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The 1966 version of SVIB used standard scores with a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____. a. 0; 1 b. 50; 10 c. 100; 15 d. 100; 10
50; 10
Individuals who take the Career Assessment Inventory must be able to read at the ____ grade level. a. 6th b. 8th c. 10th d. 12th
6th
If an individual taking the Rorschach said, "It looked like one; here are the feet, head, tail, and wings," the determinant would be a. content. b. location. c. form. d. popular
form
The determinant types of the Rorschach are a. form, movement, color, and shading b. whole, common detail, and unusual detail c. excellent matching, average matching, and poor matching d. location, form quality, and content
form, movement, color, and shading
The first phase of Rorschach administration is called a. free association. b. process monitoring. c. inquiry. d. initial interpretation
free association
The two phases of Rorschach administration are called a. phase I and phase II. b. free response and determinant. c. free association and inquiry. d. associational and inquiry.
free association and inquiry
Examinations of the psychometric properties of the KOIS indicate a.poor reliability. b. poor validity. c.good reliability and predictive validity measures. d.Examinations of the psychometric properties of the KOIS indicateless predictive validity in college graduates
good reliability and predictive validity measures.
Most researchers today feel that the Comprehensive System for scoring a. is an effective improvement to the Rorschach. b. has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach. c. still has a ways to go but at least provides adequate norms. d. makes improvements that allow the test to be used in forensic settings
has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach
The KABC a. has limited validity when evaluating gifted children. b. is unbiased when used with Mexican-American children. c. has a combined intelligence and achievement scale. d. produces large differences between African-American and white children
has limited validity when evaluating gifted children
Early proponents of the Rorschach gave impressive demonstrations that seemed to support the reliability of the test. These demonstrations a. are unquestionable evidence of the effectiveness of the Rorschach. b. have been labeled as the result of the Barnum effect. c. depended on the evaluator giving one specific analysis. d. were undoubtedly given before the analyst knew anything about the patient.
have been labeled as the result of the Barnum effect.
Exner's attempts to provide adequate norms for the Rorschach have largely failed because a. he miscalculated the actual number of people in the norming group. b. his sample came from relatives of psychiatric patients. c. his sample did not use both males and females. d. only educated people from upper income levels were used.
he miscalculated the actual number of people in the norming group
When compared to the general population, the Bayley III standardization sample is a. lower in achievement. b. higher in achievement. c. lower in ability. d. higher in ability
lower in ability
When compared to the Rorschach, what can be said regarding the clinical utility of the Holtzman? a. It is more useful. b. It is no more useful. c. It is less useful. d. There is not enough information to compare.
There is not enough information to compare
The Bayley-III is designed to be used with children from ____ of age. a. 3 days to 4 weeks b. 1 month to 42 months c. 2 months to 30 months d. 2 years to 6 years
1 month to 42 months
How long does it take to administer the Memory for Designs (MFD) test? a. 10 minutes b. 30 minutes or less c. 3 hours d. Several hours over the course of multiple testing intervals
10 minutes
The Bayley III assesses development across how many domains? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
5
Which of the following describes the sample used in the construction of the SVIB? a. Restricted to less than 20 occupations. b. An all male sample. c. A predominantly young adult sample. d. A good normative sample.
A good normative sample.
Which scale was found to be useful in making an early diagnosis of language disorder? a. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test b. Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities c. Bayley III d. Gesell Scales
Bayley III
Which of the following is a procedure with relevance for assessing brain damage? a. Leiter International Performance ScaleRevised b. Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities c. Porteus Maze Test d. Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
What is the underlying assumption of the Benton Visual Retention Test? a.Visuospatial skills are highly predictive of intelligence. b.Brain damage can easily impair visual memory. c.Individuals with brain damage will stay on dull visual tasks longer than individuals without brain damage. d.Neurological tests should relate specific areas of the brain to function.
Brain damage can easily impair visual memory.
No normative data is available for the a. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. b. Gesell Developmental Schedules. c. Bayley Scales of Infant Development II. d. Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale
Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale.
Which test was carefully designed to be culturally fair? a. CISS b. CAI c. KOIS d. SCII
CAI
Which measure includes an extroversion scale that helps guide respondents to occupations with the appropriate amount and intensity of interpersonal relations? a. CISS b. CAI c. KOI S d. SCII
CISS
Which test includes a scale that assesses the degree of skill in a number of specific occupations in addition to the scales that assess interest in academic and occupational topics? a. KOI S b. CISS c. SVIB d. JVIS
CISS
Influencing, Helping, and Creating are three of the seven orientation scales that are part of the a. Campbell Interest and Skill Inventory. b. Jackson Vocational Interest Survey. c. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. d. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey.
