Question 1

Which one of the following items is of particular importance when administering subjective tests where multiple people score each test taker?

Accepted Answer

A)  content validity 
B)  interrater reliability 
C)  test-retest reliability 
D)  internal consistency 
A)  content validity 
B)  interrater reliability 
C)  test-retest reliability 
D)  internal consistency B

Question 2

Which one of the following settings would be most appropriate for piloting a test developed to screen new outpatients at a mental health clinic?

Accepted Answer

A)  college students in an introductory psychology class 
B)  college students at an on-campus mental health clinic 
C)  adults who come to a mental health clinic for treatment 
D)  adults who come to several mental health clinics for treatment 
A)  college students in an introductory psychology class 
B)  college students at an on-campus mental health clinic 
C)  adults who come to a mental health clinic for treatment 
D)  adults who come to several mental health clinics for treatment D

Question 3

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a complex item format?

Accepted Answer

A)  portfolio 
B)  essay question 
C)  simulation 
D)  performance assessment 
A)  portfolio 
B)  essay question 
C)  simulation 
D)  performance assessment B

Question 4

Test and survey developers should balance items for which the correct response would be positive with an equal number of items for which the correct response would be negative to control for which bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  social desirability 
B)  faking 
C)  random responding 
D)  acquiescence 
A)  social desirability 
B)  faking 
C)  random responding 
D)  acquiescence

Question 5

Specific requirements for the test administration location such as privacy, quiet, and comfortable chairs, tables, or desks should be part of the instructions for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  test takers 
B)  test administrators 
C)  test developers 
D)  scorers 
A)  test takers 
B)  test administrators 
C)  test developers 
D)  scorers

Question 6

How are the instructions for the test taker typically delivered?

Accepted Answer

A)  test taker orally reads a prepared script written by the test developer 
B)  test administrator plays an audio recording of the test developer reading the instructions 
C)  test taker reads a script written by the test developer 
D)  test administrator orally reads a prepared script written by the test developer 
A)  test taker orally reads a prepared script written by the test developer 
B)  test administrator plays an audio recording of the test developer reading the instructions 
C)  test taker reads a script written by the test developer 
D)  test administrator orally reads a prepared script written by the test developer

Question 7

What should the test developer do when the data from a pilot test suggest that the assessment instrument is not reliable or valid?

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct another pilot study with different participants in a different setting 
B)  interview the respondents to find out why the test did not work 
C)  make changes to improve reliability and validity before allowing the test user to administer it 
D)  make the necessary changes and afterward conduct another pilot test with different participants 
A)  conduct another pilot study with different participants in a different setting 
B)  interview the respondents to find out why the test did not work 
C)  make changes to improve reliability and validity before allowing the test user to administer it 
D)  make the necessary changes and afterward conduct another pilot test with different participants

Question 8

In educational settings, test developers base their test plan on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a part of the course curriculum 
B)  a previously conducted job analysis 
C)  how well students can perform on tests 
D)  how poorly students are currently performing on tests 
A)  a part of the course curriculum 
B)  a previously conducted job analysis 
C)  how well students can perform on tests 
D)  how poorly students are currently performing on tests

Question 9

What does the forced choice format require the test taker to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  provide an answer to each question even when the test taker does not know the answer 
B)  choose from one of two or more words/phrases that appear unrelated but equally acceptable 
C)  choose one of several answers that appear equally acceptable 
D)  respond to the item by telling a story or drawing a picture 
A)  provide an answer to each question even when the test taker does not know the answer 
B)  choose from one of two or more words/phrases that appear unrelated but equally acceptable 
C)  choose one of several answers that appear equally acceptable 
D)  respond to the item by telling a story or drawing a picture

Question 10

Which one of the following is a subjective test format?

Accepted Answer

A)  essay 
B)  multiple choice 
C)  true/false 
D)  matching 
A)  essay 
B)  multiple choice 
C)  true/false 
D)  matching

Question 11

What are the differences between objective and subjective test items? What are the strengths and weakness of each?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&An objective test item has one response

Question 12

Explain the multiple-choice format. What are the components of a multiple-choice item? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the multiple-choice format? Make up a multiple-choice question to use as your example.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&The multiple-choice format consists of a

Question 13

In organizations, what is a commonly used subjective test?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple-choice test 
B)  preemployment test 
C)  maximal performance test 
D)  interview 
A)  multiple-choice test 
B)  preemployment test 
C)  maximal performance test 
D)  interview

Question 14

Which one of the following test formats has little face validity, that is, no apparent connection with the stated purpose of the test?

Accepted Answer

A)  true/false 
B)  multiple choice 
C)  forced choice 
D)  short essay 
A)  true/false 
B)  multiple choice 
C)  forced choice 
D)  short essay

Question 15

The scientific method applies to developing surveys as well as to developing and validating ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  test blueprints 
B)  psychological tests 
C)  test plans 
D)  strategies for test taking 
A)  test blueprints 
B)  psychological tests 
C)  test plans 
D)  strategies for test taking

Question 16

What are response sets?

Accepted Answer

A)  ways of responding that test takers find most comfortable 
B)  the four or five responses provided in a multiple-choice question 
C)  equipment, such as computers, used to respond to tests 
D)  patterns of responding that result in false or misleading information 
A)  ways of responding that test takers find most comfortable 
B)  the four or five responses provided in a multiple-choice question 
C)  equipment, such as computers, used to respond to tests 
D)  patterns of responding that result in false or misleading information

Question 17

What are the odds of guessing the correct answer on one true/false question?

