PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT TEST
DRILL
Prepared and screened by:
Prof. Marc Clint A. Maceda, RPm
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He is the author of the books Hereditary Genius (1869) and the first to
publish on the heritability of intelligence:
A. B. F. Skinner
B. Francis Galton
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Alfred Binet
Who coined the term “mental test”?
A. Raymond Cattell
B. Francis Galton
C. James Cattell
D. Charles Spearman
It is the doctrine that holds that one’s abilities are predetermined by
genetic inheritance and that no amount of learning or other intervention
can enhance what has been genetically encoded to unfold in time.
A. Predeterminism
B. Preformationism
C. Teleology
D. Empiricism
Research suggests that the earliest evidence of testing was in China in as
early as 2200 B.C.E. The initial purpose of their testing process was to:
A. Know which person got the most share of land among inheritors of
deceased people
B. Know who had substantial knowledge of classical literature
C. Know who was able to hold a government position
D. Know who was capable when it came to military tactics
During World War I, the psychiatric measure on adjustment and emotional
stability which never passed the experimental stages of test development
was the:
A. Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory
B. Personal Data Sheet
C. Army Beta
D. Self-Report Psychiatric Inventory
Which of the following is considered as the first group test of intelligence?
A. Primary mental abilities test
B. Binet-Simon Scale of 1905
C. Army Alpha and Beta
D. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
Which of the following is TRUE about intelligence?
A. It is impossible to measure intelligence.
B. The items in an intelligence test are often ipsative items rather than
normative ones.
C. An intelligence test is a type of test that yields no error.
D. The items in an intelligence test will depend on how the test
developer defines intelligence.
The Binet-Simon of 1905 had several issues EXCEPT FOR?
A. insufficient classification of intellectual deficiency
B. lacked normative data and evidence for validity
C. norms were based only on 50 children
D. lacked personality-based items
This refers to observed substantial increase in intelligence scores due to
several factors such as culture specificity.
A. Rosenthal effect
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B. Pygmalion effect
C. Flynn effect
D. IQ rise effect
The main reason why the first major intelligence test was created was to:
A. Classify mentally challenged schoolchildren
B. Improve entrance exam selection
C. Improve company selection systems
D. Classify Intellectual adults from normal ones
Miguel is a researcher on intelligence. He wants to find out about a
person’s intelligence by examining the correlates and underlying
dimensions of assessment tools. Miguel is most probably adhering to
which general trend in studying human intelligence?
A. Information-Processing Approach
B. Cognitive Tradition
C. Multi-stage Approach
D. Psychometric Approach
Galton and Binet differed in their view of intelligence because:
A. Galton believed that intelligence was composed of seven primary
mental abilities while Binet thought of intelligence as a general
intellectual ability factor.
B. Binet thought that intelligence was made up of qualitatively different
capacities while Galton believed that intelligence was the result of
human evolution.
C. Galton proposed that intelligence was a number of distinct
processes measured only by separate tests while Binet argued that
processes work together to arrive at a solution.
D. Binet viewed intelligence as a result of high sensory and perceptual
ability while Galton saw intelligence as the result of fast neural
activity and information processing.
Luigi is a child who loves to go to the zoo. He would often ask his parents
to go with him to look at the different animals and would ask them to name
all the animals they were looking at. When Luigi saw a lion for the first
time, he was filled with glee and shouted, “Ma, Pa, look a cat!” His parents
chuckled as they corrected him and told him it was a lion. Jean Piaget
would describe Luigi’s action as the process of:
A. Accommodation
C. Schema
B. Interactionism
D. Assimilation
Leona was given a walking doll for her birthday. While she was playing,
the doll accidentally walked outside the room. Although Leona could not
see the doll anymore, Leona is not worried because she knows it is still
there. In Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, this skill develops
during the:
A. Sensorimotor Period
C. Concrete Operational Period
B. Pre-operational Period
D. Formal Operations Period
The things you learn from the classroom, the facts you gather from your
classmates and the information you receive in the review center can all be
considered as part of which intelligence as proposed by Raymond Cattell?
A. Fluid Intelligence
B. Crystallized Intelligence
C. Intrapersonal Intelligence
D. Specific Intelligence
Which of the following is FALSE about Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences?
