VU Midterm Past Papers
200 solved midterm past paper MCQs for PSY631 (Psychological Testing & Measurements) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. Standard deviation is an example of:
Q2. Rozeena , psychologist, gave Hira a paper and pencil and asked her to draw picture of man or woman, tree and house. Which of the following test she was administering?
Q3. First major goal of psychology is:
Q4. First psychological laboratory was developed by Wilhelm Wundt in:
Q5. Questionnaire methods and rating scales were introduced by __________.
Q6. In psychology, the term “mental test” was first time used by:
Q7. What is the mean of the stanine scale?
Q8. You as a researcher administered a personality test to analyze the basic personality traits of honorable bank manager. After six months, re-administered that personality test on same sample and got same findings. Result showed that your test was:
Q9. Tests for mental measurement were first time developed in:
Q10. Who has given the concept of “Object Permanence”?
Q11. A basic landmark for understanding and treating mental retardation was given by:
Q12. Which of the following test measures aptitude?
Q13. SAT is an example of
Q14. American Civil Service Commission was established in
Q15. An eight year old child, can understand that quantity of a liquid will remain same either it is poured into a different shaped container. Who has given this idea?
Q16. _____________is used to build healthy relationships with others in order to gain their trust and confidence
Q17. HTP is best used for ____________ purposes.
Q18. Bender Gestalt Test is:
Q19. Salman, a 15 years old boy, can perform only those tasks that a 6 years old boy can do. What will be his mental age?
Q20. APA stands for______________________.
Q21. Civil service testing program was first time developed by whom?
Q22. You as a researcher administered a personality test to analyze the basic personality traits of honorable bank managers. After six months, re-administered that personality test on same sample and got same findings. Results showed that your test was:
Q23. Which one of the following tests can be utilized to assess the capability for a relatively specific task or type of skill?
Q24. Psychology is the scientific study of:
Q25. Which of the following measure tells us the difference between mean and the average individual scores?
Q26. Which of the following theory has been presented by Charles Spearman?
Q27. Fatima was very nervous and feeling restless before facing an interview panel. She was feeling:
Q28. Individual difference is an example of which of the following error factor of measurement?
Q29. Test conceptualization is the _____________ step in test construction.
Q30. Which of the following formulas is used when items are scored as either zero or one
Q31. The ratio of true score variance to observe score variance is called:
Q32. When a test taker has a tendency to agree with more than one item at the same time, then this situation is called:
Q33. A test is said to have ___________, when two tests constructed in the same way from the same content domain and give consistent results as well.
Q34. An item that includes two or more ideas at the same time is called:
Q35. A set of numbers whose properties are typical to the empirical properties of the objects or traits to which numbers are assigned is called:
Q36. Followings are the basic qualities of a good psychological test EXCEPT:
Q37. The test-retest coefficient is also known as:
Q38. When same scores are obtained by the same persons when they are reexamined with the same test on different occasions, known as a _________ tool.
Q39. Don’t you think that unsupervised media is not good for moral development of children? This statement an example of:
Q40. Writing an essay is a type of which of the following format?
Q41. Career or aptitude tests are examples of:
Q42. Extent to which a test measures what it was designed to measure is called:
Q43. Concurrent validity is a type of:
Q44. The ratio of true score variance to observed score variance is called:
Q45. Careful test ________________ leads to test construction.
Q46. Spearman used which of the following statistical technique for developing two factors of intelligence?
Q47. Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test meant to be used with age ranges of:
Q48. The “g” factor referred to:
Q49. Which of the following refers to understand and manage relationships effectively?
Q50. Greater validity shrinkage may be expected when sample are_______.
Q51. The original Binet-Simon intelligence test was comprised of _________ items arranged according to increasing order of difficulty
Q52. Lewis Terman gave the first Stanford revision of which of following the scales?
Q53. The s” factor indicates:
Q54. An ability to differentiate between right and wrong is called:
Q55. Who has given g-factor theory of intelligence?
Q56. First formal measure of intelligence was developed by:
Q57. ____________intelligence helps a person to understand and deal with his own self by identifying thoughts, feeling, attitudes and behaviors.
Q58. _____________ refers to the ability to adapt, to reason, to solve problems, and think in an abstract manner.
Q59. Which of the factor accounts for the ability that is common in all people?
Q60. _____________ means to understand and comprehend ideas like algebra, mathematics, or intangible concepts.
Q61. ____________ refers to an indiviual's capacity to understand the world, rational thinking, and usage of resources effectively whenever encounters with life challenges.
Q62. Who argued that instead of only one ‘g’ factor, there are a number of factors that can influence intelligence?
