Psychomotor skills tests are more useful in predicting actual performance on the job than
performance in a job training program.
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All of the interest inventories designed by G. F. Kuder uses the __________ item format.
A) forced-choice B) critical incidents
C) person-to-person D) open-ended
One of the most frequently cited of all problem checklists is the Child Behavior Checklist.
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The great majority of colleges and universities no longer use the SAT in undergraduate
admissions decisions.
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Intelligence, social class, occupation, and education are all positively related, but the direction of
causation among these variables is not clear.
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The most frequently administered of all psychometric instruments in legal settings is the
A) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
B) Georgetown Screening Interview for Competency to Stand Trial.
C) California Psychological Inventory.
D) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
Boys tend to score higher than girls on all of the following scales of the Kuder General Interest
Survey except
A) Clerical. B) Mechanical.
C) Computational. D) Persuasive.
The reliabilities of checklists are generally lower than those of interviews.
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Total reliance on objective tests for assessing achievement may lead to poor writing abilities,
inferior teaching, and improper study habits.
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Both intelligence and occupational status are correlated with social-class background, a fact that
may account for the positive relationship between these two variables.
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