Psychometrics 4th Edition Furr Test Bank
Test Bank for Psychometrics An Introduction 4th Edition by Richard Michael Furr, ISBN-10: 1071824074, ISBN-13: 9781071824078
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement
PART I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN MEASUREMENT
Chapter 2. Scaling
Chapter 3. Differences, Consistency, and the Meaning of Test Scores
Chapter 4. Test Dimensionality and Factor Analysis
PART II. RELIABILITY
Chapter 5. Reliability: Conceptual Basis
Chapter 6. Empirical Estimates of Reliability
Chapter 7. The Importance of Reliability
PART III. VALIDITY
Chapter 8. Validity: Conceptual Basis
Chapter 9. Estimating and Evaluating Convergent and Discriminant Validity Evidence
PART IV. THREATS TO PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITY
Chapter 10. Response Biases
Chapter 11. Test Bias
PART V. ADVANCED PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACHES
Chapter 12. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Chapter 13. Generalizability Theory
Chapter 14. Item Response Theory and Rasch Models
Chapter 1: Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Who might be accepted (or not) based on tests of knowledge and achievement?
a. graduate students
b. clinical psychologists
c. human resources director
d. university admissions officer
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Summarize the importance of psychological testing.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why Psychological Testing Matters to You
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Who of the following is least likely to face acceptance (or not) based on personality tests?
a. graduate students
b. clinical psychologists
c. human resources director
d. university admissions officer
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Summarize the importance of psychological testing.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why Psychological Testing Matters to You
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Who of the following is least likely to be passed over based on others’ ratings of their psychological characteristics, such as attitude?
a. graduate students
b. clinical psychologists
c. human resources director
d. university admissions officer
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Summarize the importance of psychological testing.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why Psychological Testing Matters to You
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Which of the following is not one of the key foundations that psychometrics has been built upon?
a. the practice of psychological testing
b. measurement
c. psychological characteristics
d. the development of statistical concepts
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Summarize the importance of psychological testing.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why Psychological Testing Matters to You
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The definition “theoretical psychological characteristics, attributes, processes, or states that cannot be directly observed” matches which term?
a. participant reactivity
b. hypothetical constructs
c. operational definition
d. psychometrics
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Differentiate between observable behavior and unobservable psychological attributes.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Observable Behavior and Unobservable Psychological Attributes
Difficulty Level: Easy
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