Campbell Interest and Skill Inventory
The U.S. News and World Report now offers the ____ over the Internet for a small fee. a. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey b. Strong-Campbell Interests Inventory c. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey d. Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
The first interest inventory was the a. Strong Vocational Interest Blank. b. Carnegie Interest Inventory. c. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. d. Kuder Preference Survey
Carnegie Interest Inventory
The Columbia Mental Maturity Scale is a reliable instrument, but is not useful in assessing individuals a. with sensory handicaps. b. with physical handicaps. c. under the age of 3 years. d. with language handicaps.
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale
The work of which theorist underlies the Thematic Apperception Test? a. Beck b. Murray c. Freud d. Jung
Murray
Who first introduced the Rorschach to the United States? a. Marguerite Hertz b. J. Kerner c. David Levy d. Samuel Beck
David Levy
Which statement is true of the Rorschach? a.Due to the consensus on its lack of validity, it is no longer used to diagnose patients. b.Due to the consensus on its lack of validity, it is no longer used to diagnose patients. c.Due to the lack of consensus on its validity, it is not currently used to diagnose patients. d.Despite the consensus on its lack of validity, it is still used to diagnose a great number of patients each year.
Despite the consensus on its lack of validity, it is still used to diagnose a great number of patients each year
Which of the following is considered the first step in identifying an appropriate career path? a. Identifying the school subject in which you made the best grades. b. Evaluating your interests. c. Choosing a college major. d. Talking to individuals about their professions.
Evaluating your interests.
The Comprehensive System for scoring the Rorschach was developed by a. Levy. b. Beck. c. Hertz. d. Exner
Exner
Word association tests can be traced back to a. Kerner. b. Galton. c. Cattell. d. Guilford.
Galton
Which of the following scales is used as a research tool to validate other psychological instruments? a. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale b. Gesell Developmental Schedules c. Bayley Scales of Infant Development III d. Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale
Gesell Developmental Schedules
One of the most valid figure drawing tests is the a. Draw-a-Person Test. b. House-Tree-Person Test. c. Kinetic Family Drawing Test. d. Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test.
Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test
Which of the following tests was developed as a non-verbal test for use with adolescent "delinquents?" a. Seguin b. Healy-Fernald c. BNAS d. GDS
Healy-Fernald
Which theorist had an influence on the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory? a. Holland b. Murray c. Maslow d. Skinner
Holland
Which of the following tests is based on the information processing approach? a. Leiter International Performance Scale b. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test c. Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities d. Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities
Which of the following is a drawback of the Brazelton test? a. It does not predict future intelligence. b. It is not suitable as a research tool. c. It is not useful for diagnostic purposes. d. It includes only elicited responses.
It does not predict future intelligence
Which of the following is a criticism of Osipow's approach? a. It focuses on the individual characteristics at the expense of the work environment. b. It places greater emphasis on career interests over time than on stable career interests. c.It assumes personality traits are stable when they are not. d. It lacks the statistical power necessary for use in research.
It focuses on the individual characteristics at the expense of the work environment.
Which of the following is a valid criticism of the SVIB? a. It has problems with gender bias. b. It lacks reliability. c. It yields unstable scores. d. It has poor predictive validity.
It has problems with gender bias.
Which of the following is true of the Brazelton test? a. Infants must be at least 6 weeks old before it can be used. b. It has the greatest breadth of infant tests. c. It has very limited research support. d. The norming sample was representative of the U.S. population
It has the greatest breadth of infant tests.
Which of the following is true of Holland's Self-Directed Search? a. It helps individuals develop a personal career theory. b. It identifies individuals' strengths and weaknesses. c. It yields impressive correlations between test results and stated career aspirations. d. It is very difficult to score correctly and this has harmed its validity.
It helps individuals develop a personal career theory.
Which of the following is true of the 1966 SVIB? a. It included 54 occupations for men but only 32 for women. b. It had very serious problems with reliability. c. It was developed using the theoretical approach. d. The interest patterns are not stable over time.
It included 54 occupations for men but only 32 for women
Which of the following is an important feature of the Bayley-III? a. It is entirely non-verbal. b. It includes observations aimed at better informing interventions. c. It yields a two-factor model: motor skills and intelligence. d. It is strongly predictive of later intelligence.
It includes observations aimed at better informing interventions
Which of the following was NOT one of the improvements the SCII made over the SVIB? a. It removed gender biased terminology. b. It used a more representative sample in test construction. c. It applied Holland's theory of vocational choice. d. It merged men and women's forms.
It used a more representative sample in test construction.
