Psychological Assessment Quiz

Which of the following situation would allow the use of equal appearing interval as scaling method?

• You, taking this examination.

• Queen, taking the test refers to her affect, behavior, and cognition over an object.

• Prince, taking a test with many but easy items taken with limited time.

• King, taking an examination that would measure his potential to be an aeronautics engineer.

Which of the following would be most likely a limitation of percentile scores?

• Cannot be translated into z scores

• Represent a ratio scale but the intervals are unequal

• Represent an ordinal scale rather than an interval scale

• Are difficult to compute and comprehend

Saul obtained a raw score of 120 on a biology test where the average was 116 and a SD of 7. He also obtained a raw score of 52 on a geography test where the mean was 48 and the SD was 5. We can conclude that:

• We need to know what range of scores was

• Saul did equally well on both tests

• Saul did better on his geography test

• Saul did better on his biology test

Several of the problems associated with test-retest reliability reflect the fact that

• Individuals are likely to cheat when bored

• Contrasted groups are difficult to locate

• Males are more stable than female

• People are different

_______ is the field of behavioral science concerned with methods of identifying similarities and differences among people in their personal characteristics and capacities.

• Assessment psychology

• Psychometry

• Social psychology

• Psychological statistic

“A good test measures what it purports to measure and does so in a relatively consistent fashion.” This statement is a reference to the?

• Computer-administered version of a paper-and-pencil test

• Degree to which a tool of assessment is precise

• Technical or psychometric quality of a test

• Degree to which a tool of assessment is concise

Case history data may include?

• Medical records

• Family album

• Doodlings

• All of the above

Which is not typically a variable considered when evaluating the technical quality of a test?

• Personality

• Normative data

• Reliability

• Validity

Joseph is developing a test of strategic thinking, a fresh idea in the field of cognitive sciences. He is already done with the first three phases of test development stages. He was able to gather all responses with 82% response rate. What technique can be used as an estimate of reliability and validity?

• Factor analysis

• Spearman brown formula

• Cronbach alpha

• Both Cronbach and factor analysis

In terms of validity, what strategy would you likely recommend to Joseph in developing his measure?

• Both content and criterion validity

• Convergent evidence would suffice

• Criterion and convergent validity

• Both convergent and discriminant validity