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PRE-BOARD 3
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
August 2023 Board of Licensure Examination of Psychometrician
NAME:
1. Psychologists and psychometricians shall regard
confidentiality mainly as ______.
A. an obligation arising from client’s trust
B. expected by everyone
C. an ethical standard
D. necessary for confidence-building
2. In what kind of test would you NOT include this item?
“IF I had a pizza and I gave ½ to my sister, what would
be left with me?”
A. Intelligence
B. Aptitude
C. Diagnostic
D. Values
3. When correlation coefficients between two selected
tests are high, these can mean the following, EXCEPT
_________
A. the two tests are equivalently useful for the intended
examinees
B. one of the two tests is sufficient to measure the
intended factor/s
C. the two tests must be used for the same group of
examinees
D. the tow tests measure the same factor/s or attributes
4. When a student collapsed while taking the
Intelligence test, almost everyone was disturbed and
interrupted until help came to bring her to the clinic.
Which behavior adheres MOST to testing principles?
A. Briana noted when interruption started and ended,
and extended testing time accordingly.
B. Briana asked the students to continue the test and
applied the same time limit.
C. Briana asked the students to continue the test and
extended the time limit.
D. Briana discontinued the test and decided to look for
an alternate form for future use.
5. In interpreting assessment results, psychology
practitioners should MOST consider the ________.
A. examinee’s test taking abilities and characteristics
B. situational, personal and cultural factors
C. purpose of assessment
D. demographics of the examinee
6. The following are necessary practices for giving test
instructions, EXCEPT ______.
A. translate vocabulary that is not understood
B. read directions slowly for ease of understanding
C. read the instructions orally and loudly
D. ensure all examinees are given the proper instruction
7. The results of personality tests make a client more
compliant to improving himself because they have the
following characteristics, EXCEPT ____.
A. show both strengths and limitations
B. confront one with self-provided information
C. they are obtained from an unknown person
D. objective and unbiased
8. Test administrators are required to take the test first
in order to accomplish the following, EXCEPT _______.
A. prepare for overcoming problems that may arise
B. anticipate questions and reactions of examinees
C. understand the examinees’ perspective
D. know the contents first before giving to others
9. In what specific kind of test would you include this
item? “If I found out that our teachers are making
money on the students, I would not do anything. “
A. Aptitude
B. Values
C. Diagnostic
D. Achievement
10. Standardized Achievement Test can be used
primarily to determine what a student ________.
A. has learned
B. is not learning
C. is having difficulty learning
D. is capable of learning
11. Despite her consistently high academic grades,
Nerissa’s mother believes that she is not as bright as her
other two siblings who graduated valedictorian. She
keeps predicting that Nerissa will never be as successful,
because she is just studious. Nerissa herself is beginning
to doubt her capabilities. What can be done first to
resolve this concern?
A. Declare that it is not what she has but what she does
with what she has that really matters.
B. Say that the consistency in grades are the MOST
sound bases for judging intelligence.
C. Administer as intelligence test to her.
D. Administer Aptitude tests to her
12. Once the test items are written, the test constructor
must complete the following, EXCEPT ________.
A. preliminary administration of the test
B. preparation of the norms for the final test
C. determining reliability and validity
D. review of the vocabulary level
13. A test item like “I do not want to work with people”
will MOST likely be found mainly in a test for ______
Personality Disorder.”
A. Borderline
B. Schizoid
C. Paranoid
D. Narcissistic
14. Scratch papers must be collected before the
examinees leave the testing room, because _______.
A. they are part of the testing materials
B. they can contain copied test questions for possible
leakage
C. there is no sense in the examinees’ keeping the trash
D. they can contain codigos used by examinees
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15. When the time lapse between the first and second
testing to establish reliability is too long, what could be
the biggest problem?
A. The same examinees may no longer be available.
B. The test might have become obsolete.
C. The examinees may have forgotten the items.
D. The examinees must have changed in some particular
way.
16. For a test to be considered reliable using the
interrater reliability, the correlation must be at least
________.
A. .95
B. .90
C. .75
D. .50
17. In what kind of test would you include this item?
“What is missing in this series of number?”
A. Aptitude
B. Attitude
C. Intelligence
D. Values
18. ______ can be used by psychologists to measure
different non-intellective occupational inclinations in
order to help guide career decisions.
