Chapter 15 Psychological Tests
Example of an aptitude test
Scholastic Assessment Test
In the Thematic Apperception Test, test takers are asked to?
create stories based on certain drawings
Tests involving essay questions cannot be standardized
false
The CPI and the MMPI-2 are equally valid personality tests
false
In order to establish norms, psychologists administer a test to a large group of people called a
norm group
Computer program that tests for psychological disorders
CASPER
Help psychologists judge whether test taker is answering honestly
validity scales
The statements above might be found on which of the following tests?
MMPI-2
When answering a multiple-choice question, you can safely eliminate any answer choices that are opposites
false
Test anxiety usually includes which of the following?
feelings of foreboding
Personality tests can be divided into?
trait and mood tests
Psychological test most widely used in clinical work
MMPI-2
A high school student has probably taken dozens of which of the following types of tests?
achievement
These tests measure a range of abilities, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors
achievement
Used to measure occurrences of particular behaviors
behavior-rating scales
Consciously changing one's thoughts in particular situations
cognitive restructuring
Format used by projective tests
open-ended format
Measure psychological test
personality tests
The name of the SAT was changed from the Scholastic Aptitude Test to the Scholastic Assessment Test because?
scores rely heavily on knowledge of mathematics and vocabulary
Most psychological tests use people's
self-reports
It is useful to make an outline before answering
short answer questions
Experts believe that people's interpretations of ambiguous drawings and shapes reveal something about their personalities
true
Established to tell test administrators what scores are average, high, and low
norms
Which of the following types of questions are used in a projective test?
open-ended
An intelligence test
Stanford-Binet