Vocab
(q. 367)
Appraisal can be defined as...
a. the process of assessing or estimating attributes
b. testing which is always performed in a group setting
c. testing which is always performed on a single individual
d. a pencil and paper measurement of assess attributes
a. the process of assessing or estimating attributes
(q. 368)
The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is a ____ test because the scoring procedure is specific.
a. subjective
b. objective
c. projective
d. subtest
b. objective
(q. 375)
Which is more important, validity or reliability?
a. reliability
b. they are equally important
c. validity
d. it depends on the test in question
c. validity
(q. 379)
In the field of testing, validity refers to...
a. whether the test really measures what it purports to measure
b. whether the same test gives a consistent measurement
c. the degree of cultural bias in a test
d. the fact that numerous tests measure the same traits
a. whether the test really measures what it purports to measure
IQ means
a. a query of intelligence
b. indication of intelligence
c. intelligence quotient
d. intelligence questions for test construction
c. intelligence quotient
(q. 369)
A short answer test is a(n) ____ test.
a. objective
b. culture-free
c. forced choice
d. free choice
d. free choice
(q. 377)
Which measure would yield the highest level of reliability?
a. TAT; a projective test popular with psychodynamic helpers
b. WAIS-IV; a popular IQ test
c. MMPI-2; a popular personality test
d. a very accurate postage scale
d. a very accurate postage scale
(q. 377)
Construct validity refers to the extent that a test measures an abstract trait or psychological notion. An example would be...
a. height
b. weight
c. ego strength
d. the ability to name all men who have served as US presidents
c. ego strength
In a culture-fair test...
a. items are known to the subject regardless of his or her culture
b. the test is not standardized
c. culture-free items cannot be utilized
d. African Americans generally score higher than whites
a. items are known to the subject regardless of his or her culture
(q. 369)
The NCE and CPCE would be examples of a(n) ____ test.
a. free choice
b. forced choice
c. projective
d. intelligence
b. forced choice
(q. 378)
A job test which predicted future performance on a job very well would...
a. have high criterion/predictive validity
b. have excellent face validity
c. have excellent construct validity
d. not have incremental validity
a. have high criterion/predictive validity
(q. 380)
A reliable test is ____ valid.
a. always
b. 90%
c. not always
d. 80%
c. not always
The word psychometric means...
a. a form of measurement used by a neurologist
b. any form of mental testing
c. a mental trait which cannot be measured
d. the test relies on a summated or linear scale
b. any form of mental testing
(q. 371)
A clint who takes a normative test...
a. cannot legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test
b. can legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test
c. could not have taken an IQ test
d. could not have taken a personality test
b. can legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test
(q. 383)
An excellent psychological or counseling test would have a reliability coefficient of...
a. 50
b. .90
c. 1
d. -.90
b. .90
(q. 384)
A career counselor is using a test for job selection purposes. An acceptable reliability coefficient would be ____ or higher.
a. .20
b. .55
c. .80
d. .70
c. .80
A test battery is considered a...
a. horizontal test
b. vertical test
c. valid test
d. reliable test
a. horizontal test
(q. 372)
In an ipsative measure, the person taking the test must compare items to one another. The result is that...
a. an ipsative cannot be utilized for career guidance
b. you cannot legitimately compare two or more people taken an ipsative test
c. an ipsative is never forced choice format
d. an ipsative is never reliable
b. you cannot legitimately compare two or more people taken an ipsative test
(q. 384)
The same test is given to the same group of people using the test-retest reliability method. The correlation between the first and second administrations is .70. The true variance (i.e., the percentage of shared variance or the level of the same thing measure in both) is...
a. 70%
b. 100%
c. 50%
d. 49%
d. 49%
(q. 405)
A colleague of yours invents a new projective test. Seventeen counselors rated the same client using the measure and came up with nearly identical assessments. This would indicate...
a. high validity
b. high reliability
c. excellent norming studies
d. culture fairness
b. high reliability