Psychological Testing MCQ Questions and Answers

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Which of the following statements is not correct about physical and psychological measurement?

A) In physical measurement there is a true zero point whereas in psychological measurement there is an arbitrary zero point B) In physical measurement there is an arbitrary zero point whereas in psychological measurement there is a true zero point C) Physical measurement is more accurate than psychological measurement D) Physical measurement is direct whereas psychological measurement is indirect

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Answer: Option B

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. . . . . . . . are those values of the variate which divide the total frequency into four equal parts.

A) Quartiles B) Deciles C) Percentiles D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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For a . . . . . . . . distribution, mean, median and mode coincide.

A) Symmetrical B) Asymmetrical C) Ungrouped D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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In Psychology and education, measurement can help

A) A learning psychologist to diagnose the current status of the reading ability of a particular child B) An industrial psychologist to place a worker in the right job C) A class teacher to distinguish between the high achievers and the low achievers D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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What is closely related to the interview which is useful in gathering information quickly from a large number of people

A) Questionnaire B) Interview C) Survey method D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Consider the following statements about 'Alternate-forms reliability'.
1. Two forms of the test are administered to the same sample
2. Usually a fortnight time is taken as time interval
3. It measures the consistency of the examine's scores between two administrations of parallel forms of a single test
Select the correct answer from the options given below:

A) Only 1 B) 1, 2 and 3 C) 1 and 3 D) Only 2

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Answer: Option B

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In test-retest reliability

A) The single form of the test is administered twice on the same sample with a reasonable time gap B) Different form of tests are administered on the same sample with no time gap C) The single form of the test is administrered twice on the same sample with no time gap D) Different form of tests are administered with a reasonable time gap

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Answer: Option A

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. . . . . . . . as a method can be used systematically if the subject is trained as to how and what to observe

A) Naturalistic observation B) Non-participant observation C) Subjective observation D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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If a curve can be folded along a vertical line so that the two halves of it coincide, it is called a

A) Proper curve B) Symmetrical curve C) Skew curve D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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Ideally, when a control-group design is used, the groups should be equivalent in every way except for the

A) Dependent variable B) Independent variable C) Intervening variable D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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