A. Linguistic intelligence refers to using words effectively, having good
auditory skills and often thinking in words like reading, playing word
games, making up poetry or stories.
B. People with high interpersonal intelligence understand one's own
interests & goals. These people are highly attuned to their inner
feelings
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People with high visual-spatial intelligence like to draw, do jigsaw
puzzles, read maps and are aware of their environment.
D. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence refers to reasoning, calculating,
thinking conceptually, and being able to see and explore patterns
and relationships
A type of intelligence test or assessment process designed to minimize
the influence of culture with regard to various aspects of the evaluation
and assessment procedures.
A. Culture fair intelligence test
B. Culture free intelligence test
C. Cultural assessment
D. Culture-inclined assessment
Miss Reyes’ chronological age is 18. Her mental age is 25. Which of the
following statements is true about Miss Reyes?
A. Her intellectual capacity is normal for her age.
B. Her intellectual capacity is superior compared to people of her age.
C. Her intellectual capacity is inferior compared to people of her age.
D. Her intellectual capacity is irrelevant.
Yoona loves looking at paintings. She feels at awe every time she looks at
wonderful paintings in the museums she visits. She loves looking at the
magnificent images, the bright colors and appreciating the painting as a
whole. Aleksandr Luria would describe Yoona’s visual information
processing as:
A. Successive
C. Simultaneous
B. Sequential
D. Re-integrative
Which of the following is NOT a projective test?
A. Rorschach Test
C. Word Association Test
B. Thematic Apperception Test
D. MMPI
Bea was tasked to screen applicants for the Philippine Psychometrics
Club. The club adviser instructed Bea to make sure that the new members
of the club have the potential to learn advanced concepts in
psychometrics. If she follows her adviser’s instructions, the type of test
that she should use to screen the applicants is _________________.
A. Intelligence test
B. Achievement test
C. Aptitude test
D. Screening test
At the end of every school semester, teachers usually give a test to
measure how much the student has learned from the subject after a
period of time. This measurement can be done through a:
A. Aptitude Test
B. Speed Test
C. Intelligence Test
D. Achievement Test
Gary is answering a test at school. As he was answering, he noticed that
the more items he answered, the harder the items became. Eventually, he
was already trying to answer questions that are way beyond his level of
knowledge. This type of test can be described as a:
A. Power Test
B. Speed Test
C. Performance Test
D. Diagnostic Test
Tests such as projective tests, clinical tests or higher forms of tests which
require substantial understanding of testing and supporting psychological
fields together with supervised experience in these devices are
considered:
A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D
These tests categorized as _______ can be adequately administered,
scored, and interpreted with the aid of the manual and general orientation
to the kind of institution or organization in which one is working.
A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D
26. When you want to measure a person’s stable ability to solve problems,
adapt to different situations and his/her ability to think abstractly, you
would most likely administer a:
A. Achievement Test
B. Performance Test
C. Personality Test
D. Intelligence Test
27. Which of the following is FALSE about testing?
A. It is the mere gauging of an ability or an attribute
B. It can be done individually or by group
C. The tester cannot be substituted by another because it might affect
test results
D. Usually involves just adding up responses with little regard of the
mechanics of such content
28. Which of the following is TRUE about assessment?
A. Assessment is typically done as a group since it focuses on how
individuals process their answers and the reasoning behind it
B. It does not need to answer a referral question to arrive at a decision
through evaluation
C. The assessor is the key to the process; he/she cannot be substituted
because it affects the results
D. Only one strong and credible source of data is needed to engage in
a problem-solving approach
29. During World War I, Robert Yerkes and his team developed a test for the
US military designed to screen literate recruits. This test is called
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A. Personal Data Sheet
B. Army Alpha
C. Army Beta
D. 16 Personality Factors
30. He was the first to propose the verbal-performance dichotomy in
intelligence testing and believed that personality was a crucial part of
intelligence:
A. David Wechsler
C. Robert Sternberg
B. Howard Gardner
D. Charles Spearman
31. This type of test contains items that are generally easy but have a short
time limit. It is designed in a way that only few will actually be able to
complete the entire test. This is a:
