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1. Concern over ______ in item writing involves the possibility of promoting sexist
attitudes.
a) length of items
b) vocabulary
c) wording of items
* d) gender-specific language
3. The type of response format used may be dictated by the ______ of the test.
a) content
b) length
* c) purpose
d) scoring system
4. The most popular response format involves the use of multiple-choice items due to
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6. ________ generally contain items that are transparent with respect to what they are
attempting to measure.
* a) Rational scales
b) Empirical scales
c) Factor-analytic scales
d) Orthogonal scales
7. ________ scales allow the test user to discriminate one group from another.
a) Rational
* b) Empirical
c) Factor-analytic
d) Orthogonal
a) with scales that do not vary no matter what method of factor analysis is used
b) with scales that always translate to clinically useful concepts
* c) with psychometric properties generally superior to those constructed by the
rational method
d) none of the above
9. A general tendency to agree or disagree with statements without attending to the content
of the statements themselves is a
a) response set
b) random responding
* c) response style
d) dissimulation
10. People who are incapable of completing the test accurately, or who lack motivation,
may exhibit ______ on a test.
* a) random responding
b) dissimulation
c) social desirability
d) all of the above
a) random responding
* b) dissimulation
c) response style
d) biased responding
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12. In developing norms, it is important to
14. The method most likely to be used when developing large-scale norms is
15. The most practical solution to the need to standardize the testing procedure is to
16. Test developers circumvent the problem of items becoming out-dated or obsolete by
17. For information regarding the purpose, development, reliability and validity of a test,
one should consult
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18. In order to interpret scores accurately, detailed information regarding _______ must
be included.
a) Tests which have not been revised in the last ten years should not be used.
b) Tests with dated content should never be used.
* c) Newer tests are not necessarily better than their older counterparts.
d) Always choose the newest available measure of a construct.
a) nationally
b) regionally
c) locally
* d) either nationally, regionally, or locally, depending on the purpose of the testing
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Compartments
Attach to the band an upright copper piece a little longer than the
glass is high. To this upright piece a bent piece of copper to form a
handle is riveted or soldered. The glass is set in the band and the
upper end of the vertical piece is bent over the glass edge.—
Contributed by William King, Monessen, Pa.
Thebeing
combination camp-kitchen cabinet and table is the result of not
able to take the members of my family on an outing unless
they could have some home conveniences on the trip, and perhaps
the sketch and description may help solve the same problem for
others. The table will accommodate four persons comfortably, and
extra compartments may be added if desired. The cabinet, when
closed, is strong and compact, and if well made with a snug-fitting
cover, is bug-proof, and the contents will not be injured greatly, even
though drenched by rain or a mishap in a craft.
This Outfit Provides Accommodations for Four Persons, and Folds
Compactly
For coffee, tea, sugar, salt, etc., I used small screw-top glass jars.
They are set in pocket shelves at both ends. When closed, one can
sit on the box or even walk on it if necessary when in the boat, and if
an armful or two of coarse marsh grass is spread over it, the
contents will keep quite cool, even when out in the hot sun. When
open for use, the metal table top F is supported on metal straps, E,
which also act as braces and supports for the table leaf, G, on each
side of the box. This affords plenty of table surface and one can
easily get at the contents of the cabinet while cooking or eating. The
legs, D, are stored inside of the box when closed for traveling. They
are held in place under metal straps when in use, and held at their
upper ends by the metal plate and blocks, B and C. The bent metal
pieces, A, on the ends of the top, spring over the blocks at B and C,
and form the handles.
A Homemade Life Buoy
A serviceable circular life buoy may be made by sewing together
rings of canvas, filling the resulting form with ground cork, and
waterproofing the covering. Cut two disks of canvas about 30 in. in
diameter, and cut out a circular portion from the center of each,
about 12 in. in diameter. Sew the pieces together at their edges,
leaving a small opening at a point on the outer edge. Fill the cover
with cork used in packing grapes, and sew up the opening. Paint the
buoy thoroughly, with white lead, and attach hand grips of rope.
Locking Device for Latch Hook on Gate or Door
The Legend Put On the “Switchboard” by the Boys Shows How They Value It
A simple and effective device for guarding a person milking a cow
from being hit in the face by the cow’s tail is made of a board, about
10 in. wide and 5 ft. long. This is hung by two wire hooks from a long
wire running lengthwise of the stable just over the front edge of the
gutter. It is moved along with the milker and effectually protects his
face while milking. The device was made by a Wisconsin farmer
after nearly losing the sight of an eye in being hit by a cow’s tail. He
tried tying the tails of the cows while milking them, but found by
actual test that some cows dropped down as much as 25 per cent in
milk production when their tails were tied. The “switchboard” gives
the cows the necessary freedom.—D. S. B., Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders’ Association.
Reflected-Light Illumination with Homemade
Arrangement
“Friend wife” does not complain any longer because of poor light
over the kitchen stove. The windows in the kitchen were so disposed
that the light was partly shut off from the stove by the person
standing before it. I solved the difficulty in this way: A small window
was cut directly back of the stove, in a partition between the kitchen
and an adjoining storeroom, locating it just a few inches above the
top of the stove. A mirror was placed, after some experimenting, so
that the light from an outside window in the storeroom was reflected
through the small window in the partition and onto the top of the
stove. Plenty of light was thus afforded. Various adaptations of this
arrangement may be worked out.—F. E. Brimmer, Dalton, N. Y.
Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for
Thorough Ventilation