Psychometrics Chapters 1-3

Chapter 1 - What do all psychological tests require an individual to do?

Perform a behavior

Chapter 1 - Who published the first test of intelligence in 1905?

Alfred Binet

Chapter 1 - Who published the Stanford–Binet?

Lewis Terman

Chapter 1 - What test did Robert Woodworth develop during WW I to help the U.S. military detect soldiers unable to handle combat stress?

Personal Data Sheet

Chapter 1 - What was the first widely used personality inventory?

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory

Chapter 1 - A test requiring individuals to demonstrate their driving ability is best classified as what type of test?

Test of maximal performance

Chapter 1 - A test requiring individuals to respond to test questions about their feelings and beliefs can best be described as what type of test?

Self-report test

Chapter 1 - Which one of the following types of tests does not have answers that can be scored as correct or incorrect?

Projective test

Chapter 1 - What type of test is administered to a large group of individuals who are similar to the group for whom the test has been designed?

Standardized test

Chapter 1 - What type of test would a classroom teacher most likely administer?

Achievement test

Chapter 1 - If Jose took a test to identify his potential for learning or his ability to perform in an area in which he had not been specifically trained, what type of test would he be taking?

Aptitude test

Chapter 1 - Joe took three tests. One required him to respond to true/false questions, one to multiple-choice questions, and one to rating scales. What type of tests did Joe take?

Objective tests

Chapter 1 - What type of test would a career development counselor most likely administer?

Interest inventory

Chapter 1 - If you wanted to locate a professional test review for a published test, which one of the following would be the best source?

Mental Measurements Yearbook

Chapter 2 - What type of decision is made when a high school administrator uses your test score to determine if you should be in a gifted program?

Institutional

Chapter 2 - Hector completed several interest inventories at the career center at his college. He used the results to decide on a college major. What kind of decision did Hector make?

Individual

Chapter 2 - What method is an organizational leader using to make a decision when the leader continues to consider your job application because your score was one of the highest on a pre-employment test?

Comparative

Chapter 2 - A manager at XYZ Corporation administers an employment test to help determine which job candidates will be offered a job. The manager first decides what minimum score she will accept and then offers jobs to individuals who scored equal to or more than the minimum score. The manager used the test to make what kind of decision?

Absolute

Chapter 2 - In educational settings, teachers, administrators, school psychologists, and career counselors use psychological tests for all of the following purposes EXCEPT

planning treatment programs.

Chapter 2 - In organizational settings, human resources professionals and industrial-organizational psychology practitioners use psychological tests for all of the following purposes EXCEPT

diagnosing disorders.

Chapter 2 - Which one of the following beliefs has been a major concern of the general public regarding the use of psychological tests?

Psychological tests unfairly discriminate against certain racial groups.

Chapter 2 - What debate centers on whether people are born with their intelligence or acquire their intelligence during their lives?

Nature versus nurture

Chapter 2 - What test is used to determine whether individuals qualify for specific jobs in military branches?

Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

Chapter 2 - What process was introduced because an examination of GATB scores showed that more Whites were being referred for jobs than African Americans and Hispanics?

Within-group norming

Chapter 2 - What is the term used to describe when test takers’ raw scores are compared with those of their own racial or ethnic group?

Race norming

Chapter 2 - What do integrity tests claim to measure?

Honesty

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following statements about ethical standards is FALSE?

Ethical standards are laws federal or local government agencies pass.

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following statements about misuse of psychological tests is TRUE?

Misuse is a chronic and disturbing problem that can result in serious harm.

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following is a right of test takers?

Have their test score kept private

Chapter 3 - A group of teachers at Alfred E. Newman High School decided that it would be helpful to administer intelligence tests to first-year students to be used for placing students in appropriate classes. They also decided that it would be best not to tell the students what they were being tested for and not to tell them their scores on the intelligence tests. When teachers discussed their plan with the school psychologist, he strongly opposed it because he said it violated students’ right to

informed consent.

Chapter 3 - Belinda conducted a research project in which she interviewed workers about their work standards and integrity on the job. She assured her study participants that all personal information they disclosed would be kept private and would not be disclosed without their permission. Which one of the following did she guarantee her participants?

Confidentiality

Chapter 3 - Phillip is a supervisor at the LMNOP Corporation. He is very concerned about helping his workers and meeting their needs. Therefore, he sent a request to the HR Department asking for the scores on pre-employment tests that his workers had taken. The HR Department replied they could not give him the scores because the test takers had been assured of what?

Protection from invasion of privacy

Chapter 3 - Coding test materials in such a way that test takers can be identified without their knowledge or consent would be a violation of test users’ promise of what?

Anonymity

Chapter 3 - For whom are ethical standards written?

Members of a professional organization

Chapter 3 - Test publishers ensure every psychological test has

a complete test manual.

Chapter 3 - When test questions are published or given to persons other than test takers, there may be a problem with

test security.

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following is listed in your textbook as a responsibility of the test publisher?

Ensuring that only qualified persons purchase its psychological tests

Chapter 3 - Intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries are examples of what type of impairment?

Cognitive

Chapter 3 - What do testing guidelines that protect people with physical and mental challenges require?

Modifying the testing process to prevent impairments from affecting test outcomes

Chapter 3 - A structured interview might need to be substituted for paper-and-pencil tests for individuals with what type of impairment?

Visual

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following is TRUE about learning disabilities?

They do not have visible signs.

Chapter 3 - What is one of the best ways instructors can help students with learning disabilities?

Encourage learning-disabled students to self-disclose

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following is TRUE?

The MMPI provides a model for revising older tests that were not developed with minorities in mind.

Chapter 3 - Which one of the following organizations published the fourth edition of the Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures in 2003 to reflect the current research on selecting, developing, and using testing instruments to make employment-related decisions?

Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Chapter 3 - Who has the responsibility to request a test accommodation for a physical condition, illness, or language issue that may interfere with test performance?

Test taker