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PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS,
AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION,
ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P.
SACCUZZO
,Chapter01—
Introduction0MULTIPL
E0CHOICE
1. According0to0a0study0(Espenshade0&0Chung,02010;0Jaschik,02
006),0growing0numbers0of0four-
year0colleges0are0not0relying0on0the0SAT0test0partly0because0o
f
a. budget0constraints.
b. diversity0concerns.
c. reliability0issues.
d. quality0control.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
2. Psychological0tests
a. pertain0only0to0overt0behavior.
b. always0have0right0or0wrong0answers.
c. do0not0attempt0to0measure0traits.
d. measure0characteristics0of0human0behavior.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF:
Basic0Concepts0MSC: www
3. The0specific0stimulus0on0a0test0to0which0a0person0responds0
overtly0is0called0a(n)
a. overt0event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
4. An0individual0test
a. involves0a0single0examiner0for0two0or0more0subjects.
b. involves0only0tests0of0human0ability.
c. can0only0be0given0to0one0person0at0a0time.
d. involves0more0than0one0examiner0for0a0single0subject.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
5. A0group0test
a. can0be0given0to0multiple0people0by0one0examiner.
b. can0only0be0given0to0three0people0at0a0time.
c. involves0a0group0of0examiners0for0a0single0subject.
d. involves0only0tests0of0human0ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
6. Previous0learning0can0best0be0described0as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF:
Basic0Concepts0MSC: www
7. The0potential0for0learning0a0specific0skill0can0best0be0described
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b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
8. One'sgeneralpotential,0independentofpriorlearning,0canbestbe0 i
describedas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
9. Achievement,aptitude,andintelligencecanbeencompassedby0t
he0term
a. humanpotential.
b. humantraits.
c. humanpersonality.
d. humanability.
i
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
10. Structuredpersonalitytests
a. requireyoutoproducesomethingspontaneously.
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TEST BANK FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS,
AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION,
ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P.
SACCUZZO
,Chapter01—
Introduction0MULTIPL
E0CHOICE
1. According0to0a0study0(Espenshade0&0Chung,02010;0Jaschik,02
006),0growing0numbers0of0four-
year0colleges0are0not0relying0on0the0SAT0test0partly0because0o
f
a. budget0constraints.
b. diversity0concerns.
c. reliability0issues.
d. quality0control.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Introduction
2. Psychological0tests
a. pertain0only0to0overt0behavior.
b. always0have0right0or0wrong0answers.
c. do0not0attempt0to0measure0traits.
d. measure0characteristics0of0human0behavior.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF:
Basic0Concepts0MSC: www
3. The0specific0stimulus0on0a0test0to0which0a0person0responds0
overtly0is0called0a(n)
a. overt0event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
4. An0individual0test
a. involves0a0single0examiner0for0two0or0more0subjects.
b. involves0only0tests0of0human0ability.
c. can0only0be0given0to0one0person0at0a0time.
d. involves0more0than0one0examiner0for0a0single0subject.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
5. A0group0test
a. can0be0given0to0multiple0people0by0one0examiner.
b. can0only0be0given0to0three0people0at0a0time.
c. involves0a0group0of0examiners0for0a0single0subject.
d. involves0only0tests0of0human0ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic0Concepts
6. Previous0learning0can0best0be0described0as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF:
Basic0Concepts0MSC: www
7. The0potential0for0learning0a0specific0skill0can0best0be0described
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as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
8. One'sgeneralpotential,0independentofpriorlearning,0canbestbe0 i
describedas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
9. Achievement,aptitude,andintelligencecanbeencompassedby0t
he0term
a. humanpotential.
b. humantraits.
c. humanpersonality.
d. humanability.
i
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: BasicConcepts
10. Structuredpersonalitytests
a. requireyoutoproducesomethingspontaneously.
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