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Diagnostic Tech Midterm

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Trial by judge and jury is to criminal investigation and prosecution as confirmatory data analysis is to
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The correlation equals -1 for which of the following four pairs of numbers?
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Which of the following scales has the properties of magnitude, absolute zero, and equal intervals?
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The specific stimulus on a test to which a person responds overtly is called a(n)
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Which individual developed tests to evaluate persons with emotional impairments?
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The speedometer on your car is an example of what kind of scale measurement?
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When the relationship between the unit of measurement of a scale (strength) and an outcome (pounds lifted) can be described by a linear equation Y = a + bX, the scale is said to have what property?
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Scales of measurement differ from one another in terms of
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Which of the following tests makes no assumption about the meaning of test responses, but instead, relies on empirical research?
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Which of the following scales would be used when the information is qualitative rather than quantitative?
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Statistical procedures that allow one to make inferences about large groups by examining a smaller sample are called
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An equal interval is found in which of the following?
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Tests that provide a statement, usually of the self-report variety, and require the subject to choose between two or more alternative responses, are called
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If the line that comes closest to all points in a scatter diagram is perfectly straight, the correlation between the two variables is
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Achievement, aptitude, and intelligence can be encompassed by the term
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Which of the following is one criticism of early personality tests?
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In which scales can you make meaningful interpretation of an arithmetic operation such as addition?
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The potential for learning a specific skill can best be described as
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The observation that Y decreases as X increases suggests
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Many feel that the difference between an IQ of 100 and 105 is not the same as the difference between an IQ 70 and 75. These people feel that IQ tests lack _____.
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Which of the following contributed to the popularity of standardized achievement tests?
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If a scale allows one to say whether a particular instance has more, less, or the same amount of an attribute as another instance, the scale is said to have
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Graphs that show pairs of individual values are called ____ plots.
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Each point on a scatter diagram represents
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A group test
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Structured personality tests
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An individual test
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In a negative correlation
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Statistical procedures that summarize and describe a series of observations are called
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The main purpose of psychological testing is to evaluate
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Today psychological testing
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A scatter diagram is
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Which of the following evaluates data against rigid statistical rules?
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Projective personality tests
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What do the rules used in measurement do?
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Previous learning can best be described as
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Correlation coefficients describe the
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When you assert that it is improbably that the mean intelligence test score of a particular group is 100, you are using
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The Fahrenheit scale of temperature (32°F= freezing; 212°F= boiling) is best described as
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A scale that allows us to rank individuals or objects, but not to say anything about the meaning of the differences between the ranks, is a(n)
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One's general potential, independent of prior learning, can best be described as
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The correlation equals +1 for which of the following four pairs of numbers?
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A scale that allows one to determine only if there is more, less, or an equal amount of the attribute in comparison to another observation is called a(n) ____ scale.
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According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of
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Tests that measure individual's typical behavior are called
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Which type of scale simply ranks observations?
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Personality tests in which the test stimulus and/or required response are ambiguous are called
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A property of a scale that implies the complete absence of the measured attribute is called a(n)
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Psychological tests
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What do scatter diagrams do?
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