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?

    <p>The Dot Counting Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of validity scales in the MMPI?

    <p>To measure the degree of response bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the L scale in the MMPI?

    <p>A scale that measures socially desirable responding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the F scale in the MMPI?

    <p>A scale that measures response bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>An item that presents two equally socially desirable characteristics and requires the test taker to choose one that best describes them personally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Creating balanced scales with an equal number of positively and negatively keyed items</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To adjust test scores to account for guessing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It minimises the presence of social desirability bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Social desirability bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Response sets and response styles can both impact testing outcomes, but in different ways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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