PSYCHOLOGY 309 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE - FALL 20
CORRECT ANSWERS
Major cdevelopments cin cthe chistory cof cpsychological ctesting c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Chinese/Han
ctesting cfor ccivil claw, cmilitary caffairs, cagriculture, crevenue, cgeography, cand ctesting cfor cpublic co
Charles cDarwin/Sir cFrancis cGalton/Cattell: cMental ctests. c
Herbert/Weber/Fechner/Wundt: cPsychological ctests. c
Alfred cBinet: cFirst cmajor cgeneral cintelligence ctest. c
WWI: cincreased cus cof ctests cto cevaluate cemotional/mental/intellectual cwellbeing cof cmilitary crecr
Wechsler: cMost cpopular cadult cintelligence ctest c(Wechsler-Bellevue cIntelligence cTest) c
Achievement cTests: cMostly cused cin cschool/standardized cMC ctests, cimproved cbias cissues. c(Sta
Spearman: cFactor cAnalysis c+ cCorrelation cCoefficients.
Relevance cof cPsychological cTests cin ccontemporary csociety c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Neuropsycho
cpsychology ctests, cforensic cpsychology ctests, cchild cpsychology ctests, cetc.
What cis cpsychometry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cbranch cof cpsychology cdealing cwith cthe cprope
What care cthe ctwo cmajor cproperties cof cpsychometry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔reliability cand cvalid
Define ctest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cmeasurement cdevice cused cto cquantify cbehavior cand cto cun
Define citems c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Specific cquestions cor cproblems cused cto cquantify cbehavior c
cbehavior
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween cpsychological ctesting cand cpsychological cassessments? c- cCOR
, operational cdefinition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔defines chow cto cmeasure chypothetical cconstructs
measurable cphenomenon c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Things cthat ccan cbe cmeasured crelating cto chypo
cmeasure clove, cbut ccan cmeasure camount cof ctime cholding chands)
states c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔temporary cpatterns cof cthought, cfeeling, cor cbehavior
traits c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔enduring cpersonal cqualities cor cattributes cthat cinfluence cbehavior cac
If ca ctest cis creliable cits cresults care cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔accurate, cdependable, cconsiste
Structured cpersonality ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔tests cconsisting cof cquestions cthat cresponden
cfixed cways
Projective cpersonality ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔techniques cthat cuse cvarious cambiguous cstim
cencouraged cto cinterpret cand cfrom cwhich cthe csubject's cpersonality ccharacteristics ccan cbe canal
Expectancy ceffects c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Results cthat coccur cwhen ca cresearcher cor cobserver cs
cparticipants cthe ckind cof cbehavior che cor cshe cexpects cto cfind, cthereby ccreating cthat cexpected cr
Whose cname cis cassociated cwith cexpectancy ceffects? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Robert cRosenthal
What care cexperimenter cexpectancies? cHow cdo cthey cintroduce cbias? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wh
cexpectations cof can coutcome cinfluence ctheir cperceptions cof ctheir cor cothers' cbehavior.
What crole cdoes cthe crelationship cbetween cexaminer cand ctest ctaker cplay? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cprofessional, cbut cif cthey cbreak caway cfrom cthe cstandardized cassessment cpractices cit ccan cimpa
cpositively.
What csubject cvariables ccan cimpact ctesting? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔test canxiety, cillness, cage, cem
Why care cexaminer crace ceffects csmaller con cIQ ctests cthan cpersonality ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS
cstandardized.
What cis cthe cstandard cfor ctest ctakers cwho care cfluent cin ctwo clanguages? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cadministered cto cthem cin ctheir c"best" clanguage.
What ctypes cof csituations cmight crequire can cexaminer cto cdeviate cfrom cstandardized ctesting cproc
cANS✔✔Test ctakers cthat ccan't cread cwell, chave cspecial cneeds, care celderly, cblind, cetc.
Advantages cof ccomputer cadministered ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔extremely cstandardized, ctest
ccontrol cof cbias, cobjective, ccost ceffective
Disadvantages cof ccomputer cadministered ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔computer cgenerated cresu
ctests care conly cas creliable cas cthe ccomputer cprogrammer, clack cof cpersonal cinteraction.
