Psychometric Testing

A psychologist wants to assess whether a personality test produces similar results when given to the same person twice over two weeks. She is testing the:

• Content validity

• Test-retest reliability

• Predictive validity

• Inter-rater reliability

A student takes a math test that includes several questions about Shakespeare. The test likely lacks:

• Content validity

• Split-half reliability

• Norm-referencing

• Standardization

A researcher finds that people who do well on vocabulary tests also tend to score high on problem-solving tasks. This supports:

• Spearman’s g factor

• Gardner’s multiple intelligences

• The Flynn Effect

• Triarchic theory

A counselor gives a high school student the NEO-PI-R to determine their strengths. This test is measuring:

• Intelligence

• Personality traits

• Emotional intelligence

• Aptitude

A company uses a personality test during hiring, but candidates from one cultural group score much lower, even when they’re qualified. This may indicate:

• Split-half error

• High validity

• Cultural bias

• Norm referencing

A child with an IQ of 60 struggles to adapt to daily life and care for themselves. This meets criteria for:

• Giftedness

• Intellectual disability

• Learning disability

• Emotional disturbance

A school psychologist administers a test to identify children who may need academic intervention. This aligns most closely with the purpose of:

• Binet’s original intelligence test

• The Myers-Briggs

• The Rorschach

• Gardner’s theory

A test-taker creates a story about an image of two people sitting apart on a bench. The psychologist uses this to assess motives. The test used is likely:

• NEO-PI-R

• Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

• WAIS

• MMPI-2

A man scores high in understanding others’ emotions and managing his own reactions. He likely has strong:

• Logical-mathematical intelligence

• Emotional intelligence (EQ)

• Crystallized intelligence

• Practical intelligence

The Flynn Effect refers to the observation that:

• IQ scores are fixed across generations

• Average IQ scores have increased over time

• Personality scores have declined

• Emotional intelligence is declining