Expectancy tables are most similar to
a) z-scores
b) transformations
c) percentiles
d) correlations
One particular drawback of items generated from theory is that
a) examinees often respond to such items as they would like to appear
b) examinees often respond to such items as they actually perceive themselves
c) there is often no common theme that binds the items together
d) such items are often less subject to examinee distortion
The test administrator must try to put the subject at ease without compromising
a) morale issues
b) standardization
c) the subject's self-esteem
d) the test administrator's beliefs
Concern over ______ in item writing involves the possibility of promoting sexist attitudes.
a) length of items
b) vocabulary
c) wording of items
d) gender-specific language
Job-related interviews structured around discussions of past behavior on the job
typically
a) have the highest validity of all types of interviews
b) have higher validity than situational interviews, but lower validity than hypothetical interviews
c) have higher validity than semi-structured interviews, but lower validity thanunstructured interviews
d) have higher validity than unstructured interviews, but lower validity than
situational interviews
The relationship between test scores and some other variable, based on the
experience of the members of the norm group, are presented via
a) normative charts
b) expectancy charts
c) age norms
d) norm tables
Early on in an individual test administration, the tester must
a) establish rapport
b) arouse subject interest
c) defuse subject anxiety
d) all of the above
Which approach gives you the best opportunity to obtain information by examining which incorrect response was chosen on a test?
a) classical reliability theory
b) true score theory
c) item response theory
d) response dissimulation theory
Interviews
a) always have good validity
b) always have poor validity
c) can have good validity
d) have very low face validity
Item Response Theory does all of the following EXCEPT
a) encourages you to think about why people answer items correctly
b) defines difficulty in terms of the level of ability needed to answer the item correctly
c) links item responses to total test scores rather than to the construct the test is designed to measure
d) has become the dominant theme in modern psychometric research
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