Chapter 4: Of Tests and Testing

Question 1

What is the 1st assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 1

Psychological traits and states Exist.

Question 2

What is the 2nd assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 2

Psychological traits and states can be quantified and measured.

Question 3

What is the 3rd assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 3

Test-related behavior predicts Non-test related behavior.

Question 4

What is the 4th assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 4

All tests have limits and imperfections.

Question 5

What is the 5th assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 5

Various sources of error are part of the assessment process

Question 6

Define Error Variance

Answer 6

Statistical variability in test scores is influenced by variables other than the measured ones.

Question 7

What is the 6th assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 7

Unfair and unbaised assessment procedures can be identified and reformed.

Question 8

What is the 7th assumption about psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 8

Testing and assessment offer powerful benefits to society

Question 9

What does Reliability mean in psychological testing and assessments?

Answer 9

A measuring tool that consistently produces accurate measurements.

Question 10

When is a test considered valid?

Answer 10

When it measures what it’s intended to measure.

Question 11

What if a test does NOT adequately sample the range of areas that must be sampled to measure the construct of intelligence sufficiently?

Answer 11

The test does not comply with validity.

Question 12

A ________ test is one that examiners can administer, score, and interpret with minimal difficulty.

Answer 12

Good

Question 13

What is norm-referenced testing and assessment?

Answer 13

A method of evaluation used to evaluate an individual’s test taker scores and compare them to the scores of a group of test takers.

Question 14

What does the term “norms” mean in a psychometric context?

Answer 14

Test performance data of a particular group that are designed to use as a reference when evaluating or interpreting tests.

Question 15

What is a normative sample?

Answer 15

The group of people whose performance on a particular test is analyzed for reference in evaluating the performance of individual test-takers.

Question 16

What is standardization?

Answer 16

The process of administering a test to a representative sample of test takers for the purpose of establishing norms.

Question 17

What constitutes a standardized test?

Answer 17

A test that specifies procedures for administrating, scoring, and interpreting, in addition to norms.