Which of the following is true of computer-assisted test administration?
a. It reduces biases in test administration.
b. Test items are presented in a standard order for each test taker.
c. It is a more expensive approach than traditional paper and pencil testing.
d. People across demographic groups tend to feel more comfortable interacting with computers.
When deviation scores around the mean are added up, their mean will be
a. indeterminate.
b. < 0.
c. 0.
d. > 0.
Which of the following is true of the use of reinforcement during tests?
a. Only tangible rather than verbal forms of reinforcement are effective for improving performance.
b. It is strictly prohibited by most test manuals.
c. The advantages tend to be similar for all people.
d. It increases the validity of test results.
In a distribution where X = 21 and S = 3, what is the Z-score of a raw score of 15?
a. -12
b. -2
c. 2
d. 12
Which comment of praise is most likely to increase a child's test performance?
a. You're so organized..
b. You are so smart.
c. How clever.
d. You worked so hard.
A Z score
a. is the difference between a score and the mean, divided by the standard deviation.
b. tells us how many standard deviations the score is below the average score.
c. tells us how many standard deviations the score is below the mean.
d. is the standard deviation of a population.
Interventions to reduce stereotype threat help students move from a ______ mindset to a ______ mindset.
a. stress, calm
b. trait, experience
c. fixed, growth
d. threat, safety
Which set of scores below contains the most variability?
a. 151515151515
b. 343434
c. 142516
d. 252725272527
When men and women are told that they are taking a test that measures gender differences, which outcome can be expected?
a. Equally qualified women will perform worse than the men.
b. Equally qualified men will perform worse than the women.
c. The men and women will perform equally well.
d. The test is more likely to capture true differences in men and women's performance.
If you are given = 57 and S = 4, what is the variance?
a. 2.0
b. 14.25
c. 16.0
d. 30.5
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