Exam 18: How to Develop a Psychological Test: a Practical Approach

What is the first task of a test developer?

After the test blueprint coverage is constructed,what is the next step in test development?

What type of score would be appropriate to answer the question: "Has John's performance in language arts reached a predetermined level?"

The literature review is conducted during which phase of test development?

____________ are often called Social Desirability scales and are designed to detect the inaccurate denial of symptoms that are really present.

What must be submitted in order to have a test published?

A(n)_____________ definition explains our construct at a theoretical level and may use many interpretative words.

The accuracy of the examinee's behavioral effort is:

____________ means presenting oneself falsely or under pretense whereas ____________ means presenting oneself falsely to achieve a personal gain.

After the constructs are well defined,what is the next step in test development?

____________ are tests designed to look very difficult but are in fact very easy and on which most people who put forth the effort to succeed will do so.

In which phase is it important to develop conceptual and operational definitions of the constructs you want to measure?