Psychological Testing and Assessment MCQs

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1. What is the primary purpose of psychological testing?
(A) To diagnose mental disorders
(B) To understand an individual’s behavior, personality, and capabilities
(C) To prescribe medication
(D) To provide therapy

2. Which type of psychological test assesses cognitive abilities and intelligence?
(A) Personality test
(B) Neuropsychological test
(C) Intelligence test
(D) Projective test

3. What is the term for the consistency of a test’s results over time?
(A) Validity
(B) Reliability
(C) Sensitivity
(D) Specificity

4. Which type of validity refers to how well a test measures what it is intended to measure?
(A) Construct validity
(B) Content validity
(C) Criterion-related validity
(D) External validity

5. What does the term “standardization” refer to in psychological testing?
(A) The process of creating norms for a test
(B) The consistency of test administration and scoring
(C) The accuracy of a test in predicting outcomes
(D) The process of interpreting test results

6. Which type of test assesses an individual’s unconscious thoughts and feelings through ambiguous stimuli?
(A) Objective test
(B) Projective test
(C) Neuropsychological test
(D) Behavioral test

7. What is the primary goal of a personality inventory?
(A) To measure intellectual functioning
(B) To evaluate an individual's emotional state
(C) To assess personality traits and characteristics
(D) To diagnose mental disorders

8. Which type of test is designed to measure specific behaviors or skills in real-world situations?
(A) Achievement test
(B) Aptitude test
(C) Neuropsychological test
(D) Projective test

9. What is the term for a test’s ability to accurately predict future performance or behavior?
(A) Reliability
(B) Construct validity
(C) Predictive validity
(D) Content validity

10. Which statistical measure indicates the degree to which a test score deviates from the mean score?
(A) Standard deviation
(B) Variance
(C) Range
(D) Median

11. What is the purpose of norm-referenced testing?
(A) To compare an individual's score to a specific criterion
(B) To compare an individual's score to scores of others
(C) To assess performance in real-world tasks
(D) To measure changes over time

12. Which type of psychological test is used to evaluate brain function and cognitive performance?
(A) Intelligence test
(B) Neuropsychological test
(C) Personality test
(D) Projective test

13. What is the primary function of a diagnostic test in psychological assessment?
(A) To measure general cognitive abilities
(B) To identify the presence of psychological disorders
(C) To assess personality traits
(D) To evaluate academic achievement

14. Which term refers to the accuracy of a test in measuring the construct it is intended to measure?
(A) Validity
(B) Reliability
(C) Sensitivity
(D) Specificity

15. What is the primary difference between objective and projective tests?
(A) Objective tests are structured and have specific scoring criteria, while projective tests are open-ended and interpretive
(B) Objective tests measure intelligence, while projective tests measure personality
(C) Projective tests are more reliable than objective tests
(D) Objective tests are used for diagnosis, while projective tests are used for therapy

16. Which type of test measures an individual’s potential to learn new skills or perform in a specific area?
(A) Achievement test
(B) Aptitude test
(C) Intelligence test
(D) Personality test

17. What is the term for a test that is used to measure changes in an individual’s abilities or behavior over time?
(A) Cross-sectional test
(B) Longitudinal test
(C) Diagnostic test
(D) Norm-referenced test

18. Which type of validity assesses whether a test covers the entire range of the construct it is supposed to measure?
(A) Construct validity
(B) Content validity
(C) Criterion-related validity
(D) External validity

19. What is the term for a score that is significantly higher or lower than most other scores in a distribution?
(A) Outlier
(B) Norm
(C) Median
(D) Standard score

20. Which measure represents the most frequently occurring score in a dataset?
(A) Mean
(B) Median
(C) Mode
(D) Standard deviation

21. What is the purpose of criterion-referenced testing?
(A) To compare scores with a population norm
(B) To determine whether an individual has achieved a specific level of skill or knowledge
(C) To evaluate personality traits
(D) To measure intelligence

22. Which type of test measures memory, attention, and problem-solving abilities?
(A) Neuropsychological test
(B) Achievement test
(C) Personality test
(D) Projective test

23. What is the term for adjusting scores to account for differences in testing conditions or group characteristics?
(A) Standardization
(B) Norming
(C) Scaling
(D) Normalization

24. Which type of reliability assesses consistency of a test across different items within the same test?
(A) Test-retest reliability
(B) Inter-rater reliability
(C) Internal consistency
(D) Alternate-form reliability

