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25 Cards in this Set
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Which early scientist believed that individuals who had a quicker reaction time and stronger grip strength were superior intellectually?
a. Charles Darwin b. G. S. Hall c. James Cattell d. Francis Galton e. Alfred Binet |
d. Francis Galton
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Which of the following was not influential in the Eugenics movement?
a. Binet b. Yerkes c. Terman d. All were influential in the Eugenics movement. e. Galton |
a. Binet
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Which individual was not involved with assessing the interests of individuals in order to assist them in vocational counseling?
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Cattell
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James McKeen Cattell became one of the earliest psychologists to use statistical concepts in understanding the person.
True or False |
true
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Miner was the creator of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, of which its successor is still in use today.
True or False |
false
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In addition to ethical codes, other standards in testing exist. Which of the following is not a well-known standard?
a. The Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education. b. Assessment Standards for Human Services Practitioner. c. The Standards for the Qualifications of Tests Users. d. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. e. Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests. |
b. Assessment Standards for Human Services Practitioner.
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This act or law assures the privacy of client records, including testing records, and the sharing of such information.
a. Carl Perkins Act (PL 98524) b. Civil Rights Acts (1964 and amendments) c. Freedom of Information Act d. FERPA e. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
e. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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This act or law asserts that if a student is found to have a disability, schools must assure that the student is given accommodations for his or her disability and taught within the "least restrictive environment," which often is a regular classroom.
a. FERPA b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) c. Civil Rights Acts (1964 and amendments) d. PL94-142 and IDEIA e. Carl Perkins Act (PL 98524) |
d. PL94-142 and IDEIA
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It is permissible to change test content of purchased tests as long as you consider the client being assessed.
True or False |
true
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Test worthiness is generally only an issue in the selection of a test, not the Scoring and interpretation of a test.
True or False |
false
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Which of the following is/are example(s) of negative correlation?
a. Exercise and a person's weight. b. Height and a person's weight. c. All of these. d. None of these. e. Caloric intake and a person's weight. |
a. Exercise and a person's weight.
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Which of the following is a type of criterion-related validity?
a. Predictive validity b. Convergent validity c. Content validity d. Discriminant validity e. None of these |
a. Predictive validity
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When one "attempts to estimate the reliability of all the possible split half combinations" of a test, one is assessing what kind of reliability?
a. Parallel forms b. Alternate forms c. Test-retest d. Coefficient Alpha e. None of these |
d. Coefficient Alpha
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PL 94-142 and the IDEIA asserted:
a. that accommodations must be made for individuals who are taking tests for employment and that testing must be shown to be relevant to the job in question. b. that individuals with disabilities, or who are disadvantaged, have access to vocational assessment, counseling, and placement. c. the right of all individuals to their school records, including test records. d. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning |
d. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning.
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Concurrent validity is to Criterion-related validity as discriminant validity is to construct validity.
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true
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Jerome has scored a 10 on a test. How has he done?
a. On some tests, this might be indicative of a moderate score. b. On some tests, this might be indicative of a very good score. c. All of these. d. We should ask Jerome how he thinks he has done. His thoughts about his score are part of what determines how he has done. e. On some tests, this might be indicative of a very poor score. |
c. All of these.
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On a negatively skewed curve, which is true?
a. The mode is lower than the mean which is lower than the median. b. The mean, median, and mode are the same. c. The mean is lower than the median which is lower than the mode. d. The mean is lower than the mode which is lower than the median. e. The median is lower than the mode which is lower than the mean. |
c. The mean is lower than the median which is lower than the mode.
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What is the mean of the following group of scores: 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14?
a. 9 b. none of these c. 9.5 d. 8 e. 8.5 |
a. 9
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Measures of central tendency tell you something about the middle of a series of numbers, but hardly anything about the variability of a set of numbers.
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true
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Approximately 2 percent of people do lower than 3 standard deviations below the mean.
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false
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If z = -2.0, which is not correct?
a. DIQ = 70 b. Percentile = 2 c. SAT = 200 d. T = 30 e. Stanine = 1 |
c. SAT = 200
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If z = -2.0, which is not correct?
a. DIQ = 70 b. Percentile = 2 c. SAT = 200 d. T = 30 e. Stanine = 1 |
e. 70 - 76
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Which scale of measurement is being used if I assign numbers based on different professional affiliation (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)?
a. Ratio b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Nominal |
d. Nominal
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A stanine of 4 falls at the same percentile as a DIQ of 72.
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false
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The area between +1 and -1 standard deviations on a normal curve would include approximately 84% of the population.
True or False |
false
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