Psychological Measurement Basics Quiz

What is the primary aim of psychological tests?

What does a psychological test provide?

What is the purpose of connecting nine squarely arranged points with a pen by four (or less) straight lines without lifting the pen?

What does a psychological test measure?

What defines the quality of a psychological test?

What characteristic is essential for a psychological test to be considered reliable?

What do norms represent in the context of psychological testing?

Which factor is critical for a psychological test to be considered reliable?

What is the primary purpose of computerized testing in psychological assessments?

What is an essential requirement for a psychological test to be considered objective?

Which type of tests measures a person’s best performance and requires the individual to want to do well?

What does validity refer to in psychological testing?

What is a potential drawback of computerized testing in psychological assessments?

What is the primary aim of educational testing in the context of psychological assessments?

What do common complaints about psychological tests often focus on?

What characteristic is essential for personnel testing (job-related) in psychological assessments?

What is a potential disadvantage of relying solely on psychological test scores for high-stakes decisions about people?

What is an important consideration regarding existing questions according to the text?

What is the primary aim of classifying psychological testing based on the stability of the attribute?

According to the APA definition, what does intelligence primarily entail?

What is a significant challenge in arriving at a widely acceptable definition of intelligence?

What are attitudes and moods considered in the context of psychological attributes?

What is the purpose of developing theories to identify different types of mental abilities?

Why are stable attributes most likely to be relevant for making long-term decisions about individuals?

According to Spearman's two-factor theory, a good measure of general intelligence will successfully predict all cognitive performance. This measure is expected to be highly g loaded, but each test also has its own specific factor (S). What does 'g' refer to in this theory?

According to Thurstone and group factors, there are seven group factors that are not identical to general intelligence factors. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven group factors proposed by Thurstone?

What is the main difference between fluid and crystallized intelligence according to Cattell's distinction?

What feature of hierarchical models of intelligence allows for the use of tests that measure both general mental ability ('g') and specific aspects of intelligence?

According to Guilford's structure of intellect model, which dimension classifies what an individual does, the material on which operations are performed, and the form in which information is stored and processed?

'The first scale on intelligence' developed by Binet and Simon contained 30 items for the use of language, reasoning, and comprehension. What was a potential disadvantage of this scale?

What distinguishes Wechsler's adult intelligence scale from Binet's tests developed for children?

'Interest' is defined as a response of liking to an object or activity. According to Strong (1943), what can interest be used to predict?

'Big five' refers to five personality factors found in most personality inventories. Which aspect is NOT one of the 'Big Five' personality factors?

'Strong’s Interest Inventory' focused on measuring interests using complex, indirect methods. What was the primary purpose of these interest inventories?

According to principles in evaluating a personality inventory, what characteristic is essential for the results conveyed by the inventory?

What does Wechsler's adult intelligence scale mainly focus on assessing?

Which scale of measurement involves equal distances but does not have an absolute zero?

What type of distribution is characterized by a symmetrical shape with the highest frequency concentrated in the middle?

In psychological measurement, which type of reliability refers to the consistency of scores when a person takes two different forms of the same test?

What characteristic is essential for a psychological test to be considered reliable?

According to the text, what is the primary aim of classifying psychological testing based on the stability of the attribute?

What is the purpose of developing theories to identify different types of mental abilities?

Which concept in psychological testing measures the extent to which test scores differ?

What does a (+) z score indicate in psychological testing?

What does a large variance in psychological testing indicate?

What does a Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient measure in psychological testing?

What do percentile scores represent in psychological testing?

What is the purpose of linear transformations in psychological testing?

What does a z score of 0 indicate in psychological testing?

What does a t score allow in psychological testing?

What does area transformations provide in psychological testing?

'Cum Fm' and 'Cum F below' are used to calculate which concept in psychological testing?

What is the primary function of predicting values using Linear Regression in psychological testing?

What is the primary purpose of norms in psychological testing?

In norm-based interpretation, where should normative information be obtained from?

What type of norms are based on representative samples in age groups for psychological characteristics that change over time?

For psychological characteristics that change systematically with age, what do age norms provide?

What should be cautioned when comparing a person's scores to normative data in psychological testing?

What is a potential disadvantage of relying on norms that quickly become out-dated in psychological testing?

What does reliability refer to in the context of psychological testing?

Which factor might cause temporary but general characteristics of the individual, leading to inconsistency in test scores?

What type of characteristics might cause some people to consistently perform better than others in a specific task, such as spelling ability?

What is the primary aim of classifying psychological testing based on the stability of the attribute?

What are potential sources of inconsistency in test scores according to the text?

What might lead to external distractions affecting an individual's test performance?

What is the main purpose of the General Model of Reliability?

What is the Reliability Coefficient (rxx) a ratio of?

What does coefficient alpha (alpha reliability) estimate?

What is the primary difference between Test-retest and Alternate Forms reliability estimates?

What does Scorer Reliability measure?

What level of reliability coefficient is generally considered acceptable for applied work?

What are some factors that can affect the reliability of a test?

What is the unit of analysis in Split-Half method?

What do norms provide in psychological testing?

What does reliability aim to measure?

What type of norms are vulnerable to quickly becoming outdated?

What does validity refer to in psychological testing?

What does the standard error of measurement (SEM) measure in psychological testing?

When interpreting test scores, which measure is more useful than reliability coefficients according to the text?

What type of norms are based on representative samples in age groups for psychological characteristics that change over time?

What distinguishes Wechsler's adult intelligence scale from Binet's tests developed for children according to the text?

What type of distribution is characterized by a symmetrical shape with the highest frequency concentrated in the middle?

What does a (+) z score indicate in psychological testing?

What is the formula for calculating the confidence interval using the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) at a 95% confidence level?

What does an increase in reliability result in for the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) and confidence intervals?

If a person's true score is 110 on a test with a standard error of measurement of 3.7 and a mean of 100, within which range would we expect 95% of the person's test scores to fall?

In psychological testing, what is the most useful method of assessing the reliability of highly speeded tests?

When should the coefficient alpha be used as a measure of reliability?

For what purpose should theories be developed to identify different types of mental abilities?

What is the primary aim of classifying psychological testing based on the stability of the attribute?

What characteristic is essential for a psychological test to be considered reliable?

"Johnny’s FSIQ is 113 (between 108 and 118 with 95% confidence)." What does this statement reflect?

According to the text, what is the primary aim of educational testing in the context of psychological assessments?

In psychological testing, what does a t score allow?