Aptitude for computer programming has most in common with __________ ability.
A) psychomotor B) mechanical C) clerical D) artistic
In the number checking and name checking tasks on the Minnesota Clerical Test, __________
is emphasized more than __________.
A) visual acuity, manual dexterity B) intelligence, perceptual ability
C) speed, power D) power, speed
Clerical ability tests consist of items to measure perceptual speed and accuracy, as well as
A) general intelligence. B) academic achievement.
C) mechanical comprehension. D) psychomotor skills.
According to the item characteristic curve approach to detecting item bias, a test is unbiased if
A) qualifying scores on the test are established in such a way that different groups of
applicants are selected in proportion to the number in each group who are capable of
attaining an acceptable level on the performance criterion.
B) regression slopes for predicting job performance from the scores are the same for different
groups.
C) regardless of their group membership, examinees of the same ability have equal
probabilities of getting an item right.
D) establishing separate job performance cutoff scores for different groups makes the
probability of selecting potentially successful applicants in the various groups the same.
On this test the examinee selects the one answer frame out of five which shows how a cut up
figure would look when put together. The test is referred to as a
A) paper form board. B) test of mechanical assembly.
C) picture puzzle test. D) test of mechanical comprehension.
Gender differences are most likely to be found on tests of __________ ability.
A) mechanical B) musical C) artistic D) clerical
Cole defined test fairness in terms of
A) applicants in different groups being selected in proportion to the percentage of the
specified groups that succeeds on the criterion.
B) separate cutoff scores for each group so that the probability of being selected is identical
for successful applicants in each group.
C) average scores of different applicant groups on the criterion of success being identical.
D) test-criterion correlations of different groups being identical even when cutoff scores of
the groups are not the same.
Thorndike proposed that the qualifying scores on a test for different groups of people be set in
terms of differences in the __________ in the two groups.
A) regression slopes (b weights)
B) test-criterion correlation coefficients
C) arithmetic means and standard deviations
D) percentages performing satisfactorily on the criterion
The most popular of all tests of mechanical ability is the
A) Bennett Test of Mechanical Comprehension.
B) Minnesota Spatial Relations Test.
C) Minnesota Mechanical Assembly Test.
D) Minnesota Paper Formboard.
According to the traditional definition, the fairness of a test for different groups of people is most
closely related to differences in
A) correlation coefficients. B) arithmetic means.
C) indexes of skewness and kurtosis. D) standard deviations.
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