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MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 1. Who is often referred to as the "father" of modern psychological testing? a. Alfred Binet b. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Francis Galton 2. During the Han Dynasty, what was one of the earliest us...

MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 1. Who is often referred to as the "father" of modern psychological testing? a. Alfred Binet b. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Francis Galton 2. During the Han Dynasty, what was one of the earliest uses of testing in history? a. Determining military rankings b. Assessing intelligence through written exams c. Selecting officials for civil service positions d. Evaluating agricultural productivity 3. A psychologist is administering an intelligence test to a child from a different cultural background. What should the psychologist do to ensure a fair interpretation of the results? a. Apply the same norms used for all children, regardless of their background b. Consider the child’s cultural and contextual influences during interpretation c. Focus only on the statistical data provided in the test manual d. Ignore the child’s background and focus solely on test scores 4. Which type of validity serves as the foundational index of validity, without which other forms of validity lose significance? a. Face validity b. Content validity c. Criterion-related validity d. Construct validity 5. A teacher is administering a standardized test to two groups of students on different days. To ensure fairness and consistency in measuring the same skills, the teacher uses alternate forms of the test. What is one key advantage of this approach? a. It reduces the possibility of item sampling error. b. It ensures that all items have the same difficulty level. c. It eliminates temporal factors from affecting results. d. It prevents dishonesty between the two groups. 6. Which method of reliability involves administering the same test to the same group of people at two different times? a. Alternate form b. Internal consistency  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB c. Test-retest d. Split half 7. Which reliability method involves dividing a test into two halves and comparing the results from each half? a. Alternate form b. Split half c. Internal consistency d. Test-retest 8. Which method of reliability examines how consistently a test measures a concept by checking if multiple items on a test that measure the same construct yield similar results? a. Internal consistency b. Split half c. Test-retest d. Alternate form 9. Which method of reliability involves using different versions of a test to ensure consistency across forms? a. Split half b. Test-retest c. Alternate form d. Internal consistency 10. A group of test developers is working on creating a new intelligence test. Each developer has a slightly different approach to how they conceptualize intelligence and its measurement. What can be concluded from this situation? a. Different test developers should never have similarities in the way they conceptualize. b. Different test developers may have different ways to conceptualize the same construct. c. Different test developers should have similar ways to conceptualize all constructs. d. None of the above is true. 11. Which approach is used when test-takers are compared to one another in terms of their performance? a. Criterion-referenced approach b. Ipsative approach c. Norm-referenced approach d. None of the above 12. When test results are interpreted based on specific criteria or standards, regardless of how others perform, this is known as:  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB a. Criterion-referenced approach b. Ipsative approach c. Norm-referenced approach d. None of the above 13. Which approach is used when test-takers' results are compared to their own past performance, rather than to others? a. Ipsative approach b. Criterion-referenced approach c. Norm-referenced approach d. None of the above 14. Which of the following is not a method for interpreting test results? a. Ipsative approach b. Norm-referenced approach c. Criterion-referenced approach d. None of the above 15. Who introduced the idea that intelligence should be divided into verbal and performance components and also believed that personality was an important factor in assessing intelligence? a. Charles Spearman b. David Wechsler c. Howard Gardner d. Robert Sternberg 16. A manager is conducting performance evaluations and notices that they tend to rate employees higher than their actual performance because they want to be liked. What type of error in testing is most likely happening? a. Leniency error b. Halo effect c. Social desirability bias d. Response set bias 17. A researcher gives a test to two groups of students and realizes that one group consistently receives higher scores due to the researcher's favorable opinion of that group. Which testing error is being demonstrated? a. Leniency error b. Halo effect c. Experimenter expectancy effect d. Attribution bias 18. During a survey, participants tend to agree with every statement, even when they don't have strong opinions, because they feel it is the "right" response. What type  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB of error is this? a. Acquiescence bias b. Demand characteristics c. Social desirability bias d. Response bias 19. A teacher rates students' essays more favorably because they are impressed by the student's overall attitude, rather than the quality of the essay. Which type of error in testing is this? a. Leniency error b. Halo effect c. Attribution bias d. Contrast effect 20. In a psychological test, a participant agrees with all statements without fully considering them, simply to please the examiner. What error is most likely occurring in this situation? a. Acquiescence bias b. Social desirability bias c. Demand characteristics d. Response set bias 21. Alice scored 82 on her economics test (mean = 75, SD = 8), and 88 on her geography test (mean = 80, SD = 6). Which test did Alice perform relatively better in? A. Economics test B. Geography test C. She performed well in both tests D. She performed poorly in both tests 22. Tom scored 72 in his computer science test (mean = 65, SD = 10), and 60 in his philosophy test (mean = 55, SD = 7). Based on the z-scores, in which test did Tom perform better? A. Computer science test B. Philosophy test C. He performed equally well in both tests D. He performed poorly in both tests 23. A researcher is analyzing the distribution of test scores from a large group of participants. The histogram shows a long tail to the right, indicating that most of the scores are concentrated on the lower end of the scale. What does this indicate about the skewness of the distribution? a. The distribution is positively skewed. b. The distribution is negatively skewed.  