Sawyer (1966) and Sines (1970) examined studies in which test results were interpreted by a set of rules and compared them to studies in which trained professionals interpreted the test results. They found that
a. the professionals were more accurate than the set of rules.
b. the set of rules was more accurate than the trained professionals.
c. there was no difference between the set of rules and the professionals.
d. the professionals were more accurate, but only when they knew the rules.
The authors of your textbook have suggested that one reason for the relatively poor long-term reliability of personality tests is that
a. the tests are not really measuring personality.
b. personality is too broad of a construct to adequately measure.
c. personality tests are too vague and subjective.
d. although people exhibit a core of stability, they continually change.
Behavioral dispositions are
a. dysfunctional behaviors.
b. stable and lasting traits.
c. transient personality states.
d. innate.
The new technologies of testing would be well served by measuring behavior in the _______ context.
a. neurological
b. genetic
c. social
d. political
Studies have indicated that the temporal stability of tests is
a. in need of improvement, even for the best tests.
b. at acceptable levels, at least for the better tests.
c. at acceptable levels for most, if not all, tests.
d. has not had an effect on reliability.
According to your text, the real issue in testing is
a. how reliable tests are.
b. whether tests have predictive validity.
c. what tests actually measure.
d. how tests are used.
A theory consistent with the data concerning the reliability of tests would propose that
a. ability and personality are ever-changing.
b. ability and personality are not measurable.
c. humans possess an ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
d. personality is static and enduring.
Most existing tests are presumed to measure
a. interactions between the individual and the environment.
b. a stable entity.
c. overall human functioning.
d. adaptability to change.
When we say a test has reliability,
a. we are implying that test results are attributable to a systematic source of variance.
b. the test is presumed to measure some unknown entity.
c. the test also has validity.
d. there is no limit on the test's validity.
Two major professional issues in testing are
a. ethical and moral issues.
b. theoretical concerns and the adequacy of tests.
c. social and legal issues.
d. actuarial vs. clinical prediction and ethical issues.
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