Question 1

The New York Truth in Testing Law

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A) applies only to the ETS. 
B) was written for the ETS but applies to many companies. 
C) was the result of an investigation into the NYPIRG. 
D) is a federal regulation. 
A) applies only to the ETS. 
B) was written for the ETS but applies to many companies. 
C) was the result of an investigation into the NYPIRG. 
D) is a federal regulation.

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

In 1980, the EEOC added specific guidelines on

Accepted Answer

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 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 7

The finding in the Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education case was overturned based on

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The Truth in Testing Law requires testing companies to

Accepted Answer

A) disclose only the most recent validity studies. 
B) provide a copy of the students' answers but none of the questions. 
C) disclose to students how scores are calculated and what they mean. 
D) provide index scores to schools without the student's knowledge. 
A) disclose only the most recent validity studies. 
B) provide a copy of the students' answers but none of the questions. 
C) disclose to students how scores are calculated and what they mean. 
D) provide index scores to schools without the student's knowledge.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

In the last 30 years, what are the specific cases that have dealt with affirmative action and what impact have these proceedings had on affirmative action programs?

Accepted Answer

In the last 30 years, there have been se

Question 13

Which program replaced No Child Left Behind in 2015?

Accepted Answer

A) Common Core State Standards Initiative 
B) Every Student Succeeds Act 
C) Race to the Top 
D) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
A) Common Core State Standards Initiative 
B) Every Student Succeeds Act 
C) Race to the Top 
D) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Question 14

Before proposed statutes become law, they are called

Accepted Answer

A) constitutions. 
B) policies. 
C) bills. 
D) rights. 
A) constitutions. 
B) policies. 
C) bills. 
D) rights.

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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 18

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.

Accepted Answer

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 19

The New York Truth in Testing Law was the result of an investigation of the

Accepted Answer

A) ETS. 
B) NYPRIG. 
C) EEOC. 
D) APA. 
A) ETS. 
B) NYPRIG. 
C) EEOC. 
D) APA.

Question 20

In 1996, California passed ____, a measure that made the preferential treatment based on demographic characteristics illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) Initiative 200 
B) Proposition 209 
C) PL 94-142 
D) Proposition 1200 
A) Initiative 200 
B) Proposition 209 
C) PL 94-142 
D) Proposition 1200

Exam 20: Testing and the Law

The New York Truth in Testing Law

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

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

In 1980, the EEOC added specific guidelines on

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

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

The finding in the Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education case was overturned based on

The Truth in Testing Law requires testing companies to

Section 9 of the 1991 Civil Rights Act

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

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

In the last 30 years, what are the specific cases that have dealt with affirmative action and what impact have these proceedings had on affirmative action programs?

Which program replaced No Child Left Behind in 2015?

Before proposed statutes become law, they are called

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

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

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

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 New York Truth in Testing Law was the result of an investigation of the

In 1996, California passed ____, a measure that made the preferential treatment based on demographic characteristics illegal.

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

Testing in Education: 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

The Future of Psychological Testing

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