In scoring a classroom achievement test, it is recommended that
A) essay answers containing the same information not be weighted according to the length of
the answer.
B) multiple-choice items be weighted according to their length and degree of complexity.
C) multiple-choice items be weighted more than true-false and short-answer items.
D) a correction for guessing be applied to multiple-choice, but not to true-false items.
The first systematic efforts to design criterion-related and content-validated measures of
vocational interests were made by
A) E. L. Thorndike. B) G. F. Kuder.
C) R. S. Woodworth. D) E. K. Strong.
What did Lombroso, Kretschmer, and Sheldon have in common?
A) They all constructed projective tests of personality.
B) They all constructed inventories to measure personality traits.
C) They all conducted research on body types and personality.
D) They were all psychoanalysts who disagreed with Freud.
The beginning of systematic efforts in the field of interest measurement is attributable to
A) Edward Thorndike. B) James Miner.
C) E. K. Strong, Jr. D) Frederic Kuder.
The nature and extent of a child's learning disability is most easily determined by a screening
test.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements concerning test taking is true?
A) Girls tend to improve their test scores more than boys when they change answers.
B) Examinees should always review their answers when time permits.
C) Changing answers tends to raise scores more on less difficult than on more difficult tests.
D) Answers are more likely to be changed from right to wrong than vice versa.
Pyknic is to __________ as __________ is to ectomorphic.
A) mesomorphic, asthenic B) endomorphic, asthenic
C) endomorphic, athletic D) mesomorphic, athletic
Inventories of interests, attitudes, and values are measures of __________ performance.
A) atypical B) maximum C) typical D) minimum
Restandardization of the MMPI involved all of the following except
A) revision and rewording of the language of existing items that were dated, awkward, or
sexist.
B) provision of separate forms of the inventory for adults and adolescents.
C) inclusion of content not represented in the original version.
D) provision of separate forms for men and women, blacks and whites.
To be diagnosed as learning disabled in many California, a child's intellectual ability must be at
least one standard deviation above his or her level of achievement.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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