A. Achievement Test
C. Aptitude Test
B. Power Test
D. Speed Test
32. Which party determines the creation of tests?
A. Those who utilize the test
C. Those who develop tests
B. Those who take the tests
D. Society at large
33. Aptitude tests, adjustment tests for normal populations and other tests
similar to it which require technical knowledge of test construction and use
of supporting psychological and educational fields such as statistics,
individual differences, psychology of adjustment, personnel psychology,
and guidance are considered:
A. Level A
B. Level B
C. Level C
D. Level D
34. Which of the following statements about traits and states is TRUE?
A. States are any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one
individual varies from another
B. A trait is not expected to manifest in behavior all of the time
C. A psychological state exists as an informed scientific concept
constructed to explain behavior
D. Traits are relatively less enduring than states
35. Marty wants to create a test to measure cyber bullying among teenagers.
He develops the test by asking teenagers about their experiences on
cyber bullying, the typical behaviors involved and the antecedents for that
behavior. After integrating his interview results and substantial literature
on cyber bullying, he then proceeds to create a test. Marty’s actions
support which assumption in testing and assessment?
A. Tests and other measurement techniques have strengths and
weaknesses
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B. Test-related behavior predicts non-test related behavior
C. Psychological traits and states can be quantified and measured
D. Testing and assessment benefit society
Test takers who have illnesses while taking tests, unclear or questionable
items in a test, poor lighting conditions and deviations from the procedure
during testing and assessment verifies which assumption?
A. Various sources of error are part of the assessment process
B. Testing can be conducted in a fair and unbiased manner
C. Psychological traits and states can be quantified and measured
D. Psychological traits and states exist
Gordon took a test on work satisfaction. Later on, his results on the test
were found to be fairly high. His co-workers can attest to his results
because they’ve observed that Gordon sings during work hours, has a
light mood and never complains about the hassles of his job. This
situation reflects what assumption in testing and assessment?
A. Psychological Traits and States exist
B. Test-related behavior predicts non-test related behavior
C. Psychological traits and states can be quantified and measured
D. Testing and assessment benefit society
You took a test an intelligence test. After a while, your answers were
checked and your results were compared with the scores of previous test
takers who took the test a long time ago. This group, whom your scores
were compared with and whose scores were used for reference of other
individual test takers, is called the:
A. Comparative Group
C. Normative Sample
B. Contrast Group
D. Performance Sample
You can say that a test is standardized if:
I. It has clear specified procedures for administration.
II. It has clear specified procedures for scoring.
III. It has clear specified procedures for interpretation.
IV. Its norms are identified.
A. Only I and II
B. Only II and IV
C. Only III and IV
D. All of the above
Most of the time, a sample is taken from the population because:
A. The sample is sure to be representative of the whole sample
B. It is impractical or impossible to administer the test to the whole
population
C. It helps in specifying proper procedures for administration and
scoring
D. It increases the validity and reliability of the measurement tool
You created a clinical test to measure anxiety. You planned to give it out
to a sample of people who consistently experience anxiety. You decided
to give out the test to the people diagnosed with anxiety disorders in the
health center in your town. Your method of sampling can be classified as:
A. Purposive Sampling
B. Random Sampling
C. Stratified Sampling
D. Convenience Sampling
After you asked one participant to answer the test you created, you asked
the participant about others like him/her who could possible answer your
test. You were then referred to people whom the participant knows are
capable of answering your test. This sampling method is called:
A. Cluster Sampling
B. Systematic Sampling
C. Snowball Sampling
D. Quota Sampling
If everyone in the population has an equal opportunity to be chosen for
the sample, then the sampling method employed can be called as:
A. Random sampling
B. Systematic Sampling
C. Stratified Sampling
D. Purposive Sampling
Edwin administered a test to his class. When he got the results back, he
checked the distribution of the scores of his students. He found out that
the distribution of scores was negatively skewed. Which of the following is
TRUE in this situation?
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Most of Edwin’s students were not able to complete the whole test
due to situational variables such as time and/or psychological
variables such as test fatigue.
