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Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition by Thomas Oltmanns, 2018

This is a practice exam I made myself in which I tried to incorporate material from the book, homework assignments and lecture slides to create questions that would be as realistic as possible. There are 20 questions in total that cover week 1 u/I from Psychometrics, with the answers as well.

Test correct answers A test is a standardized procedure for sampling behavior and describing it with categories or scores. Most tests possess these defining features: (1) A Standardized Procedure, (2) A Sample of Behavior (3) Scores, (4) Norms, & (5) Predictive Ability. Standardized Procedure correct answers A standardized procedure is when administration of the test is uniform from one examiner and setting to another. Interpretation of psychological test is most reliable when the measurement...

Test correct answers A test is a standardized procedure for sampling behavior and describing it with categories or scores. Most tests possess these defining features: (1) A Standardized Procedure, (2) A Sample of Behavior (3) Scores, (4) Norms, & (5) Predictive Ability. Standardized Procedure correct answers A standardized procedure is when administration of the test is uniform from one examiner and setting to another. Interpretation of psychological test is most reliable when the measurement...

Definition of psychometrics correct answers branch of statistics applied to the measurement of human behavior What psychometricians do correct answers use a specialized set of statistical tools to create scientifically valid assessments of various behaviors Standardized test correct answers -structured - defined structure for administration PROCEDURES that are followed in the same manner by every professional who administers the test - defined scoring rules that are followed in same mann...

Test Bank for Social Psychology 2nd Edition by Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend. Social Psychology 2e, 9781544393513 test bank

Where were civil Service examinations held and how far do they date back? correct answers In China, dating back to 4,200 years ago. Which countries then modeled the civil service examinations in the 19th century? correct answers Britian, Germany & France. How do Aristotle & Plato contribute to psychometric testing? correct answers They were the first to write about individual differences in ability and temperament. The scientific testing of individual differences in ability and personal...

Psychological test correct answers a set of items that is designed to measure characteristics of human beings that pertain to behavior; the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior Psychometrics correct answers psychological measurement; the measurement of mental capacity, thought processes, aspects of personality, etc, especially by mathematical or statistical analysis of quantitative data; the science or stud...

Four Scales of Measurement correct answers Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio Nominal Scale of Measurement correct answers (Most basic - not used quantitatively - used as a grouping variable) Property of Identity: conveys information about whether two individuals are similar or different. Sorting into categories. Ordinal Scale of Measurement correct answers Numerals that have the property of ORDER. Ranks in which people are ordered according to the amounts of some attribute they possess. ...

Definition of psychometrics correct answer: branch of statistics applied to the measurement of human behavior What psychometricians do correct answer: use a specialized set of statistical tools to create scientifically valid assessments of various behaviors Standardized test correct answer: -structured - defined structure for administration PROCEDURES that are followed in the same manner by every professional who administers the test - defined scoring rules that are followed in same m...