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Tests and Measurements Review for Qualifier
Jenny Krinick
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Question 1

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The roots of contemporary psychological testing and assessment can be found in
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  • early twentieth -century France.
  • early nineteenth- century Spain.
  • eleventh-century B.C.E. China.
  • mid-twentieth-century Las Vegas.

Question 2

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a coefficient of correlation is an index of the
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  • degree to which one variable influences another
  • strength of the relationship between two things
  • way in which one event may cause another event
  • all of the above.

Question 3

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A reliability coefficient is an index of reliability that reflects the ratio between
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  • the error variance and the error variance squared.
  • the true score variance on a test and the total variance.
  • the true score variance on a test and the error variance squared.
  • the true score variance and the error variance.

Question 4

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Which is a source of error variance?
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  • Test construction.
  • Test administration.
  • Test scoring.
  • All of the above.

Question 5

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Item sampling is a source of error variance within the context of
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  • test construction.
  • test administration.
  • test scoring.
  • all of the above.

Question 6

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Which is NOT a form of reliability ?
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  • Test-retest reliability
  • Past-Present reliability
  • split-half reliability
  • alternate-forms reliability

Question 7

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In general, as test length increases, test reliability
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  • increases
  • decreases
  • is not affected either way
  • is affected but insignificantly

Question 8

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Coefficient alpha is conceptually
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  • the variance of all possible sources of error variance.
  • the mean of all possible split-half correlations.
  • the standard deviation of all possible sources of variation.
  • the estimate of inter-scorer reliability that is most robust.

Question 9

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Francis Galton is best known for
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  • the study of individual differences
  • group testing
  • the concept of mental age
  • eugenics and large scale implementation of IQ

Question 10

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A researcher finds a correlation of .40 between personal income and the number of years of college completed. Based upon this finding he can conclude that
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  • a person who attended four years of college will have an annual income of $40,000.
  • more years of education causes higher income.
  • personal income is a positively skewed variable.
  • more years of education are associated with higher income.

Question 11

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4. Which of the following indicates the strongest relationship?
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  • r = .5
  • r = .09
  • r = - .6
  • 10% of shared variance

Question 12

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According to classical test theory, errors of measurement are
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  • always an overestimate of true scores
  • always underestimates of true scores
  • random
  • constant

Question 13

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which term does not belong?
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  • range
  • variance
  • median
  • standard deviation

Question 14

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It is most appropriate to use the Spearman-Brown formula to estimate what form of reliability?
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  • Test-retest reliability.
  • Past-present reliability.
  • Split-half reliability.
  • Alternate-forms reliability.

Question 15

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An observed score is conceptually composed of a
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  • criterion and true score
  • criterion and predictor
  • error and predictor
  • true score and error

Question 16

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Assuming the distribution of scores to test A being normal (observed mean=50, observed SD=12) indicate the Z score corresponding to: A raw score of 32: [blank_start]-1.5[blank_end] A raw score of 62: [blank_start]1[blank_end] A raw score of 50: [blank_start]0[blank_end] A T score of 60: [blank_start]1[blank_end] A deviation IQ score of 85: [blank_start]-1[blank_end]
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  • -1.5
  • 1
  • 0
  • 1
  • -1

Question 17

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a key difference between the terms "psychological testing" and "psychological assessment" is that "psychological testing" refers to a process that
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  • involves more problem-solving than psychological assessment
  • is more technician-like than psychological assessment
  • was first decribed by Maloney and Warn in the mid-1970's
  • is much broader in score than psychological testing

Question 18

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Which is NOT typically a variable considered when evaluating the technical quality of a test?
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  • personality
  • reliability
  • validity
  • normative data

Question 19

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In the early 20th century, one solution for dealing with the problem of language and culture in mental ability testing was to
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  • totally ignore the issue.
  • develop culture-free tests.
  • develop culture-specific tests.
  • translate tests into whatever language the immigrant spoke.

Question 20

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Steps taken by test developers to ensure suitability of a test for use with people of different cultures include
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  • try-out of the test with various samples of test takers.
  • use of panels of experts to review test items.
  • analysis of test data to root out possible sources of bias.
  • all of the above.

