The document discusses key concepts in psychological assessment and testing. It emphasizes that tests and other assessment tools have strengths and weaknesses, and various sources of error are inherent in the measurement process. It also notes that norms may be expressed as percentiles, age norms, or grade norms to indicate an individual's relative standing in a group. Finally, it states that factors like test wording, norm groups, and test administration can all affect the generalizability of findings from a particular assessment.

1. According to your text, which of the following assumptions
inherent in the assessment enterprise is repeatedly emphasized
in the codes of ethics of associations of assessment
professionals?Selected Answer:Tests and other tools have
strengths and weaknessesAnswers:Psychological traits and
states can be quantified.Various sources of error are a part of
the process.Test-related behavior predicts non-test-related
behavior.Tests and other tools have strengths and weaknesses
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Which statistic conveys the LEAST precise measure of
dispersion?Selected Answer:the varianceAnswers:the rangethe
variancethe standard deviationthe semi-interquartile range
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The illustration below is indicative of
Selected Answer:a strong positive relationship between the
variablesAnswers:a strong positive relationship between the
variablesa strong negative relationship between the variablesa
weak inverse relationship between the variablesno relationship
between the variables
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A raw score is so called because it isSelected Answer:a
straightforward, unmodified accounting of performance, usually
numerical in nature.Answers:a straightforward, unmodified
accounting of performance, usually numerical in nature.an

2. untreated estimate of performance on a test prior to placement
in a frequency distribution.ratio level measurement that has not
yet been converted into any sort of graphic form.None of these
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Which is the MOST appropriate application of a criterion-
referenced test?Selected Answer:testing achievement in
advanced mathematical logic for a graduate-level
courseAnswers:testing achievement in advanced mathematical
logic for a graduate-level coursetesting knowledge of basic
traffic signs and signals for a driver's licensea testing program
to award college athletic scholarshipsa testing program to
reward a company's top salespeople
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A score at the 20th percentile on a high school history test
isSelected Answer:the score at or below which 80% of the
scores in the distribution fall.Answers:the score at or below
which 80% of the scores in the distribution fall.that point in a
distribution at which 80% of the test questions were answered
correctly.the score at or below which 20% of the scores in the
distribution fall.grounds for termination from a varsity team in
most high schools.
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A test that yields information about a test-taker's relative
standing in a group is referred to asSelected Answer:norm-
referenced.Answers:criterion-referenced.norm-
referenced.standard-referenced.None of these
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Which of the following is TRUE about error in psychological

3. measurement?Selected Answer:Error is an expected component
of measurement.Answers:As with other fields, error is
synonymous with "mistake."Error only refers to deliberate
misrepresentation of results rather than carelessnessError is an
expected component of measurement.Error can be eliminated
only by care and vigilance
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Which of the following is TRUE of norms?Selected
Answer:Norms may be expressed as percentiles, age norms, or
grade norms.Answers:Norms may be thought of as expressed as
normalized raw scores.Norms may be expressed as percentiles,
age norms, or grade norms.Norms should not be expressed as
percentiles.Norms are ideally expressed as age norms.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true?Selected
Answer:The existence of a construct can be inferred from overt
behavior.Answers:Overt behavior is observable.Constructs are
ideas rather than observable actions.Constructs are only used
when behavior is not observable.The existence of a construct
can be inferred from overt behavior.
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A trait is typically viewed as "relative." This means that
inherent in its definition, a comparison is being made
to:Selected Answer:other people.Answers:other people.people
who are totally lacking in the trait.blood relatives.All of these
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A difference between a ratio and an interval scale is that a ratio
scaleSelected Answer:has an absolute freezing point.Answers:is

4. considered a unit of measurement.has an absolute zero point.is
the most common scale used in psychological measurement.has
an absolute freezing point.
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Measuring temperature with a Fahrenheit thermometer entails
the use of which type of scale?Selected
Answer:interval.Answers:ratio.ordinal.interval.nominal.
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Factors affecting the generalizability of findings from a
particular test includeSelected Answer:All of theseAnswers:the
wording of items on the test.the norm group used in the
development of a test.the degree to which the test
administration conformed to the directions provided in the test
manual.All of these
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A frequency distribution typically includesSelected Answer:an
index of how "popular" a particular frequency is.Answers:the
average score and a measure of diversion around it.each
possible score and how often it occurs.an estimate of how
spread out the scores are.an index of how "popular" a particular
frequency is.
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