Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer to each question based on material presented in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 5th Edition by Ronald Cohen and Mark Swerdlik. These questions only sample material from the chapter; there is much more to know than sampled here.

1		The process of developing a test occurs in five stages beginning with test conceptualization. What is the fifth stage of this process?
			A)	Item analysis.
			B)	Test revision.
			C)	Test tryout.
			D)	Test construction.
2		A preliminary question in test development is "How will meaning be attributed to scores on this test?" This question logically leads in to a discussion of
			A)	test revision in succeeding editions.
			B)	inter-item consistency.
			C)	the sequential strategy in scale construction.
			D)	norm- versus criterion-referenced tests.
3		Pilot work is typically necessary in test development to
			A)	Evaluate the utility of including specific items.
			B)	Gather baseline physiological data on all test-takers.
			C)	Make certain all nonverbal symbols are understood.
			D)	Transform ratio level data into interval level data.
4		"I spent all last night studying Chapter 7, and there wasn't one item on the test from that chapter!" Translated into the language of psychometrics, this statement would read:
			A)	"I noted excessive error variance related to test administration."
			B)	"I question the examination's content validity."
			C)	"I have grave concerns about rater error affecting reliability."
			D)	"And staying up to watch Sledgehammer on VH-1 didn't help either!"
5		In his paper entitled "A Method of Scaling Psychological and Educational Tests," the test development pioneer L. L. Thurstone introduced the notion of
			A)	difficulty scaling.
			B)	positive scaling.
			C)	absolute scaling.
			D)	all of the above.
6		Rating scales are used to record judgments about
			A)	oneself.
			B)	objects.
			C)	others.
			D)	all of the above.
7		A Likert scale is a
			A)	Unidimensional scale.
			B)	Summative scale.
			C)	Categorical scale.
			D)	Liking scale.
8		Items on a Guttman scale are designed so that
			A)	they range sequentially from weaker to stronger expressions.
			B)	agreement with weaker statements implies agreement with stronger ones.
			C)	endorsement of one statement says nothing at all about another.
			D)	they mirror a Likert format but allow for more detailed methods of analysis.
9		In the language of psychometrics, a "foil" is
			A)	part of the stem of an item on a multiple choice test.
			B)	an incorrect alternative to a question on a multiple choice test.
			C)	a general reference to distraction created by fellow testtakers.
			D)	an aluminum sheet used primarily for computer test security.
10		An essay test is an example of a test that employs
			A)	a selected-response format.
			B)	an unselected-response format.
			C)	a constructed-response format.
			D)	an under-construction-response format.
11		The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule is a personality test that features ipsative scoring. This means that the strength of various needs of the testtaker may be compared
			A)	to the strength of those needs in other test-takers.
			B)	to the strength of other needs of the same testtaker.
			C)	to the strength of needs expressed on the Mooney Problem Checklist.
			D)	all of the above.
12		"What is a good item?" The answer to this question
			A)	can never be made with certainty.
			B)	can be made with reference to item analysis data.
			C)	much like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.
			D)	all of the above.
13		Which is most useful in determining whether different items on a test are measuring the same thing?
			A)	Co-validation.
			B)	Cross-validation.
			C)	Factor analysis.
			D)	Test tryout.
14		This index, symbolized by a lowercase italicized letter, compares performance on a particular item with performance in the upper and lower regions of a distribution of continuous scores. It is:
			A)	a
			B)	b
			C)	c
			D)	d.
15		Test revision
			A)	applies to both brand new and existing tests.
			B)	occurs after each stage of the development process.
			C)	is usually followed by test standardization.
			D)	all of the above.