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Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues
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Chapter 01: Introduction
1. According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because
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a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
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c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
ANSWER: b
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2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
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b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
ANSWER: d
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
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b. answer.
c. item.
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d. scale.
ANSWER: c
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
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b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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ANSWER: c
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5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
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c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
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ANSWER: a
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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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ANSWER: a
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7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
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d. ability.
ANSWER: b
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8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
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b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c
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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
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b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
ANSWER: d
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10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
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ANSWER: b
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TEST BANK
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Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues
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Robert Kaplan; Dennis Saccuzzo
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9th Edition
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Kaplan: Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues 9th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Introduction
1. According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because
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of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
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c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.
ANSWER: b
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2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
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b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
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d. measure characteristics of human behavior.
ANSWER: d
3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
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b. answer.
c. item.
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d. scale.
ANSWER: c
4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
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b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.
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ANSWER: c
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5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
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c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.
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ANSWER: a
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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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ANSWER: a
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7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
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d. ability.
ANSWER: b
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8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
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b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.
ANSWER: c
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9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
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b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.
ANSWER: d
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10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
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b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.
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ANSWER: b
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