Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer to each question based on material presented in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 5th Edition by Ronald Cohen and Mark Swerdlik. These questions only sample material from the chapter; there is much more to know than sampled here.

1		Test scores are frequently expressed as numbers and statistical tools are frequently used to
			A)	describe test scores.
			B)	make inferences from test scores.
			C)	draw conclusions about test scores.
			D)	all of the above.
2		Measurement may be defined as the act of assigning numbers or symbols to characteristics of objects (as well as people, events or other things) according to
			A)	tests.
			B)	scales.
			C)	rules.
			D)	intuition.
3		The French word for black (noir) may be thought of as an acronym wherein each of the four letters corresponds to the first letter in each of four
			A)	methods of testing.
			B)	scales of measurement.
			C)	tools of assessment.
			D)	major theories.
4		Through his writings, we know that Alfred Binet viewed intelligence test data as
			A)	continuous in nature.
			B)	comprehensive in nature.
			C)	ordinal in nature.
			D)	all of the above
5		A type of scale with a true zero point is
			A)	an IQ scale.
			B)	an ordinal scale.
			C)	an interest scale.
			D)	a ratio scale.
6		The intersection of the vertical and horizontal axes of a graph
			A)	is customarily at zero.
			B)	must never be at zero.
			C)	may or may not be at zero.
			D)	might be at 3.
7		Look at the following data for scores of 10 students on a test: Class Interval of Score frequency 80 - 100 4 60 - 79 4 40 - 60 2. These data are presented in the form of
			A)	a frequency distribution.
			B)	a grouped frequency distribution.
			C)	a class interval distribution.
			D)	a nominal scale distribution.
8		Which does not belong?
			A)	Mean.
			B)	Measure.
			C)	Mode.
			D)	Median.
9		Distributions may vary in terms of their
			A)	variability.
			B)	skewness.
			C)	kurtosis.
			D)	all of the above.
10		The mode is
			A)	the most frequently occurring score in a distribution.
			B)	the arithmetic average of all of the scores in a distribution.
			C)	a reliable indicator of the variability within a distribution.
			D)	all of the above.
11		Which is true about the range of the distribution?
			A)	It provides a useful index of central tendency.
			B)	It is a quick but gross description of the spread of scores.
			C)	It can be used with other measures to calculate kurtosis.
			D)	It tends to be broader in nature than that of the "3 Tenors".
12		Resulting data from a test of academic knowledge are positively skewed. This suggests that
			A)	the test was too difficult.
			B)	the test was too easy.
			C)	an unbiased estimate must be calculated.
			D)	some students benefited from a "halo effect".
13		From which type of test administered to members of the general population would you LEAST expect the resulting data to be distributed normally?
			A)	A test to measure the strength of one's hand grip.
			B)	A test to measure general intelligence and fund of knowledge.
			C)	A test to measure knowledge of psychometric principles.
			D)	A test to measure self-esteem.
14		Which is NOT a type of standard score?
			A)	A stanine.
			B)	A deviation IQ.
			C)	A T score.
			D)	A J score.
15		A test developer intent on obtaining a distribution of scores that approximates the normal curve may statistically
			A)	normalize the distribution.
			B)	regress the distribution.
			C)	digest the distribution.
			D)	all of the above.