B. The test Edwin administered was probably too easy for his students
C. Most of Edwin’s students gave alternate responses to a substantial
amount of questions in the test
D. The test Edwin administered was probably too hard for his students
Converting raw scores to standard scores are done because:
A. The score gains a more meaningful interpretation and relative
performance is seen
B. It helps us see the transition from one scale to another
C. The test taker’s performance is improved because it is already
converted into a better and more understandable manner
D. It helps us predict the future performance of test takers
Jennifer scored 100 on a Psychometrics test and 50 on a Human
Resource Management test. The mean for the Psychometrics test is 70
with a standard deviation of 15.While the mean for the Human Resource
Management test is 45 with a standard deviation of 5. In what test did
Jennifer perform best?
A. Psychometrics test
B. Human Resource Management test
C. She performed equally well on both tests
D. She performed poorly on both test
In a normal distribution, if you get a z-score of 2 then you can say that:
A. Only 2% of the other test takers got a higher score than you
B. 95% of the other test takers got a score equal to or lower than yours
C. Only 5% of the other test takers got a higher score than you
D. 68% of the other test takers got a score equal to or lower than yours
Which of the following is FALSE about the scales of measurement?
A. Assignment of Basketball player numbers are an example of nominal
scale of measurement
B. Interval scales allow for averaging a set of measurements and
obtaining much more meaningful results than lower scales of
measurement
C. Ordinal scales emphasize how much greater one ranking is from the
other by using numbers as units of measurement
D. Ratio scales have the property of magnitude, equal intervals and
absolute zero
Wilson got a z-score of 1 in his biology exam. His mother, who is a
psychometrician, wanted to see what his t-score was so she approached
you. You then told her that Wilson’s t-score was:
A. 80
B. 75
C. 55
D. 60
Which of the following statements is TRUE about correlation?
A. A negative correlation indicates no relationship between two
variables
B. -0.7 is lesser in magnitude compared to 0.7
C. The closer the correlation is to 2, the stronger it is
D. A positive correlation of 0.9 between two variables does not matter if
p>.05
Which of the following is FALSE about ethics?
A. When problems that have no clear or agreed on moral solution arise,
ethical standards are needed
B. Ethics are laws established by government bodies and violation of
such leads to court trials
C. Ethics are statements by professionals within a profession regarding
appropriate/inappropriate behavior in practice
D. Ethics are made primarily for the professionals in the organization
Ivy was a researcher on the effects of monetary reward on aggressive
tendencies. To hide the true purpose of her study, she created a cover
story for her participants telling them that everyone was to participate in a
basketball game. She divided the participants into two groups, one with
monetary reward and one without. After a while of observation, she ended
the games and immediately told the participants to go home. What is
wrong in this situation?
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Ivy did not need to use deception to gather her data; the cover story
was completely unnecessary
B. She was not able to measure her subject of interest properly
C. She was not able to fully debrief participants especially since she
used deception
D. Her deceptive cover story caused emotional distress towards her
participants
Sometimes, when test takers are not capable to give informed consent
themselves, such consent may be
obtained from a legal
representative or parent through written form containing the following
EXCEPT for?
A. Previous scientific research related to the test
B. General purpose of the test
C. The reason why the test is given to the test taker
D. The instruments involved in the test process
During the earlier years of testing, the full range of implications of test
results were not given out and explained to test takers so as to:
A. Earn the test takers trust and so re-testing could be done
B. Minimize conflict between the test taker and other pertinent parties
with regards to results
C. Avoid panic and arousing anxiety in test takers
D. Maintain confidentiality at all times and purposes giving it only to
concerned parties
This was introduced on August 1947 after the trials of Nazi doctors who
were sentenced to death due to their crimes in human experimentation.
A. Minnesota Code of 1947
C. Declaration of Helsinski
B. Code of Nuremburg
D. RA 10029
Which of the following is the test user’s rights?
A. The right of informed consent
B. The right to privacy and confidentiality
C. The right to the least stigmatizing label
D. None of the Above
During intelligence testing, when clients get a low IQ score, classification
systems often avoid using “moron” or “retard” as a category for people
with low IQ. More positive and non-judgmental categories are used
instead. This upholds what right of the test taker?
