Which information source provides the most thorough reviews of different assessments?

Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

Among the 5 types of validity, construct validity measures

a theoretical idea ( i.e esteem, intelligence)

a standardized personality test

The mean on the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet Intelligence scales (SB5) is_____ and the standard deviation is _____

100; 15 Wechsler, 16 Stanford-Binet

A test's standard error of measurement (SEM) is 7. What can be said about an individual whose score was 154?

68% of the time, this individual will score between 147 and 163.

Which of the following is true?

A test does not have to be valid to be reliable

An ipsative measurement

compares traits within the same person

Face validity refers to the extent that a test:

looks or appears to measure that intended attribute

"Shrinkage" in statistical terms occurs when:

the cross-validation coefficient is smaller than the initial validity coeff

A researcher working with a personality test finds that the test has a reliability coefficient of .70. This indicates:

70% of the score is accurate and 30% is inaccurate

Which of the following is not an example of test bias?

Student's dad talks about how dumb he thinks the SAT is while driving there

Test bias primarily results from

a test being normed solely on white-middle-class clients

An aptitude test is to _____ as an achievement test is to ______

potential; what has been learned

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1
Which information source provides the most thorough reviews of different assessments?
Tests in Print (TIP)
Tests
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)
Test Critiques
2
Today the Stanford-Binet is used from age 2 to adulthood. The IQ formula has been replaced by
KR-20 formula
SUDS
entropy
SAS
3
Among the 5 types of validity, construct validity measures
the social implications of a test.
a theoretical idea ( i.e esteem, intelligence)
the tests ability to predict future behavior
the behavior being tested
4
The MMPI-2 is
a standardized personality test
a neurological test
an IQ test
a projective personality test
5
A scale that classifies, assigns rank order, has equal intervals between each point, and does not have an absolute zero:
ordinal scale
nominal scale
interval scale
ratio scale
6
A test is given using the test-retest method. The correlation between the 1st & 2nd times is .70. True variance?
49%
100%
50%
70%
7
_____ did research and found that intelligence was normally distributed like ht and wt and the it was primarily genetic.
Spearman
Catell
Galton
Binet
8
The mean on the Wechsler and Stanford-Binet Intelligence scales (SB5) is_____ and the standard deviation is _____
100; 100
100; 20
100; 15 Wechsler, 16 Stanford-Binet
100; 1
9
A test's standard error of measurement (SEM) is 7. What can be said about an individual whose score was 154?
72% of the time this individual will score within one SD of 154
The score is 70% accurate and has 30% room for errors.
68% of the time, this individual will score between 147 and 163.
70% of the time, this individual will score 154 on repeated administrations
10
A valid test is always reliable.
True
False
11
An example of an objective test is
All of the above
MMPI-2
NCE
CPCE
12
Which of the following is true?
A test does not have to be reliable to be valid
Validity and reliability have no correlation
If a test is valid, it is reliable and vice versa.
A test does not have to be valid to be reliable
13
An ipsative measurement
compares traits within the same person
measures a person compared to another person
\ yields an absolute truth.
is the same as a normative test format.
14
IQ is expressed by:
MA/CA x 100
(15g)+ s
CA/MA x 100
g+s
15
The best IQ test for a 22-year-old single male would be
WPPSI-III
any computer-based IQ test
WAIS-IV
WISC-IV
16
A test can be reliable and not valid.
True
False
17
Which is more important in testing- validity or reliability?
both are equally important
reliability
does not matter
validity
18
Face validity refers to the extent that a test:
can be compared to job performance
measures a theoretical construct
appears to be constructed in an artistic fashion
looks or appears to measure that intended attribute
19
The danger(s) of a subjective test is/ are
both red and blue
scorer's opinion
halo effect
free choice
20
Which of the following is NOT a way to test for internal consistency:
Kuder-Richardson coefficients of equivalence
Chronbach's alpha coefficient
test-retest reliability
factor analysis
21
"Shrinkage" in statistical terms occurs when:
crltnn btwn 2 tests using testretest rlblty is used w the coeff. of determ.
the cross-validation coefficient is smaller than the initial validity coeff
the calculated size of genitalia is smaller after contact with cold temps
sample size of experiment must be reduced bc not all subjects meet criteria
22
A researcher working with a personality test finds that the test has a reliability coefficient of .70. This indicates:
70% of the score is accurate and 30% is inaccurate
30% of the people who are tested will receive accurate scores
70% of the people who are tested will receive accurate scores
30% of the score is accurate and 70% is inaccurate
23
A new IQ test which yielded results nearly identical to other standardized measures would be said to have
good construct validity
all of the above
superb internal consistency
good face validity
24
he best intelligence test for a kindergartner would be the
WPPSI-III
WISC-IV
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
WAIS-IV
25
Which of the following is true with regards to informed consent and assessments?
Counselors can give assessments w/o consent if they think client wont agree
Counselor must inform client of the nature/purpose prior to administration
Blue and Orange
Counselor must inform client of the intended purpose of the results
26
The MMPI-2 ( Minn. Multiphastic Personality Inventory) is an example of
multipoint items
recognition items
all of the above
forced choice
27
What kind of test looks to measure one's best attainable performance?
individual test
maximal performance test
subjective test
typical performance test
28
Which of the following is not an example of test bias?
All students in a large public school in Houston must test in English
Student's dad talks about how dumb he thinks the SAT is while driving there
Test uses a word like "bobsled" that might not be familiar to Southerners
Test-taker doesn't feel comfortable, so they answer "yes" to all questions
29
In a projective test the client is shown
a and b
neutral stimuli
something which is highly reinforcing
something which is highly charged from an emotional standpoint
30
The GRE modifies test structure and items based on the taker's ability. This makes it a/an:
computer-based test
computer-adaptive test
aptitude test
projective test
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Test bias primarily results from
a test being normed solely on white-middle-class clients
using IQ rather than personality tests
using whites to score the test
the use of projective measures
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What kind of scores use a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one?
stanines
z-scores
deviation IQ scores
t-scores
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An aptitude test is to _____ as an achievement test is to ______
a measurement of current skills; potential
what has been learned; potential
potential; what has been learned
profit from learning; potential

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