Which of the following is true of the Rorschach? a. It was treated with suspicion from the beginning. b. It is the most widely used psychological test. c. Recent scoring revisions have eliminated the most serious objections. d. It has finally become a widely accepted method in psychology
It was treated with suspicion from the beginning
Who was the first person to purport the notion that individuals report unique interpretations of inkblot stimuli? a. J. Kerner b. Herman Rorschach c. Alfred Binet d. David Levy
J. Kerner
Who postulated that interests were an expression of personality that could be divided into one or more of six categories? a. D. P. Campbell b. E. K. Strong, Jr. c. R. L. Thorndike d. J. L. Holland
J. L. Holland
The ____ is useful when planning a midlife career change a. MVII b. SCII c. KOI S d. JVIS
JVIS
Word association tests were first used on a clinical basis by a. Jung. b. Murray. c. Rorschach. d. Lindzey
Jung
Which individual played a major role in the use and investigation of the Rorschach? a. Murray b. Klopfer c. Rogers d. Barnum
Klopfer
Next to the Strong-Campbell, the second most widely used interest inventory is the a. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey. b. Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory. c. Career Assessment Inventory. d. Carnegie Interest Inventory
Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
Which of the following tests may help college students choose a major? a. Strong Vocational Interest Blank b. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey c. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory d. Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory
Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
Next to the Strong-Campbell, the second most widely used interest inventory is the a. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey. b. Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory. c. Career Assessment Inventory. d. Carnegie Interest Inventory.
Kuder Occupational Interest Survey.
The ____ has been suggested as a possible alternative to split-half reliability for the Thematic Apperception Test. a. coefficient alpha b. test-retest c. difference score d. KuderRichardson
KuderRichardson
Which scale purports to measure general intelligence by sampling from a variety of functions, such as memory and nonverbal reasoning, in a completely nonverbal fashion? a. KABC b. Peabody Picture Vocabulary c. CMMS d. Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition
Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition
Which test is strictly a performance scale aimed at providing a nonverbal measure of intelligence for individuals from 3 to 75 years and older? a. Columbia Mental Maturity Scale b. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test c. Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition d. KABC
Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition
One of the theoretical bases of the Kaufman battery is a. Luria's model of brain functioning. b. Skinner's model of learning. c. Pavlov's approach to conditioning. d. Binet's structure of intelligence.
Luria's model of brain functioning.
Which of the following tests uses the General Cognitive Index (GCI)? a. Bayley Scales III b. Gesell Developmental Schedules c. Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale d. McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities
McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities
The approach of ____ involves the administration of an extensive test battery that includes the Purdue pegboard in order to learn as much about an individual's traits as possible a. Holland b. Osipow c. Roe d. Super
Osipow
When used with adults, the ____ tends to underestimate IQ. a. Wechsler b. KABC c. Binet d. Peabody Picture Vocabulary
Peabody Picture Vocabulary
Which test purports to measure receptive (hearing) vocabulary? a. KABC b. McCarthy Scales c. Peabody Picture Vocabulary d. Porteus Maze Test
Peabody Picture Vocabulary
Which test can be administered in about 15 minutes and requires no reading ability? a. Columbia Mental Maturity Scale b. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test c. Porteus Maze Test d. KABC
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Which of the following is true of most infant intelligence measures? a.Predictive and construct validity are not well documented. b.They differentiate well for infants who function at higher levels but do not do well with infants who are suspected of having disabilities. c.They can be used in place of invasive medical tests and complex scanning methodologies. d.Because of their psychometric weaknesses, they are no longer used.
Predictive and construct validity are not well documented.
Marjorie wants to get some information about possible career choices she might like. She would prefer to use some assessment that she can complete on her own rather than arranging an appointment with a career counselor. Marjorie might be interested in the a. MVII b. JVIS. c. SDS. d. CAI
SDS
What is one of the problems with tests that measure personality traits? a.They are usually too short. b.Scores for personality traits may not be good predictors of how individuals behave in particular situations. c.Two measures of the same trait usually do not correlate well with one another. d.They are seldom psychometrically sound.
Scores for personality traits may not be good predictors of how individuals behave in particular situations.
Which of the following statements is true? a. Scores on the Kuder remain stable over the course of time, but scores on the SCII tend not to. b. Scores on the SCII remain stable over time while scores on the Kuder tend not to. c. Scores on both the Kuder and the SCII do not remains table over time. d. Scores on both the Kuder and the SCII remain stable over the course of time.
Scores on both the Kuder and the SCII remain stable over the course of time.
Which ability test preceded the development of the Binet scale? a. Healy-Fernald Test b. The Knox Battery c. Seguin Form Board Test d. Gesell Developmental Schedules
Seguin Form Board Test
Which of the following describes how gender is treated in the KOIS? a. Gender differences are not addressed. b. Men and women's forms are merged. c. Gendered occupational terms such as "waitress" are used. d. Separate norms were developed for men and women
Separate norms were developed for men and women.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Woodcock-Johnson IV test batteries? a. Socioemotional skills b. Cognitive abilities c. Oral language d. Achievement
Socioemotional skills
Of the infant and preschool tests, the youngest age range is covered by a. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development II. b. The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. c. The Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale. d. Gesell Developmental Schedules.
The Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale.
Which of the following tests has become the "working person's" SCII? a. KOI S b. CAI c. SDS d. JVIS
The CAI
Which of the following is a criticism of the 1977 version of the SCII? a.It is too similar to the SVIB. b.It lacks predictive validity. c.The individuals in the criterion groups were older than the individuals who typically take the test. d.It is based on the assumption that an individual's interest in their late teens or early twenties will be stable.
The individuals in the criterion groups were older than the individuals who typically take the test
What do the SCII occupational scores provide? a.The likelihood that the test-taker will be successful in the different occupations b.The similarity between an individual's interests and the interests of those who are happy in their occupation c.An indication of whether the individual will be able to find a job in their chosen occupation d.What types of interests an individual needs to develop in order to be a success
The similarity between an individual's interests and the interests of those who are happy in their occupation
Despite findings that indicate it is perhaps the most psychometrically sound projective test, the ____ is rarely used in clinical settings. a. Draw-A Person Test b. Children's Apperception Test c. Washington University Sentence Completion Test d. Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank
Washington University Sentence Completion Test
Which of the following is superior to the ITPA for evaluating learning disabilities? a. Woodcock-Johnson b. Bender c. Leiter d. Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Woodcock-Johnson
Cooperative movement on the Rorschach refers to a. a conceptual agreement between perceptions of multiple stimuli. b. the tendency to perceive pleasant concepts in stimuli. c. the perception of two or more people, animals, or objects moving in unison. d. a perception of positive interaction between humans or animals in a stimulus.
a perception of positive interaction between humans or animals in a stimulus.
The general reaction among reviewers to the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking has been a. unequivocal praise. b. strongly positive with some negative criticism. c. generally negative with some positive support. d. a suggestion that more work is needed.
a suggestion that more work is needed.
The Peabody is a. a useful component of a test battery. b. a viable alternative to the Binet. c. reliant on the ability to read. d. psychometrically unsound.
a useful component of a test battery.
Studies of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) have shown that respondents tend to score their own tests a. accurately. b. in a biased manner toward the career they were originally planning. c. in gender-specific ways. d. with a number of mathematical errors.
accurately.
The concept of psychological deficit suggests that poor performance on a specific task is related to a. observable behavioral deficits. b. an underlying deficit. c. poor verbal skills. d. poor visual-spatial skills.
an underlying deficit.
The Dd response refers to a. an unusual detail. b. a divided response. c. a double response. d. animal content
an unusual detail
Supportive evidence in favor of the Holtzman Inkblot Test a. is highly objective. b. is based on quantitative features. c. appears to depend on examiner skill. d. depends on formal interpretive standards.
appears to depend on examiner skill.
Test-retest reliability coefficients for the Brazelton Scale a. are both good and stable. b. are generally good but unstable. c. are generally poor but stable. d. are both poor and unstable.
are both poor and unstable.
The Bayley III Scales a. are currently the most psychometrically rigorous. b. predict future intelligence in children with high intelligence. c. do not predict well for infants with cognitive impairments. d. were designed for children between 3 and 5 years of age.
are currently the most psychometrically rigorous.
The Woodcock-Johnson IV test batteries a. are administered at separate time periods. b. are independent but coordinated. c. only measure general intellectual ability. d. consist of seven subscales.
are independent but coordinated.
The McCarthy Scales a. are psychometrically unsound. b. are outdated and have only historical significance. c. are widely used in research. d. represent a novel conceptualization of intelligence
are widely used in research.
According to Holland's six personality factors, an individual that enjoys self-expression and being dramatic would fall on the ____ factor. a. realistic b. investigative c. artistic d. social
artistic
Initial reviews of the Incomplete Sentences task by Lanyon and Lanyon have a. indicated poor reliability. b. shown very little to recommend the test. c. been positive and encouraging. d. indicate low validity.
been positive and encouraging
Memory-for-Designs (MFD) is intended to assess a. learning disorders. b. children under age of 3. c. brain injury or disease. d. academic achievement.
brain injury or disease.
A heavy emphasis was placed on speed in performance of the a. Knox test battery. b. Healy-Fernald Test. c. Seguin Form Board Test. d. BNAS.
c. Seguin Form Board Test.
