Question 1

The first major case to examine the validity of psychological tests was

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education. 
A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education.

Question 2

In 1992 the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law was investigated because the school

Accepted Answer

A)  was accused of discrimination against Caucasians and Asians. 
B)  failed to admit enough African American students. 
C)  failed to admit enough Hispanic students. 
D)  had never set-up an Affirmative Action Policy. 
A)  was accused of discrimination against Caucasians and Asians. 
B)  failed to admit enough African American students. 
C)  failed to admit enough Hispanic students. 
D)  had never set-up an Affirmative Action Policy.

Question 3

Judge Skelly Wright ruled against classification based on group ability tests in the case of

Accepted Answer

A)  Diana v.State Board of Education. 
B)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
C)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
D)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
A)  Diana v.State Board of Education. 
B)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
C)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
D)  Plessy v.Ferguson.

Question 4

The case of Parents in Action on Special Education v.Hannon reached a conclusion opposite to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
C)  Larry P.v.Wilson Riles. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah. 
A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
C)  Larry P.v.Wilson Riles. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah.

Question 5

How many complaints from prospective employees does the EEOC receive in a typical year?

Accepted Answer

A)  20,000 
B)  70,000 
C)  150,000 
D)  250,000 
A)  20,000 
B)  70,000 
C)  150,000 
D)  250,000

Question 6

The most significant finding in Brown v.Board of Education was that

Accepted Answer

A)  segregation could exist as long as the quality of the schools was equal. 
B)  African American children did not have the ability to be in white schools. 
C)  integration was not in the best interest of the children. 
D)  segregation denied equal protection under the law. 
A)  segregation could exist as long as the quality of the schools was equal. 
B)  African American children did not have the ability to be in white schools. 
C)  integration was not in the best interest of the children. 
D)  segregation denied equal protection under the law.

Question 7

ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants,25 Mexican Americans,and 25 African Americans.They hired 60 of the white applicants.How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 from each group 
B)  a total of 24 in any combination 
C)  15 from each group 
D)  a total of 30 in any combination 
A)  12 from each group 
B)  a total of 24 in any combination 
C)  15 from each group 
D)  a total of 30 in any combination

Question 8

Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased costs to ETS 
B)  increased validity 
C)  better comparison between years 
D)  increased costs to consumers 
A)  decreased costs to ETS 
B)  increased validity 
C)  better comparison between years 
D)  increased costs to consumers

Question 9

Perhaps the most influential ruling in the history of American public school education was the decision that schools must provide nonsegregated facilities for African American and white students.This was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education. 
A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education.

Question 10

Section 9 of the 1991 Civil Rights Act

Accepted Answer

A)  forbids sexual harassment in the workplace. 
B)  provided the four-fifths rule. 
C)  specifically prohibits discriminatory use of test scores. 
D)  explicitly prohibits the use of quotas. 
A)  forbids sexual harassment in the workplace. 
B)  provided the four-fifths rule. 
C)  specifically prohibits discriminatory use of test scores. 
D)  explicitly prohibits the use of quotas.

Question 11

Which provision of the New York Truth in Testing Law is most controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requiring that test makers disclose all validity studies 
B)  Disclosing the method by which scores are calculated,even when proprietary methods are used in the computation. 
C)  Disclosing the meaning of test scores. 
D)  Providing a copy of the test questions,correct answers,and student's answers when asked by the student to do so 
A)  Requiring that test makers disclose all validity studies 
B)  Disclosing the method by which scores are calculated,even when proprietary methods are used in the computation. 
C)  Disclosing the meaning of test scores. 
D)  Providing a copy of the test questions,correct answers,and student's answers when asked by the student to do so

Question 12

The Bakke case was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  test items had to be selected based on the proportions of correct answers given by white and non-white test takers. 
B)  federal grants could no longer be awarded under special preference programs. 
C)  it signified a change in attitude about affirmative action programs. 
D)  it demonstrated the positive impact of affirmative action programs. 
A)  test items had to be selected based on the proportions of correct answers given by white and non-white test takers. 
B)  federal grants could no longer be awarded under special preference programs. 
C)  it signified a change in attitude about affirmative action programs. 
D)  it demonstrated the positive impact of affirmative action programs.

