Question : Multiple Choice Questions 1. A psychological test reliable when it: A. measures : 1252589

Multiple Choice Questions
 

1. A psychological test is reliable when it: 
A. measures what it is supposed to measure.
B. has been normed using a sample representative of those for whom the test has been designed.
C. yields consistent measurements.
D. measures the positives.

2. Which term indicates the ability of a test to measure what it is actually designed to measure? 
A. Reliability
B. Consistency
C. Precision quotient
D. Validity

3. A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, two months apart. However, when you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article, it seems to you that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. You are specifically questioning the _____ of the researcher’s questionnaire. 
A. reliability
B. validity
C. norm
D. generalizability

4. Dr. Cavanaugh examines the relationship between the trait of hardiness and senior citizens’ compliance with medication regimes; however, the hardiness measure he uses was based on college students. Based on this information, which of the following is the most apparent weakness of Dr. Cavanaugh’s study? 
A. The validity of the resilience measure
B. The norming of the resilience measure
C. The generalizability of compliance
D. The reliability of the resilience measure

5. Because of federal legislation, race norming on tests such as the General Aptitude Test Battery: 
A. was discontinued in the 1970s.
B. continues today.
C. was discontinued in the early 1990s.
D. was reinstated in the 1980s.

6. One of the best examples of a self-report measure, and one of the most frequently used personality tests, is the: 
A. TAT.
B. NEO-PI-R.
C. MMPI-2.
D. 16 PF.

7. The _____ is a widely used self-report test that identifies people with psychological difficulties and is employed to predict some everyday behaviors. 
A. TAT
B. NEO-PI-R
C. MMPI-2
D. 16 PF

8. Dr. Portillo’s research team uses many methods to assess the trait of extraversion. Dr. Portillo is interpreting participants’ responses to TAT pictures. Her postdoctoral research fellow is recording the number and length of conversations participants initiate in a laboratory situation. Finally, Dr. Portillo’s graduate student is examining her own extraversion scores on a test of the Big Five dimensions. Which research team member is CORRECTLY paired with the type of personality assessment he or she is using? 
A. Dr. Portillo – self-report measure
B. Postdoctoral research fellow – projective test
C. Graduate student – self-report measure
D. Dr. Portillo – behavioral assessment

9. The TAT and the Rorschach are _____ tests of personality. 
A. objective
B. reflective
C. projective
D. self-report

10. The best-known projective test of personality is the: 
A. MMPI-2.
B. TAT.
C. NEO-PI-R.
D. Rorschach.

11. A series of symmetrical stimuli is to picture what _____ is to _____. 
A. Rorschach; TAT
B. TAT; Rorschach
C. MMPI; TAT
D. Rorschach; MMPI

12. Minnie is taking the TAT. Tammy is taking the Rorschach. Minnie is looking at _____. Tammy is examining _____. 
A. a series of symmetrical stimuli; pictures
B. a series of symmetrical stimuli; a series of symmetrical stimuli, too
C. pictures; pictures, too
D. pictures; a series of symmetrical stimuli

13. Behavioral assessment relies most heavily on: 
A. the use of ambiguous stimuli.
B. observing people in their own settings.
C. the rigorous standardization of personality questionnaires.
D. the interpretive skill of the examiner.

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the text’s recommended strategies for being an informed consumer of psychological test data? 
A. Remember that test results are not always accurate.
B. Keep appraised of data on test popularity.
C. Base no decision on the results of only one test.
D. Understand what the test claims to measure.