Psychometric midterm exam
questions and answers13
What was the theoretical approach used by Binet in developing his test for schoolchildren in
terms of its content? - ANSWERS-Pragmatic approach
Which is not one of the four testtaker rights? - ANSWERS-Only positive results for participants
What norms refer to? - ANSWERS-refer to behaviors or scores that are usual, average, normal,
standard, expected, or typical.
Which are induced in people temporarily? - ANSWERS-states
What is the reasoning provided for various groups that are excluded from the norming of
Wechsler's IQ scores? - ANSWERS-They excluded groups with traits and states that may affect
the individual test performance
People who score above 28 on the Beck Depression Inventory are considered at risk for severe
depression. What type of referencing is being used? - ANSWERS-criterion-referencing
Using the formula for test-taking theory, if someone's true IQ score should be 100, but got a 90
score for their results, how much error is present? - ANSWERS-10
Test construction refers to: - ANSWERS-The items chosen to comprise the test to represent the
construct being measured
, If the test doesn't actually measure what it says it's measure of, then it has low - ANSWERS-
validity
Describe the difference between Content, Criterion, and Construct validity: - ANSWERS-Content
refers to the test assessing the entirety of the construct.
This is the term that refers to behaviors or scores that are usual, average, normal, standard,
expected, or typical used for analysis of populations. - ANSWERS-Norms
This is the name for the group of participants' whose scores will represent the larger population
- ANSWERS-Sample group
Which group of constructs would be considered the easiest to measure? - ANSWERS-Vocabulary
Mathematical ability
Geographical knowledge
This is theoretically an "average" score on each section of the SAT, though the actual averages
rarely hit it exactly. - ANSWERS-500
This is the name of the psychological scale to assess children of divorcing parents, and is
sometimes used in custody battles - ANSWERS-Bricklin Perceptual Scales
This is the term that refers to the consistency of an instrument that is given repeatedly to the
same individual many times. - ANSWERS-Reliability
Test scoring is a major source of error for the 30 circle test, which measure this - ANSWERS-
Creativity
questions and answers13
What was the theoretical approach used by Binet in developing his test for schoolchildren in
terms of its content? - ANSWERS-Pragmatic approach
Which is not one of the four testtaker rights? - ANSWERS-Only positive results for participants
What norms refer to? - ANSWERS-refer to behaviors or scores that are usual, average, normal,
standard, expected, or typical.
Which are induced in people temporarily? - ANSWERS-states
What is the reasoning provided for various groups that are excluded from the norming of
Wechsler's IQ scores? - ANSWERS-They excluded groups with traits and states that may affect
the individual test performance
People who score above 28 on the Beck Depression Inventory are considered at risk for severe
depression. What type of referencing is being used? - ANSWERS-criterion-referencing
Using the formula for test-taking theory, if someone's true IQ score should be 100, but got a 90
score for their results, how much error is present? - ANSWERS-10
Test construction refers to: - ANSWERS-The items chosen to comprise the test to represent the
construct being measured
, If the test doesn't actually measure what it says it's measure of, then it has low - ANSWERS-
validity
Describe the difference between Content, Criterion, and Construct validity: - ANSWERS-Content
refers to the test assessing the entirety of the construct.
This is the term that refers to behaviors or scores that are usual, average, normal, standard,
expected, or typical used for analysis of populations. - ANSWERS-Norms
This is the name for the group of participants' whose scores will represent the larger population
- ANSWERS-Sample group
Which group of constructs would be considered the easiest to measure? - ANSWERS-Vocabulary
Mathematical ability
Geographical knowledge
This is theoretically an "average" score on each section of the SAT, though the actual averages
rarely hit it exactly. - ANSWERS-500
This is the name of the psychological scale to assess children of divorcing parents, and is
sometimes used in custody battles - ANSWERS-Bricklin Perceptual Scales
This is the term that refers to the consistency of an instrument that is given repeatedly to the
same individual many times. - ANSWERS-Reliability
Test scoring is a major source of error for the 30 circle test, which measure this - ANSWERS-
Creativity