Gruber and Kreuzpointer (2013) found higher reliability for the TAT when using a. split-half reliabilities. b. category scores as items rather than picture scores. c. longer testing intervals. d. Kuder-Richardson reliabilities, as was studied in the Rorschach.
category scores as items rather than picture scores
The DW response on the Rorschach is a(n) a. animal movement. b. human movement. c. confabulatory response. d. unusual detail.
confabulatory response
David is very active politically and generally likes to be the leader of any group he joins. According to Holland's six personality factors, David is likely to fall on the ____ factor. a. realistic b. investigative c. social d. enterprising
d. enterprising
Which of the following is true of ability tests other than the Binet and Wechsler tests? a.Nearly all yield scores that are directly comparable to the results of the Binet and/or Wechsler tests. b.Nearly all are very easy to administer and require only brief training. c.Because most focus on the needs of children with disabilities, they are nearly all nonverbal and require simple responses. d.While some focus on a wide range of abilities, most focus on a narrow range
d.While some focus on a wide range of abilities, most focus on a narrow range.
Gamble (1972) reviewed the literature on the Holtzman and concluded that the a. Holtzman is clearly superior to the Rorschach. b. Holtzman is clearly inferior to the Rorschach. c. Holtzman and Rorschach are about equally sound. d. data are insufficient and it should not be considered any more useful than the Rorschach.
data are insufficient and it should not be considered any more useful than the Rorschach.
The report that is generated for the KOIS presents ____ in the first section. a. dependability of the results b. rank-ordered interest patterns c. ranks of different occupations d. matches with different college majors
dependability of the results
Qualitative interpretation of the Rorschach is useful in a. estimating the skills of the administrator. b. specifying reliability. c. differentiating between normal and disordered conditions. d. determining whether the individual taking the test understands the instructions
differentiating between normal and disordered conditions
Tina, who is generally easy going, became short tempered after a run-in with a rude, irate customer. According to attribution theory, her behavior would be considered a. consistent. b. global. c. stable. d. distinctive
distinctive
According to attribution theory, people determine what has caused some event in their environment using three criteria: a. persons, entities, or times. b. distinctiveness, consensus, or consistency. c. who, what, or when. d. internal, external, or global.
distinctiveness, consensus, or consistency.
Supporters of the TAT a. have noted the test's high split-half reliability coefficients. b. have argued that internal consistency cannot be determined. c. do not consider split-half methods appropriate for the TAT. d. do not think that reliability is important for the TAT
do not consider split-half methods appropriate for the TAT
The first stimulus cards created by Rorschach were developed by a. throwing loose ink on blank paper hung on a clothes line. b. hand drawing unique and intricate abstract designs. c. dropping ink onto a piece of paper and folding it. d. smudging ink onto paper using sponges.
dropping ink onto a piece of paper and folding it.
Barbara is motivated by power and political strength. Which of Holland's personality factors does this reflect? a. enterprising b. ego strength c. interpersonal d. dominance
enterprising
The Cattell standardization sample is primarily a. developmentally delayed. b. male. c. ethnic minorities. d. lower and middle income.
ethnic minorities.
The underlying assumption of the Gesell Developmental Schedules is that a. intelligent infants are better able to interact with their caregivers. b. early developmental deficits are not predictive of continued deficits. c. properly developed and administered infant intelligence tests predict subsequent intelligence. d. human development unfolds in stages over time.
human development unfolds in stages over time
What are the content types of the Rorschach? a. positive and negative b. human, animal, and nature c. nature and nurture d. reality-based and fantasy-based
human, animal, and nature
The Rorschach tends to ____ emotionally disturbed individuals. a. accurately identify b. underestimate the number of c. overestimate adults but not children as d. identify over half of normal subjects as
identify over half of normal subjects as
Exner's 2007 revision of the Rorschach a. included new non-patient norms. b.argued that the original test was not reliable. c. identifies few individuals as having psychopathology, including those who actually have psychopathology. d. linked the Rorschach with other projective techniques.
included new non-patient norms
Gruber and Kreuzpointer (2013) maintain that the problem of low reliability in projective testing stems from a. lack of validity of projective tests. b. use of category scores instead of image scores. c. incorrect use of internal consistency coefficients. d. low sample size for reliability testing.
incorrect use of internal consistency coefficients.
Multiple standardization procedures on the TTCT over time have shown that in the general population, IQ has ________, while creativity has ________. a. stayed the same; increased b. decreased; increased c. stayed the same; decreased d. increased; decreased
increased; decreased
Use of the Kuder-Richardson formula a. corrects for faking. b. yields analyzable data. c. increases estimates of reliability. d. eliminates random variability.
increases estimates of reliability.
Adding information from the Rorschach to information from other sources does not improve diagnostic accuracy and may even decrease it. This indicates the lack of a. incremental validity. b. reliability. c. standardized scoring. d. relevance.
incremental validity
Which of the following is not a scoring category of the Rorschach? a. location b. content c. inquiry d. form quality
inquiry
A special commission appointed by The Association for Evaluation in Guidance found that a. the psychometric properties of most interest inventories was poor. b. instruction manuals for the interest inventories needed to be improved. c. interest inventories guided men and women into gender-typed careers. d. unisex interest inventories were neither valid nor reliable.
interest inventories guided men and women into gender-typed careers.
