Interests and Attitudes: Personality and Career Assessment
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What is the primary focus of interest testing?

  • Testing for physical abilities
  • Testing for personality traits
  • Testing for academic interests
  • Testing for career interests (correct)

Who are the two dominant names in the field of interest testing?

  • Frederic Kuder and John Holland
  • Edward K. Strong, Jr and Frederic Kuder (correct)
  • Edward K. Strong, Jr and John Holland
  • John Holland and Edward K. Strong, Jr

Which of the following inventories is not one of the three dominating ones in current usage?

  • The Self-directed Search
  • The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
  • The Strong Interest Inventory
  • The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (correct)

What are the two primary approaches to test development mentioned in the text?

<p>Criterion-keying approach and empirical approach (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main applied area of interest testing as mentioned in the text?

<p>Counseling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who has become prominent in the field of interest testing in more recent times?

<p>John Holland (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are the two dominant names in the interest testing field?

<p>Edward K. Strong, Jr. and G. Fredric Kuder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the first edition of Strong’s test (The Strong Vocational Interest Blank) appear?

<p>1927 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main ways in which vocational interest measures differ?

<p>Empirical/Criterion-keying and broad areas of interest (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the vertexes of the hexagon in Holland's theory represent?

<p>Six major themes or types (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does RIASEC stand for in the context of Holland's theory?

<p>Realistic Investigative Conventional Enterprising Social Creative (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the adjacent themes in Holland's theory have according to their degree of relationship?

<p>Moderate correlations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does KR20 and KR21 refer to in the context of interest testing?

<p>Kuder's Reliability formulas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Self-Directed Search' mentioned in the text?

<p>To organize career interest scores (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between absolute and relative format in interest testing?

<p>In absolute format, respondent has to rate activities whereas in relative format, respondent has to choose most and least liked activities. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of interest testing?

<p>Assessing career or vocational interests (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are the two dominant names in the field of interest testing?

<p>Edward K. Strong, Jr and Frederic Kuder (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does RIASEC stand for in the context of Holland's theory?

<p>Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the first edition of Strong’s test (The Strong Vocational Interest Blank) appear?

<p>1947 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who has become prominent in the field of interest testing in more recent times?

<p>John Holland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between absolute and relative format in interest testing?

<p>The way in which test takers' scores are interpreted and compared to others' scores (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the vertexes of the hexagon in John Holland's theory represent?

<p>The six major types of vocational interest (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two names are considered dominant in the field of interest testing?

<p>Edward K. Strong, Jr. and G. Fredric Kuder (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first publication of Kuder’s test appear?

<p>1939 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between absolute and relative format in interest testing?

<p>Absolute level rates the extent to which you like each activity, while relative level requires marking the most and least liked activity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does KR20 and KR21 refer to in the context of interest testing?

<p>Kuder-Richardson reliability formulas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Self-Directed Search' mentioned in the text?

<p>To report the two highest RIASEC codes for an individual (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the first edition of Strong’s test (The Strong Vocational Interest Blank) appear?

<p>1927 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to John Holland's theory, what do diagonally opposite themes have?

<p>Low correlation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do adjacent themes have in John Holland's theory?

<p>Moderately high correlations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main ways in which vocational interest measures differ?

<p>Origin of scales or scores on the tests and areas of interest being related to occupations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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