Question 1

A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups

Accepted Answer

A)  are parallel,but have different intercepts. 
B)  have the same slope and the same intercept. 
C)  have different slopes. 
D)  are based on two different means for the test. 
A)  are parallel,but have different intercepts. 
B)  have the same slope and the same intercept. 
C)  have different slopes. 
D)  are based on two different means for the test.

Question 2

Some people might advocate that separate regression lines be used to select people from different groups and that persons should be selected only on the basis of the probability they will succeed on the job.The moral position this represents is

Accepted Answer

A)  unqualified individualism. 
B)  qualified individualism. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  quotas. 
A)  unqualified individualism. 
B)  qualified individualism. 
C)  relativism. 
D)  quotas.

Question 3

Sander's position that students who were accepted in law schools by affirmative action tend to perform worse than other students

Accepted Answer

A)  is supported by other researchers. 
B)  is widely accepted by law schools. 
C)  was not well received by legal scholars. 
D)  has mixed by supports and rejections. 
A)  is supported by other researchers. 
B)  is widely accepted by law schools. 
C)  was not well received by legal scholars. 
D)  has mixed by supports and rejections.

Question 4

According to ____,selection procedures are biased if the percentage of applicants admitted to a school is significantly different from the percentage in the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  unqualified individualism 
B)  qualified individualism 
C)  the use of quotas 
D)  the EEOC 
A)  unqualified individualism 
B)  qualified individualism 
C)  the use of quotas 
D)  the EEOC

Question 5

Meagan grew up in a small rural town where she was a top student in her school.She was active in the Agricultural Club,but had not had an opportunity to travel,or attend plays,operas,and formal dinners.She did not score well on an intelligence test that asked questions about these types of events.Her low score reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  her low intelligence. 
B)  a violation of content validity. 
C)  low fluid intelligence. 
D)  high reliability of the test. 
A)  her low intelligence. 
B)  a violation of content validity. 
C)  low fluid intelligence. 
D)  high reliability of the test.

Question 6

Flaugher (1978)contends that arguments about test bias were based on misunderstandings because test developers

Accepted Answer

A)  are sensitive to the opportunities people have to learn information on a test. 
B)  are very concerned about the individual items on a test. 
C)  focus on overall test performance and how it correlates with an external criteria. 
D)  do not focus as much on test performance. 
A)  are sensitive to the opportunities people have to learn information on a test. 
B)  are very concerned about the individual items on a test. 
C)  focus on overall test performance and how it correlates with an external criteria. 
D)  do not focus as much on test performance.

Question 7

A test has adverse impact if it

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases an individual's self-esteem. 
B)  systematically rejects higher proportions of minority than non-minority individuals. 
C)  prevents non-minority applicants from being hired. 
D)  is used by an untrained administrator. 
A)  decreases an individual's self-esteem. 
B)  systematically rejects higher proportions of minority than non-minority individuals. 
C)  prevents non-minority applicants from being hired. 
D)  is used by an untrained administrator.

Question 8

Exhibit 19-1
  
-Refer to Exhibit 19-1.In the above figure,a test score of 6 is associated with a criterion score of approximately ____ for Group A and ____ for Group B.

Accepted Answer

A)  5; 9 
B)  5; 5 
C)  6; 6 
D)  8; 6 
A)  5; 9 
B)  5; 5 
C)  6; 6 
D)  8; 6

Question 9

Inner-city children who take the WISC-R may obtain lower scores because

Accepted Answer

A)  they have less fluid intelligence. 
B)  the city pollution has had a negative developmental impact. 
C)  they are not given credit for responses that are appropriate to their environment. 
D)  the scoring procedures of the WISC-R are loose and ambiguous. 
A)  they have less fluid intelligence. 
B)  the city pollution has had a negative developmental impact. 
C)  they are not given credit for responses that are appropriate to their environment. 
D)  the scoring procedures of the WISC-R are loose and ambiguous.

Question 10

WISC-R scores are converted into estimated learning potentials (ELPs)on the

Accepted Answer

A)  BITCH. 
B)  SOMPA. 
C)  Chitling. 
D)  IPAT Culture Fair Test. 
A)  BITCH. 
B)  SOMPA. 
C)  Chitling. 
D)  IPAT Culture Fair Test.

Question 11

Ms.Collins used tests to select the most qualified people she could find to hire.She did not attend to the race or gender of the applicants.Ms.Collins' technique is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  employment bias. 
B)  qualified individualism. 
C)  unqualified individualism. 
D)  test bias. 
A)  employment bias. 
B)  qualified individualism. 
C)  unqualified individualism. 
D)  test bias.

Question 12

The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive validity. 
B)  concurrent validity 
C)  face validity. 
D)  content validity. 
A)  predictive validity. 
B)  concurrent validity 
C)  face validity. 
D)  content validity.

Question 13

The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  criterion testing. 
B)  differential item functioning analysis. 
C)  validity testing. 
D)  reliability. 
A)  criterion testing. 
B)  differential item functioning analysis. 
C)  validity testing. 
D)  reliability.

Question 14

The SOMPA system

Accepted Answer

A)  considers each child relative to all other children. 
B)  considers each child relative to others from the same social and cultural group. 
C)  assumes that all individual children should have the same score on a test. 
D)  views each child as independent of all other children. 
A)  considers each child relative to all other children. 
B)  considers each child relative to others from the same social and cultural group. 
C)  assumes that all individual children should have the same score on a test. 
D)  views each child as independent of all other children.