Studies that examined the stability of interest patterns indicated that a. they were not stable over time. b. adolescents had a very stable pattern of interests. c. interest patterns were established by about age 17. d. most people became instable in midlife
interest patterns were established by about age 17.
Scoring of content on the Rorschach a. is impossible. b. is extremely difficult. c. cannot be done reliably. d. is a relatively simple matter.
is a relatively simple matter
The General Cognitive Index a. is derived by the formula GC = MA/CA X 100. b. is derived by the formula GC = CA/MA X 100. c. is a standard score with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10. d. is a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16.
is a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 16.
Compared to the Rorschach, standardization of administration and scoring of the TAT a. is clearly better. b. is about the same. c. is clearly worse. d. is inconsistent.
is about the same.
The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC) a. was developed in the 1970s. b. contains only three subtests. c. is an ability test for children 3 to 18 years of age. d. was developed to assess only infants.
is an ability test for children 3 to 18 years of age.
The Holtzman Test
is an alternative to the Rorschach.
The Gesell scale a. presents strong evidence of reliability in the test manual. b. presents strong evidence of validity in the test manual. c. has an excellent normative sample. d. is based on a longitudinal study of early human development.
is based on a longitudinal study of early human development.
The McCarthy Scales a. can compete with the Wechsler Scale. b. are no longer sold. c. lack recent norms. d. were last revised in 2013
lack recent norms
The Brazelton Scale a. has relatively good norms. b. lacks predictive validity. c. has very poor inter-rater reliability. d. is stable over time.
lacks predictive validity.
The criterion-group approach to test construction a. matches a test-taker's responses to those of a defined group. b. defines a criterion or cut-off score associated with high interest levels. c. allows the test-taker to identify his or her criterion for success. d. is seldom used for vocational tests.
matches a test-taker's responses to those of a defined group
Which of the following approaches to assessment is used in Osipow's approach to occupational assessment? a. matching traits to occupations b. assessing career maturity c. assessing career preferences d. using interview data exclusively
matching traits to occupations
The relative proportion of W, D, and Dd location choices varies as a function of a. maturation. b. degree of psychological disturbance. c. degree of psychological wellbeing. d. defensiveness.
maturation
Compared to the Rorschach, the TAT has ____ interpretive and scoring systems. a. more b. about as many c. fewer d. far fewer
more
Compared to the Rorschach, the TAT is a. more structured and more ambiguous. b. more structured and less ambiguous. c. less structured and more ambiguous. d. less structured and less ambiguous
more structured and less ambiguous.
Which of the following is a criticism of the Rorschach? a. lack of universally accepted scoring procedures b. unstable results over time c. no empirical base d. more than one of these
more than one of these
According to the laws on special education testing, when evaluating a student for a learning disability to qualify for special education, a. the Binet test must be used. b. the Wechsler test must be used. c. both the Binet and Wechsler tests must be used. d. neither the Binet nor the Wechsler test must be used.
neither the Binet nor the Wechsler test must be used.
A major drawback of the Brazelton Scale is that a. it does not contain information about social functioning. b. no norms are available. c. it is not effective for use with drug-addicted infants. d. it is not a useful research tool.
no norms are available.
Studies by Strong on occupational interests demonstrated that a.occupational interests are very unstable and may change from year to year. b.occupational interests are stable during high school years but become unstable during adulthood. c.occupational interests remain relatively stable after students have left school. d.occupational interests are stable during high school and college years, become unstable during the 30s, and become stable once again later in life.
occupational interests remain relatively stable after students have left school
The developmental quotient (DQ) a. parallels the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) concept. b. parallels the Mental Age (MA) concept. c. cannot be compared to the IQ or MA concept. d. parallels the deviation IQ concept.
parallels the Mental Age (MA) concept.
The Strong Vocational Interest Blank is based on the observation that a. people from different occupations have different interests. b. individuals' interests guide their career choices. c. people who are not interested in a career often require guidance. d. vocational interests are more important than career choices,
people from different occupations have different interests.
Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by a.reviews by content-area experts familiar with the underlying constructs. b.performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met, making a diagnosis, and validating the diagnosis against other data sources. c.large-scale field work that involved thousands of individuals tested by hundreds of administrators whose skill levels varied. d.standard psychometric methods that yielded surprisingly high v
performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met, making a diagnosis, and validating the diagnosis against other data sources.
According to the text, Rorschach "virtuosos" a. performed significantly better in controlled studies than in clinical settings. b. were actually no better than chance in their clinical assessments. c. performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies. d. never actually had their expertise statistically analyzed.
performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies.
