Assessment and Testing

Question 1

Normative test format

Answer 1

each item is independent of all other items

Question 2

Ipsative test format

Answer 2

compare traits within the same individual; they do not compare a person to other persons who took the instrument

Question 3

Spiral test

Answer 3

the items get progressively more difficult

Question 4

Cyclical test

Answer 4

has several sections that are spiral in nature

Question 5

Vertical test

Answer 5

has versions for different age brackets or levels of education

Question 6

Horizontal test

Answer 6

measures various factors (math and science) during the same testing procedure

Question 7

Test battery

Answer 7

several measures are used to produce results that could be more accurate than those derived from using a single source; considered a horizontal test

Question 8

Parallel forms

Answer 8

a test has two versions that are interchangeable

Question 9

Validity

Answer 9

whether the test measures what it says it measures

Question 10

Reliability

Answer 10

tells how consistent a test measures an attribute

Question 11

Content validity

Answer 11

AKA rational or logical validity; does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny

Question 12

Construct validity

Answer 12

a test’s ability to measure a theoretical construct such as intelligence, self-esteem or artistic talent

Question 13

Concurrent validity

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deals with how well the test compares to other instruments that are intended for the same purpose; falls under criterion validity

Question 14

Predictive validity

Answer 14

AKA empirical validity; reflects that test’s ability to predict future behavior according to established criteria; falls under criterion validity

Question 15

Consequential validity

Answer 15

tries to ascertain the social implications of using tests

Question 16

Face validity

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appears to measure the intended attribute

Question 17

Equivalent or alternate forms of reliability

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examinees takes parallel forms of a test and reliability correlation coefficient is figured on the two sets of scores

Question 18

J.P. Guilford

Answer 18

isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence; He’s also remembered for thoughts on convergent and divergent thinking

Question 19

Convergent thinking

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occurs when divergent thoughts and ideas are combined into a singular concept

Question 20

Divergent thinking

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the ability to generate a novel idea

Question 21

Culture fair test

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items are known to the subject regardless of their culture

Question 22

Psychometric

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means any form of mental testing

Question 23

Formats of Projective Tests

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Association: What comes to mind when you look at this inkblot?
Completion: Complete these sentences with real feelings
Construction: such as drawing a person

Question 24

16 PF (Personality Factor Questionnaire) reflects the work of?

Answer 24

Raymond B. Cattell

Question 25

Myers- Briggs Type Indicator reflects the work of?

Answer 25

Carl Jung

Question 26

Bender Gestalt II

Answer 26

an expressive projective measure that is known for its ability to discern whether brain damage is evident; the client is instructed to copy 16 geometric figures

Question 27

Who Americanized the Binet?

Answer 27

Lewis Terman