Deck 30: Psychometric Testing

Question 1

What is 'acquiescence' in terms of psychological testing?

A) Accepting answers that apply to us without really thinking about them.
B) Refusing to participate in a questionnaire.
C) Making ourselves seem more important than we really are.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

Accepting answers that apply to us without really thinking about them.

Question 2

How do we define concurrent validity?

A) The extent to which a test is modern and in line with current social trends.
B) The extent to which a test is independent and unique.
C) The extent to which a test yields the same results as other measures of the same phenomenon.
D) None of the above.

Answer 2

The extent to which a test yields the same results as other measures of the same phenomenon.

Question 3

What is meant by construct validity?

A) The extent to which scores, ratings or an assessment instrument relate to other performance of subjects according to some theory or hypothesis.
B) The extent to which the quality of the paper a test is printed on enhances its validity to test users.
C) The extent to which the length of time spent creating a test equates to the notion that a longer test is a more valid test.
D) None of the above.

Answer 3

The extent to which scores, ratings or an assessment instrument relate to other performance of subjects according to some theory or hypothesis.

Question 4

What is ecological validity in relation to psychometric tests?

A) This type of validity relates to how much a test measures a person's working knowledge of nature, the environment and ecological issues.
B) This type of validity refers to how well a study can be related to or reflects everyday, real life.
C) This type of validity refers to consideration of the amount of paper consumed by a test (with the focus on producing a test which takes up the least amount of paper).
D) None of the above.

Question 5

What is social desirability?

A) The desire to volunteer to sit as many tests as possible in an effort to boast to colleagues and inflate your own self-importance.
B) It is the tendency of some respondents to enjoy sitting psychometric tests, which makes them a special group to consider when scoring their results.
C) It is the tendency of respondents to provide socially desirable answers so that the respondent appears in a better light.
D) None of the above.

Question 6

What does validity mean?

A) The extent to which a test is still usable in terms of times and date.
B) The extent to which a test measures what it was intended to measure.
C) The extent to which there is a valid area for a test to be constructed to measure.
D) None of the above.

Question 7

What does reliability mean?

A) The extent to which a test is approved and vetted by the governing body of psychology.
B) The degree to which a person completes a test reliably by answering every single question as honestly as possible.
C) The degree to which a test produces similar scores each time it is used by an individual.
D) None of the above.

Question 8

What is a maximum performance test?

A) It is a physical test of agility designed by the elite armed services.
B) It is where no matter how hard someone tries they only get a maximum score on a test based on a group mean of people who are most similar to them.
C) It is where someone taking the test is asked to perform to the best of their ability.
D) None of the above.

Question 9

Power tests are where the person attempts to complete a task in their own time, and the measure of success is:

A) whether they succeed or not.
B) how long they take.
C) A and B
D) None of the above.

Question 10

How does participant self-deception influence the way an individual takes a psychometric test?

A) This refers to where individuals are overly optimistic in their perceptions of their own positive personality features and play down their perceived negative aspects.
B) This refers to where individuals sit intelligence tests and convince themselves that they have a higher IQ than is revealed by their test score.
C) This refers to where individuals set out to cheat so that they get the best test score possible.
D) None of the above.

Question 11

Objective tests are one type of personality test which are:

A) paper-and-pencil tests containing clear, specific arguments to which a person has to present a logical counter-argument.
B) paper-and-pencil tests containing clear, specific questions, statements, or concepts to which a person writes responses.
C) paper-and-pencil tests containing clear, specific questions about what individuals most object to in their daily lives.
D) None of the above.

Question 12

What are the categories of psychometric tests in use by psychologists?

A) Normative and criterion-referenced tests
B) Idiographic tests
C) Social-referenced tests
D) A and B

Question 13

Projective tests are a method of personality assessment in which an individual is:

A) presented with a standardized set of ambiguous, abstract stimuli and asked to interpret their meanings.
B) presented with a light and a back screen and asked to produce a hand shadow which is interpreted as an unconscious drive.
C) A and B
D) None of the above.

Question 14

Face validity is:

A) the slang term used by psychometric testers to ensure the same individuals are tested over a time period.
B) the concept that the features of an individual's face can be used in association with test responses to reveal an individual's personality.
C) the process by which an individual places photos of faces in order of liking, which reveals hidden elements of that person's character.
D) None of the above.

Question 15

What features outside of the test itself might affect psychometric performance?

A) Temperature
B) Mood
C) Noise levels
D) A, B and C

Question 16

Where are psychometric tests most commonly employed?

A) In the health system
B) In prisons.
C) In the charity and voluntary sector.
D) A and B

Question 17

Psychometric tests have been constructed to measure:

A) aggression.
B) jealousy.
C) conformity.
D) A, B and C