Mid-term: Quiz 2

Question 1

Projective tests face the same drawbacks as other B-data tests, including that

Answer 1

the answer and the validity of the answer depend critically on the test interpreter.

Question 2

The Binomial Effect Size Display (BESD) is a way to think about the size of

Answer 2

correlation coefficients

Question 3

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is an example of which type of test?

Answer 3

projective

Question 4

What is the purpose of institutional review boards (IRBs) at research universities?

Answer 4

to review the procedures of all research experiments and ensure that they comply with ethical guidelines set by the federal government or the APA

Question 5

In the context of psychological research, what does the word “significant” mean?

Answer 5

A significant result is one that is unlikely to occur by chance.

Question 6

Why do objective tests typically have so many test items or questions?

Answer 6

One way to make a test more reliable is simply to make it longer.

Question 7

Often a scale is used to predict behavior, diagnosis, or category membership in new samples of participants. This process is referred to as

Answer 7

Cross-validation

Question 8

Which of the following sentences describes a Type II error in significance testing?

Answer 8

A Type II error involves deciding that one variable does not have a relationship with another when really it does.

Question 9

Three of the following four sentences about effect size are true. Which is FALSE?

Answer 9

The BESD shows how much of an outcome we can predict from an individual measurement of difference.

Question 10

The factor analytic method of test construction is an example of a psychological tool based on

Answer 10

Statistics

Question 11

What are the Big Five personality traits that were derived from the factor analytic method?

Answer 11

extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness

Question 12

If you wish to compare how two groups of people answer differently on a personality test, which method of test construction would be ideal?

Answer 12

Empirical

Question 13

What is the basic assumption of the empirical method of test creation?

Answer 13

Certain kinds of people have distinctive ways of answering certain questions on personality inventories.

Question 14

If a test consists of a list of questions that can be answered yes or no, true or false, or on a numeric scale, and especially if the test uses a computer-scored answer sheet, then it is what kind of test?

Answer 14

An objective test

Question 15

What are the “factors” that the factor analytic method is designed to identify?

Answer 15

The properties that make groups of things seem to be alike

Question 16

Most personality tests provide what kind of data?

Answer 16

S Data

Question 17

Correlation coefficients are measured between a range of +1 and −1. Which of the following is true regarding correlation coefficients?

Answer 17

The further the number is from zero in either direction, the stronger is the effect.

Question 18

A researcher shows you various cards with pictures on them and asks you to tell a story about the scene and people in the pictures. What kind of test is this?

Answer 18

A projective personality test

Question 19

Which of the following sentences describes a Type I error in significance testing?

Answer 19

A Type I error involves deciding that one variable has a relationship with another, when really it does not.

Question 20

For any rationally constructed, S-data personality test to work, four conditions must hold. Which of the answers below is NOT one of these vital conditions?

Answer 20

The tests must be applicable to participants of any gender, race, age, or linguistic group