A. Personal Preference Inventories
B. Vocational Interest Tests
C. Basic Personality Inventory
D. Differential Aptitude Tests
19. One of the greatest values of psychological
evaluation is that it ______.
A. facilities decision-making
B. verifies suspicions or doubts
C. proves deficiencies
D. provides conclusive data
20. After assessment, the decided-upon intervention in
organizations must have as its main purpose _____.
A. decreasing resource wastage
B. improving time management
C. streamlining work procedures
D. increasing levels of effectiveness
21. In terms of interventions introduced by the
organizational and industrial psychology people,
assessments are necessary for the following, the LEAST
of which is _____.
A. monitoring the progress of the intervention
B. deciding on the nature of the most appropriate
intervention
C. determining the final impact of an initiated
intervention
D. selecting who should organize the intervention
22. Once a decision has been made in the kind of test
you will develop, which of the following will you FIRST
do?
A. decide on content
B. develop items with face validity
C. ascertain the sampling
D. identify the construct
23. Standardization in test development is intended to
MOST ensure that _____.
A. the test measures what it should measure
B. the test items are of high quality
C. all test takers are treated in the same way
D. the items meet a particular performance standard
24. To satisfy necessary testing conditions, the test
administrator must ensure all of the following, the
LEAST of which is _______.
A. left-handed accommodations
B. sufficient seats
C. air conditioning units
D. sufficient test materials
25. When you entered the room, the Grade 10 students
recognized you as their psychometrician. Their
immediate reaction was “Test again?” What should you
do as test administrator?
A. Allow the students to rant and rave but give the test
after a while.
B. Just start the test as if you did not hear the negative
comments.
C. Tell the students it is a regular practice of the school
to test.
D. Start with motivating words to encourage them to
take the test seriously.
26. Psychological tests serve the following purposes,
EXCEPT _____ for both education and psychology.
A. give either qualitative or quantitative of both
measures to describe people
B. select the best and identify the worst from the many
people in a group
C. attempt to compare the same individual on several
characteristics or traits
D. enable comparison of two or more that two persons
on the same trait
27. Your recruitment agency is sending carpenters to
Saudi Arabia. Your test battery should definitely include
the following EXCEPT _____ test.
A. personality
B. intelligence
C. physical ability
D. interest
28. The reliability of a psychological test indicates all of
the following, EXCEPT _____.
A. if the items are not part of the domain
B. extent to which individual differences in test scores
are “true” differences
C. extent to which individual differences are attributable
to chance errors
D. if scores on the test are free from systematic error
29. Included in the general guidelines test administrators
must follow are the following, EXCEPT, _____.
A. allow sufficient time for sample item practice
B. use encouragement when necessary/possible
C. be aware of fatigue and test anxiety
D. coax examinees to respond even if they refuse
30. You have volunteered to work for a poor high school
in a barrio in Cagayan de Oro. The school would like to
find out whether the students are really learning what
they are supposed to be learning to keep them at par
with their counterparts in the city, but cannot afford to
buy a test. As part of their outreach, your alma mater is
willing to lend their materials but you should buy your
own answer sheets. What would be the FIRST step you
must take?
A. Select and administer the test items that you believe
are applicable.
B. Translate that test since the students are more at
home in their dialect.
C. Administer the test to all students to determine their
performance
D. Identify a representative sample on whom you can
administer the test.
31. What value is MOST specifically determined when an
item states “if I heard that my best friend was spreading
false rumors about me, I would keep quiet since I do not
want to hurt her.”
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A. Generosity
B. Fear
C. Social Connection
D. Friendship
32. In Psychological Assessment for clinical cases, the
interview provides the following benefits, EXCEPT
_____.
A. defines the current situations/problems
B. identifies important elements of personal history
C. engages client with the assessment process
D. gives objective data about the client
33. Test interpretation should include the following,
EXCEPT _____.
A. what the test covers
B. how the results will be used
C. what scores mean
D. questionable findings
34. Your recruitment agency is sending domestic helpers
to Oman. Your test battery should definitely include the
following, the LEAST needed of which is a/n ____ test.
A. personality
B. aptitude
C. interest
D. work attitude
35. A test item like “I can read other people’s minds and
know whether they like me or not” will MOST likely be
found mainly in a test for _____ Personality Disorder.”
