Research Methods in Psychology Test Bank
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of research methodology in psychology. Students will explore various research designs, including experimental, correlational, and observational methods, and learn how to formulate research questions, construct hypotheses, and operationalize variables. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, data collection techniques, and statistical analysis. By engaging in hands-on activities and critical evaluation of published studies, students will develop the skills necessary to design, conduct, and interpret psychological research, fostering a deeper understanding of scientific inquiry within the field.
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Psychological Testing and Assessment An Introduction to Tests and Measurement 9th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Psychological Testing and Assessment
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Q1) The Adjustable Light Beam Apparatus (ALBA)
A) is used to adjust illumination levels in light research.
B) was originally created by Jessica Alba and marketed as an Honest brand make-up light.
C) is used to measure body-image distortion.
D) is used to transform "night owls" into "morning people."
Answer: C
Q2) As described in your textbook,all of the following are parties to the assessment enterprise EXCEPT
A) society at large.
B) the test developer.
C) the test user.
D) consumer advocates.
Answer: D
Q3) As used with reference to psychological tests,the term format refers to A) the arrangement of test items.
B) whether a test can be administered by computer.
C) the procedures used to obtain data.
D) All of these
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical
Considerations
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Q1) Psychological test data gathered from immigrant assessees at Ellis Island by Henry Goddard was
A) cited extensively in Goddard's best-seller Welcoming Europe's Gifted.
B) used to argue against compulsory sterilization for the "feeble-minded."
C) cited to support anti-immigration arguments and legislation.
D) compiled to determine the incidence of feeble-mindedness worldwide.
Answer: C
Q2) The mental ability evaluations conducted at Ellis Island could best be characterized as
A) psychological testing.
B) psychological assessment.
C) case-study techniques.
D) role-play.
Answer: A
Q3) Sigmund Freud believed that nonverbal behaviors provide clues regarding A) intelligence.
B) achievement.
C) ethnicity.
D) motivation.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: A Statistics Refresher
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Q1) In a research study,subjects are categorized as either "hospitalized" or "never hospitalized." This type of categorization is referred to as
A) random.
B) continuous.
C) discrete.
D) prime.
Answer: C
Q2) A standard score obtained by a linear transformation is one in which A) a direct numerical relationship to the original score is retained.
B) only the directionality of the relationship to the original score is retained.
C) the relationship to the original score has been completely erased.
D) None of these
Answer: A
Q3) Correlation coefficients range from -1 to:
A) +1.
B) 0.
C) + infinity.
D) +10.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Of Tests and Testing
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Q1) Experts in testing and assessment have expressed reservations about the use of
A) national anchor norms.
B) percentiles.
C) grade norms.
D) television programs for pre-schoolers which purport to teach advanced subjects.
Q2) A norm group is a group of testtakers
A) for whom a particular test is deemed inappropriate.
B) taking a particular test for the very first time.
C) that is typically described in the test manual.
D) Only taking a particular test for the very first time and that is typically described in the test manual.
Q3) A raw score of 0 on a test suggests to the test user that the testtaker
A) did not possess any of the construct/ability being assessed by the test.
B) did not understand the instructions.
C) was not physically capable of responding appropriately.
D) All of these
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Chapter 5: Reliability
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Q1) Test-retest estimates of reliability are referred to as measures of ________,and split-half reliability estimates are referred to as measures of ________.
A) true scores; error scores
B) internal consistency; stability
C) inter-scorer reliability; consistency
D) stability; internal consistency
Q2) The Rasch model
A) was developed by a Danish mathematician named Rasch.
B) is an IRT model with specific assumptions about the underlying distribution.
C) was devised from generalizability theory.
D) Both was developed by a Danish mathematician named Rasch and is an IRT model with specific assumptions about the underlying distribution.
Q3) All indices of reliability provide an index that is a characteristic of a particular A) test.
B) group of test scores.
C) trait.
D) approach to measurement.
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Chapter 6: Validity
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Q1) A rater systematically assigns ratings in the middle range,thus avoiding extremely positive and negative ratings.Which type of error BEST characterizes this rater's ratings?
A) leniency error
B) central tendency error
C) severity error
D) halo effect
Q2) "How can group differences on cognitive ability tests be reduced while retaining existing high levels of reliability and criterion-related validity?" According to Gottfredson,the answer to this question
A) lies in the judicious application of affirmative action strategies.
B) must be answered by measurement professionals for themselves.
C) must come from strategies designed to minimize adverse impact.
D) will not come from measurement-related research.
Q3) Which is NOT a method of evaluating the validity of a test?
A) evaluating scores on the test as compared to scores obtained on other tests
B) evaluating the content of the test
C) evaluating the percentage of passing and failing grades on the test
D) evaluating test scores as they relate to predictions from a particular theory
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Chapter 7: Utility
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Q1) Of the following list,which place would Taylor-Russell tables be MOST likely to be found?
A) mental hospitals.
B) school guidance counselors' offices.
C) physicians' offices.
D) personnel offices.
Q2) In the Ariel et al.(2015)study,police officers were assigned to the Camera or No Camera condition
A) by the commander on duty at the time.
B) using the Cambridge Randomizer.
C) on the basis of case history data.
D) None of these
Q3) The term bookmark method refers to an IRT-based method
A) of estimating item difficulty using Las Vegas style odds.
B) of setting cut scores based on scholarly book reviews.
C) derived by researchers on sabbatical in Monte Carlo.
