TEST BANK FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
PRINCIPLES, APPLICATIONS,
AND ISSUES, 9TH EDITION,
ROBERT M. KAPLAN, DENNIS P.
SACCUZZO
,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 GGindividual GGtest
a. involves GGa GGsingle GGexaminer GGfor GGtwo GGor GGmore
GGsubjects.
b. involves GGonly GGtests GGof GGhuman GGability.
c. can GGonly GGbe GGgiven GGto GGone GGperson GGat GGa GGtime.
d. involves GGmore GGthan GGone GGexaminer GGfor GGa GGsingle
GGsubject.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic GGConcepts
5. A GGgroup GGtest
a. can GGbe GGgiven GGto GGmultiple GGpeople GGby GGone
GGexaminer.
b. can GGonly GGbe GGgiven GGto GGthree GGpeople GGat GGa GGtime.
c. involves GGa GGgroup GGof GGexaminers GGfor GGa GGsingle
GGsubject.
d. involves GGonly GGtests GGof GGhuman GGability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic GGConcepts
6. Previous GGlearning GGcan GGbest GGbe GGdescribed GGas
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Basic
GGConceptsG
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G
7. The GGpotential GGfor GGlearning GGa GGspecific GGskill GGcan GGbest GGbe
GGdescribed
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as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Basic GGConcepts
8. One's GGgeneral GGpotential, GGindependent GGof GGprior GGlearning,
GGcan GGbestG
be GGdescribed GGas
G
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Basic GGConcepts
9. Achievement, GGaptitude, GGand GGintelligence GGcan GGbe
GGencompassedG by GGthe GGterm
G
a. human GGpotential.
b. human GGtraits.
c. human GGpersonality.
d. human GGability.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Basic GGConcepts
10. Structured GGpersonality GGtests
a. require GGyou GGto GGproduce GGsomething GGspontaneously.
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