Quiz 1 - Psych 3140 Lab
- 1.Standardization means:
- A.
Objectivity of scoring
- B.
The use of standard scores
- C.
Experimental control over extraneous variables
- D.
Uniformity of procedure
- 2.A battery consists of:
- A.
Tests used only for clinical assessment
- B.
tests that are not standardized
- C.
Standardized tests like the Stanford-Binet
- D.
A group of test
- 3.The Mental Measurements Yearbook:
- A.
Is published yearly as its name indicates
- B.
Provides reviews and other information for many commercially available tests
- C.
Gives specimen questions for most intelligence tests
- D.
Covers only tests published in a particular year
- 4.By definition, a group test:
- A.
Cannot be an individual test
- B.
Can sometimes be administered to small groups
- C.
Can usually if not always be administered to one person
- D.
Is longer and more standardized than an individual test
- 5.As far as medium is concerned, most tests are tests.
- A.
Performance
- B.
Invasive
- C.
Power
- D.
Paper-and-pencil
- 6.The term “screening” usually refers to:
- A.
Tests used for placement purposes
- B.
Tests related to a legal standard
- C.
A rapid and somewhat rough procedure
- D.
the issue of certification
- 7.A personality test would ordinarily be considered:
- A.
A typical performance test
- B.
A screening procedure
- C.
A proprietary test
- D.
A scale of measurement
- 8.Allan made a psych test that aims to measure the results or impact of the training a specific group has. What kind of psychological test did he make?
- A.
Aptitude Test
- B.
Career Test
- C.
Achievement Test
- D.
Mental Ability Test
- 9.
- Psychological tests may differ with respect to:
- A.
Administration
- B.
Administration
- C.
content
- D.
all are correct
- 10.
- During which decade did public concern regarding psychological testing reach its height, resulting in formal investigations of the psychological testing enterprise?
- A.
1960s
- B.
1990s
- C.
1980s
- D.
1970s
- 11.
- The most significant growth of psychological testing occurred in the:
- A.
1930s and 1940s
- B.
1920s and 1930s
- C.
1910s and 1920s
- D.
1950s and 1960s
- 12.In personnel assessment, psychological tests are used primarily for the benefit of the:
- A.
Consumer
- B.
Examiner
- C.
Employee
- D.
Employer
- 13.
- Which of the following needs served as a major movement for the growth of psychological testing in the U.S.?
- A.
the expansion of agriculture and business to international markets
- B.
the identification of children who were performing poorly in school
- C.
The identification of competent recruits for the military during WW I
- D.
All are correct
- 14.
- Which of the following describes a "good" test? A good test __________.
- A.
Is valid
- B.
Has norms
- C.
is reliable
- D.
All are correct
- 15.Which of the following is true of tests used in clinical settings? They are:
- A.
Used to measure consumer attitudes
- B.
Used with one individual at a time
- C.
used to choose the best person for the job
- D.
Used as a measure of corporate culture
- 16.A psychological test can measure overt and covert behavior.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The psychological testing movement originated in the U.S.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Tests can measure differences between the reactions of the same individual on different occasions.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The foremost consideration in the selection of a test is its validity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Anybody can reproduce a test or parts of it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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