D) None of these
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Chapter 8: Test Development
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Q1) A test developer is designing a standardized test using a multiple-choice format.The final form of the test will contain 50 items.It would be advisable for the first draft of this test to contain,at least,how many items?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 25
Q2) Jana takes a personality test administered by the "True Compatibility Dating Service." According to the personalized,computerized personality profile that results,Jana learns that her need for exhibitionism is much greater than her need for stability.Since the test analyzes data only with regard to Jane,and no other client of the dating service,it may be assumed that the test was scored using
A) a diagnostic model.
B) a cumulative model.
C) an ipsative model of scoring.
D) truly compatible models.
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Chapter 9: Intelligence and Its Measurement
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Q1) Practice items on the WAIS-IV can provide
A) assessors with knowledge of whether or not the assessee understands the task.
B) assessees with feedback regarding whether or not they are performing in a way that will be keyed correct.
C) Both assessors with knowledge of whether or not the assessee understands the task and assessees with feedback regarding whether or not they are performing in a way that will be keyed correct.
D) None of these
Q2) As cited in the text,the WRIT is
A) a formal order to engage in, or refrain from engaging in, some action.
B) a short form intelligence test.
C) an essay test of intelligence.
D) a reading test that yields an estimate of intelligence.
Q3) The Picture Absurdities subtest of the SB-5 was designed to measure
A) nonverbal problem solving on matters not culturally bound.
B) ability to see patterns and relationships and spatial orientation.
C) sorting of information into short-term or long-term memory.
D) skills and knowledge acquired by formal and informal education.
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Chapter 10: Assessment for Education
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Q1) According to published estimates,the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated some __________ dollars to help fund the Common Core State Standards.
A) 2.5 million
B) 25 million
C) 2.5 billion
D) 25 billion
Q2) The CRS-R is particularly well suited for
A) diagnosing depression.
B) screening for suicidal tendencies.
C) Both diagnosing depression and screening for suicidal tendencies.
D) monitoring ADHD treatment.
Q3) Critics of the Common Core State Standards have criticized the test items used as part of the program to gauge student progress.Specifically,some of the test items have been criticized as being
A) age-inappropriate
B) grade-inappropriate
C) both age-inappropriate and grade-inappropriate
D) None of these
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Chapter 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview
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Q1) The personality test used in the Karisoke study of the personality of gorillas was prepared in both English and French because
A) the gorillas had been spoken to only in French by the field guides.
B) the test had originally been developed by a French-speaking anthropologist.
C) some of the tests were administered by researchers from the Sorbonne in Paris, and Oxford University in England.
D) None of these
Q2) Dr.Rick Malone's threat management team is tasked with balancing personal and public safety needs against all citizens'
A) right to privacy.
B) right of free speech.
C) right not to be falsely imprisoned.
D) All of these
Q3) A data reduction method used in personality test development is
A) regression analysis.
B) factor analysis.
C) final analysis.
D) shrink analysis.
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Chapter 12: Personality Assessment Methods
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Q1) Measuring a runner's level of ability by having the runner run a mile is an example of
A) a general performance measure.
B) a situational performance measure.
C) a cross-sectional performance measure.
D) a cross-country performance measure.
Q2) Based on several review articles cited in the text,what conclusion can reasonably be made about the Rorschach test and its contribution to psychological assessment?
A) Rorschach-based interpretations represent the essence of "scientifically informed psychological assessment."
B) Rorschach-based interpretations have little reliability and even less validity.
C) There exists a mixture of favorable and unfavorable reviews of the Rorschach's contributions to psychological assessment.
D) No single tool of psychological assessment has undermined the credibility of behavioral science more than Hermann Rorschach's test.
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Chapter 13: Clinical and Counseling Assessment
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Q1) The FBI refers to it as criminal investigative analysis but most other people would know it as
A) forensic assessment.
B) legal evaluation.
C) examining.
D) profiling.
Q2) Applying the definition in your textbook,which of the following is a statement regarding incidence?
A) the proportion of people diagnosed with depression who are also diagnosed with a physical illness.
B) the proportion of people diagnosed with a physical illness who will develop depression.
C) the annual occurrence of suicide among people diagnosed with depression.
D) the number of clinical trials needed for a specific intervention to show efficacy.
Q3) The most commonly used measure of depression is
A) the MMPI-II.
B) the Beck Depression Inventory.
C) the Draw-A-Person.
D) the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).
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Chapter 14: Neuropsychological Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE regarding a fixed,prepackaged neuropsychological test battery?
A) Great care is taken by the neuropsychologist in pre-selecting the tests to be administered.
B) Scoring guidelines are frequently vague and require subjective clinical judgment.
C) Each test in the battery is designed to measure only one neuropsychological variable.
D) It is most likely to be used by a novice rather than an experienced neuropsychologist.
Q2) Neuropsychological deficits in organizing and planning can BEST be assessed by which of the following?
A) the Wechsler Similarities Test
B) a proverb interpretation test
C) the Porteus Maze Test
D) an object sorting test
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Chapter 15: Assessment,Careers,and Business
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Q1) According to your text,an assumption underlying the development of the Strong Interest Inventory was
A) if an assessee has many outside interests, he or she will experience less on-the-job stress.
B) if an assessee's interests match those of people already in the field, the assessee may be well suited for the job.
C) all people in a particular field will work well together if they share similar interests.
D) the more interests an assessee has, the more adaptable he or she will be to various job-related situations.
Q2) Items such as "I get along well with others" and "I enjoy math" are representative of the types of items presented on which of the following vocational assessment instruments?
A) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
B) the General Aptitude Test Battery
C) the Minnesota Clerical Test
D) the Strong Interest Inventory
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