QUESTIONS
Question 1
A supervisor unintentionally rates his supervisees less favorably than they really deserve. Which type of error is at work here?
- leniency error
- central tendency error
- random error
- severity error
Question 2
Which assessment technique is the BEST example of a face valid method?
- a personality test in which test takers are asked to describe what they see in inkblots
- asking test takers to draw a picture of their family to assess family relationships
- administering a word processing test to a person applying to be a word processor
- having teaching applicants for science take a test on their knowledge of the mating habits of animals
Question 3
Which is an example of a false positive?
- A test identifies a client as being a borderline personality disorder when the client is not.
- A test correctly identifies a client as a borderline personality disorder.
- A test correctly identifies a client as not having borderline personality disorder.
- A test indicates that a client is not borderline personality disorder when the client is.
Question 4
A team of consumer psychologists is interested in conducting research to test how good a new hamburger created by a company called Happy Burger tastes. They have created the Happy Burger Test (HBT) by having inmates in a prison for life describe the burger in detail to the researchers, and the test is developed on the basis of the opinions of this sample of prison inmates. These same inmates are then used to validate a paper-and-pencil “HBT.” What error has been committed by the researchers?
- The researchers used an inappropriate population to test.
- The test validation was invalid due to criterion contamination.
- Convergent evidence was confused with discriminant evidence.
- A Constitutional prohibition against subjecting prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment was violated.
Question 5
Dr. Xiu announces that an exam will cover the topics of reliability and validity. Marvin decides he does not have time to read and study both topics, so he only studies validity in great detail. As it turns out, all of the test questions are only on the topic of reliability. The MOST reasonable conclusion a student of assessment could draw from this is what?
- The exam lacked criterion-related validity.
- The exam lacked content validity.
- The exam lacked face validity.
- The exam was totally valid. Marvin was the problem because he did not study hard enough.
Question 6
A statistically insignificant correlation between scores on a new test of depression and a well-established measure of life satisfaction may be construed as which type of validity evidence with regard to the test of depression?
- criterion-related validity
- convergent evidence of construct validity
- discriminant evidence of construct validity
- None of these because there was an insignificant relationship
Question 7
A company has discovered that their selection tests adversely impact a group of individuals who speak English as a second language. In order to remedy this situation, the company creates a range of scores and all individuals who fall in that range are considered equivalent. This remedy is called what?
- banding
- differential cut-offs
- preferential policies
- within-group norming
Question 8
When is a test considered to contain a bias from a psychometric standpoint?
- 50% of the test-takers fail the test
- one group, such as males, consistently performs better than another group, such as females
- a factor inherent in the test systematically prevents accurate measurement
- the test developer was found to harbor prejudice against some group
Question 9
A group of individuals who have never been pilots take an ability test to determine which individuals will be good pilots. At the end of 4 years, the researchers determine which individuals have made it through pilot training and now are flying for a major airline. Based on the results, the test is then adopted for all people wanting to go through pilot training. What type of validity is this an example of?
- predictive criterion-related validity
- concurrent criterion-related validity
- face validity
- construct validity
Question 10
A test reviewer comes to the conclusion that a certain test is “a valid test.” This means that the reviewed test has been shown to be valid for what?
- a particular use with a particular population for the life of the test
- a particular use with a universal population of test takers for a limited time
- universal use with all test takers for the life of the test
- a particular use with a particular population at a particular time
ANSWERS
Question 1
A supervisor unintentionally rates his supervisees less favorably than they really deserve. Which type of error is at work here?
- leniency error
- central tendency error
- random error
- severity error
Correct Answer: severity error
Question 2
Which assessment technique is the BEST example of a face valid method?
- a personality test in which test takers are asked to describe what they see in inkblots
- asking test takers to draw a picture of their family to assess family relationships
- administering a word processing test to a person applying to be a word processor
- having teaching applicants for science take a test on their knowledge of the mating habits of animals
Correct Answer: ….
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