24 Questions
What type of responses are required in structured personality tests?
True or False
What is a key characteristic of projective personality tests?
Ambiguous stimuli or responses
What is the main purpose of psychological testing?
To assess individual differences
Which dynasty in China had a national multistage testing program involving special testing booths?
Ming Dynasty
What historical event in 1832 led to the adoption of a selection system for employees by the English East India Company?
Encouragement from British officials
What was a characteristic of the civil service testing program in China more than 4000 years ago?
Triennial oral examinations
What does achievement primarily refer to in psychological testing?
Previous learning
Which term refers to a person's potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill?
Aptitude
What do items represent in a psychological test?
Specific questions that comprise a test
Which type of test can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner?
Group test
In psychological testing, what does aptitude specifically refer to?
The potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill
What is encompassed by the term 'human ability' in psychological testing?
Achievement, aptitude, and behavior tests
Which scientist proposed the theory that higher forms of life evolved through differences among individuals within a species?
Charles Darwin
What was the primary purpose of the Binet-Simon Scale when it was first created in 1905?
To identify intellectually subnormal individuals
Who is credited with coining the term 'mental test'?
James McKeen Cattell
Which test was revised by Lewis Terman for use in the United States in 1916?
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
What was a significant contribution of the revised Binet-Simon Scale in 1908?
Determining a child's mental age
What event during World War I led to a significant growth in the testing movement in the United States?
The need to evaluate emotional and intellectual functioning of military recruits
What was the first version of the Wechsler intelligence scales called?
Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (W-B)
Which of the following was the first structured personality test developed?
Woodworth Personal Data Sheet
Which of the following tests is currently the most widely used and referenced personality test?
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Who made the first serious attempt to use factor analytic techniques in the development of a structured personality test?
J.R. Guilford
What was the purpose of the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests developed by Robert Yerkes?
To measure intelligence and human abilities
In what year was the Rorschach test first published by Herman Rorschach of Switzerland?
1921
Explore the historical perspectives on evolution through Charles Darwin's theory and Sir Francis Galton's work on individual differences in sensory and motor functioning. Learn about the American Civil Service Commission's establishment and the publication of 'The Origin of Species' in 1859.
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