Which of the following would provide the most useful information for critically evaluating a published test?
a.
Journal of Educational Measurement b.
Tests in Print c.
Eighteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook d. The test publisher's catalog
e. The manual accompanying the test
Ques. 2Refer to Exhibit 8-1. May be biased by the central tendency error
b.
situational tests.
d.
projective techniques.
Ques. 3Refer to Exhibit 8-1. Give access to motives and feelings which are not realized or verbalized by the subject
a. inventories.
c. ratings.
b. situational tests.
d. projective techniques.
Ques. 4Refer to Exhibit 8-1. Depend upon the honesty and cooperation of the subject
a. inventories.
c. ratings.
b. situational tests.
d. projective techniques.
Ques. 5Which of the following is the best example of a halo effect?
a. The extreme values of the scale are extensively used.
b. A student is assigned the highest rating on all traits rated.
c. All individuals in a group are rated low on the scale.
d. A cooperative student is rated high on nearly all traits.
Ques. 6Projective techniques, as a group, differ from most other personality measures in their use of
a. situational tests.
b. trait assessment.
c. structured stimuli
d. unstructured stimuli.
e. theories of personality.
Ques. 7A researcher needs a measure of intelligence to use in research on children with reading difficulties. The test must be highly reliable and be given in a manner such that the children who are not used to taking standardized tests will not be at a disadvantage. Money is no object. The type of test that you would recommend for this researcher's purpose is one that is
a. individual, nonverbal, and objectively scored.
b. group, nonverbal, and subjectively scored.
c. group, nonverbal, and objectively scored.
d. group, verbal, and objectively scored.
e. individual, verbal, and subjectively scored.
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