Have you been studying? It’s time to find out if it was enough, as we delve into this exam on psychology – which looks at the science of behaviour and mind in this multifaceted discipline. How many can you get right?
A. the test-tryout stage
B. the pilot work stage
C. the test construction stage
D. none of these
A. foil
B. stem
C. leaf
D. correct option
A. re-wording, deletion, or development of new items
B. development of a new edition of a test
C. reprinting of a test
D. both a and b
A. every decade
B. when the test is no longer useful
C. as a function of annual test sales
D. none of these
A. a test item not currently in use
B. the optimum combination of reliability and validity in an item
C. a set of items from which a test can be constructed
D. a statistical “Keogh plan” for data relating to high and low scores on a test
A. about twice the number of the final version
B. about half the number of the final version
C. about three times the number of the final version
D. roughly the same number as the final version
A. determine which item would lead to socially desirable responses
B. create a large pool of potential items
C. define the construct or constructs being measured
D. select a representative sample of test takers for test tryout
A. “I have a problem with that test’s content validity!”
B. “There was excessive error variance in the test administration procedures!”
C. “The instructor should have paid more attention to the test’s construct validity!”
D. “Now I am going to have to reconsider a career as a tanning technician!”
A. takes about a year to complete
B. includes all of the steps the initial test development includes
C. is much less expensive than the original development of a test
D. all of these
A. to eliminate or revise items that do not load on the predicted factor
B. to identify whether the test items appear to be measuring the same construct
C. both a and b
D. none of these
A. young children
B. adolescents who have limited language skills
C. adults who have limited language skills
D. all of these
A. job of someone whose responsibility it is to fly an airplane, jet, or space vehicle
B. preliminary research entailed in finalizing the form of a test
C. efforts of the lead researcher on a test development team
D. preliminary research conducted prior to the stage of test construction
A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
D. ratio
A. social need
B. review of the available literature
C. common sense appeal
D. all of these
A. increase the number of items
B. increase the number of response options
C. both A and B
D. none of these
A. Guttman scaling
B. Likert scaling
C. Nielson scaling
D. Opinion scaling
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