Accepted Answer

A)  "1 in 2" or 50% 
B)  "1 in 3" or 33.3% 
C)  "1 in 10" or 10% 
D)  "1 in 50" or 2% 
A)  "1 in 2" or 50% 
B)  "1 in 3" or 33.3% 
C)  "1 in 10" or 10% 
D)  "1 in 50" or 2%

Question 18

The first step in test development is to define the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  test developer, test user, and test publisher 
B)  subject of the test, the need for the test, and the market for the test 
C)  testing universe, the target audience, and purpose of the test 
D)  process for piloting the test 
A)  test developer, test user, and test publisher 
B)  subject of the test, the need for the test, and the market for the test 
C)  testing universe, the target audience, and purpose of the test 
D)  process for piloting the test

Question 19

When an individual must achieve a certain score to qualify for membership in a group, which one of the following approaches to test interpretation is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative 
B)  criterion 
C)  content 
D)  predictive 
A)  normative 
B)  criterion 
C)  content 
D)  predictive

Question 20

Which one of the following scoring models assumes that the more the test taker responds in a particular fashion (either with "correct" answers or ones that are consistent with a particular attribute), the more the test taker exhibits the attribute being measured?

Accepted Answer

A)  categorical 
B)  ipsative 
C)  cumulative 
D)  normative 
A)  categorical 
B)  ipsative 
C)  cumulative 
D)  normative

Which one of the following items is of particular importance when administering subjective tests where multiple people score each test taker?

Which one of the following settings would be most appropriate for piloting a test developed to screen new outpatients at a mental health clinic?

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a complex item format?

Test and survey developers should balance items for which the correct response would be positive with an equal number of items for which the correct response would be negative to control for which bias?

Specific requirements for the test administration location such as privacy, quiet, and comfortable chairs, tables, or desks should be part of the instructions for ______.

How are the instructions for the test taker typically delivered?

What should the test developer do when the data from a pilot test suggest that the assessment instrument is not reliable or valid?

In educational settings, test developers base their test plan on ______.

What does the forced choice format require the test taker to do?

Which one of the following is a subjective test format?

What are the differences between objective and subjective test items? What are the strengths and weakness of each?

Explain the multiple-choice format. What are the components of a multiple-choice item? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the multiple-choice format? Make up a multiple-choice question to use as your example.

In organizations, what is a commonly used subjective test?

Which one of the following test formats has little face validity, that is, no apparent connection with the stated purpose of the test?

The scientific method applies to developing surveys as well as to developing and validating ______.

What are response sets?

What are the odds of guessing the correct answer on one true/false question?

The first step in test development is to define the ______.

When an individual must achieve a certain score to qualify for membership in a group, which one of the following approaches to test interpretation is being used?

Which one of the following scoring models assumes that the more the test taker responds in a particular fashion (either with "correct" answers or ones that are consistent with a particular attribute), the more the test taker exhibits the attribute being measured?

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How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on Testcriterion Relationships

How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on a Tests Relation to Constructs

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Exam 10: How Do We Develop a Test

Which one of the following items is of particular importance when administering subjective tests where multiple people score each test taker?

Which one of the following settings would be most appropriate for piloting a test developed to screen new outpatients at a mental health clinic?

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a complex item format?

Test and survey developers should balance items for which the correct response would be positive with an equal number of items for which the correct response would be negative to control for which bias?

Specific requirements for the test administration location such as privacy, quiet, and comfortable chairs, tables, or desks should be part of the instructions for ______.

How are the instructions for the test taker typically delivered?

What should the test developer do when the data from a pilot test suggest that the assessment instrument is not reliable or valid?

In educational settings, test developers base their test plan on ______.

What does the forced choice format require the test taker to do?

Which one of the following is a subjective test format?

What are the differences between objective and subjective test items? What are the strengths and weakness of each?

Explain the multiple-choice format. What are the components of a multiple-choice item? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the multiple-choice format? Make up a multiple-choice question to use as your example.

In organizations, what is a commonly used subjective test?

Which one of the following test formats has little face validity, that is, no apparent connection with the stated purpose of the test?

The scientific method applies to developing surveys as well as to developing and validating ______.

What are response sets?

What are the odds of guessing the correct answer on one true/false question?

The first step in test development is to define the ______.

When an individual must achieve a certain score to qualify for membership in a group, which one of the following approaches to test interpretation is being used?

Which one of the following scoring models assumes that the more the test taker responds in a particular fashion (either with "correct" answers or ones that are consistent with a particular attribute), the more the test taker exhibits the attribute being measured?

What Are Psychological Tests

Why Is Psychological Testing Important

What Are the Ethical Responsibilities of Test Publishers, Test Users, and Test Takers

How Do Test Users Interpret Test Scores

What Is Test Reliabilityprecision

How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on the Content of a Test

How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on Testcriterion Relationships

How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on a Tests Relation to Constructs

How Do We Construct and Administer Surveys and Use Survey Data

How Do We Assess the Psychometric Quality of a Test

How Are Tests Used in Educational Settings

How Are Tests Used in Clinical and Counseling Settings

How Are Tests Used in Organizational Settings

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