Psychological Testing — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Intervals can be added is the correct answer to “On an interval measurement”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

In physical measurement there is an arbitrary zero point whereas in psychological measurement there is a true zero point is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements is not correct about physical and psychological measurement”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Quartiles is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . are those values of the variate which divide the total frequency into four equal parts.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Symmetrical is the correct answer to “For a . . . . . . . . distribution, mean, median and mode coincide.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

All of the above is the correct answer to “In Psychology and education, measurement can help”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Questionnaire is the correct answer to “What is closely related to the interview which is useful in gathering information quickly from a large number of people”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

1, 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “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:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

The single form of the test is administered twice on the same sample with a reasonable time gap is the correct answer to “In test-retest reliability”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Subjective observation is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . as a method can be used systematically if the subject is trained as to how and what to observe”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Symmetrical curve is the correct answer to “If a curve can be folded along a vertical line so that the two halves of it coincide, it is called a”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Independent variable is the correct answer to “Ideally, when a control-group design is used, the groups should be equivalent in every way except for the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Increasing both sample size and variance is the correct answer to “"Sampling error" can be reduced by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Standard deviation is the correct answer to “The . . . . . . . . , though difficult to calculate, is the best measure of dispersion since it takes into consideration the whole data and the deviations are taken from the arithmetic mean.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Co-efficient at dispersion is the correct answer to “Whenever we want to compare the variability of two series which differ widely in their averages or which are measured in different units, we calculate the . . . . . . . . , which being ratios, are numbers independent of the units of measurement.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Naturalistic observation is the correct answer to “The . . . . . . . . method is employed extensively in studies related to children, animals, birds, insects etc.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Professor Bowley is the correct answer to “"Averages are statistical constants which enable us to comprehend in a single effort the significance of the whole", was said by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Only 1 is the correct answer to “Which one of the following statements is correct about homogeneous test 1. Validity is dependent upon reliability 2. Reliability is dependent upon validity 3. Reliability and validity are contradictory 4. Poor reliability yields high validity Select your answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Reliable is the correct answer to “If a test yields similar results on different occasions; it is considered”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Lower quartile is the correct answer to “When the lower half before the median is divided into two equal parts, the value of the dividing variate is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

High validity is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . coefficient are desirable if test scores are to be used to help an individual with an important decision”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Statisticians is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . in psychology formerly were associated chiefly with test construction and the interpretation of test results.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Continuous variables is the correct answer to “Quantities which can take any numerical value within a certain range are called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Higher reliability coefficient is the correct answer to “A longer test tends to yield a”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Non-verbal tests is the correct answer to “Performance tests are termed as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

True zero point is the correct answer to “An object having zero length will be said to have no length at all. It refers to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “Measurement of aptitude and other psychological characteristics are useful because”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Careful observation of animal and human behaviour is the correct answer to “What is the starting point of psychology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Surveys is the correct answer to “Which of the following methods are used to obtain information on political opinions, consumer preferences, health care needs”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

A is true but R is false is the correct answer to “Assertion (A): By objectivity of item is meant that the items should be phrased in such a manner that they are interpreted in exactly the same way by all those who take the test. Reason (R): Objectivity is related with subjectivity”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Both A and B is the correct answer to “The drawback of ordinal measurement is that”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Coefficient of stability is the correct answer to “The correlation coefficient indicating temporal stability is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Reliability and variability is the correct answer to “A psychological test can be considered as standard when one establishes its”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Explicit response is the correct answer to “An overt response that can be observed directly without the aid of instrumentation is known as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Research Psychologists is the correct answer to “As experts in experimental design, statisticians may be asked to help . . . . . . . . arrange procedures for gathering and analysing data”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Reliable is the correct answer to “If the same relative score levels are preserved on the two measurements, the test is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Mode is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is the value which occurs most frequently in a set of observations and around which the other items of the set cluster densely”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Dependent variable is the correct answer to “The change in the subject's behaviour that results from a change in an independent variable is called”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Participant observation is the correct answer to “In an industry to have a better insight into the problems of the labourers the psychologists sometimes gets enrolled as one of the employees and participates in their activities like any other employees this is an example of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Both item and sampling validity is the correct answer to “According to Psychometricians, Content Validity requires”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.

Validity is a fixed property of the test is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements is not correct about validity”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Psychological Testing.