ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTERS 4-5 OF BOOK:

Psychological Testing: A Practical Introduction
Thomas P. Hogan, 2015
Wiley

ISBN.13: 978-1-118-55412-8

1. Consider this statement: The Scranton Anxiety Test and the Scranton Depression Test must be measuring different constructs because one names ‘anxiety’ and the other names ‘depression’ as their target constructs.” This statement is an example of ______.  

a. a self-contradiction b. the jangle fallacy c. criterion contamination d. confusing norms with validity

2. The response cards for the PPVT each contain ______.

a. four pictures b. four words c. four sentences d. one sentence

3. In item response theory, we usually represent the relationship between performance on an item and status on the trait of interest in terms of ______.

a. an item p-value b. a Pearson correlation c. an item characteristic curve d. the reading level of the item

4. The raw score to scaled score conversions on the Wechsler intelligence scales are done separately by ______.

a. gender b. age group c. geographic region d. urban vs. rural

5. The extent to which a test measures what it purports to measure is called the test’s ______.

a. purpose b. reliability c. validity d. strength

6. The correlation between Y and predictors X1, X2,...Xk is called a ______.

a. coefficient of multiple correlation b. factor analysis c. coefficient of multiple determination d. coefficient of multiple nondetermination

7. Theta values usually range from ______.

a. -1.0 to 1.0 b. .0 to 1.0 c. 1.0 to 4.0 d. -4.0 to 4.0

8. In the study of group differences in intelligence, what is generally true about the distributions for the various groups being studied?

a. They differ in skewness. b. They are non-overlapping. c. They differ in variability. d. They overlap.

9. What is now referred to as intellectual disability was previously referred to as ______.

a. mental retardation b. misadaptive behavior c. learning problems d. behavioral dysfunction

10. What statistic would ordinarily be used to show that a college admissions test predicts freshman year GPA?

a. mean b. standard deviation 2 c. t-test d. correlation coefficient

11. Which of these types of validity evidence emerged most recently in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing?

a. content b. criterion-related c. construct d. consequential

12. Which of these is an advantage of selected-response items over constructed-response items?

a. The selected-response items are less expensive to construct. b. The selected-response items are easier to construct. c. The selected-response items have better validity. d. The selected-response items have better scorer reliability.

13. The research on heredity and environmental influences has shown that shared family variance has ______.

a. enormous influence b. surprisingly little influence c. no influence at all d. a negative influence

14. A test’s specificity refers to the extent to which the test ______.

a. avoids identifying the contrast group b. correctly identifies the criterion group c. correctly identifies the contrast group d. fails to identify the criterion group

15. When factor analysis is used as an item analysis technique, the test developer usually selects for inclusion in a scale or test those items with ______.

a. low loadings b. moderate loadings c. high loadings 3 d. negative loadings

16. The index scores on the Wechsler scales are outgrowths of what type of research?

a. content validity b. split-half reliability c. factor analysis d. convergent validity

17. Which is NOT a domain covered by the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale?

a. socialization b. motor skill c. communication d. driving skill

18. Which type of reliability is most easily completed as part of the standardization program for a test?

a. internal consistency b. test-retest c. alternate form d. inter-scorer

19. Piaget is mainly identified with which theory of intelligence?

a. “g” b. primary mental abilities c. developmental model d. hierarchical model

20. Most group administered ability and achievement tests use a _____ response format.

 a. true-false b. multiple-choice c. fill-in-the-blank d. essay

21. According to the Flynn effect, IQs of entire populations are ______.

a. increasing on average 4 b. decreasing on average c. remaining constant on average but increasing in variability d. remaining constant on average but decreasing in variability

22. In individually administered intelligence tests, it is usually important for the examiner to score items immediately in order to ______.

a. save time later in determining total scores b. decide when to discontinue testing c. not forget what the examinee’s response was d. prepare the test booklet for machine-scoring

23. One of the most lasting developments from Guilford’s Structure of Intellect model was the distinction between ______.

a. convergent and divergent abilities b. male and female abilities c. verbal and non-verbal abilities d. reasoning and intuition

24. What is an important characteristic of all the elementary cognitive tasks presented in the text?

a. They are all simple. b. They are all complex. c. They are all time-consuming. d. They are all non-verbal.

25. Which is NOT one of the index scores provided by WISC-IV?

a. verbal comprehension b. problem solving c. working memory d. perceptual reasoning