Social desirability bias impacts assesment in that...

"good" behaviors are overreported and "bad" behaviors are undereported

Which of the following is an example of the halo effect?

assuming someone is a good person because you like their clothes

J.P. Guilford isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence. he is also remembered for his

thoughts on convergent and divergent thinking

a counselor is hoping to measure the internal consistency reliability of a test. they would need to

use the split half method, use the kuder-richardson coefficients of equivalence

true variance stems from _________, while error variance stems from __________

natural variance from participants, factors outside of the participants

an aptitude test ______________, while an achievement test ______________

predicts future behavior, measures what has been learned

different versions based on age brackets or levels of education

what is the primary difference between normative and ipsative tests?

ipsative test compare traits within a person,normatives compare with others

what are the five types of validity?

content, construct, concurrent, predictive, and consequential

a standardized personality test

the index of difficulty in an assessment tells us...

the probability that a respondant will answer incorrectly

horizontal tests measure

various factors during the same testing procedure

squaring the correlation (reliability coefficient) between test results gives us the true variance. this is called

the coefficient of determination

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1
Social desirability bias impacts assesment in that...
people with positive attitudes are more popular
"good" behaviors are underreported and "bad" behaviors are overreported
there is no such thing as social desirability bias
"good" behaviors are overreported and "bad" behaviors are undereported
2
Which of the following is an example of the halo effect?
following the rules because of fear of punishment
anything can be forgiven as long as your intentions are good
avoiding talking to someone because of bad breath
assuming someone is a good person because you like their clothes
3
J.P. Guilford isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence. he is also remembered for his
work to creat the first standardized iq test
thoughts on convergent and divergent thinking
work on behavior therapy
work on cognitive therapy
4
a counselor is hoping to measure the internal consistency reliability of a test. they would need to
use the split half method
use cross-validation
use the kuder-richardson coefficients of equivalence
use the test-retest method
5
true variance stems from _________, while error variance stems from __________
natural variance from participants, factors outside of the participants
interpereting data, misinterpereting data
factors outside of participants, natural variance from participants
poor test questions, misunderstanding questions
6
an aptitude test ______________, while an achievement test ______________
predicts future behavior, measures what has been learned
is socioemotional, cognitive
is valid, is reliable
measures what has been learned, predicts future behavior
7
a vertical test has
a universal grading system
a high degree of difficulty
the same time limit as all other tests
different versions based on age brackets or levels of education
8
a test battery is considered
a vertical test
a reliable test
a valid test
a horizontal test
9
16PF reflects the work of
carl jung
oscar k. buros
raymond b. cattell
james mckeen cattell
10
increasing a test's length__________ reliability, while shortening it _____________ reliability
limits, challenges
neither has any effect
lowers, raises
raises, lowers
11
what is the primary difference between normative and ipsative tests?
ipsative test compare traits within a person,normatives compare with others
ipsative test questions depend on the question before them
normative tests are used to assess IQ
normative test questions depend on the question before them
12
in an IQ test, CA is ____________, and MA is ______________
chronological age, mental age
cognitive assessment, mental assessment
chronological assay, mental assay
california, massachusetts
13
what are the five types of validity?
there is only one type of validity, and that is validity
content, construct, concurrent, predictive, and consequential
reliable, concrete, common, qualified and predictive
content, construct, concurrent, concrete and common
14
the mmpi-2 is
a projective personality test
a neurological test
an iq test
a standardized personality test
15
the index of difficulty in an assessment tells us...
approximately how long a given assessment will take
the probability that a respondant will answer correctly
the probability that a respondant will answer incorrectly
nothing. nothing at all.
16
horizontal tests measure
one factor during the same testing procedure
levels of education
a student's place on the bell curve
various factors during the same testing procedure
17
who is responsible for the idea of fluid vs. crystalized intelligence?
arthur jenson
john ertl
raymond b. cattell
robert williams
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squaring the correlation (reliability coefficient) between test results gives us the true variance. this is called
the reliability test
statistics
the coefficient of determination
the square test

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