Q63. _________ refers to intellectual level of an indiviual at a ceratin chornological age.
Q64. ____________refers to the lowest level or point where two consecutive items of approximately equal difficulty are passed.
Q65. Which of the following theory takes into consideration the probability of answering, right or wrong, each individual item in a test?
Q66. Which slope indicates that a test is discriminating between the two groups well?
Q67. The value of item difficulty index may range from:
Q68. Who among the following claimed that gifted individuals tended to come from famlied which had other gifted individual?
Q69. A process of validating a test on different samples is called:
Q70. s of validating a test on different samples is called:
Q71. Identify the type of social intelligence which helps to cope with one’s own and other’s emotions.
Q72. ________ is a measure of the difference between the proportion of high scorer and low scorer for answering the item correctly.
Q73. The amount of decrease in the strength of the relationship from the original sample to the sample with which the equation is use is known as:
Q74. When items are discriminating between the two groups then they should be ________ in the test.
Q75. _______ means to understand and comprehended ideas like algebra, mathematics or intangible concepts.
Q76. Item difficulty index can be calculated in the form of ________ and proportions.
Q77. Spearman used which of the following statistical technique for developing two factor of intelligence?
Q78. A process of validating a test on different sample is called:
Q79. The probability of answering the item correctly is ______ for the low scored rather than the high scorer.
Q80. __________ refers to intellectual level of an individual at certain chronological age.
Q81. Item analysis is a set of methods that is used to evaluate which of the following?
Q82. Identify the type of social intelligence which helps to cope with one’s won and other’s emotions.
Q83. Holland (1975) had presented his therapy of:
Q84. Henmon-nelson (H-NT) is an example of:
Q85. Vineland social maturity scale was developed by.
Q86. __________ are standard measure devised in order to objectively assess personality and behavior.
Q87. Which of the following test was developed by Chrisiana D. Morgan Murray in 1935?
Q88. The object permanence develops at which stage of cognitive development in children?
Q89. In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, third stage is known as:
Q90. Identify the valuable source of quick data collection for research project.
Q91. The JVIS was developed by.
Q92. The Scholastic Assessment Test was first time used in.
Q93. In SVIB, raw scores were converted in standard scores, with a mean of 50 and SD of:
Q94. _________ is a projective test which is used to evaluate an individual’s thought patterns, observational capacity, and emotional responses with a help of abstract picture.
Q95. GRE measure general scholastic ability and contains three sections EXCEPT:
Q96. California Psychological Inventory is an example of:
Q97. Cognitive and behavior strategies for coping with stress are known as:
Q98. Thematic Apperception Test was developed by:
Q99. One’s __________ are determined and directed by attitude.
Q100. Social cognitive Approach to personality emphasizes the reciprocity between.
Q101. Item difficulty index is represented by the symbol p and it varies between 0.0 and _________.
Q102. The outcome in which the person who is predicted to fail (rejected) and who actually would have failed and he or she had been accepted is referred to as ___________.
Q103. How many alternatives for each item are offered in the Likert format?
Q104. Which of the following type of validity is established by showing that the behaviors sampled by the test are a representative sample of the attribute being measured?
Q105. In which of the following format, ten alternatives are usually offered?
Q106. Which of the following option does NOT provide Information on psychological test?
Q107. In multiple choice items, what do we call an incorrect alternative?
Q108. In 1975, ________ has proposed a content validity ratio as a measure of the extent to which expert judges agree on content validity.
Q109. A leader with good selling skills who fits well in business and managerial positions. Which of the following personality-environment type is being discussed here?
Q110. The complete elimination of verbal instructions is a remarkable feature of _________.
Q111. Scales of independent behavior-revised (SIB-R) consists of 259 behaviors items organized into _________ subscales.
Q112. Some individuals prefer structured roles such as bank teller or computer operator. Which of the following personality-environment type is being discussed here?
Q113. Which of the following research is used to determine the success or likely future success of a product or service?
Q114. At which stage of cognitive development, children typically develop conservation and demonstrate limited capacities of logical reasoning?
Q115. Which of the following definition defines a concept in terms of the way it is measured?
Q116. There is less opportunity to establish a rapport, obtain concentration and maintain the interest of the examinees in _____________.
Q117. If a test length increases, then how will it affect the reliability of the test?
Q118. One of the fundamental purposes for evaluating capacity in an educational context is to determine students’ strengths and weaknesses, the areas where they are doing well and those where they are doing poorly. Assessment for this purpose is called:
Q119. Several problems whose answers must be drawn from a single list of possible answers are offered in _____________.
Q120. In which of the following test performance is evaluated not in relation to the set of tasks peruse but in relation to the performance of some more general reference group?
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