Which of the following areas of research in psychology is concerned with assessing individual differences, developing tests, and developing new statistical techniques?

Related Mcqs:

1. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

   A. developmental psychology
   B. personality psychology
   C. biological psychology
   D. social psychology

2. In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:

   A. by observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations
   B. by interviewing subjects about their achievement needs
   C. with the Thematic Apperception Test
   D. With the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory

3. Who are becoming increasingly alert to the results of psychological studies that deal with individual patterns of growth, maturational readiness to learn, and individual differences in rate and limit of learning?

   A. Planers
   B. Researchers
   C. Educators
   D. Group leaders

4. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

5. Community psychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology are considered which of the following in clinical psychology?

   A. Precursors
   B. Continuums
   C. Inferences
   D. Subspecialties

6. If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the wavelength of light, we would not be able to perceive differences in:

   A. Intensity
   B. Color
   C. Purity
   D. Brightness

7. The tests are developed as instruments to enable the collection of data about individuals, such as intelligence tests and examinations, attitude scales personality assessment, test of creativity and:

   A. Evaluation tests
   B. Aptitude tests
   C. Questionnaires
   D. Analytical tests

8. The normative survey methods makes use of various test and techniques in the collection of data, such as standard tests, the interview, check list, naire, inventory, and anecdotal record, biographical and autobiographical records. It relates to:

   A. Binet
   B. Dewey
   C. Charles De
   D. None of these

9. When psychological tests are used in personal selection, an important concern regarding the tests is ___________?

   A. Cost
   B. Ease of administration
   C. Validity
   D. Objectivity
   E. None of these

10. Which of the following has not been found in research on gender differences in sexual interest?

    A. Men think about sex more than women
    B. Men initiate sex more than women
    C. Women are more interested in having many partners than men are
    D. Women are less interested in uncommitted sex