Psychological Testing Quiz

In defining a test, the term objectivity refers to:

• objective criteria used in scoring and interpretation

• an ideal rarely achieved

• the degree of competence shown by the examiner

• uniformity of procedure

The term objectivity refers to:

• uniformity of procedure

• the use of multiple choice items

• objective rather than subjective criteria

• assessment rather than testing

The metaphor of a test as an experiment focuses on:

• keeping all extraneous variables in check

• the subject rather than the experimenter

• sampling accurately among potential subjects

• the ease of testing many subjects at one sitting

Standardization means:

• objectivity of scoring

• the use of standard scores

• experimental control over extraneous variables

• uniformity of procedure

Thinking of a test as an interview focuses on:

• the standardization that interviews lack

• the fact that interviews cannot be faked

• the necessity and objectivity of the interview

• the advantages of a one-on-one approach

Domino uses the term “psychological test”

• in a very narrow sense to refer to personality tests only

• as a synonym for intelligence tests only

• in a very broad sense

• to refer to any type of measurement

A battery consists of:

• tests used only for clinical assessment

• tests that are not standardized

• standardized tests like the Stanford-Binet

• a group of tests

The Oakland and Hu (1991) survey of who uses tests found that:

• only psychologists used tests

• locally developed tests were the most common

• testing is strictly an American phenomenon

• a variety of professional groups use tests

Placing a student in introductory rather than advanced German on the basis of test scores involves:

• classification

• self-understanding

• program evaluation

• scientific inquiry

Departing from standard administrative procedures in giving a test:

• may influence the obtained results

• does not influence the obtained results

• always results in incorrect findings

• is entirely up to the examiner