How cdo ccomputer cadministered ctests ccompare cto chuman cadministered ctests cin cterms cof covera
cANS✔✔They care cnot csignificantly cdifferent
Is cstandardization cbetter cin ccomputer cor chuman cadministered ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Com
Do cpeople creveal cmore cto ccomputers cor chuman cinterviewers cand cwhy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
clooking cbad cin cfront cof cpeople.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Major cdevelopments cin cthe chistory cof cpsychological ctesting c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Chinese/Han
ctesting cfor ccivil claw, cmilitary caffairs, cagriculture, crevenue, cgeography, cand ctesting cfor cpublic co
Charles cDarwin/Sir cFrancis cGalton/Cattell: cMental ctests. c
Herbert/Weber/Fechner/Wundt: cPsychological ctests. c
Alfred cBinet: cFirst cmajor cgeneral cintelligence ctest. c
WWI: cincreased cus cof ctests cto cevaluate cemotional/mental/intellectual cwellbeing cof cmilitary crecr
Wechsler: cMost cpopular cadult cintelligence ctest c(Wechsler-Bellevue cIntelligence cTest) c
Achievement cTests: cMostly cused cin cschool/standardized cMC ctests, cimproved cbias cissues. c(Sta
Spearman: cFactor cAnalysis c+ cCorrelation cCoefficients.
Relevance cof cPsychological cTests cin ccontemporary csociety c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Neuropsycho
cpsychology ctests, cforensic cpsychology ctests, cchild cpsychology ctests, cetc.
What cis cpsychometry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cbranch cof cpsychology cdealing cwith cthe cprope
What care cthe ctwo cmajor cproperties cof cpsychometry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔reliability cand cvalid
Define ctest c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cmeasurement cdevice cused cto cquantify cbehavior cand cto cun
Define citems c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Specific cquestions cor cproblems cused cto cquantify cbehavior c
cbehavior
What cis cthe cdifference cbetween cpsychological ctesting cand cpsychological cassessments? c- cCOR
, operational cdefinition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔defines chow cto cmeasure chypothetical cconstructs
measurable cphenomenon c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Things cthat ccan cbe cmeasured crelating cto chypo
cmeasure clove, cbut ccan cmeasure camount cof ctime cholding chands)
states c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔temporary cpatterns cof cthought, cfeeling, cor cbehavior
traits c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔enduring cpersonal cqualities cor cattributes cthat cinfluence cbehavior cac
If ca ctest cis creliable cits cresults care cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔accurate, cdependable, cconsiste
Structured cpersonality ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔tests cconsisting cof cquestions cthat cresponden
cfixed cways
Projective cpersonality ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔techniques cthat cuse cvarious cambiguous cstim
cencouraged cto cinterpret cand cfrom cwhich cthe csubject's cpersonality ccharacteristics ccan cbe canal
Expectancy ceffects c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Results cthat coccur cwhen ca cresearcher cor cobserver cs
cparticipants cthe ckind cof cbehavior che cor cshe cexpects cto cfind, cthereby ccreating cthat cexpected cr
Whose cname cis cassociated cwith cexpectancy ceffects? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Robert cRosenthal
What care cexperimenter cexpectancies? cHow cdo cthey cintroduce cbias? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wh
cexpectations cof can coutcome cinfluence ctheir cperceptions cof ctheir cor cothers' cbehavior.
What crole cdoes cthe crelationship cbetween cexaminer cand ctest ctaker cplay? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cprofessional, cbut cif cthey cbreak caway cfrom cthe cstandardized cassessment cpractices cit ccan cimpa
cpositively.
What csubject cvariables ccan cimpact ctesting? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔test canxiety, cillness, cage, cem
Why care cexaminer crace ceffects csmaller con cIQ ctests cthan cpersonality ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS
cstandardized.
What cis cthe cstandard cfor ctest ctakers cwho care cfluent cin ctwo clanguages? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cadministered cto cthem cin ctheir c"best" clanguage.
What ctypes cof csituations cmight crequire can cexaminer cto cdeviate cfrom cstandardized ctesting cproc
cANS✔✔Test ctakers cthat ccan't cread cwell, chave cspecial cneeds, care celderly, cblind, cetc.
Advantages cof ccomputer cadministered ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔extremely cstandardized, ctest
ccontrol cof cbias, cobjective, ccost ceffective
Disadvantages cof ccomputer cadministered ctests c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔computer cgenerated cresu
ctests care conly cas creliable cas cthe ccomputer cprogrammer, clack cof cpersonal cinteraction.
How cdo ccomputer cadministered ctests ccompare cto chuman cadministered ctests cin cterms cof covera
cANS✔✔They care cnot csignificantly cdifferent
Is cstandardization cbetter cin ccomputer cor chuman cadministered ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Com
Do cpeople creveal cmore cto ccomputers cor chuman cinterviewers cand cwhy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
clooking cbad cin cfront cof cpeople.
