Which of the following is true regarding Raven’s progressive matrices?

They are considered a pure measure of psychometric g.

Early scientists believed that men were smarter than women due to larger brain size. What conclusion did Jensen reach?

No evidence was found for gender differences in IQ

Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "in general" versus how they feel "at this moment" is aiming to:

discriminate between traits and states.

A false positive on a polygraph indicates that

an innocent person is identified as guilty

Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS) involves assessment of:

a person’s vocational interests.

James receives a score on the 90th percentile on a WAIS, this means:

He scored equal to or better than 90% of the normative sample

The “Flynn Effect” suggests that:

population IQ levels are increasing every generation.

An acquiescence response style refers to:

overly agreeing with or endorsing an examiner’s questions

A person who wanted to receive continued support, despite improving significantly in their mental health, may...

fake bad on a test of psychopathology.

Crystallised intelligence differs from fluid intelligence in that:

incorporates learned information and educational experiences

Behavioural observation that involves role-play is a type of

analogue behavioural observation

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1
The standard error of measurement (S.E.M.) for a scale is largely dependent on
variance in the underlying population from which the sample is drawn
option B & C.
diversity in the type of sample recruited
reliability of the instrument
2
Which personality dimension is most likely being referred to with the following descriptors – inventive/curious
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Openness to experience
Conscientiousness
3
Word association tests were strongly endorsed by which psychoanalytic theorist
Karen Horney
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
4
Which of the following is true regarding Raven’s progressive matrices?
They have very poor psychometric properties.
only useful for measuring intelligence in children not adults
They are considered a pure measure of psychometric g.
They are always timed.
5
Early scientists believed that men were smarter than women due to larger brain size. What conclusion did Jensen reach?
none of the above
Studies found elephants were considerably smarter than humans (brain size)
No evidence was found for gender differences in IQ
Nonverbal performance based IQ shows large gender differences -males better
6
Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "in general" versus how they feel "at this moment" is aiming to:
discriminate between traits and states.
evaluate certain topic areas listed in the classic song, Feelings
obtain as much information about the testtakers as possible
determine if the testtakers are responding truthfully.
7
The length of the number of items in a scale impacts on:
face validity
reliability
content validity
Option B+C.
8
A false positive on a polygraph indicates that
a non-deceptive person is identified as deceptive.
a guilty person is identified as innocent.
an innocent person is identified as guilty
the polygrapher is being deceptive.
9
Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS) involves assessment of:
a person’s capacity to independently search for a job.
a person’s aptitude for a specific occupation.
a person’s vocational interests.
all of the above.
10
According to Masters (2011), establishing where students are in their learning requires understanding of all EXCEPT:
the sequence in which understanding is normally established.
knowledge of development.
the learning terrain.
the learner’s aspirations.
11
James receives a score on the 90^th percentile on a WAIS, this means:
James scored in the average range for his age
He got 90% of answers correct
He scored equal to or better than 90% of the normative sample
James answered 90 questions
12
An alternative to the problem of social desirability bias or a lack of insight into personality traits is:
asking the same question at different times
informant reports
polygraphs which are infallible sources of truth
enhanced interrogation methods and stress positions
13
Which of the following is/are projective personality tests?
All of the above
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Rozenzweig Picture Frustration Study
Sentence/word completion techniques
14
The “Flynn Effect” suggests that:
the mean IQ for Asian samples will be higher than that for European samples
population IQ levels are increasing every generation.
IQ levels are affected by personality.
children have very similar IQ levels to their parents.
15
An acquiescence response style refers to:
faking bad
overly agreeing with or endorsing an examiner’s questions
responding in line with social norms
responding in ways to manage specific impressions
16
A person who wanted to receive continued support, despite improving significantly in their mental health, may...
fake bad on a test of psychopathology.
respond as candidly as possible on a test of psychopathology
fake good on a test of psychopathology.
be cooperative with the test administrator.
17
A nomological network can be used to demonstrate what form of validity:
predictive validity
criterion validity
factorial validity
construct validity
18
Crystallised intelligence differs from fluid intelligence in that:
it has very poor psychometric properties.
incorporates inherent reasoning capacity and psychometric g
incorporates learned information and educational experiences
is not widely endorsed because of its “New Age” connotations
19
Behavioural observation that involves role-play is a type of
digital behavioural observation
analogue behavioural observation
unobtrusive measurement
None of the above.
20
Who first hyp. the proportion of var. that a no. of tests have in common accounts for a general factor of intelligence?
A. Pearson
A. Galton
A. Spearman
A. Piaget
21
Which type of cog ability was predictive of intelligence and dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the nun study?
IQ scores
mathematical ability
verbal and writing ability
none of the above
22
Which of the following is not a verbal comprehension subtest of the WAIS–IV?
Similarities
Vocabulary
Digit-Symbol/Coding
Information
23
Changes in heart rate or blood pressure measured in an experiment are a form of
projective measure
reactive measure
non-reactive measure
unreliable, as they do not reflect psychological states
24
A personality disorder (PD) is treated differently to other mental health conditions in the DSM-5. Which is true:
PD's are relatively milder forms of existing disorders -such as depression
PD's are difficult to diagnose because of co-morbidity
PD's are extremely severe and impact a person’s social functioning
option B + C.
25
The Week 11 tutorial class is an example of what type of assessment:
formative assessment.
What Week 11 tutorial class?
summative assessment.
achievement assessment.

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