According to the concept of psychological deficit, a. poor performance in a specific task is related to or caused by some underlying psychological deficit. b.poor performance in a specific task is related to or caused by low intelligence. c. poor performance in a specific task is related to or caused by low motivation. d.poor performance in a specific task is related to or caused by a situational factors.
poor performance in a specific task is related to or caused by some underlying psychological deficit
The main purpose of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities is to measure a. infant intelligence. b. sensory handicaps. c. specific learning disabilities. d. brain damage.
specific learning disabilities.
In TAT interpretation, the environmental forces that interfere with or facilitate the satisfaction of various needs are called a. press. b. external stimuli. c. themes. d. determiners.
press
Almost all TAT methods of interpretation take into account a. hero, needs, and thought content. b. overt behavior, press, and themes. c. press, needs, and outcomes. d. fantasies, press, and themes
press, needs, and outcomes
The McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities a. produces only a single score. b. produces a score known as the general cognitive index. c. measures abilities in children between 4.5 and 10.5 years of age. d. are not psychometrically sound.
produces a score known as the general cognitive index.
Among projective tests that overinterpret data without sufficient empirical foundation, the worst offenders are a. thematic apperception tests. b. inkblots. c. projective drawing tests. d. word completion tasks.
projective drawing tests.
The Brazelton Scale a. has relatively good norms. b. purports to measure a newborn's competence. c. has very good test-retest reliability. d. is a very narrow neonatal exam.
purports to measure a newborn's competence.
TAT interpretation relies most heavily upon a. elaborate, complex scoring systems. b. quantitative methods. c. qualitative methods. d. computer scoring.
qualitative methods
The main difficulty with the Holtzman Inkblot Test is a. cumbersome administration. b. questionable validity. c. lack of an alternative form. d. lack of normative data.
questionable validity
Sonya builds computers for a living and enjoys camping and hiking on the weekends. Holland's theory would identify Sonya as a. realistic. b. artistic. c. social. d. investigative
realistic
The SCII improved on the SVIB by a. reducing the number of occupational scales. b. reducing gender bias in the scales. c. limiting the age range of the criterion group. d. using more gender specific norms.
reducing gender bias in the scales.
An analysis of existing results concerning the reliability of the TAT indicates that when specific variables such as the need for achievement are studied, a. respectably high reliability figures are found. b. low reliability figures are found. c. modestly positive reliability figures are found. d. inconclusive results are found.
respectably high reliability figures are found.
The Wide Range Achievement Test-3 has been criticized because a. it measures intelligence rather than achievement. b. it is difficult to administer. c. sample sizes in validity studies are too small. d. it is not applicable to children younger than 10 years of age.
sample sizes in validity studies are too small.
As the number of responses on each Rorschach inkblot increases, a. scores on the test increase. b. reliability and validity of scores increase. c. space responses decrease. d. positive perceptions increase
scores on the test increase.
The expectation that a person has about their ability to perform the tasks associated with a particular occupation is known as a. social desirability. b. egocentrism. c. self-efficacy. d. attribution bias.
self-efficacy.
The KABC draws a major distinction between which two types of higher brain processes? a. sequential and simultaneous processing. b. verbal and nonverbal processing. c. hand movements and number recall. d. face recognition and Gestalt closure.
sequential and simultaneous processing.
A major criticism of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank was a. low validity. b. low reliability. c. sex bias. d. that it was not properly designed for real life applications.
sex bias
On the Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank, a. short, humorous sentences generally receive the highest scores. b. humor tends to lower scores. c. long, complex sentences generally receive higher scores. d. short, humorous sentences generally receive lower scores
short, humorous sentences generally receive the highest scores
Scales like the SCII and the KOIS are based on a. measures that assess an individual's aptitude for a particular occupation. b. an assessment of crystallized intelligence. c. similar interests between test takers and persons in a particular occupation. d. measures that predict how successful a person is likely to be in an occupation.
similar interests between test takers and persons in a particular occupation.
The Barnum effect is found when a. statements that fit most people inflate the validity of a personality profile. b. ambiguous responses on personality measures are subjectively evaluated. c. participants who lack pathology are diagnosed as having pathology. d. a scale is not standardized.
statements that fit most people inflate the validity of a personality profile.
After years of extensive use, the Gesell scale a. still has a number of problems. b. has relatively few problems. c. is no longer used in clinical settings. d. has excellent documentation in terms of reliability and validity.
still has a number of problems.