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB c. The distribution is normally distributed. d. The distribution is perfectly symmetric. 24. A psychologist is examining a dataset of participant ages in a study. The ages are heavily concentrated around the mean, but there are a few extreme outliers on both ends of the age range. What would the kurtosis of this distribution likely be? a. Platykurtic b. Leptokurtic c. Mesokurtic d. Normally distributed 25. A test score distribution shows a peak that is much sharper than a normal distribution, with very few low and high scores. What type of kurtosis does this distribution demonstrate? a. Platykurtic b. Leptokurtic c. Mesokurtic d. Negatively skewed 26. After plotting the data from a survey, a researcher observes that the histogram has a tail that extends to the left, suggesting that the lower values are more spread out than the higher ones. What does this suggest about the skewness of the data? a. Positive skewness b. Negative skewness c. Normal distribution d. Symmetric distribution 27. A distribution of exam scores shows a peak similar to a normal distribution, but with a slight flattening at the center and wider tails at both ends. What type of kurtosis does this describe? a. Platykurtic b. Leptokurtic c. Mesokurtic d. Positively skewed 28. A researcher is analyzing the spread of test scores from a large sample of participants. After calculating several measures, they find that one of the options below does not directly measure variability. Which one is it? A. Class Interval B. Variance  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB C. Range D. Interquartile Range 29. In a statistics class, the instructor asks students to calculate the measure of variability that describes the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset. Which measure should the students use? A. Class Interval B. Variance C. Range D. Interquartile Range 30. A statistician is explaining different measures of variability. They mention a measure that calculates the spread of the middle 50% of data points in a dataset. Which measure are they referring to? A. Class Interval B. Interquartile Range C. Variance D. Range 31. A data analyst is preparing a report and includes the measure that expresses the average squared deviation from the mean. Which of the following measures is being referred to? A. Class Interval B. Variance C. Range D. Interquartile Range 32. A student is reviewing the different measures used to summarize data spread. They notice that one option listed below does not describe the distribution of values in terms of variability. Which one should be excluded? A. Class Interval B. Variance C. Interquartile Range D. Range 33. For which scales can you accurately interpret operations like adding or subtracting data points? A. Nominal scale and ordinal scale B. Ordinal scale and interval scale  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB C. Ratio scale and interval scale D. Interval scale and nominal scale 34. A psychologist is evaluating the reliability of a test with binary responses (true/false). Which reliability coefficient would be most appropriate for this type of data? A. Pearson r B. Spearman Brown C. Cronbach Alpha D. KR20 35. A researcher wants to assess the reliability of a test after splitting it into two halves. Which coefficient would be most useful in determining the reliability of this split-half method? A. Pearson r B. Spearman Brown C. Cronbach Alpha D. KR20 36. In assessing the internal consistency of a multi-item test, a test developer seeks a coefficient that measures how well the items correlate with each other. Which of the following should they use? A. Pearson r B. Spearman Brown C. Cronbach Alpha D. KR20 37. A researcher is studying the correlation between two continuous variables, each measured on an interval scale. Which of the following would they use to assess the strength and direction of the relationship between the variables? A. Pearson r B. Spearman Brown C. Cronbach Alpha D. KR20 38. What does a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.25 between two variables suggest? a. Weak positive relationship b. No relationship c. Strong negative relationship d. Strong positive relationship 39. If the correlation coefficient (r) between two variables is 0.95, what does this indicate? a. No relationship  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB b. Strong negative relationship c. Weak positive relationship d. Strong positive relationship 40. What does a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.00 between two variables indicate? a. Strong negative relationship b. No relationship c. Weak positive relationship d. Strong positive relationship 41. A correlation coefficient (r) of -0.60 between two variables indicates: a. Weak positive relationship b. Strong negative relationship c. No relationship d. Strong positive relationship 42. If two variables have a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.40, what can be inferred about the relationship between them? a. Strong positive relationship b. Moderate positive relationship c. Weak positive relationship d. Strong negative relationship 43. A positively skewed distribution means that: a. The mean is higher than the median b. The median is higher than the mean c. The mean is equal to the mode