In order to have proper understanding of a/an . . . . . . . . , psychologists try to study both overt and covert aspects of that behaviour.
A. Particular behaviour
B. Experimental method
C. Mental process
D. None of the above
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Assertions (A): Objective test items are scored according to a predetermined scoring key
Reason (R): Test items cannot be objective
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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For a better measurement of true capacity or potential ability of people test constructors try
A. To maximize the effects of people's past experience
B. To minimize the effects of people's past experience by giving unfamiliar tasks to test-takers
C. To normalize people's experiences
D. All of the above
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List-I contains the names of different kinds of tests while
List-II tries to explain them. Select correct matches:
List-I
List-II
A. Verbal tests
1. Use incomplete sentences story writing etc.
B. Performance tests
2. Employ items framed in sentences
C. Projective tests
3. Consider responses as true reflection of the underlying attribute
D. Objective tests
4. Requires to display some behaviour in a situation
A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
C. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
D. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
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Assertion (A): A test item should be phrased in such a manner that there is no ambiguity regarding its meaning for both the item writer and the examinees
Reason (R): A test item should not be too easy or too difficult
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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In . . . . . . . . the subject carefully examines and reports his/her own thoughts, feelings etc.
A. Participant observation
B. Naturalistic observation
C. Introspection
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . is the difference between the extreme values of the variate.
A. Dispersion
B. Quartile deviation
C. Range
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . is one of the important characteristics shared by psychology with other sciences like physics, chemistry, botany etc.
A. Condition
B. Method
C. Controlled experimentation
D. None of the above
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The processes of validation of construct validity involves
A. Specifying the possible different measures of the construct
B. Determining the extent of correlation between all or some of the measures of construct
C. Determining whether or not all or some measures act as if they were measuring the construct
D. All of the above
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Psychological test are
A. Standard ways of generating samples of people's behaviour
B. Magical
C. Very mysterious
D. Non-interpretable
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The consistency of scores obtained upon testing and retesting is referred to as the . . . . . . . . of a test
A. Internal consistency
B. Temporal stability
C. Split half reliability
D. None of the above
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Intelligence tests belong to the category of
A. Power test
B. Speed test
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Six months ago my brother administered a test on one of his students and found him a genius. Yesterday he again administered the same test on the same student. His score still rates him a genius. This means the test has
A. Request reliability
B. Equivalent reliability
C. Split-half reliability
D. Validity
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Correlation coefficient indicating internal consistency is known as
A. Coefficient of stability
B. Alpha coefficient
C. Coefficient of reliability
D. Coefficient of validity
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Psychological tests are connected with assessment of
A. Personality only
B. Perception only
C. All aspects of psychological functioning
D. Sociability
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Reliability and validity are two dimensions of
A. Test efficiency
B. Test procedure
C. Test construction
D. Retest value
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Assertion (A): Generally, validity of the test is dependent upon the reliability
Reason (R): A test which yields inconsistent results cannot be expected to correlate with outside independent criterion
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The curve obtained by plotting, cumulative frequency is called a cumulative frequency curve or a/an
A. Adjusted frequency
B. Ogive
C. Distribution
D. None of the above
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A . . . . . . . . is a set of written questions that can be answered by putting a check mark in the appropriate place
A. Balance-sheet
B. Survey report
C. Questionnaire
D. None of the above
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On an interval measurement
A. Quantities can be added
B. Distances cannot be added
C. Intervals can be added
D. Intervals cannot be added
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