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1
After administering a particular test to a large number of people and determining the typical scores, you would be able to compare a single person's score to the scores of the group, providing a comparative measure of test performance against the performance of others who have taken the test. You have established and applied test:
A)validity.
B)norms.
C)reliability.
D)None of these.
2
To create the MMPI-2, groups of psychiatric patients with a specific diagnosis, such as depression or schizophrenia, were asked to complete a large number of items on a test. The test authors then determined which items best differentiated members of these groups from a comparison group of normal participants. This process is called:
A)norming.
B)establishing reliability.
C)test standardization.
D)screening.
3
Sal Monella was given a series of personality tests to help assess his personality. On one of the tests Sal looked at a series of inkblots and told the clinician what he saw. Sal probably was taking which personality test?
A)Rorschach
B)MMPI-2
C)TAT
D)Kinetic Family Drawing
4
Storie Tella was shown a series of ambiguous pictures and she had to tell a story about each picture. Sal was probably given the:
A)Rorschach.
B)Thematic Apperception Test.
C)MMPI-2.
D)Kinetic Family Drawings.
5
Behavioral assessment may be carried out in the home, at work, in school, or in a laboratory. Where would you find observation of people under controlled conditions in which a psychologist sets up a situation?
A)in the home
B)at work
C)in school
D)in a laboratory
6
Sy Kometrist initiated a program at work to have all future employees tested to determine if they would make good employees. Sy should keep in mind which of the following when making a decision based on test results?
A)He must understand what the test claims to measure.
B)He must base no decision only on the results of one test.
C)He must remember that test results are not always accurate.
D)All of these.





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