d. The mode is higher than the mean 44. A negatively skewed distribution means that: a. The mean is higher than the median b. The median is higher than the mean c. The mean is equal to the mode d. The mode is less than the mean 45. A psychologist is providing a therapy session and reassures a client that their personal disclosures will not be shared with anyone without their consent. Which ethical principle is the psychologist following? a. The right of Informed Consent b. Privacy right c. The right to confidentiality d. Privileged information  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 46. A counselor is discussing the terms of a therapy session with a client and emphasizes that the client’s personal data will be protected and only shared under specific circumstances. What ethical principle is being addressed? a. The right of Informed Consent b. Privacy right c. The right to confidentiality d. Privileged information 47. In a legal case, a psychologist is asked to provide information from a client’s session. The psychologist refuses, explaining that the information disclosed in therapy is protected by law and cannot be shared without the client’s consent. What is this an example of? a. Privacy right b. The right of Informed Consent c. The right to confidentiality d. Privileged information 48. Before administering a psychological assessment, a psychologist ensures that the client fully understands the nature of the assessment, its purpose, and how the results will be used. Which ethical principle is the psychologist upholding? a. Privacy right b. The right of Informed Consent c. The right to confidentiality d. Privileged information 49. A psychologist is analyzing a dataset where the scores are spread out with fewer scores clustered around the mean. This results in a flatter, more spread-out distribution. What term best describes this distribution? a. Platykurtic b. Leptokurtic c. Mesokurtic d. Kurtotic 50. A distribution is being analyzed, and it shows that a large number of scores are concentrated around the mean, creating a sharp peak with thinner tails. Which term best describes this distribution? a. Platykurtic b. Leptokurtic c. Mesokurtic  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB d. Kurtotic 51. Which of the following best describes records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other forms that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data relevant to an assessee? A) Performance Appraisal B) Case History Data C) Assessment Criteria D) Interview Records 52. Which of the following best describes a portfolio in the context of evaluation? A) A detailed report of performance metrics and KPIs B) A collection of work products retained on various mediums, showcasing samples of one’s ability and accomplishments C) A formal assessment tool used to measure job-specific skills through standardized tests D) A document outlining the criteria and benchmarks for employee performance 53. Which of the following best describes the phenomenon of groupthink? A) The tendency of group members to conform to a leader's decisions without critical evaluation B) The process by which individuals are influenced to adopt a consensus view due to the desire to reach a compromise and avoid conflict C) The reliance on individual expertise over collective input when making decisions D) The use of external consultants to provide unbiased opinions on a decision 54. What is the primary characteristic of naturalistic observation? A) Observing behavior in a controlled laboratory setting to ensure that external variables are minimized B)Observing behavior through self-reports and interviews conducted in a structured environment C)Observing the behavior of individuals in their natural environment where the behavior typically occurs D) Using experimental methods to manipulate variables and assess their impact on behavior 55. Which of the following is an advantage of using a panel interview for assessing candidates? A) It reduces the risk of a single interviewer's bias and provides a more balanced evaluation of the candidate. B) It simplifies the scheduling process by requiring only one interviewer. C) It minimizes the overall cost by reducing the number of interviewers. 56. Identify the type of report described by the following: "A mere listing of a score or scores." A) Simple Scoring Report B) Extended Scoring Report  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB C) Interpretive Report D) Consultative Report 57. Identify the type of report characterized by its inclusion of numerical or narrative statements, which may also highlight specific high, low, or unusual scores that need attention. A) Simple Scoring Report B) Extended Scoring Report C) Interpretive Report D) Integrative Report 58. Identify the type of report that is usually written in language appropriate for communication between assessment professionals and provides expert opinions concerning the analysis of data. A) Consultative Report B) Local Processing C) Extended Scoring Report D) Integrative Report 59. Identify the type of report that integrates data from sources other than the test itself, such as medication records or behavioral observation data, into the test report. A) Simple Scoring Report B) Extended Scoring Report C) Interpretive Report D) Integrative Report 60. Identify the term that refers to scoring conducted at a central location, with test-related data sent and returned from this facility by means of phone lines, mail, or courier. A) Local Processing B) Central Processing C) Consultative Report D) Interpretive Report 61. You are assessing a student's understanding of material covered in a recent course. Which type of test would you use to measure their previous learning? A) Aptitude Test B) Intelligence Test C) Achievement Test D) Human Ability Test  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 62. A client comes to you seeking help to determine their potential for learning a new skill. Which type of test would be most appropriate? A) Intelligence Test B) Aptitude Test C) Structured Personality Test D) Achievement Test 63. In a psychological