Deck 6: Psychological Tests and Measurement Concepts

Question 1

All of the following are measures of variability except:

A) The range
B) The standard deviation
C) The variance
D) The median

Answer 1

The median

Question 2

The mode is:

A) The score where 50% of the scores fall below and above it
B) The arithmetic average
C) The most frequently attained score
D) The lowest score

Answer 2

The most frequently attained score

Question 3

If a variable has a normal or bell-shaped distribution then which of the following statements are true:

A) The mode is greater than the mean
B) Thirty three percent of the scores are above and below the mean
C) The mean, the median and the mode are the same value
D) The mean is greater than the mode and the mode is greater than the median

Answer 3

The mean, the median and the mode are the same value

Question 4

Which of the following scores in not a standardized score?

A) T-score
B) Raw Score
C) Z score
D) IQ score

Question 5

The standard deviation tells you:

A) How frequently a score occurs
B) How close or far a group of scores are from the mean
C) The standard error of measurement in a normal distribution of scores
D) Whether a distribution of scores is skewed positively or negatively

Question 6

When a group of test scores is normally distributed a z score of 2 is equal to:

A) A T score of 50
B) An IQ score of 20
C) The 98^th percentile
D) The 2^nd percentile

Question 7

A psychological test can be considered

A) An informal assessment method
B) A undefined construct
C) A operational definition of a construct
D) An observable phenomenon.

Question 8

A questionnaire had 20 items to which the individual rated the degree of agreement with each item from strongly disagree to strongly agree. This questionnaire uses a

A) Informal response format
B) Likert scale response format
C) Verbal but not quantitative response format
D) Open ended response format

Question 9

A criterion referenced test is commonly used for the purpose of:

A) Establishing a normative group
B) Assessing personality
C) Identifying a score the separates normal from abnormal performance
D) Identifying the average score of a group of individuals

Question 10

Normative tests are commonly used for the purpose of:

A) Comparing an individual's test performance with the average performance of a select group of people
B) Establishing a benchmark score that indicates mastery
C) Establishing a benchmark score that indicates statistical deviance
D) Comparing the average performance between two different ethnic-racial groups

Question 11

A counselor needed a test that would measure whether students enrolled in a social skills training curriculum had developed proficiency in the understanding and use of the different skills. Which type of test is the counselor likely to use?

A) Norm referenced
B) Unstructured qualitative
C) Structured qualitative
D) Criterion referenced

Question 12

A grade equivalent score should be interpreted as:

A) The grade level at which 90% of the individuals who took the test were proficient
B) The minimum grade level a student should be performing at given his or her age
C) An indicator of how a student performed relative to those in the normative group who were in that same grade
D) The level at which the student is performing in a given subject area

Question 13

The Individuals who comprise a norm referenced test's standardization sample are typically selected on the basis of which demographic factors?

A) Religion
B) Educational level
C) Sexual orientation
D) Race-ethnicity

Question 14

What is a psychological construct?

Question 15

What is the difference between norm and criterion referenced tests/

Question 16

What does it mean for a score on a test to be two standard deviations below the average score?

Question 17

What are limitations of age and grade equivalent scores?

Question 18

What is the difference between a percentage score and a percentile score?