Which of the following is an example of simultaneous processing? a. synthesizing information to solve problems b. arranging information in a systematic order c. splitting attention between two sources of information d. any activity that involves both verbal and nonverbal skills.
synthesizing information to solve problems
Which of the following is true of the Gesell Scale's ability to predict intelligence? a. It only predicts intelligence at the lower ends of the scale. b.It is comparable to the Binet Scales. c. It only predicts intelligence in children 6-12 years old. d.It is a psychometrically sound instrument for predicting intelligence in children under 6 years old.
t only predicts intelligence at the lower ends of the scale.
The KABC a. tends to show larger African-American/white differences than the WISC-R or Binet. b. tends to show smaller African-American/white differences than the WISC-R or Binet. c. is not appropriate for evaluating African-American children. d. is not appropriate for evaluating white children.
tends to show smaller African-American/white differences than the WISC-R or Binet
Which of the following interest inventories is primarily designed for non-college bound individuals? a. the KOIS b. the SCII c. the CAI d. the SII
the CAI
In order to remedy problems identified in the Rorschach, Exner developed a. the concept of determinants. b. highly structured administration protocols. c. the Comprehensive System for scoring. d. revised stimuli.
the Comprehensive System for scoring
One difference between the KOIS and the SCII in item format is that a. KOIS items are not associated with occupational interests. b. each SCII item presents the test-taker with a triad (set of 3) of alternative activities. c. the KOIS presents the test-taker with triads of (set of 3) alternative activities. d. only the SCII provides direction with regard to selection of a college major.
the KOIS presents the test-taker with triads of (set of 3) alternative activities.
Lindzey's 10 assumptions apply primarily to a. the TAT. b. the Rorschach. c. the Holtzman. d. the MMPI.
the TAT
The characteristic of an inkblot that leads a subject to see a particular form is called a. the determinant. b. a pure form response. c. an inquiry. d. confabulation
the determinant
Form quality is a scoring dimension that refers to a. where the perception was seen. b. what determined the response. c. the extent to which the response matched the stimulus qualities of the inkblot. d. what the perception was
the extent to which the response matched the stimulus qualities of the inkblot
Cora looks across the lunchroom and sees a boy that she likes look in her direction and laugh. Her tears start to well up and her heart races as she believes he is making fun of her for the embarrassing comment she made in class right before. She had been feeling insecure about the incident. This scenario describes a. an anxious personality type. b. a projective assessment. c. the projective hypothesis. d. interpretive bias
the projective hypothesis
The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey involves a. the selection of the most and least preferred activities from a triad. b.only trade and technical occupations. c. a combination of interests, abilities and education. d. combined rather than separate norms for males and females.
the selection of the most and least preferred activities from a triad.
Validity studies of the TAT suggest that a. validity of the TAT depends on high test-retest reliability. b. validity of the TAT depends on high split-half reliability. c. there is content-related validity. d. validity of the TAT does not depend on split-half
there is content-related validity.
The psychometric properties of the Rorschach have been difficult to evaluate because a. the Rorschach is difficult to administer. b. there is no universally accepted method of administration. c. responses can only be subjectively evaluated. d. the Rorschach has no clinical utility.
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One problem with word association techniques is that a. scoring systems are generally subjective. b. no norms exist. c. interpretation is objective. d. they do not adequately predict clinical syndromes.
they do not adequately predict clinical syndromes.
Research on attribution theory suggests that people tend to describe others in terms of ____, but explain their own behavior in terms of ____. a. situations; traits b. traits; personalities c . traits; situations d. specific context; situations
traits; situations
Recent studies have indicated that the Bayley-III a. cannot differentiate between normative and developmentally delayed children. b. underestimates developmental impairment. c. only adequately measures language and motor impairments. d. is not an effective measurement tool for infants less than 3 months old.
underestimates developmental impairment.
In the criterion-group approach, subjects are matched to careers based on a. personality type. b. career knowledge and skills. c. values and interests. d. interests and experiences.
values and interests.
The General Cognitive Index (GCI) is made up of a. verbal, perceptual-performance, and quantitative scales. b. verbal, memory, and motor scales. c. verbal, quantitative, and additional scales. d. verbal, quantitative, and memory scales.
verbal, perceptual-performance, and quantitative scales.
Normative data for the Gesell Scale a. were based on a large representative sample. b. included 10 percent minorities. c. were based on a small, but representative sample for the general population. d. was not representative of the population
was not representative of the population
Jones and Nisbett (1977) suggested that we make situational attributions about our own behavior because a. it is more difficult to accept our own faults. b. we know more about ourselves than about others. c. we are more subjective about our own faults. d. we forget unpleasant aspects of our past behavior
we know more about ourselves than about others.
Suppose you scored very high on the Dentist Scale of the SCII. This would suggest that a. you are interested in dentistry. b. your interests are similar to those of people who say they are happy working as dentists. c. you have a high aptitude for dentistry. d. the chances are good that you will be a successful dentist.
your interests are similar to those of people who say they are happy working as dentists.