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Multiple-Choice TestbankChapter 1Psychological Tests: What Are They and WhyDo We Need Them?1 One of the major achievements of psychology in the twentieth century wasA the development and application of psychological tests B the application of tests during the First World War C the development of the...

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Psychological Tests: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them? 1

One of the major achievements of psychology in the twentieth century was A B C D

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Psychological tests are used to A B C D

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1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1919

The first intelligence test was developed by A B C D

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more relevant to psychological theory than practice more relevant to psychological practice than theory important tools for psychological research rarely used in research settings

James McKeen Cattell coined the term mental test in which decade? A B C D

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help make decisions about people promote self-understanding measure psychological constructs all of the above

Psychological tests are A B C D

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the development and application of psychological tests the application of tests during the First World War the development of the Deviation IQ the solution of the mind-body problem

Binet and Simon Spearman Stanford and Binet Terman and Wechsler

The first theory of intelligence was developed by A B C D

Binet and Simon Spearman Stanford and Binet Terman and Wechsler 1

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Evidence of psychological testing can be traced back to A B C D

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The Army Alpha was A B C D

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the Army Alpha and Beta subscales from the Stanford-Binet test the ideas of mental age and chronological age Spearman’s theory of intelligence

The Deviation IQ is based on the notion of A B C D

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Spearman’s g motor performance language of administration mental age

Wechsler based his concept of verbal and performance scales on A B C D

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block design mazes non-verbal cues drawing people

The Queensland Test was specifically designed by McElwain and Kearney to avoid dependency on A B C D

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a method of factor analysis devised by Spearman Spearman’s theory of intelligence a statistic devised by Spearman as an index of intelligence the common element in all cognitive tests

Porteus developed an early performance test based on A B C D

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dependent on the ability to read and write a precursor of the Army Beta an early index of reliability developed by military psychologists the highest grade of achievement on a set of tests developed for the US army during the First World War

Spearman’s g refers to A B C D

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cavemen challenging each other to lift heavy stones selection of candidates for the Roman senate public service examinations in ancient China Hammurabi’s code of civil law

delinquency as a factor affecting the development of intelligence mental age versus chronological age a z-score verbal versus performance scores

The first self-report test of personality was developed by A B C

McElwain Simon Terman 2

D 15

The MMPI was designed to A B C D

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B C D

D

D

Freud’s idea that all behaviour was caused by unconscious motivational effects Jung’s theory of psychological types the attempt to develop tests that did not rely on language accidentally spilling ink on a test booklet

The Rorschach ink blot test was originally designed to identify A B C D

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they are scored in a simple, straightforward manner scoring is heavily dependent on the judgment of the scorer different scorers are likely to produce the same test score from the same test performance they are based on responses to ambiguous stimuli

Projective tests originated from A B C D

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they are scored in a simple, straightforward manner scoring is heavily dependent on the judgment of the scorer different scorers are likely to produce the same test score from the same test performance they are based on responses to ambiguous stimuli

Projective tests are not objective because A B C

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scoring a test based on its ability to discriminate between certain identifiable groups of people scoring a test based on the theory of what is being measured scoring a test using a scoring key made out of cardboard in which small holes reveal the correct answers empirically validating test scores via research

Objective tests are objective because A B C

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screen soldiers during the Second World War discriminate between normals and patient groups with particular diagnoses assess personality in normal adults assess Multiphasic Personality Disorder

‘Empirical keying’ refers to A

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Woodworth

Freudian unconscious motivations artistic ability schizophrenia Jungian psychological types

Psychological assessment refers to A B C D

mental testing testing people using psychological tests the high-level reasoning process involved in the application of psychological procedures writing reports based on psychological test scores

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The psychological testing enterprise began to be questioned on grounds of A B C D

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The dictation test, a key tool in enforcing the White Australia policy, involved A B C D

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B C D

a measure of personality or ability an objective procedure for sampling and quantifying human behaviour a set of questions or items whose answers can be tallied to yield a total score a method of tapping into someone’s unconscious

Tests used as a sample of behaviour require A B C D

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personal bias halo effects errors of central tendency all of the above

A psychological test is A B C D

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any one item is usually influenced by a host of factors apart from the psychological construct of interest it is better to measure many traits rather than just a few total scores need to be calculated from the sum of raw scores item response theory suggests that many items should be used

