Psychological Testing MCQ Questions and Answers

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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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Answer: Option A

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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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Answer: Option C

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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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Answer: Option B

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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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Answer: Option B

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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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Answer: Option B

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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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Answer: Option C

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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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Answer: Option C

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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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Answer: Option C

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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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Answer: Option D

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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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Answer: Option A

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