The big five refer to
a) five personality factors found in most personality inventories
b) the five major personality taxonomies
c) the five forms personality measurement may take
d) five major criticisms of personality testing
Content domains are
a) narrow
b) structured
c) unbounded
d) not defined
Personality inventories have roots in
a) studies of psychopathology
b) World War II
c) studies of neurology
d) studies of interest indices
A desirable feature of the Occupational Scales of the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey is
a) a narrower spectrum of the world-of-work than those of the Strong
b) a wider spectrum of the world-of-work than those of the Strong
c) the easier interpretability than those of the Strong
d) the applicability of the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey to fewer socioeconomic classes
The foundation for assessing content validity is
a) construct mapping
b) content mapping
c) a description of the content domain
d) a description of the construct domain
A response of liking is a(n)
a) aptitude
b) trait
c) interest
d) ability
By showing that the behaviors sampled by the test are a representative sample of the
domain of behaviors you could have measured, you have demonstrated
a) construct validity
b) content validity
c) concurrent validity
d) both a and b
The Vocational Interest Estimate Scales of the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
are similar to
a) Holland's system of six themes
b) the general occupational theme scales of the Strong Interest Inventory
c) both a and b
d) neither a nor b
The construct emotional intelligence
a) is not yet well defined
b) is more important than general cognitive ability
c) is highly correlated with other types of intelligence
d) provides an better alternative to cognitive ability testing
Validity established through examination of the test itself is ________ validity.
a) predictive
b) concurrent
c) construct
d) content
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