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Page 1

,Chapter 01: Introduction

1. According to recent research, growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because
of
a. budget constraints.
b. diversity concerns.
c. reliability issues.
d. quality control.

ANSWER: b

2. Psychological tests
a. pertain only to overt behavior.
b. always have right or wrong answers.
c. do not attempt to measure traits.
d. measure characteristics of human behavior.

ANSWER: d

3. The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
a. overt event.
b. answer.
c. item.
d. scale.

ANSWER: c

4. An individual test
a. involves a single examiner for two or more subjects.
b. involves only tests of human ability.
c. can be given to only one person at a time.
d. involves more than one examiner for a single subject.

ANSWER: c

5. A group test
a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner.
b. can be given to only three people at a time.
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject.
d. involves only tests of human ability.

ANSWER: a

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Chapter 01: Introduction

6. Previous learning can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: a

7. The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: b

8. One’s general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
a. achievement.
b. aptitude.
c. intelligence.
d. ability.

ANSWER: c

9. Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
a. human potential.
b. human traits.
c. human personality.
d. human ability.

ANSWER: d

10. Structured personality tests
a. require you to produce something spontaneously.
b. require you to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. involve an ambiguous test stimulus about which the response is structured.
d. involve an ambiguous test response.

ANSWER: b




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Chapter 01: Introduction

11. The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
a. covert behavior.
b. individual differences.
c. personality traits.
d. overt behavior.

ANSWER: b

12. Projective personality tests
a. provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety.
b. require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses.
c. are unstructured.
d. are structured.

ANSWER: c

13. Tests that measure an individual’s typical behavior are called
a. ability tests.
b. personality tests.
c. intelligence tests.
d. group tests.

ANSWER: b

14. Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or
more alternative responses, are called
a. group tests.
b. individual tests.
c. structured personality tests.
d. projective personality tests.

ANSWER: c

15. Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
a. projective personality tests.
b. structured personality tests.
c. individual personality tests.
d. achievement personality tests.

ANSWER: a




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