QUIZ PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING MAY25

Which of the following is NOT a tool used in psychological assessment?

• Interview

• Portfolio

• Case History

• Blood Test

The difference between psychological testing and assessment is that:

• Assessment only uses IQ tests

• Testing is more comprehensive than assessment

• Testing is one part of the broader assessment process

• Assessment is not used in clinical settings

Which measure of central tendency is least affected by outliers?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which of the following is a discrete variable?

• Height

• Weight

• Reaction time

• Number of hospital visits

What does a Spearman’s rho assess?

• Differences between group means

• Rank-order correlation

• Variance

• Standard error

What is the main goal of test standardization?

• To make tests more valid

• To create individualized test versions

• To ensure consistency in administration and scoring

• To confuse the test-takers

What is the purpose of norms in testing?

• To adjust raw scores

• To set arbitrary benchmarks

• To interpret individual scores using a reference group

• To ensure test reliability and validity

Which type of reliability uses the Spearman-Brown formula for adjustment?

• Parallel-forms reliability

• Split-half reliability

• Test-retest reliability

• Inter-rater reliability

Which is an advantage of using alternate forms instead of repeating the same test?

• It eliminates all item sampling error

• It avoids practice effects from prior exposure

• It guarantees higher reliability in all situations

• It removes the need for standardization

What does a high Cronbach’s Alpha value (>0.95) potentially indicate?

• Test has high validity

• Test has redundancy among items

• Test is too short

• Test items are inconsistent