Question 1

Children labeled EMR

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A)  may gain confidence and self-esteem. 
B)  may behave as though they have cognitive impairments as a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  are probably not incorrectly classified by biased tests 
D)  are not adversely affected by the label,according to research. 
A)  may gain confidence and self-esteem. 
B)  may behave as though they have cognitive impairments as a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  are probably not incorrectly classified by biased tests 
D)  are not adversely affected by the label,according to research. B

Question 2

One of the effects of the 1991 Civil Rights Act was that the burden of proof regarding psychological tests was placed on the

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A)  employer. 
B)  employee. 
C)  test developer. 
D)  ETS. 
A)  employer. 
B)  employee. 
C)  test developer. 
D)  ETS. A

Question 3

The United States government has the power to control the use of public dollars.How does this affect testing?

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A)  The government can withhold funding if tests or practices are objectionable. 
B)  Tests measuring educational achievement are given to school districts at no cost by the federal government. 
C)  The government often imposes heavy fines when school systems and others misuse tests. 
D)  Because test development is so expensive,tests are typically only developed when requested by the federal government. 
A)  The government can withhold funding if tests or practices are objectionable. 
B)  Tests measuring educational achievement are given to school districts at no cost by the federal government. 
C)  The government often imposes heavy fines when school systems and others misuse tests. 
D)  Because test development is so expensive,tests are typically only developed when requested by the federal government. A

Question 4

One of the most interesting issues with the four-fifths rule is that

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A)  most employers find it uninterpretable. 
B)  efforts to recruit minority group members reduce the percentage hired from that group. 
C)  typically less than four-fifths of the applicants for a given job are minorities. 
D)  numerous legal loopholes in the rule result in more discrimination than took place before its adoption. 
A)  most employers find it uninterpretable. 
B)  efforts to recruit minority group members reduce the percentage hired from that group. 
C)  typically less than four-fifths of the applicants for a given job are minorities. 
D)  numerous legal loopholes in the rule result in more discrimination than took place before its adoption.

Question 5

If prospective employees feel they have been treated unfairly,they can file complaints with the

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A)  EEOC. 
B)  FDA. 
C)  SDPD. 
D)  NYPIRG. 
A)  EEOC. 
B)  FDA. 
C)  SDPD. 
D)  NYPIRG.

Question 6

Although the Supreme Court refused to hear the case,Wards Cove Packing Company v.Antonio was significant because

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A)  it strengthened previous civil rights cases. 
B)  it overturned the Larry P.case. 
C)  it overturned the Crawford case. 
D)  it shifted the burden of proof from employer to employee. 
A)  it strengthened previous civil rights cases. 
B)  it overturned the Larry P.case. 
C)  it overturned the Crawford case. 
D)  it shifted the burden of proof from employer to employee.

Question 7

In 1980,the EEOC added specific guidelines on

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A)  physical disabilities. 
B)  sexual harassment. 
C)  educational requirements. 
D)  racial discrimination. 
A)  physical disabilities. 
B)  sexual harassment. 
C)  educational requirements. 
D)  racial discrimination.

Question 8

In ____,the courts found against a law school applicant and in favor of the university policy of using racial or ethnic group as one of several factors in the admissions policy.

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A)  Hobson v.Hansen 
B)  Diana v.State Board of Education 
C)  Grutter v.Bollinger 
D)  Gratz v.Bollinger 
A)  Hobson v.Hansen 
B)  Diana v.State Board of Education 
C)  Grutter v.Bollinger 
D)  Gratz v.Bollinger

Question 9

Which of the following is a key component of No Child Left Behind?

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A)  Teachers are required to provide copies of classroom tests for validation studies. 
B)  Tests of student progress are used to assess student progress and hold schools accountable. 
C)  If a school system mounts a legal challenge to NCLB,funding will be automatically withheld. 
D)  School systems across the nation must all use the same measures of student achievement. 
A)  Teachers are required to provide copies of classroom tests for validation studies. 
B)  Tests of student progress are used to assess student progress and hold schools accountable. 
C)  If a school system mounts a legal challenge to NCLB,funding will be automatically withheld. 
D)  School systems across the nation must all use the same measures of student achievement.

Question 10

According to the EEOC guidelines for criterion validity in statistical relationship,

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A)  no more than one in thirty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
B)  no more than one in twenty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
C)  no more than three in twenty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
D)  no more than one in ten relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
A)  no more than one in thirty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
B)  no more than one in twenty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
C)  no more than three in twenty relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance. 
D)  no more than one in ten relationships between selection procedure scores and criterion measures should happen by chance.

Question 11

In the case of Golden Rule Insurance Company v.Washburn,the settlement suggested that

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A)  items for insurance licensing tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
B)  items for police academy admissions tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
C)  items for firemen selection tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
D)  ETS would make an admission of guilt. 
A)  items for insurance licensing tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
B)  items for police academy admissions tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
C)  items for firemen selection tests should be revised to reduce racial bias. 
D)  ETS would make an admission of guilt.

Question 12

After the state of California responded to a teacher shortage by hiring individuals who had not completed teacher training,a study by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning found that

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A)  completion of teacher training has no relationship to student performance. 
B)  the percentage of teachers who had not completed teacher education was higher in predominantly minority schools. 
C)  teachers responded to NCLB by "teaching to the test." 
D)  lack of teacher training resulted in the development of new and exciting educational methods. 
A)  completion of teacher training has no relationship to student performance. 
B)  the percentage of teachers who had not completed teacher education was higher in predominantly minority schools. 
C)  teachers responded to NCLB by "teaching to the test." 
D)  lack of teacher training resulted in the development of new and exciting educational methods.