25. What is the term for comparing an individual’s score to the scores of a group to determine relative standing?
(A) Criterion-referenced scoring
(B) Norm-referenced scoring
(C) Standard scoring
(D) Percentile ranking

26. Which type of psychological test uses inkblots or ambiguous images to uncover unconscious processes?
(A) Projective test
(B) Objective test
(C) Neuropsychological test
(D) Achievement test

27. What is the term for the ability of a test to distinguish between individuals who have a condition and those who do not?
(A) Reliability
(B) Sensitivity
(C) Validity
(D) Specificity

28. Which type of test measures knowledge gained in a specific subject area?
(A) Achievement test
(B) Aptitude test
(C) Personality test
(D) Neuropsychological test

29. What is the term for a test that measures a psychological trait using self-report questions?
(A) Projective test
(B) Objective test
(C) Neuropsychological test
(D) Behavioral assessment

30. Which statistical method is used to determine the relationship between two sets of test scores?
(A) Correlation
(B) Regression
(C) ANOVA
(D) Chi-square

31. Which type of validity evaluates whether a test correlates with a relevant outcome measured at the same time?
(A) Predictive validity
(B) Concurrent validity
(C) Content validity
(D) Construct validity

32. What is the main focus of behavioral assessments in psychological testing?
(A) Observing and measuring overt behavior
(B) Evaluating unconscious thoughts
(C) Measuring intelligence
(D) Assessing personality traits

33. What is the term for errors that occur when test administrators influence the results?
(A) Test bias
(B) Standardization error
(C) Experimenter effect
(D) Response bias

34. Which type of test provides scores that can be compared to a population norm?
(A) Norm-referenced test
(B) Criterion-referenced test
(C) Diagnostic test
(D) Neuropsychological test

35. What does inter-rater reliability measure?
(A) Consistency of results across different occasions
(B) Consistency of results across different test forms
(C) Consistency of scores between different raters
(D) Accuracy of a test in measuring the construct

36. Which type of test measures underlying psychological traits such as introversion or extraversion?
(A) Intelligence test
(B) Personality inventory
(C) Achievement test
(D) Neuropsychological test

37. What is the term for a score that has been transformed to fit a standard scale, such as a z-score?
(A) Raw score
(B) Standard score
(C) Percentile
(D) Norm

38. Which type of test is designed to predict performance in a specific domain or occupation?
(A) Aptitude test
(B) Achievement test
(C) Personality test
(D) Projective test

39. What is the purpose of a cut-off score in psychological testing?
(A) To determine the minimum score required to pass or qualify
(B) To compare scores across populations
(C) To measure reliability
(D) To assess validity

40. Which type of reliability is assessed by giving the same test to the same group at two different points in time?
(A) Test-retest reliability
(B) Inter-rater reliability
(C) Internal consistency
(D) Split-half reliability

41. Which test is commonly used to assess personality disorders in clinical settings?
(A) MMPI
(B) WAIS
(C) Rorschach
(D) Stanford-Binet

42. Which type of test measures adaptive behaviors and daily living skills?
(A) Neuropsychological test
(B) Adaptive behavior assessment
(C) Personality inventory
(D) Intelligence test

43. What is the term for test bias that favors one group over another due to cultural or linguistic factors?
(A) Content bias
(B) Construct bias
(C) Cultural bias
(D) Response bias

44. Which type of scoring ranks individuals in order from highest to lowest performance?
(A) Norm-referenced scoring
(B) Percentile ranking
(C) Standard scoring
(D) Rank-order scoring

45. Which type of validity assesses how well a test predicts performance in future situations?
(A) Predictive validity
(B) Concurrent validity
(C) Construct validity
(D) Content validity

46. Which psychological test uses storytelling or ambiguous pictures to uncover motives, conflicts, and emotions?
(A) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
(B) MMPI
(C) WAIS
(D) Binet test

47. What is the purpose of a behavioral checklist in psychological assessment?
(A) To evaluate intelligence
(B) To measure specific observable behaviors
(C) To assess unconscious processes
(D) To provide a diagnostic score

48. Which type of reliability ensures that two forms of a test produce similar results?
(A) Alternate-form reliability
(B) Test-retest reliability
(C) Inter-rater reliability
(D) Split-half reliability

49. Which type of validity ensures that a test correlates with other measures of the same construct?
(A) Convergent validity
(B) Divergent validity
(C) Predictive validity
(D) Face validity

50. What is the primary goal of psychological assessment?
(A) To diagnose and understand individuals’ behavior and mental processes
(B) To prescribe treatment
(C) To compare groups for research purposes only
(D) To entertain or engage participants

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