Question 15

In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests,groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group.How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differences were eliminated. 
B)  Differences became greater. 
C)  It had little or no effect. 
D)  Minority students scored better than majority students. 
A)  Differences were eliminated. 
B)  Differences became greater. 
C)  It had little or no effect. 
D)  Minority students scored better than majority students.

Question 16

The textbook takes the position that observed differences between minority and non-minority groups might be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  biased tests. 
B)  biased test administrators and academicians. 
C)  unequal access to adequate education and stimulating experiences. 
D)  inherent differences between the groups. 
A)  biased tests. 
B)  biased test administrators and academicians. 
C)  unequal access to adequate education and stimulating experiences. 
D)  inherent differences between the groups.

Question 17

Exhibit 19-1
  
-Refer to Exhibit 19-1.The combined regression line in the figure ____ predicts Group A and ____ predicts Group B.

Accepted Answer

A)  accurately; accurately 
B)  accurately; under 
C)  under; over 
D)  over; under 
A)  accurately; accurately 
B)  accurately; under 
C)  under; over 
D)  over; under

Question 18

Members of certain minority groups are more likely to have positive tuberculosis test results than are majority group members.How have public health workers interpreted this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members of those minority groups are more likely to live in an environment in which the spread of tuberculosis is more likely to occur. 
B)  Members of those minority groups have genetic predispositions to tuberculosis. 
C)  Members of those minority groups have less access to medical care,so simple colds are more likely to become tuberculosis. 
D)  Members of minority groups are more likely to be tested for tuberculosis. 
A)  Members of those minority groups are more likely to live in an environment in which the spread of tuberculosis is more likely to occur. 
B)  Members of those minority groups have genetic predispositions to tuberculosis. 
C)  Members of those minority groups have less access to medical care,so simple colds are more likely to become tuberculosis. 
D)  Members of minority groups are more likely to be tested for tuberculosis.

Question 19

Which SOMPA component uses the norms within a particular subgroup for defining deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralistic 
B)  social 
C)  organizational 
D)  communal 
A)  pluralistic 
B)  social 
C)  organizational 
D)  communal

Question 20

According to Heckman,which of the following is responsible for many major social problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor literacy skills 
B)  prejudice 
C)  inherent differences 
D)  lack of health care 
A)  poor literacy skills 
B)  prejudice 
C)  inherent differences 
D)  lack of health care

A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups

Some people might advocate that separate regression lines be used to select people from different groups and that persons should be selected only on the basis of the probability they will succeed on the job.The moral position this represents is

Sander's position that students who were accepted in law schools by affirmative action tend to perform worse than other students

According to ____,selection procedures are biased if the percentage of applicants admitted to a school is significantly different from the percentage in the population.

Flaugher (1978)contends that arguments about test bias were based on misunderstandings because test developers

A test has adverse impact if it

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.In the above figure,a test score of 6 is associated with a criterion score of approximately for Group A and for Group B.

Inner-city children who take the WISC-R may obtain lower scores because

WISC-R scores are converted into estimated learning potentials (ELPs)on the

Ms.Collins used tests to select the most qualified people she could find to hire.She did not attend to the race or gender of the applicants.Ms.Collins' technique is known as

The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is

The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as

The SOMPA system

In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests,groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group.How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?

The textbook takes the position that observed differences between minority and non-minority groups might be attributed to

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.The combined regression line in the figure predicts Group A and predicts Group B.

Members of certain minority groups are more likely to have positive tuberculosis test results than are majority group members.How have public health workers interpreted this observation?

Which SOMPA component uses the norms within a particular subgroup for defining deviance?

According to Heckman,which of the following is responsible for many major social problems?

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

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

Filters

Exam 19: Test Bias

A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups

Some people might advocate that separate regression lines be used to select people from different groups and that persons should be selected only on the basis of the probability they will succeed on the job.The moral position this represents is

Sander's position that students who were accepted in law schools by affirmative action tend to perform worse than other students

According to ____,selection procedures are biased if the percentage of applicants admitted to a school is significantly different from the percentage in the population.

Flaugher (1978)contends that arguments about test bias were based on misunderstandings because test developers

A test has adverse impact if it

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.In the above figure,a test score of 6 is associated with a criterion score of approximately ____ for Group A and ____ for Group B.

Inner-city children who take the WISC-R may obtain lower scores because

WISC-R scores are converted into estimated learning potentials (ELPs)on the

Ms.Collins used tests to select the most qualified people she could find to hire.She did not attend to the race or gender of the applicants.Ms.Collins' technique is known as

The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is

The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as

The SOMPA system

In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests,groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group.How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?

The textbook takes the position that observed differences between minority and non-minority groups might be attributed to

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.The combined regression line in the figure ____ predicts Group A and ____ predicts Group B.

Members of certain minority groups are more likely to have positive tuberculosis test results than are majority group members.How have public health workers interpreted this observation?

Which SOMPA component uses the norms within a particular subgroup for defining deviance?

According to Heckman,which of the following is responsible for many major social problems?

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

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

Filters

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.In the above figure,a test score of 6 is associated with a criterion score of approximately for Group A and for Group B.

Exhibit 19-1 -Refer to Exhibit 19-1.The combined regression line in the figure predicts Group A and predicts Group B.