A. The right to privacy and confidentiality
B. The right to the least stigmatizing label
C. The right of informed consent
D. The right to be informed of test findings
Chandra was brought to court and was asked a few questions by an
attorney. She allegedly committed the crime of murdering her neighbor’s
uncle. During the trial, the lawyer asked her what weapon she used to
commit the murder. She refused to answer this question due to its selfincriminating nature. This information is then referred to as:
A. Confidential Information
C. Priviliged Information
B. Judicial Information
D. Clinical Information
Rosaline is the psychologist of a controversial patient who claims to have
a million split personalities. One of her supposed personalities allegedly
murdered a family member and stole money from another. After due
investigation, the court called Rosaline to testify in court about the things
she discusses with her client within the therapeutic process. What should
Rosaline do?
A. Rosaline must divulge the confidential information to the court
because she is compelled to do so
B. Rosaline may decide not to divulge information to the court for her
client is protected by her rights to confidentiality
C. Rosaline must not divulge the confidential information to the court
because she might accidentally prove her patient guilty for the
crimes she allegedly committed
D. Rosaline should decide to resign her role as her patient’s therapist
for fear of gaining too much attention from the press and
endangering her life
Charles Xavier is a psychologist. His patient, Jean Grey, has been under
his care and has been undergoing cognitive therapy for quite some time
now. Unfortunately, Charles could not handle Jean anymore so he
decides to hand her over to Dr. Strange (a co-psychologist). Charles then
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hands over to Dr. Strange files related to the therapy sessions of Jean
Grey. Did Charles do the right thing?
A. No, because those files should’ve been kept confidential
B. Yes, because those files are used for obtaining payment of Charles’
services
C. No, because those files should’ve been eliminated when therapy
was terminated
D. Yes, because those files are used for the professional services of Dr.
Strange
Our Psychology law is called the:
A. RA 10029 (IRR-BR 03 series of 2012)
B. RA 10028 (IRR-BR 03 series of 2012)
C. RA 10029 (IRR-BR 04 series of 2012)
D. RA 10028 (IRR-BR 04 series of 2012)
Which of the following statements is TRUE about limitations of
confidentiality?
A. The confidentiality rule can be broken if the client has transferred
residency to another country
B. Confidential information can be released to students for academic
purposes and for interns of clinics
C. Necessary confidential information can be released to obtain
payment in instances where the client refuses to
D. The psychological data of a person can be utilized and released if
he/she is already deceased.
Which of the following is TRUE about the right to privacy and
confidentiality?
A. Confidentiality refers to protection of clients information within
judicial proceedings while privacy talks about anonymity outside the
courtroom
B. Confidentiality can be breached without consent in special cases
such as when the client threatens to cause harm
C. The client must answer all kinds of questions directed to him/her
during court trials
D. The client’s confidential information should not be given away in
court at all times
The principle that talks about maximizing benefits, minimizing potential
harm, and offsetting or correcting harm is the principle of:
A. Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples
B. Integrity
C. Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society
D. Competent Caring for the Well-Being of Persons and Peoples
As a researcher on various cultures, you have been doing your best to
treat everyone equally and to see that every human being that you’ve
encountered is worthy of equal consideration. Every time you immerse
yourself in a new culture, you try to understand their customs and beliefs
and you appreciate the diversity of the different people you meet. You are
upholding which principle?
A. Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples
B. Integrity
C. Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society
D. Competent Caring for the Well-Being of Persons and Peoples
Which of the ff. is FALSE about RA 10029?
A. It recognizes the importance of giving psychological services to
clients
B. It includes the definition of what a psychologist & psychometrician is
together with what the limitations of their work are
C. It created the Professional Regulatory Board of Research and
Experimentation in the field of Psychology
D. It protects the public by preventing inexperienced or untrained
individuals from offering psychological services
Louise is a psychologist who has been in practice for over 15 years now.
She has mastered a lot of psychological techniques and therapy
necessary for her trade. Despite this, she still updates herself on newer,
more efficient techniques on therapy through different researches she
reads. She is upholding which ethical principle?
A. Integrity
B. Respect for Dignity of Persons and Peoples
C. Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society
D. Competent Caring for Well-being of Persons and Peoples
68. Which of the following statements is FALSE about the role of a
psychometrician?
