Complete Test Bank For Psychological Testing Principles, Applications, And Issues, 9th Edition, Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo

Psychological Testing Principles Applications and Issues 9th Edition Test Bank

Download the Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 9th Edition Test Bank by Robert M. Kaplan and Dennis P. Saccuzzo. This study resource includes chapter-by-chapter multiple-choice questions with verified answers covering psychological assessment, intelligence testing, personality testing, reliability, validity, and testing applications. Designed for psychology students preparing for quizzes, exams, and course review in psychological testing and assessment courses.

Sample Questions: Chapter 1: Introduction Kaplan and Saccuzzo Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a study by Espenshade & Chung (2010) and Jaschik (2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT partly because of:
a. Budget constraints
b. Diversity concerns
c. Reliability issues
d. Quality control

Answer: B

2. Psychological tests:
a. Pertain only to overt behavior
b. Always have right or wrong answers
c. Do not attempt to measure traits
d. Measure characteristics of human behavior

Answer: D

3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n):
a. Overt event
b. Answer
c. Item
d. Scale

Answer: C

4. An individual test:
a. Involves a single examiner for two or more subjects
b. Involves only tests of human ability
c. Can only be given to one person at a time
d. Involves more than one examiner for a single subject

Answer: C

5. A group test:
a. Can be given to multiple people by one examiner
b. Can only be given to three people at a time
c. Involves a group of examiners for a single subject
d. Involves only tests of human ability

Answer: A

6. Previous learning can best be described as:
a. Achievement
b. Aptitude
c. Intelligence
d. Ability

Answer: A

7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as:
a. Achievement
b. Aptitude
c. Intelligence
d. Ability

Answer: B

8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as:
a. Achievement
b. Aptitude
c. Intelligence
d. Ability

Answer: C

9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term:
a. Human potential
b. Human traits
c. Human personality
d. Human ability

Answer: D

10. Structured personality tests:
a. Require you to produce something spontaneously
b. Require you to choose between two or more alternative responses
c. Involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured
d. Involve an ambiguous test response

Answer: B

11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate:
a. Covert behavior
b. Individual differences
c. Personality traits
d. Overt behavior

Answer: B

12. Projective personality tests:
a. Provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety
b. Require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses
c. Are unstructured
d. Are structured

Answer: C

13. Tests that measure an individual's typical behavior are called:
a. Ability tests
b. Personality tests
c. Intelligence tests
d. Group tests

Answer: B

14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses are called:
a. Group tests
b. Individual tests
c. Structured personality tests
d. Projective personality tests

Answer: C

15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called:
a. Projective personality tests
b. Structured personality tests
c. Unstructured personality tests
d. Achievement personality tests

Answer: A

16. Which of the following is true of tests?
a. Tests produce explicit data that are subject to scientific study
b. Tests are successful in separating prior learning from potential for learning
c. Very few tests can actually predict behavior
d. Tests can provide insight into overt but not covert behavior

Answer: A

17. Which of the following relates raw test scores to theoretical or empirical distributions?
a. Transforms
b. Reliability
c. Scales
d. Theories

Answer: C

18. The general potential to solve problems, adapt, and profit from experience is called:
a. Ability
b. Achievement
c. Prediction
d. Intelligence

Answer: D

19. Which of the following is the most important function of testing?
a. To determine what sort of treatment or intervention is appropriate
b. To develop accurate portraits of individuals
c. To discriminate among related constructs
d. To differentiate among individuals taking the test

Answer: D

20. When you gather information through verbal interaction, you are using a(n):
a. Individual test
b. Interview
c. Group test
d. Brainstorming

Answer: B

21. If one can depend upon the results of a particular test to be consistently accurate, the test can be said to be:
a. Valid
b. Structured
c. Unambiguous
d. Reliable

Answer: D

22. A test that yields dependable and consistent results is:
a. Meaningful
b. Objective
c. Reliable
d. Valid

Answer: C

23. The validity of a psychological test refers to its:
a. Dependability
b. Meaning
c. Objectivity
d. Fairness

Answer: B

24. If a particular test has been shown to accurately predict success in a particular job, then the test is said to be:
a. Valid
b. Structured
c. Ambiguous
d. Reliable

Answer: A

25. Test administration refers to the:
a. Construction of the test
b. Validation of the test
c. Act of taking a test
d. Act of giving a test

Answer: D

26. What evolutionary constructs did Galton apply in his book Hereditary Genius?
a. Genetics and epigenetics
b. Survival of the fittest and individual differences
c. Random differences and population variation
d. Evolution and selective breeding

Answer: B

27. The origins of testing can be traced to:
a. Egypt
b. England
c. China
d. Russia

Answer: C

28. The use of test batteries was common by the time of the:
a. Ling Dynasty
b. Han Dynasty
c. Tam Dynasty
d. Nam Dynasty

Answer: B