TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION, ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P. SACCUZZO.pdf

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PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
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PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS,
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AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION,
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ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS
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P.SACCUZZO xx x




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Chapter 1— xx




IntroductionMULTIPL x




E CHOICE
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1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik,
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2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not
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relyingon the SAT test partly because of
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a. budget constraints. xx




b. diversity concerns. xx




c. reliability issues. xx




d. quality control. xx




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2. Psychological tests xx




a. pertain only to overt behavior.
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b. always have right or wrong answers.
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c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior. xx xx xx xx




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3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person
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respondsovertly is called a(n)
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a. overt event. xx




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



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4. An individual test
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a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
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b. involves only tests of human ability. xx xx xx xx xx




c. can only be given to one person at a time.
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d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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5. A group test
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a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
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b. can only be given to three people at a time.
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c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
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d. involves only tests of human ability. xx xx xx xx xx




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


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7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described
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as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.

c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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8. One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can
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bestbe described as
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a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.


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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be
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encompassedby the term
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a. human potential. xx




b. human traits. xx




c. human personality.
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d. human ability. xx




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10. Structured personality tests xx xx




a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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