Psychological Measurement

Question 1

What do the psychological tests measure?

Answer 1

1. Personality
2. Aptitude
3. Intelligence
4. Neuropsychological
5. Attitude
6. Projective
7. Achievement

Question 2

What are the types of psychological attributes?

Answer 2

1. Observable Behavior
2. Unobservable Behavior

1. It is some kind of behavior => behavioral measurement.

Question 3

What is a “Psychological Test”?

Who made this clarification?

Answer 3

A systematic procedure for comparing the behavior of two or more people.

Lee Joseph Cronbach

Question 4

What are the aspects of psychological tests?

According to Cronbach.

Answer 4

1. It has behavioral samples of some kind.
2. Samples must be collected in a systematic way.
3. Purpose: Comparing the behaviors of two or more people.

Question 5

What is a comparison of performance by the same individuals at different points in time called?

Answer 5

Intra-individual differences.

Question 6

What is the purpose of measurement in psychology?

Answer 6

To identify and, if possible, quantify “inter-individual” and “intra-individual” differences.

Question 7

What is “psychometrics”?

Answer 7

The science concerned with evaluating the attributes of psychological tests.

Question 8

What are the 3 particular attributes of tests that psychometrics is testing?

Answer 8

1. Reliability
2. Validity
3. Type of Information

Question 9

What is “anthropometrics”?

Who came up with this?

Answer 9

• The measurement of human features (i.e. head size, arm length).
• These features included psychological characteristics.
• Art.

Francis Galton.

Question 10

How did Galton define psychometry?

Answer 10

The measurement of mental features.

The art of imposing measurement and
number upon operations of the mind.

Question 11

In which categories do tests vary?

Answer 11

• Content
• Type of Response Required
• Methods Used to Administer
• Intended Purposes of Test Scores

Question 12

What are the types of tests in content-wise?

Answer 12

PAINAPA

Question 13

What are the types of tests in response-wise?

Answer 13

1. Open-Ended
2. Close-Ended

Question 14

What are the types of tests in method-wise?

Answer 14

1. Speeded Tests: Time-limited and scored by counting the number of questions answered in the allotted time.
2. Power Tests: Opposite of the above.

Question 15

What are the types of tests in intended purpose-wise?

Answer 15

1. Criterion Referenced Tests:
   A fixed, predetermined cutoff test score is established, and it is used to sort people into two groups:
   a. Those whose performance exceeds the performance criterion.
   b. Those whose performance does not.
2. Norm Referenced Tests:
   Used to compare a person’s test score with scores from a reference sample or a normative sample, in order to understand how the person compares with other people.

1. In settings where a decision must be made about one’s skill level.