Human judgment is influenced by A B C D

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the Second World War the 1950s the 1960s the year 2000

Psychological tests are usually composed of a large number of items because A

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migrants having to write about 50 words dictated in English migrants having to write about 50 words dictated in any prescribed language migrants having to read aloud a short passage written in English migrants having to read aloud a short passage written in any prescribed language

The major forms of psychological test, as we know them today, had been developed by A B C D

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privacy diversity discrimination all of the above

a large sample of individual items an inference from the observed behaviour to the existence of an underlying disposition the direct performance of the behaviour of interest the use of multiple symbols

Tests used as a sign of behaviour require A B

an inference from the observed behaviour to the existence of an underlying disposition the direct performance of the behaviour of interest 4

C D 30

a large sample of individual items the use of multiple symbols

A psychological test can become obsolete when A B C D

psychological theory develops to render the basis of the test obsolete society changes to render the content of items less appropriate society changes to render the tests norms obsolete all of the above

Answers for Chapter 1 1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. B

11. C

12. A

13. C

14. D

15. B

16. A

17. C

18. B

19. A

20. D

21. C

22. D

23. B

24. B

25. A

26. D

27. B

28. C

29. A

30. D

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Chapter 2

Psychological Testing and Assessment: Processes, Best Practice, and Ethics 1

Compared to psychological testing, psychological assessment is usually A B C D

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What is psychological assessment primarily used for? A B C D

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psychological testing counselling interviewing observation

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is an example of a(n) _____ test A B C D

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are cheaper have norms have face validity are suitable for measuring all psychological constructs

Which of the following is not usually used in psychological assessment? A B C D

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psychological testing; observation psychological testing; interviewing interviewing; psychological assessment psychological assessment; observation

Psychological tests are better than other means of psychological assessment because they A B C D

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legal decision making report writing research answering referral question(s)

_____ is a subprocess of _____ A B C D

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undertaken to answer more complex referral questions undertaken in two sessions cheaper less time consuming

individual-administered group-administered computer-administered criterion-referenced

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – 2 is an example of a _____ test A

criterion-referenced

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B C D 8

The Bader Reading and Language Inventory is an example of a _____ test A B C D

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Tests in Print test catalogue of Psychological Corporation Encyclopaedia Psychologica any textbook on psychological testing

Which of the following statements is correct? A B C D

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purpose of tests price of tests independent reviews of tests administration time of tests

Which of the following can be used to find out which tests have been published? A B C D

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forensic social educational clinical

Which of the following is usually not included in the test catalogue of a publishing company? A B C D

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rarely used always used over-used used, if appropriate,

Which of the following areas of psychology does not use psychological tests in practice? A B C D

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group-administered computer-administered norm-referenced criterion-referenced

Psychological testing is _____ as part of psychological assessment A B C D

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performance self-report self-scoring

test developers do not always follow guidelines relating to psychological testing published by the American Psychological Association the Mental Measurements Yearbook reviews both published and unpublished psychological tests test developers always follow guidelines relating to psychological testing published by the American Psychological Association the Mental Measurements Yearbook reviews only unpublished psychological tests

The Mental Measurements Yearbook provides A B

the norms of psychological tests the prices of psychological tests

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C D 15

The Mental Measurements Yearbook is published by the A B C D

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C D

only novice test users make errors in scoring psychological tests only experienced test users make errors in scoring psychological tests both novice and experienced test make errors in scoring psychological tests none of the above

Results for a client on a psychological test A B C D

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a waste of time for the psychologist and client a shorter testing time higher testing fees the need to use more tests

According to the authors of the textbook A B C D

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the test has local norms the test does not have any copyright restrictions the test has been reviewed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook the test is appropriate for use with the particular client in terms of his/her demographics

Failure to ensure that all the materials required for a psychological testing session are in the test kit and that the test materials are intact can result in A B C D

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they can afford to pay for the tests confidential test materials are supplied only to professionals who are appropriately trained and qualified the test purchasers do not have a criminal record the tests are supplied only to professionals who are ethical

Before administering a psychological test, a psychologist should ensure that A B C D

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Australian Council of Educational Research American Psychological Association Australian Psychological Society Buros Institute of Mental Measurement

