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Which type of test measures a person's potential for learning or acquiring skills?
Which type of test measures a person's potential for learning or acquiring skills?
- Maximum Performance test
- Speed test
- Aptitude test (correct)
- Achievement test
What is the term for a set of items that are designed to measure characteristics of human beings that pertain to behavior?
What is the term for a set of items that are designed to measure characteristics of human beings that pertain to behavior?
- Test
- Psychological test (correct)
- Group test
- Item
What type of test can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner?
What type of test can be administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner?
- Individual test
- Group test (correct)
- Speed test
- Achievement test
Which of the following is a data reduction technique?
Which of the following is a data reduction technique?
Who is considered the Father of Classical Test Theory?
Who is considered the Father of Classical Test Theory?
What is the major assumption in Classical Test Theory regarding errors of measurement?
What is the major assumption in Classical Test Theory regarding errors of measurement?
What does the standard error of measurement tell us?
What does the standard error of measurement tell us?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both data are ordinal?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both data are ordinal?
What is the formula for calculating Z-score?
What is the formula for calculating Z-score?
Which test is used to evaluate the relationship between two variables in the population?
Which test is used to evaluate the relationship between two variables in the population?
What is the measure of symmetry in a distribution called?
What is the measure of symmetry in a distribution called?
Which formula is used to convert a raw score into a Z-score?
Which formula is used to convert a raw score into a Z-score?
What does the 50th quartile represent in a frequency distribution?
What does the 50th quartile represent in a frequency distribution?
What is the purpose of norm-referenced tests?
What is the purpose of norm-referenced tests?
What does the regression coefficient (b) represent in a regression equation?
What does the regression coefficient (b) represent in a regression equation?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are dichotomous and at least one of them is a true dichotomous variable?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are dichotomous and at least one of them is a true dichotomous variable?
What is the measure of accuracy of prediction in regression analysis?
What is the measure of accuracy of prediction in regression analysis?
What does the coefficient of determination (r^2) tell us?
What does the coefficient of determination (r^2) tell us?
What is the measure of non-association between two variables called?
What is the measure of non-association between two variables called?
Who is considered the Father of Comparative Psychology?
Who is considered the Father of Comparative Psychology?
Who is considered the Father of Mental Testing?
Who is considered the Father of Mental Testing?
What is the purpose of a standardized achievement test?
What is the purpose of a standardized achievement test?
Which of the following is a property of an interval scale?
Which of the following is a property of an interval scale?
Which of the following is an example of an ordinal scale?
Which of the following is an example of an ordinal scale?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis according to the text?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis according to the text?
Which type of test measures a person's potential for learning or acquiring skills?
Which type of test measures a person's potential for learning or acquiring skills?
What is the measure of non-association between two variables called?
What is the measure of non-association between two variables called?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis according to the text?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis according to the text?
Which of the following individuals is considered the Father of Modern Psychology?
Which of the following individuals is considered the Father of Modern Psychology?
Who is credited with developing the first standardized intelligence test?
Who is credited with developing the first standardized intelligence test?
Which individual opened the world's first school for the mentally retarded?
Which individual opened the world's first school for the mentally retarded?
Which of the following is NOT a property of an interval scale?
Which of the following is NOT a property of an interval scale?
Which of the following is an example of a nominal scale?
Which of the following is an example of a nominal scale?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis?
What is the purpose of exploratory data analysis?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both data are nominal in nature (for true dichotomy)?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both data are nominal in nature (for true dichotomy)?
What is the measure of peakedness in a distribution called?
What is the measure of peakedness in a distribution called?
What is the measure of symmetry in a distribution called?
What is the measure of symmetry in a distribution called?
What is the formula for calculating the Z-score?
What is the formula for calculating the Z-score?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are dichotomous and at least one of them is a true dichotomous variable?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are dichotomous and at least one of them is a true dichotomous variable?
What is the measure of accuracy of prediction in regression analysis?
What is the measure of accuracy of prediction in regression analysis?
What is the major assumption in Classical Test Theory regarding errors of measurement?
What is the major assumption in Classical Test Theory regarding errors of measurement?
What does the regression coefficient (b) represent in a regression equation?
What does the regression coefficient (b) represent in a regression equation?
Which of the following is NOT a data reduction technique?
Which of the following is NOT a data reduction technique?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are nominal?
Which correlation coefficient is used when both variables are nominal?
Who proposed the product moment correlation?
Who proposed the product moment correlation?
What is the difference between the observed score and the true score in Classical Test Theory?
What is the difference between the observed score and the true score in Classical Test Theory?
Which correlation coefficient is used to determine the degree of variation in one variable that can be estimated from knowledge about variation in the other variable?
Which correlation coefficient is used to determine the degree of variation in one variable that can be estimated from knowledge about variation in the other variable?
What is the purpose of normative data in psychological testing?
What is the purpose of normative data in psychological testing?
