d. the client must answer each question in a specified period of time - correct answerc.
you have several sections which are spiral in nature.
Which measure would yield the highest level of reliability?
a. A TAT, projective test popular with psychodynamic helpers.
b. The WAIS-III, a popular IQ test.
c. The MMPI-2, a popular personality test.
d. A very accurate scale - correct answerd. A very accurate scale
Face validity refers to the extent that a test
a. looks or appears to measure the intended attribute.
b. measures a theoretical construct.
c. appears to be constructed in an artistic fashion.
d. can be compared to job performance - correct answera. looks or appears to measure
the intended attribute.
First, content validity or what is sometimes called
rational or logical validity. Does the test examine or sample the
behavior under scrutiny? An IQ test, for example, that did not
sample the entire range of intelligence (say the test just sampled memory and not
vocabulary, math, etc.) would have poor content validity. In this case a savant might
truly score higher than
a well-rounded individual with genius level mentality.
Second, construct validity, which refers to a test's ability to measure a
theoretical construct like intelligence, self-esteem, artistic talent, mechanical ability, or
managerial potential.
Third is concurrent validity, which deals with how well the test compares
to other instruments that are intended for the same purpose.
Fourth, predictive validity, also known as empirical validity,
which refl ects the test's ability to predict future behavior according to established
criteria. On some exams, concurrent validity
and predictive validity are often lumped under the umbrella
, of "criterion validity," since concurrent validity and predictive
validity are actually different types of criterion-related validity.
Fifth, a small body of literature speaks of consequential validity, which simply tries to
ascertain the social implications of using tests
A reliable test is _______ valid.
a. always.
b. 90%.
c. not always.
d. 80% - correct answerc. not always.
An excellent psychological or counseling test would have a reliability coefficient of
a. 50.
b. .90.
c. 1.00.
d. −.90. - correct answerb. .90.
The same test is given to the same group of people using the test-retest reliability
method. The correlation between the first and second administration is .70. The true
variance (i.e., the percentage of shared variance or the level of the same thing
measured in both) is
a. 70%.
b. 100%.
c. 50%.
d. 49%. - correct answerd. 49%.
J. P. Guilford isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence. He also is
remembered for his
a. thoughts on convergent and divergent thinking.
b. work on cognitive therapy.
c. work on behavior therapy.
d. work to create the first standardized IQ test - correct answera. thoughts on
convergent and divergent thinking.
A counselor is told by his supervisor to measure the internal consistency reliability (i.e.,
homogeneity) of a test but not to divide the test in halves. The counselor would need to
utilize
a. the split-half method.
b. the test-retest method.
c. the Kuder-Richardson coefficients of equivalence.
d. cross-validation. - correct answerc. the Kuder-Richardson coefficients of equivalence.
The first intelligence test was created by
a. David Wechsler.
b. J. P. Guilford.
c. Francis Galton.
