Related Mcqs:

1. Ana has a score of 115 on an IQ test that can be compared to the score of hundreds of other people who took the some test. The capability to compare scores statistically is a function of

   A. norms
   B. validity.
   C. reliability.
   D. stability.

2. It can argued that standardize testing (such as the SAT) is beneficial because

   A. it can help label people as genius and gifted.
   B. there is a perfect correlation between standardized tests and academic performance.
   C. they predict future occupational success.
   D. they are fairer and more objective than admission officers’ judgements.

3. Serat has developed a new test. He gives the test to 1,000 people. Six weeks later he gives the test to the same 1,000 people. Serat is assessing the______of his test.

   A. split-half reliability
   B. test-retest reliability
   C. alternate form reliability
   D. criterion validity

4. Dr. Ahmad administerd his new intelligence test to a group of subjects and then compared each subject’s score on the old-numbereds. He found a large positive correlation between the odd and even scores, indicating the test has:

   A. predictive validity.
   B. split-half reliability.
   C. criterion validity.
   D. construct validity.

5. Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?

   A. Thurstone
   B. Sternberg
   C. Gardner
   D. Spearman

6. Sadiq and Tahir had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. In order to come back to present sadiq (who is a little below average in intelligence needs a score of 115 on the stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Sadiq has to convince Professor Tahir that he is_______than he actually is, because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as________.

   A. older; (mental age/chronological age 10
   B. younger; (mental age/chronological age 100
   C. older; (chronological age/mental age 10
   D. younger; (chronological age/mental age 10

7. Professor Ehsan gave his class a twenty-question test covering two weeks of class material. Fifteens were on the structures of the brain, although he only spent ten minutes talking about the brain. Professor Ehsan’s test did not appear to have adequate_______validity.

   A. criterion
   B. predictive
   C. alternate form
   D. content

8. Roshan, a 10th grader, took a test that measured his potential for college success. Jill, another 10th grader, took a test on the math chapter that had just been covered in class, Roshan most likely took an______test and Jill most likely took an______test.

   A. aptitude; aptitude
   B. achievement; aptitude
   C. aptitude; achievement
   D. achievement; achievement

9. A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is:

   A. standardized
   B. normally distributed
   C. reliable
   D. valid

10. When the same procedures are used in giving a test to all people, the test has been:

    A. validated
    B. normalized
    C. operationalized
    D. standardized