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Managing Testing Context to Reduce Bias Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a strategy for minimizing response biases in testing?

Using the bogus pipeline technique
Managing testing context
Writing ambiguous test items (correct)
Creating a testing situation that minimizes fatigue and stress

What is the rationale behind convincing respondents that they are responding anonymously?

To increase biased responding
To decrease biased responding
To decrease honest responding
To increase honest responding (correct)

What is the bogus pipeline technique?

A technique for reducing respondent fatigue
A technique for writing clear test items
A technique for increasing biased responding
A technique for detecting false responding (correct)

Which test is specifically designed to detect malingered cognitive impairment?

The Dot Counting Test (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of validity scales in the MMPI?

To measure the degree of response bias (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the L scale in the MMPI?

A scale that measures socially desirable responding (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the F scale in the MMPI?

A scale that measures response bias (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes a forced-choice item on a personality test?

An item that presents two equally socially desirable characteristics and requires the test taker to choose one that best describes them personally. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a method used to help minimise the effects of acquiescence bias?

Creating balanced scales with an equal number of positively and negatively keyed items (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using specialised scoring procedures on achievement tests like the SAT?

To adjust test scores to account for guessing (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using a forced-choice format on a test?

It minimises the presence of social desirability bias (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the difference between response sets and response styles?

Response styles are relatively stable and enduring traits, while response sets are temporary and due to factors such as circumstances surrounding the testing or the test itself. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a response bias that can arise from response styles?

Social desirability bias (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between response sets, response styles, and testing outcomes?

Response sets and response styles can both impact testing outcomes, but in different ways. (D) Signup and view all the answers