Quiz 7

Why do objective tests typically have so many test items or questions?

One way to make a test more reliable is simply to make it longer.

A researcher shows you various cards with pictures on them and asks you to tell a story about the scene and people in the pictures. What kind of test is this?

a projective personality test

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is an example of which type of test?

projective

What is the basic assumption of the empirical method of test creation?

Certain kinds of people have distinctive ways of answering certain questions on personality inventories.

If a test consists of a list of questions that can be answered yes or no, true or false, or on a numeric scale, and especially if the test uses a computer-scored answer sheet, then it is what kind of test?

an objective test

If you wish to compare how two groups of people answer differently on a personality test, which method of test construction would be ideal?

empirical

Often a scale is used to predict behavior, diagnosis, or category membership in new samples of participants. This process is referred to as

factor analysis

The purpose of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is to measure _________________, such as achievement, intimacy, power, and other matters of which the participant might not be aware.

implicit motives

The factor analytic method of test construction is an example of a psychological tool based on

statistics.

What are the "factors" that the factor analytic method is designed to identify?

the properties that make groups of things seem to be alike