A. Able to administer and score objective & structured personality tests
but not projective tests
B. Able to interpret results of the same test and write a written report
about it
C. Able to conduct preparatory intake interviews for clients’
psychological intervention sessions
D. Able to develop, plan and monitor psychological programs needed
for treatment of individuals
69. John was asked to answer a questionnaire on attitudes towards violent
movies. He was asked to mark the statements which he agreed with.
He noticed that the statements ranged from disliking these types of
movies to completely wanting violent movies to vanish from the face of
cinema. He is probably answering a:
A. Degree Preference Scale
B. Ordinal Rating Scale
C. Guttman Scale
D. Checklist
70. Test items that convey one or more idea are called:
A. Compound items
C. Dual-Faced items
B. Double-Barreled items
D. Stemmed items
71. Ronald had been injured in a motorcycle incident. At the clinic, he was
asked to assess the level of pain he felt by placing a mark on a line that
had both ends with extreme vategories from “no pain” to “very much in
pain”. He was probably answering a:
A. Guttman Scale
C. Visual Analog Scale
B. Semantic Differential Scale
D. Paired Comparison Scale
72. If you were asked to rate a subject of interest and your rating scale utilizes
a pair of clearly opposite words, then you are probably answering a:
A. Visual Analog Scale
C. Semantic Differential Scale
B. Paired Comparison Scale
D. Checklist
73. The type of error that does not affect score consistency when given to the
same subjects under the same conditions is:
A. Systematic Error
C. True Score Error
B. Random Error
D. Error variance
74. Classical Test theory states that:
A. The more error variance represents the test taker’s score, the more
systematic the error is
B. The less error variance represents the test taker’s score, the more
reliable the test is
C. The more true variance represents the test taker’s score, the less
valid the test is
D. The less true variance represents the test taker’s score, the more
random the error is
75. Anderson took a test on intelligence and job resiliency. After the testing
period, he asks the test
users about his test results. Which of
the following statements is TRUE about explaining test results to clients?
A. Test results can be explained to relatives of the client without client’s
permission
B. Test protocols should be given to the client after explaining test
results
C. Test results should be stated with the use of non-technical language
D. Test results should be given in a positive manner and negative
implications should not be given
76. This refers to chance physiological, emotional and psychological
fluctuations test takers experience while taking the test:
A. Environmental Variables
C. Systematic Error
B. Random Error
D. Administration Variables
77. If a question on the test, “Who was the father of psychoanalysis?”, got an
item difficulty index of 0.9, what can you say about the item?
A. The item was too difficult
B. Most of the high-scorers on the test got the item correct than low
scorers
C. The item was too easy
D. Most of the low scorers on the test got the item correct compared to
high scorers
78. Refers to a tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in
some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or
question:
A. Response styles
C. Rosenthal Effect
B. Reactivity
D. Random Error
79. When the participants answers in a way that creates a good impression or
puts him/her in a favorable light that is called:
A. Acquiescence
C. Extreme Responding
B. Social Desirability
D. Faking good
80. The content of the test manual include the following EXCEPT FOR?
A. evidence of the distinctiveness of the constructs being measured
B. an explanation in sufficient detail and clarity the procedures for
administering and scoring the test to maximize accuracy of scoring
C. a list of the previous test takers involved in the normative sample
during the initial stages of the test
D. evidence to support any use of a single item as a basis of
assessment by providing adequate description of the domains
assessed
81. These are designed to assist in judgments regarding how honestly the test
taker responded:
A. Reliability Scales
C. Carefulness Scales
B. Validity Scales
D. Assessment Scales
82. A measure has high internal consistency when:
A. Multiple observers make the same ratings using the measure
B. Multiple users obtain the same score every time they use the
measure
C. Each item correlates with other items in the measure
D. Participants score at random every time they answer the scale
83. The acceptable level of item difficulty for multiple choice questions with 4
options is:
A. .625
C. .715
B. .50
D. .60
84. Leila was given a test by a classmate. When she received the test, she
immediately perceived the test to be unorganized, a little bit messy and
lacking in a sense of trustworthiness. She is probably taking a test with:
A. Low inter-rater reliability
C. Low content validity
B. Low internal consistency
D. Low face validity
85. When you utilize expert opinions on the construct you are trying to
measure by sending out your items to them so that they can check the
construct you are trying to measure, its dimensions and the items under
each dimension, then you are trying to get:
A. Content Validity
C. Face Validity
B. Construct Validity
D. Criterion Validity
86. This is considered the “umbrella” validity because evidences gathered in
this validity covers the other types of validity:
A. Content Validity
C. Predictive Validity
B. Construct Validity
D. Concurrent Validity
87. How many days since the first administration of the test should the 2nd
administration be given when looking for Test-retest reliability?