Question 21

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"norms" is a term used in psychometrics to refer to the test performance data of
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  • people tested at a different time than another group of test takers.
  • test takers who constitute a control group in an experiment.
  • a particular group of test takers to be used for comparison.
  • a sample of people with no prior training in the tested area.

Question 22

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The term "norming" refers to the process of
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  • interpreting and re-interpreting norms.
  • deriving or generating norms.
  • distributing norms to members of target populations.
  • putting a carpenter's personal signature on a work product.

Question 23

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In the context of norming a test, a sample of the population refers to
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  • people deemed to be representative of the whole population.
  • people deemed to be atypical of the whole population.
  • a mixture of people who are both representative and atypical.
  • a randomly selected group of people who share a characteristic.

Question 24

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in the language of psychometrics, reliability refers primarily to
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  • expertise in measurement
  • dependability in measurement
  • speed of measurement
  • consistency in measurement

Question 25

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Stated succinctly, test validity refers to a judgment concerning
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  • How consistent a test measures what it purports to measure.
  • Why the test should or should not be used for a specific purpose.
  • How well a test measures what it purports to measure.
  • How sound the evidence is that supports conclusions from it.

Question 26

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Which does NOT belong?
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  • Criterion-related validity.
  • Content validity.
  • Concurrent validity.
  • Predictive validity

Question 27

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Your brother did very well in Mrs. Jones's class. Now you are in her class and can't seem to do any wrong. You are probably the benefit of
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  • a generosity error.
  • a halo effect.
  • a clerical error.
  • the Mel Gibson effect.

Question 28

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The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule is a personality test that features ipsative scoring. This means that the strength of various needs of the testtaker may be compared
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  • to the strength of those needs in other test-takers
  • to the strength of other needs of the same testtaker
  • to the strength of needs expressed on the Mooney Problem Checklist.
  • all of the above

Question 29

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Which is most useful in determining whether different items on a test are measuring the same thing?
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  • Co-validation.
  • Cross-validation.
  • Factor analysis.
  • Test tryout.

Question 30

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Which person is best associated with the view that non-intellective factors such as personality, persistence, and goal awareness must be considered when measuring intelligence?
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  • Alfred Binet
  • David Wechsler
  • Sir Francis Galton
  • Sir Rudy Guilliani

Question 31

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Which type of intelligence is thought to be relatively culture-free in nature?
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  • Interpersonal intelligence.
  • Fluid intelligence.
  • Crystallized intelligence.
  • Family intelligence.

Question 32

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The "Flynn Effect" is a reference to the phenomenon of
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  • "inflation" of measured intelligence on tests.
  • "recession" in the ceiling effect for giftedness.
  • gender differences in measured intelligence.
  • culture loading of tests in terms of language

Question 33

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Which does NOT belong
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  • WPPSI-R
  • WAIS-III
  • WISC-III
  • WHIPSY-II

Question 34

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Which served as the basis for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?
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  • the typology of John Holland
  • the typology of Carl Jung
  • the typology of Ray Rosenman
  • the typology of Hippocrates

Question 35

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As used in contemporary personality assessment, without linkage to any specific personality theory, "state" refers to
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  • the transitory exhibition of a personality trait.
  • an inferred psychodynamic disposition.
  • the condition one is in after a traumatic event.
  • a modality useful in evaluation and assessment.

Question 36

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The nomothetic approach to assessment is characterized by efforts to learn
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  • how a large number of traits can be applied to relatively few people.
  • how each individual differs from the next in terms of personality traits.
  • how a limited number of traits apply to all people.
  • how the presumed strength of a trait may vary within the same individual.