Question 13

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Accepted Answer

A)  have been substantially weakened and no longer ban discrimination. 
B)  prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender,race,color,national origin,and religion. 
C)  require that employers ask about gender,race,color,national origin,and religion so the employers can demonstrate they do not discriminate. 
D)  establish a standardized assessment that is to be used in all hiring decisions. 
A)  have been substantially weakened and no longer ban discrimination. 
B)  prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender,race,color,national origin,and religion. 
C)  require that employers ask about gender,race,color,national origin,and religion so the employers can demonstrate they do not discriminate. 
D)  establish a standardized assessment that is to be used in all hiring decisions.

Question 14

Decisions forbidding the placement of black children in EMR classes on the basis of standardized test scores are typically made by

Accepted Answer

A)  trained psychologists. 
B)  professional educators. 
C)  interested citizens. 
D)  the judicial system. 
A)  trained psychologists. 
B)  professional educators. 
C)  interested citizens. 
D)  the judicial system.

Question 15

Rules that are written by a legislative body at any governmental level are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  bills. 
B)  statutes. 
C)  propositions. 
D)  opinions. 
A)  bills. 
B)  statutes. 
C)  propositions. 
D)  opinions.

Question 16

Which of the following cases resulted in the decision that employment tests must be reliable and valid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golden Rule Insurance Company v.Washburn 
B)  Griggs v.Duke Power Company 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen 
D)  Connecticut v.Teal 
A)  Golden Rule Insurance Company v.Washburn 
B)  Griggs v.Duke Power Company 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen 
D)  Connecticut v.Teal

Question 17

The Hobson v.Hansen case

Accepted Answer

A)  contested the use of psychological tests for placement. 
B)  resisted the previous court order to desegregate. 
C)  forced schools to desegregate. 
D)  challenged the use of tests for Asian American children. 
A)  contested the use of psychological tests for placement. 
B)  resisted the previous court order to desegregate. 
C)  forced schools to desegregate. 
D)  challenged the use of tests for Asian American children.

Question 18

The most significant racist court case began when attorneys for two white children argued that African American children did not have the ability to be in the same classrooms as whites.What was this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 
A)  Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B)  Brown v.Board of Education. 
C)  Hobson v.Hansen. 
D)  Stell v.Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education.

Question 19

The organization most responsible for getting the Educational Testing Service to revise some of their policies was the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Supreme Court decisions suggest that employment tests involving height,weight,and physical strength

Accepted Answer

A)  must be evaluated using different validity procedures than are psychological tests. 
B)  must be evaluated using the same validity procedures as psychological tests. 
C)  are not subject to evaluation for psychometric properties. 
D)  cannot be used under any circumstances. 
A)  must be evaluated using different validity procedures than are psychological tests. 
B)  must be evaluated using the same validity procedures as psychological tests. 
C)  are not subject to evaluation for psychometric properties. 
D)  cannot be used under any circumstances.

Exam 20: Testing and the Law

The first major case to examine the validity of psychological tests was

In 1992 the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law was investigated because the school

Judge Skelly Wright ruled against classification based on group ability tests in the case of

The case of Parents in Action on Special Education v.Hannon reached a conclusion opposite to that of

How many complaints from prospective employees does the EEOC receive in a typical year?

The most significant finding in Brown v.Board of Education was that

ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants,25 Mexican Americans,and 25 African Americans.They hired 60 of the white applicants.How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?

Perhaps the most influential ruling in the history of American public school education was the decision that schools must provide nonsegregated facilities for African American and white students.This was based on

Section 9 of the 1991 Civil Rights Act

Which provision of the New York Truth in Testing Law is most controversial?

The Bakke case was significant because

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Decisions forbidding the placement of black children in EMR classes on the basis of standardized test scores are typically made by

Rules that are written by a legislative body at any governmental level are known as

Which of the following cases resulted in the decision that employment tests must be reliable and valid?

The Hobson v.Hansen case

The most significant racist court case began when attorneys for two white children argued that African American children did not have the ability to be in the same classrooms as whites.What was this case?

The organization most responsible for getting the Educational Testing Service to revise some of their policies was the

Supreme Court decisions suggest that employment tests involving height,weight,and physical strength

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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