Historical Perspectives on Evolution and Individual Differences

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What type of responses are required in structured personality tests?

  • True or False (correct)
  • Yes or No
  • Multiple Choice
  • Agree or Disagree

What is a key characteristic of projective personality tests?

  • Visual images only
  • Clear and direct questions
  • Ambiguous stimuli or responses (correct)
  • Single-choice answers

What is the main purpose of psychological testing?

  • To predict future behavior
  • To assess individual differences (correct)
  • To measure intelligence only
  • To evaluate physical health

Which dynasty in China had a national multistage testing program involving special testing booths?

<p>Ming Dynasty (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What historical event in 1832 led to the adoption of a selection system for employees by the English East India Company?

<p>Encouragement from British officials (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a characteristic of the civil service testing program in China more than 4000 years ago?

<p>Triennial oral examinations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does achievement primarily refer to in psychological testing?

<p>Previous learning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a person's potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill?

<p>Aptitude (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do items represent in a psychological test?

<p>Specific questions that comprise a test (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of test can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner?

<p>Group test (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In psychological testing, what does aptitude specifically refer to?

<p>The potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is encompassed by the term 'human ability' in psychological testing?

<p>Achievement, aptitude, and behavior tests (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist proposed the theory that higher forms of life evolved through differences among individuals within a species?

<p>Charles Darwin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Binet-Simon Scale when it was first created in 1905?

<p>To identify intellectually subnormal individuals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with coining the term 'mental test'?

<p>James McKeen Cattell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test was revised by Lewis Terman for use in the United States in 1916?

<p>Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant contribution of the revised Binet-Simon Scale in 1908?

<p>Determining a child's mental age (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event during World War I led to a significant growth in the testing movement in the United States?

<p>The need to evaluate emotional and intellectual functioning of military recruits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first version of the Wechsler intelligence scales called?

<p>Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (W-B) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was the first structured personality test developed?

<p>Woodworth Personal Data Sheet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following tests is currently the most widely used and referenced personality test?

<p>Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who made the first serious attempt to use factor analytic techniques in the development of a structured personality test?

<p>J.R. Guilford (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests developed by Robert Yerkes?

<p>To measure intelligence and human abilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the Rorschach test first published by Herman Rorschach of Switzerland?

<p>1921 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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