Unit-4 Psychological Assessment Quiz

What is the primary purpose of standardization in psychological testing?

• To ensure tests are easy to administer

• To allow for comparison of results

• To make tests more entertaining

• To reduce the number of test items

Which of the following is NOT a condition for a test to be considered standardized?

• Flexibility in test items

• Reliability and validity established

• Standard manner of giving instructions

• Uniformity of scoring

What does reliability in psychological testing refer to?

• The accuracy of the test results

• The consistency of the test results over time

• The fairness of the test administration

• The complexity of the test items

Which method is commonly used to assess test-retest reliability?

• Split-half method

• Cohen's Kappa

• Pearson correlation coefficient

• Item analysis

What is the main focus of internal reliability?

• Fairness in scoring

• Consistency across different tests

• Validity of the test

• Consistency within the same test

What does external reliability assess?

• Consistency of results across different individuals

• Consistency of results within the same individual

• The accuracy of test items

• The fairness of test administration

What is a potential bias in test-retest reliability?

• Item analysis

• Standardization

• Internal consistency

• Practice effect

What does split-half reliability measure?

• The correlation between two halves of the same test

• The correlation between two different tests

• The fairness of test administration

• The overall validity of a test

What is the purpose of parallel forms reliability?

• To assess test-retest reliability

• To evaluate inter-rater reliability

• To compare two different tests measuring the same construct

• To measure internal consistency

What does inter-rater reliability assess?

• The fairness of test administration

• The consistency of scores given by different raters

• The accuracy of test items

• The stability of test results over time