In Australia and overseas, test publishers usually require test purchasers to register before they are allowed to buy psychological tests. This is to ensure that A B

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independent reviews of psychological tests the web sites of psychological tests

should not be interpreted by a computer should be interpreted in isolation should be interpreted by a computer should not be interpreted in isolation

A psychological report should A B C D

directly and adequately answer the referral question be at least 10 pages long use jargon be read only by the client

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It is important for a psychologist to maintain a clearly labelled and well-organised record of cases seen because A B C D

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The most extensive set of ethical guidelines issued by the Australian Psychological Society is concerned with A B C D

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B C D

may be deregistered by the registration board will be fined by the Australian Psychological Society will be prosecuted in a court of law may be prosecuted by the Australian Psychological Society

Which of the following statements is correct? A B C D

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can be exempted legally from following the ethical guidelines issued by the Society does not need to follow the ethical guidelines issued by the Society is still bound by the ethical guidelines of the Society none of the above

If a psychologist violates the ethical principles of the Australian Psychological Society, he/she A B C D

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reduce inappropriate behaviour punish inappropriate behaviour reinforce appropriate behaviour guide behaviour

If a psychologist is not a member of the Australian Psychological Society, he/she A

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inappropriate sexual relationships between clients and psychologists psychological testing and assessment informed consent supervision and training of psychologists

‘Ethics’ can be defined as the formulation of principles to A B C D

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it is a requirement of the Australian Psychological Society it is a legal requirement in many countries it is a requirement of the medical insurance companies none of the above

ethics is the same as morality unlike laws, codes of ethics are readily amended ethics is something that cannot be taught psychologists who are not members of the Australian Psychological Society are not bound by its code of ethics

The code of ethics of the Australian Psychological Society is based on the principles of A B C D

responsibility, competence, and propriety responsibility, competence, and education responsibility, propriety, and education propriety, education, and discipline

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At the Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy, the use of psychological tests by the psychologist involved was criticised because A B C D

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the tests were too expensive the tests used were not developed in Australia the tests used were not developed to diagnose improvements in psychiatric conditions none of the above

According to the textbook, the Psychologists Registration Board of New South Wales was established A B C D

before the Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy at about the same time as the Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy after the Royal Commission into Deep Sleep Therapy at about the same time as the establishment of the Australian Psychological Society

Answers for Chapter 2 1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. D

9. D

10. B

11. C

12. A

13. A

14. C

15. D

16. B

17. D

18. A

19. C

20. D

21. A

22. B

23. B

24. D

25. C

26. A

27. B

28. A

29. C

30. C

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Chapter 3

Test Scores and Norms 1

Raw scores and linear transformed scores based on them have A B C D

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Transforming scores on psychological tests is done primarily to A B C D

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do not make use of the equation for a straight line are inferior to a linear transformation preserve all the features of the original scores are seldom used with modern psychological tests

A T score transformation A B C D

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compares scores among test takers requires data gathering with a reasonably large sample has been used since the early history of psychological testing all of the above

Non-linear transformations of test scores A B C D

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provides direct access to their meaning is only the first step in giving them meaning is always done with psychological tests applies properties of the normal curve

Norm referencing of test scores A B C D

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protect the privacy of the test taker aid interpretation of the scores make the scores more manageable make the scores available for research

Criterion referencing of test scores A B C D

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the same mean the same standard deviation the same relationship among scores the same range

gives rise to a distribution of scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10 has the same mean as the original distribution of raw scores is derived using a non-linear transformation is named after Terman, who was the first to use the transformation

Percentiles A B C D

is another name for scores expressed as per cent correct express the person’s score in terms of where it lies in a distribution of scores are only used when other transformations are not possible provide a normal distribution of scores 11

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z scores A B C D

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Which of the following is not a linear transformation? A B C D

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graphically from a plot of the cumulative distribution of scores by formula from tables of the normal curve from the equation of a straight line

Because normalised standard scores follow a normal distribution they A B C D

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most people obtain scores in that range clinical experience suggests that it is it is more than 1.5 standard deviations above the mean it is well above the 50 per cent correct mark

Percentiles can be calculated in a number of ways. Which of the following is not a way of calculating a percentile? A B C D

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is above average is lower than the scores...