A. Typically within 3 days to 1 week
B. Typically 10-15 days to allow participants to relax and/or forget about
the test content
C. Number of days should be as minimal as possible; preferably 1-2
days after
D. Number of days does not matter as long as it is reported together
with the coefficient of stability
88. You can expect most projective tests who do not have standard grading
scales to have:
A. Low validity and reliability
B. Low validity but High reliability
C. High validity but low reliability
D. High validity and reliability
89. Concurrently validating a test on Relationship satisfaction with couples
who found out their relationship satisfaction scores on the same test you
were trying to validate results in:
A. Relevant Criteria
B. Criterion Contamination
C. Valid and Reliable Criteria
D. High prediction of long-lasting relationships
90. Early in his career, Alex took a test on athletic success. When he read his
results, it showed that he had high scores on the test that he took. Years
later, Alex has become one of the greatest athletes in the history of the
world, with 1,000 gold medals in different sports. What can you say about
the test Alex took?
A. It had high concurrent validity
B. It had high internal consistency
C. It had high convergent validity
D. It had high predictive validity
91. Board exams, driving exams and other licensure exams usually use a:
A. Criterion Referenced Approach
B. Norm-Referenced Approach
C. Characteristic Approach
D. Classical Trait Approach
92. You were applying for a job as an HR in a company. You and other
applicants were told to take a test that measures different abilities related
to the job. Afterwards, the recruiter compared your results with the results
of those who took with you. The recruiter was using which approach:
A. Criterion Referenced Approach
B. Norm-Referenced Approach
C. Characteristic Approach
D. Classical Trait Approach
93. Which of the following validity measures is non-statistical?
A. Predictive Validity
C. Construct Validity
B. Concurrent Validity
D. Face Validity
94. Which of the following is FALSE about Raymond Cattell’s 16 PF?
A. Cattell used factor analysis to derive the 16 personality factors
B. Cattell identified 16 surface traits which became the primary basis
for the 16PF model
C. Self-reliance, Warmth, Emotional Stability are part of the 16
identified personality factors
D. L-Q-T data was considered by Cattell as the major sources of data
when it came to his research
95. Marissa is a hard worker. Her boss often compliments her organized work,
her punctuality, the efficiency of the activities she does, and the
thoroughness of her plans. If she took the NEO-PI-R, Marissa would most
probably have:
A. A high score on Neuroticism
B. A high score on Conscientiousness
C. Low scores on Extraversion
D. Low scores on Agreeableness
96. This was a projective test created by Murray and his colleagues which
consisted of 31 pictures that depicted a variety of situations. The
participants were then tasked to tell a story about each picture. This test is
the:
A. Rorschach Test
C. Word Association Test
B. House-Tree-Person
D. Thematic Apperception Test
97. The test that is based on and uses Jung’s psychological types in order to
make it more understandable and useful in people’s lives is the:
A. MBTI
C. WISC
B. MMPI
D. NEO-PI
98. Clark is an extremely negative person. He would often have many
negative thoughts about future events, have a negative attitude about
things coming into his life, and would sometimes think of self-destructive
behaviors. Among the tests listed below, which test would you most likely
give to Clark to assess his condition?
A. Bender-Gestalt Test
C. Beck Hopelessness Scale
B. California Psychological Inventory D. Conner’s Rating Scales
99. This test was designed to assess handicapped and non-handicapped
persons in their personal and social functioning. It was organized around
four Behavior Domains: Communication, Daily Living Skills, Socialization,
and Motor Skills. This is the:
A. Raven Standard Progressive Matrices
B. California Psychological Inventory
C. Word Association Test
D. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
100. It is a broad-based test designed to assess a number of major patterns of
personality, emotional, and behavioral disorders. It consists of 567
statements that a subject mark true or false. This is the:
A. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
B. Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
C. Beck Depression Inventory
D. Kolbe Index