Psychology Unit 11 Psychological Testing Lamb

_________ refers to the ability of a test to yield the same result under a variety of different circumstances.

• Reliability

• Validity

• Consistency

• Predictability

__________ is the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

• Plasticity

• Reliability

• Validity

• Consistency

___________ refers to 1. a tests like this to be administered and scored the same way every time and 2. this refers to establishing the norm made by a large group of people.

• Reliability

• Standardization

• Consistency

• Paganism

Which of the following scores is not possible within the percentile system?

• 99th percentile

• 9th percentile

• 21st percentile

• 101st percentile

The Two-Factor Theory, Thurstone's Theory, and Gardner's Theory are all theories of ___________.

• Personality

• Intelligence

• Wisdom

• Achievement

_________ thought that there are many kinds of intelligence and believed it was foolish to attempt to have one number for it.

• J. R. R. Tolkien

• Maslow

• Gardner

• R. Astley

Which of the following is not considered part of emotional intelligence:

• The ability to perceive and express emotions accurately and appropriately

• The ability to use emotions to take advantage people

• The ability to understand emotions and use the knowledge effectively

• The ability to regulate one's emotions to promote personal growth

IQ = (Mental Age / _______ _____ ) x 100

• Mental Maturity

• Chronological Age

• Questions Correct

• Questions Attempted

An(A) ________ _____ attempts to discover a person's talents and predict how well he or she will be able to learn a new skill.

• Aptitude Test

• Abilities Test

• Personality Profile

• Knowledge Test

____________ tests are designed to measure how much a person has already learned in a particular area.

• Personality

• Achievement

• Intelligence

• Reliable