Question 13

Before a statute becomes a law,it is known as a(n)

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A)  regulation. 
B)  judicial opinion. 
C)  bill. 
D)  order. 
A)  regulation. 
B)  judicial opinion. 
C)  bill. 
D)  order.

Question 14

Which of the following is required by the EEOC for the validation of tests?

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A)  Criterion measures that represent important or critical work behavior(s) 
B)  Norming the test based on EEOC-developed tests 
C)  Establishing that there is a statistically reliable relationship between the to-be-validated test and more established tests 
D)  Identifying and eliminating all biased test items 
A)  Criterion measures that represent important or critical work behavior(s) 
B)  Norming the test based on EEOC-developed tests 
C)  Establishing that there is a statistically reliable relationship between the to-be-validated test and more established tests 
D)  Identifying and eliminating all biased test items

Question 15

Specific restrictions have been placed on the use of tests for the selection of employees through a series of Supreme Court decisions.The effect of these decisions

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A)  denies that tests are valuable tools in the personnel field. 
B)  denies that the use of tests can continue in the personnel field. 
C)  has been to force employers to define the relationship between test scores and job performance and to define the measure of job performance. 
D)  groups and not specific individuals are protected from biased testing procedures. 
A)  denies that tests are valuable tools in the personnel field. 
B)  denies that the use of tests can continue in the personnel field. 
C)  has been to force employers to define the relationship between test scores and job performance and to define the measure of job performance. 
D)  groups and not specific individuals are protected from biased testing procedures.

Question 16

The major focus of the Americans with Disabilities Act is

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A)  the prevention of selection bias among disabled individuals. 
B)  the removal of physical barriers that may impede the education and employment of disabled individuals. 
C)  the elimination of psychological tests in employment decisions for people with disabilities. 
D)  the education of the public regarding people with disabilities. 
A)  the prevention of selection bias among disabled individuals. 
B)  the removal of physical barriers that may impede the education and employment of disabled individuals. 
C)  the elimination of psychological tests in employment decisions for people with disabilities. 
D)  the education of the public regarding people with disabilities.

Question 17

In the ____ case,the critical result was that focus shifted from test bias to the ultimate benefit to students and curriculum-based assessments rather than IQ testing.

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A)  Debra P.v.Turlington 
B)  Diana v.State Board of Education 
C)  Marchall v.Georgia 
D)  Crawford et al.v.Honig et al. 
A)  Debra P.v.Turlington 
B)  Diana v.State Board of Education 
C)  Marchall v.Georgia 
D)  Crawford et al.v.Honig et al.

Question 18

The EEOC requires organizations with more than ____ employees to complete an annual form that specifies the number of women and members of four minority groups who are employed in nine job categories within that organization.

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A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  100 
D)  500 
A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  100 
D)  500

Question 19

In accordance with the U.S.Constitution,individual states

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A)  cannot pass a law that is inconsistent with the Constitution. 
B)  are provided regulations for their individual cities. 
C)  must define county governments according to constitutional guidelines. 
D)  have complete control over how they regulate interstate commerce. 
A)  cannot pass a law that is inconsistent with the Constitution. 
B)  are provided regulations for their individual cities. 
C)  must define county governments according to constitutional guidelines. 
D)  have complete control over how they regulate interstate commerce.

Question 20

The type of test that came under scrutiny in the Debra P.v.Turlington case was a

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A)  standard intelligence test. 
B)  multicultural pluralistic test. 
C)  personnel test. 
D)  minimum competency test. 
A)  standard intelligence test. 
B)  multicultural pluralistic test. 
C)  personnel test. 
D)  minimum competency test.

Exam 20: Testing and the Law

Children labeled EMR

One of the effects of the 1991 Civil Rights Act was that the burden of proof regarding psychological tests was placed on the

The United States government has the power to control the use of public dollars.How does this affect testing?

One of the most interesting issues with the four-fifths rule is that

If prospective employees feel they have been treated unfairly,they can file complaints with the

Although the Supreme Court refused to hear the case,Wards Cove Packing Company v.Antonio was significant because

In 1980,the EEOC added specific guidelines on

In ____,the courts found against a law school applicant and in favor of the university policy of using racial or ethnic group as one of several factors in the admissions policy.

Which of the following is a key component of No Child Left Behind?

According to the EEOC guidelines for criterion validity in statistical relationship,

In the case of Golden Rule Insurance Company v.Washburn,the settlement suggested that

After the state of California responded to a teacher shortage by hiring individuals who had not completed teacher training,a study by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning found that

Before a statute becomes a law,it is known as a(n)

Which of the following is required by the EEOC for the validation of tests?

Specific restrictions have been placed on the use of tests for the selection of employees through a series of Supreme Court decisions.The effect of these decisions

The major focus of the Americans with Disabilities Act is

In the ____ case,the critical result was that focus shifted from test bias to the ultimate benefit to students and curriculum-based assessments rather than IQ testing.

The EEOC requires organizations with more than ____ employees to complete an annual form that specifies the number of women and members of four minority groups who are employed in nine job categories within that organization.

In accordance with the U.S.Constitution,individual states

The type of test that came under scrutiny in the Debra P.v.Turlington case was a

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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