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Question 1

individual decisions

Answer 1

test takers use their test scores to make decisions about themselves

Question 2

test takers use their test scores to make decisions about themselves

Answer 2

individual decisions

Question 3

institutional decisions

Answer 3

are those made by another entity (e.g., a human resource manager, a clinical psychologist, a teacher) about an individual based on his or her test results

Question 4

are those made by another entity (e.g., a human resource manager, a clinical psychologist, a teacher) about an individual based on his or her test results

Answer 4

institutional decisions

Question 5

comparative decisions

Answer 5

comparing the test scores of a number of people to see who has the best score.

Question 6

comparing the test scores of a number of people to see who has the best score.

Answer 6

comparative decisions

Question 7

absolute decisions

Answer 7

decisions made by others (institutions) by looking at who has the minimum score needed to qualify

Question 8

decisions made by others (institutions) by looking at who has the minimum score needed to qualify

Answer 8

absolute decisions

Question 9

nature vs nurture controversy

Answer 9

A debate that focuses on whether intelligence is determined by heredity or develops after birth based on environmental factors.

Question 10

A debate that focuses on whether intelligence is determined by heredity or develops after birth based on environmental factors.

Answer 10

nature vs nurture controversy

Question 11

APA report intelligence: knowns and Unknowns

Answer 11

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Question 12

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Answer 12

APA report intelligence: knowns and Unknowns

Question 13

within-group norming

Answer 13

the practice of administering the same test to every test taker but scoring the test differently according to the race of the test taker.

Question 14

the practice of administering the same test to every test taker but scoring the test differently according to the race of the test taker.

Answer 14

within-group norming

Question 15

integrity tests

Answer 15

measure individual attitudes and experiences toward honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and prosocial behavior

Question 16

measure individual attitudes and experiences toward honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, reliability, and prosocial behavior

Answer 16

integrity test

Question 17

Why do individuals/groups either support or oppose the use of integrity/honesty testing?

Answer 17

a disgrace to the psychological testing industry, a distortion of a test’s measure of job fitness, and an illegal quota system that unfairly discriminated against Whites

Question 18

With respect to integrity tests, what has the American Psychological Association concluded?

Answer 18

urged employers to stop using those integrity tests for which little validity information was available