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Chapter 1Multiple Choice Questions1.According to your textbook, why is it important to understand the foundations of psychologicaltesting?A)Psychometrics are central to psychological research.B)Sound tests facilitate high-quality decisions, and unsound tests facilitate low-quality decisions.C)The APA recommends that all students learn about psychological tests and measures.D)Some day you will encounter psychological testing on the job.Ans: B2.Psychological testing is best defined asA)the process of administering, scoring, and interpreting psychological tests.B)a way of measuring that uses psychometrics.C)a diagnosis method used solely by educators and psychologists.D)a process clinical psychologists use to diagnose mental disorders.Ans: A3.Psychological tests require a person toA)complete a written test.B)answer all test questions honestly.C)correctly answer as many questions as possible.D)perform a behavior.Ans: D4.What is a behavior?A)A skill that is learnedB)An action that is either correct or incorrectC)An observable and measurable actionD)An answer on a psychological testAns: C5.Which one of the following statements is true aboutpsychological tests?A)They are always created by psychologists who understand how to interpret the test taker'sanswers.B)They require the test taker to perform a behavior so as to measure some personal attribute,trait, or characteristic or to predict an outcome.C)Information from psychological test results is used to make decisions; therefore, these tests areregulated by federal and state governments.D)Psychologists began developing standardized educational tests in the last quarter of the 20thcentury, and these tests have become important indicators of academic performance.Ans: B

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