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What is a Psychological Test?

  • A set of items designed to measure characteristics of human beings related to behavior (correct)
  • A device that measures past, present, or future human behavior
  • A standardized procedure to measure quantitatively or qualitatively one aspect of a trait
  • A standardized instrument consisting of a series of questions assessing aspects of individuality
  • How is a Psychological Test described in terms of scores and categories?

  • A set of items designed to measure characteristics of human beings related to behavior
  • A standardized procedure to measure quantitatively or qualitatively one aspect of a trait
  • A device that measures past, present, or future human behavior
  • A standardized instrument consisting of a series of questions (correct)
  • What does a psychological test measure?

  • Quantitative or qualitative aspects of a trait
  • Past, present, or future human behavior
  • Individuality of a person
  • Characteristics of human beings related to behavior (correct)
  • How is a psychological test different from other measurement procedures?

    <p>It is a set of items designed to measure characteristics of human beings related to behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a psychological test consist of?

    <p>A series of questions called 'items' assessing certain aspects of a person’s individuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the validity of a test concern?

    <p>What the test measures and how well it does so</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Messick (1989), what are the two aspects of content validity?

    <p>Content Representativeness &amp; Content Relevance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the validity of a test depend on?

    <p>The specific purpose for which it is used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is content validity built into a test from the outset?

    <p>Through the choice of appropriate items</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern of validity?

    <p>Whether a test measures what it is intended to measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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