There has been some attempt to eliminate derogatory labels in the diagnosis of mental
retardation, but the classification systems of the National Association for Retarded Children and
the American Psychiatric Association still employ the terms
moron, imbecile, and idiot.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Cheating on a group test can be most effectively minimized by
A) seating examinees one seat apart or in such a way that cheating is difficult.
B) including a penalty for cheating in the formula for scoring the test.
C) warning examinees that cheating will be dealt with severely.
D) watching the examinees like a hawk during the test.
The child is father to the man is a notion most closely associated with the name of
A) Sigmund Freud. B) R.B. Cattell.
C) Carl Rogers. D) William Sheldon.
The Praxis test series is used in the selection of
A) school teachers.
B) military officers.
C) job managers.
D) practicing psychologists.
E) computer operators.
Anne Roe differentiated between person oriented and non-person oriented interests.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Occupational competency or proficiency examinations for auto mechanics, bartenders,
beauticians, contact lens dispensers, fire fighters, foreign service officers, police officers,
professional golfers, and many other specialties are commonly known
as __________ tests.
A) performance B) selection C) G.E.D. D) trade
Of all the following important factors in preparing for a standardized group-administered test,
the most crucial is for the examiner to
A) make certain that the testing environment is quiet, comfortable, well-lighted, and
adequately furnished.
B) review beforehand with the examinee items that are similar to those on the test.
C) inform the examinees in advance where, when, and what kind of test will be
administered.
D) be thoroughly familiar with the directions for administering the test.
The easiest and most economical way of determining how frequently and under what
circumstances a particular target behavior occurs is
A) unstructured interviewing. B) self-observation.
C) structured interviewing. D) participant observation.
Although they were originated for this purpose, intelligence tests are now seldom used in the
diagnosis of mental retardation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a research psychologist wanted to conduct an experiment on four groups of people-neurotic
introverts, neurotic extraverts, non-neurotic introverts, and nonneurotic extroverts-dividing
the pool of subjects into these four groups could probably be
accomplished most effectively by
administering the __________ to the subjects.
A) Personality Research Form
B) Eysenck Personality Inventory
C) Ascendance Submission Reaction Scale
D) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
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