evaluation, you want to explore a person's personality traits through their responses to specific statements. Which type of test would best suit your needs? A) Human Ability Test B) Structured Personality Test C) Retrospective Assessment D) Aptitude Test 64. You are reviewing a psychological test to ensure it accurately measures constructs such as intelligence and personality. What term best describes the overall quality of the measurement? A) Norming B) Utility C) Standardization Practices D) Psychometric Soundness 65. During a clinical assessment, you decide to use a method that allows clients to project their thoughts and feelings onto ambiguous stimuli, such as pictures or abstract shapes. This technique aims to uncover underlying emotions and personality traits that the client may not express directly. Which type of assessment are you implementing? A) Projective Personality Test B) Structured Personality Test C) Behavioral Observation D) Case Study 66. In a psychological study, researchers want to measure participants' attitudes towards various social issues and find that they can classify responses as “agree,” “disagree,” or “neutral.” However, they cannot quantify how much more one response is preferred over another. What level of measurement are they utilizing? A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Interval D) Ratio  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 67. A health researcher is comparing the effectiveness of two interventions by measuring the number of days participants experience symptoms after treatment. They note that a score of zero days indicates no symptoms at all. What type of measurement scale are they using? A) Ordinal B) Ratio C) Interval D) Nominal 68. A therapist is evaluating a new client’s functioning in various areas of life to develop a tailored treatment plan. After a series of tests, the therapist concludes that the client shows significant deficits in emotional regulation. This conclusion will help guide the interventions to be implemented. What is this conclusion known as? A) Intake Result B) Informal Evaluation C) Diagnosis D) Psychological Autopsy 69. A student takes a proficiency exam and receives feedback that their score meets a specific standard for passing, regardless of how others performed. What type of assessment is this? A) Criterion-Referenced Tests B) Norm-Referenced Testing C) Developmental Norms D) Domain-Referenced Testing 70. When analyzing national assessment results, an educator references a set of norms derived from a representative sample of students across the country. What type of norms is she using? A) Local Norms B) Age Norms C) National Norms D) Grade Norms 71. A testing organization conducts a study to establish norms by analyzing the scores from various demographic groups. What process are they engaging in? A) Normative Sampling B) Norming C) Standardization D) User Norming 72. When evaluating a new educational test, researchers select a diverse group of students whose performance will serve as a standard for future evaluations. What is this group called? A) Fixed Reference Group  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB B) Normative Sample C) Developmental Norms D) National Norms 73. In which type of culture is value placed on traits such as conformity, cooperation, and interdependence? A. an individualist culture B. a collectivist culture C. an equitable culture D. an equitable trust culture 74. A testing company develops two versions of an algebra exam designed to be parallel. After administering both forms to the same group of students, they find a high correlation between the scores. What does this indicate about the exams? A) They are measuring different constructs. B) They are affected by random errors. C) They have high parallel forms reliability. D) They contain items of unequal difficulty. 75. A researcher develops a scale to measure self-esteem, including items related to academic performance, social relationships, and personal reflection. After analyzing the scale, the researcher finds that items from different domains correlate poorly with each other. What does this suggest about the scale? A) The scale has high reliability. B) The scale is heterogeneous and may lack construct validity. C) The scale accurately measures a unidimensional construct. D) The scale has low systematic error. 76. In developing a new psychological assessment, a researcher calculates a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.85. What does this result indicate? A) The test items are highly homogeneous and consistent. B) The test measures multiple constructs with equal reliability. C) The test has high random error. D) The test is not suitable for measuring any construct. 77. A researcher using the KR-20 coefficient for a dichotomous item test finds a value of 0.65. What does this suggest about the test? A) The test has excellent reliability. B) The test is acceptable but may need improvement. C) The test is unsuitable for use. D) The test measures a unidimensional construct effectively.  MOCK DEPARTMENTALS EXAM PROPERTY OF LEA JEANNE R. LOYOLA, RPM, CSSWB 78. A clinical trial is evaluating the efficacy of a new medication. Researchers notice that the measuring instruments used consistently overestimate the effects of the medication due to calibration errors. What type of error is this an example of? A) Random Error B) Systematic Error C) Measurement Error D) Construct Validity Error 79. In intelligence testing, the Deviation IQ is used to compare an individual's performance to that of peers. What does this measure reflect? A) The total number of correct answers on a test. B) The performance relative to the average performance of others of the same age. C) The age at which a child is functioning intellectually. D) The cumulative score from multiple intelligence tests. 80. A psychologist is administering an intelligence test to an examinee. The examinee is first given a task designed to determine which level of difficulty they should start with. This initial task is known as: A. Flynn Effect B. Culture-Free Intelligence Test C. Routing Test D. Basal Age