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PYC4807 Exam pack 2024(Questions and answers)
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- PYC4807
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, lOMoARcPSD|318630042 QUICK LINK TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If an individual obtains a percentile score of 25, it means that
1) the individual obtained a raw score of 25 on the measure
2) the individual obtained 25 per cent on the measure
3) 25 per cent of the normative group obtained a raw score higher than the individual
4) 25 per cent of the normative group obtained a raw score lower than the individual
ANSWER: 4 (p53)
The following type of test norms was based on the assumption that certain characteristics increase
with age and experience
1) Z-scores
2) McCall’s T-score
3) Grade equivalents
4) Percentiles
ANSWER: 3 (p52)
The item difficulty and the order in which the items in the test are arranged, should be considered
when determining ________ reliability
1) Test-retest
2) Alternate-form
3) Split-half
4) Kuder-Richardson
ANSWER: 3 (p62)
A researcher evaluated the psychometric properties of a personality questionnaire for young
adults consisting of six subscales. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients ranged between 0.84 and 0.92
for the six subscales of the questionnaire and the test-retest coefficients ranged between 0.42 and
0.52 for the six subscales
The questionnaire will provide reliable indications of personality for young adults over a period of
time. This statement is
1) True, the items in each subscale are related
2) True, the measure is internally consistent
3) False, the measure is not stable over time
4) False, the subscales are not equivalent
ANSWER: 3 (p62)
, lOMoARcPSD|31863004
A researcher evaluated the psychometric properties of a personality questionnaire consisting of
six subscales for your adults. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients ranged between 0.42 and 0.52 for
the six subscales of the questionnaire and the test-retest coefficients ranged between 0.84 and
0.92 for the six subscales
“The questionnaire will provide reliable indications of personality for young adults in terms of six
different subscales” this statement is
1) True, the items in each subscale are related
2) True, the measure is stable over time
3) False, the measure is not internally consistent
4) False, the subscales are not equivalent
ANSWER: 3(p63)
To determine the validity of a personality questionnaire, a researcher compared the performance
of psychology and accounting students on the questionnaire. Differences in some of the
personality traits were in line with the theories of personality. Intercorrelations were calculated
between the six subscales of the personality questionnaire and further analyses were done to
determine the factor structure of the questionnaire
The statistical methods used here, were
a) Correlations with other tests
b) Factorial validity
c) Convergent and discriminant validity
d) Theory-related group comparison
e) Incremental validity
1) (a) (c)
2) (a) (b) (e)
3) (b) (d)
4) (c) (d) (e)
ANSWER: 3
The development of the Cognitive Assessment System was based on a model of cognitive
functioning called Planning, Attention, Simultaneous and Successive processing. The test consists
of four scales to measure the four elements of the theory. The content domain was thus defined
by means of
1) A theoretical review
2) Contrasting groups
3) An analysis of learning outcomes
4) A job analysis
ANSWER: 1
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A personality questionnaire is being translated from English to Xhosa. The back-translation design
is followed and the original and the back-translated versions of the measure will be administered
to source language monolinguals to determine the equivalence of these versions.
Which of the following is a disadvantages of the back-translation design?
1) A monolingual researcher can examine both versions of the source language
2) A monolingual researcher can examine the target language version
3) Evaluation of equivalence is done in the source language
4) Translation and back translations is done by different translators
ANSWER: 3 (p 106)
A personality questionnaire is being translated from English to Xhosa. The back-translation
design is followed and the original and the back-translated versions of the measure will be
administered to source language monolinguals to determine the equivalence of these versions.
Which of the following is a disadvantages of administering the questionnaire to source language
monolinguals?
1) Test-taker differences influence the scores
2) Information about the target language version is unavailable
3) Source and target language monolinguals have to be matched
4) The original and back-translated versions are administered at different times
ANSWER: 2 (p106)
A cognitive test is being translated from English to Xhosa. The forward-translation design is
followed and a group of bilingual experts will compare the source and the target versions of the
measure.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the forward-translation design?
1) Bilingual judges are equally familiar with the source and target language/culture
2) Test-takers and bilingual judges think about the items in the same way
3) Experts may rely on insightful guesses to infer equivalence of meaning
4) Evaluation of equivalence is done in the source language
ANSWER: 3 (p105)
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