Question 37

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Evaluating the psychometric soundness of a test like the Rorschach is difficult because
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  • traditional construct validity evaluation procedures are not applicable.
  • traditional test-retest reliability procedures are not applicable.
  • the Rorschach taps enduring traits, not transient states.
  • all of the above

Question 38

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Army Alpha is best known for
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  • the first test to use non-verbal stimuli
  • group testing
  • the first psychometrically sound test
  • the first culture-free test

Question 39

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Properties of a normal distribution (which one does NOT belong)
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  • is bell shaped
  • has a standard deviation of 1
  • central tendencies indices are equal
  • is also called a Gaussian distribution
  • is symmetric

Question 40

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Alfred Binet is best known for
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  • the first IQ measure
  • the correction for attenuation formula
  • the concept of mental age
  • non-verbal tests
  • the Cronbach Alpha

Question 41

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indicate the range of a correlation coefficient: [blank_start]-1[blank_end] to [blank_start]1[blank_end]
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  • -1
  • 1

Question 42

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" a good test measures what is purports to measure and does so in relatively consistent fashion." This classic statement is a reference to the
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  • degree to which a test is precise
  • degree to which a test is concise
  • degree to which a test is valid
  • psychometric quality of a test

Question 43

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Which one is a source of error variance?
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  • test administration
  • test construction
  • test scoring
  • all of the above

Question 44

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which type of validity is concerned with how the test is associated with a future outcome
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  • concurrent validity
  • convergent validity
  • predictive validity
  • discriminant validity

Question 45

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to which type of validity does the follow statement refer to " assess the extent to which it shows association with measures that it should be related to" ?
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  • face validity
  • convergent validity
  • concurrent validity
  • discriminant validity

Question 46

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which one is not a "linearly" transformed normed score
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  • Z score
  • Stanine
  • Deviation IQ
  • T score

Question 47

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Write the letter of the name to which it belongs A. Galton B. Cattell C. Binet D. Terman E. Stern F. Goddard G. Army Alpha H. Army Beta IQ [blank_start]E[blank_end] eugenics and large scale implementation of IQ [blank_start]F[blank_end] stanford-binet [blank_start]D[blank_end] mental age [blank_start]C[blank_end] group testing G study of individual differences [blank_start]A[blank_end] nonverbal tests [blank_start]H[blank_end] no relations between “mental tests” and academic achievement [blank_start]B[blank_end]
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  • E
  • F
  • D
  • C
  • A
  • H
  • B

Question 48

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What are the three measures of central tendency? [blank_start]mean, median, mode[blank_end]
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  • mean, median, mode

Question 49

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measures of variability include the range, and what 3 others? [blank_start]variance[blank_end], [blank_start]SD[blank_end], [blank_start]normal distribution[blank_end]
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  • normal distribution
  • SD
  • variance

Question 50

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Label Validity and Reliability 1. [blank_start]Reliability[blank_end] is the extent to which an experiment, test, or any measure yields the same results on repeated trials; consistency. 2. [blank_start]Validity[blank_end] is the extent to which any test measure what it’s intended to test
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  • Reliability
  • Validity

Question 51

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fill in the type of reliability (Parallel/Alternate forms, Test-retest reliability, Split Half, inter-rater reliability) [blank_start]Test-retest reliability[blank_end]: an estimate of reliability obtained by correlating pairs of scores from the same people on two different administrations of the same test [blank_start]Parallel/Alternate forms[blank_end]: Measure of equivalence, Administer 2 different forms to the same group of people at 2 different points in times; measure of correlation between the 2 forms of the test [blank_start]inter-rater reliability[blank_end]: Measurement of equivalence or agreement between coders; 2 or more observers rate behavior and determine the amount of agreement between the 2 coders; measures the correlation between the ratings of the first rater and the second rater [blank_start]Split Half[blank_end]: Group of items, split test items into two groups, correlation among the different halves of the test
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  • Test-retest reliability
  • Parallel/Alternate forms
  • inter-rater reliability
  • Split Half

Question 52

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Criterion validity includes
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  • concurrent
  • predictive
  • both a and b

Question 53

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Construct Validity:
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  • Measures how well the test assesses some underlying construct -Show how scores on the measure differ between groups of people
  • Assess whether the items on the measure match your definition on the construc
  • looks for the correlation of the new measure with existing measures
  • all of the above

Question 54

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construct validity that indicates a high correlation between 2 constructs measured using 2 different methods is known as
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  • convergent validity
  • divergent validity
  • inter-item validity
  • inter-rate validity

Question 55

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Item difficulty is the proportion of examinees who get the item correct is calculated by the: # who got the item (pick one) correct/incorrect [blank_start]correct[blank_end] divide by the # who answered the item
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  • correct
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