One of the major advantages of tests developed using item response theory is that they
a. can be easily adapted for computer administration.
b. are longer.
c. are easier to administer.
d. can be developed with little effort.
Who is associated with the development of the TAT?
a. Murray & Morgan
b. Terman & Binet
c. Levy & Beck
d. Morgan & Beck
The average of a series of item characteristic curves is known as
a. the average characteristic curve.
b. the standard error of the item characteristic.
c. a test characteristic curve.
d. the variance ratio curve.
The Rorschach presents ambiguous stimuli to an individual who then provides his or her own personal interpretation. This is an example of what kind of test?
a. Structured
b. Projective
c. Intelligence
d. Abilities
The approach to test construction in which the item characteristic curve for each individual item is analyzed is called
a. prophecy theory.
b. classical test theory.
c. item response theory.
d. item analysis theory.
The Rorschach was introduced into the United States by
a. Henry Murray.
b. Herman Rorschach.
c. Sam Beck.
d. David Levy.
Proponents of criterion-referenced tests have criticized item analysis procedures because they
a. cannot be used for criterion-referenced tests.
b. have statistical flaws.
c. do not provide information about the type of errors that students make.
d. have no relevance for educational tests.
Which of the following is an example of a trait?
a. Depression
b. Fear
c. Pessimism
d. Anger
In order to evaluate a criterion referenced test, the test was administered to a group of students who had studied a learning unit and to another group who had not studied the learning unit. For each item on the test, the criterion for mastery would be
a. the point-biserial correlation.
b. below the antimode.
c. above the antimode.
d. the validity coefficient.
Structured personality tests became unpopular in the 1930s and 1940s because they
a. were difficult to administer.
b. were too subjective.
c. were not standardized.
d. relied on the face value of responses.
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