A. Schizotypal
B. Paranoid
C. Narcissistic
D. Schizoid
36. A personality test made for baby boomers may no
longer have any value for characterizing the millennials
because of their required adjustment in any or all of the
following, the LEAST of which may be the ____.
A. construct
B. norms
C. content
D. sampling group
37. Cultural differences are considered in Mental Status
Examinations because they account for the following,
EXCEPT _____.
A. differences in verbal expression
B. differences in emotional expression
C. different norms of interpersonal behavior
D. different understanding of instructions
38. A test item like “I find that all my bosses only steal
ideas from me and use them as their own” will MOST
likely be found mainly in a test for ____ Personal
Disorder.”
A. Paranoid
B. Borderline
C. Obsessive-Compulsive
D. Narcissistic
39. If the assessment was sought by examinee herself,
test results can be released to others only _____.
A. upon written permission from examinee
B. if needed to respond to examinee better
C. if needed for improving status of examinee
D. upon the request of professionals
40. You are asked to ensure that those who are hired as
welders in the construction firm are efficient and
effective. What kind of instrument are you employing to
ensure this?
A. Work values test
B. Intelligence test
C. Performance test
D. Aptitude test
41. A personality test can help the parents MOST in
_____.
A. motivating the child to study
B. understanding why her child reacts in some particular
way
C. finding the reinforcers for her child’s behavior
D. discovering methods to make her child behave
properly
42. The standard deviation (SD) is a measure of _____.
A. deviations from the expected scores examinees
should get
B. expected errors that are considered acceptable
C. how the scores are distributed around the mean or
average score on the test
D. acceptable errors in measurement encountered in all
psychological tests
43. In using the test-retest method, what would be your
MOST crucial consideration?
A. Budget
B. Exactness of conditions
C. Timing
D. Availability of examinees
44. In drawing conclusions from high test scores in a
standardized test, it would be MOST ethical to _____.
A. believe that the examinee is good in rote
memorization
B. check if the examinee only excels at multiple choice
C. conclude that the examinee is a good performer in
the area tested
D. believe that the examinee knows all aspects of the
area tested
45. When you use the split-half method, you are
determining the _____.
A. extent to which all parts of the test contribute equally
to what is being measured
B. external consistency of the test
C. ability of each half of the test to measure what it
intends to measure
D. reliability of each item
46. Every year, St. Narcissus Academy gives the same
standardized achievement test to students who are
finishing the same academic levels standards. To make
sure that the tests reflect the true state of affairs, it is
MOST important to ensure that the ___.
A. tests are truly objective, valid and reliable
B. previous students did not leak contents
C. same psychometricians administer the test
D. tests are given in most identical circumstances
47. Which among these examinee factors may MOST
affect the validity of cognitive test results?
A. Tiredness
B. Familiarity with standardized tests
C. Interest in the subject tested
D. Test anxiety
48. Assessment is important for Industrial and
Organizational Psychologists because their main concern
should be _____.
A. recruiting people to fill up vacancies
B. understanding and predicting human behavior in work
organizations
C. managing the behaviors of those deviate from rules
and regulations
D. working on the structure of the organization
49. The following should not be allowed in the
examination room, EXCEPT ____.
A. brought-in scratch papers
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B. bottled water
C. cameras/radios
D. mobile phones
50. The development and construction of tests and other
assessment instruments are allowed provided the
following are fulfilled, EXCEPT _____.
A. test constructors are interested in the areas tested
B. have appropriate and comprehensive psychometric
properties
C. based on current scientific findings and knowledge
D. properly validated and follows standardization
procedures
51. Company A Management in concerned because
within a year after having been promoted, their
treasured employees quit. Each one complains about
having been victims of hurting accusations but the
claimed perpetrators who have been working there for
some time say that they are just giving constructive
feedback and these people seem onion-skinned. You
have decided to validate the conflicting claims by
checking on results of personality tests the involved
people were given before being hired. Which statement
is MOST correct?
A. Those tests may no longer be valid.
B. Personality tests may not reveal relevant matters.
C. Such would be a sound basis for ferreting the truth.
D. It is good to use such objective measured to know
the truth.
52. Neuropsychological tests are usually designed to
_____.
A. test cognitive strengths and capabilities
B. determine specific psychiatric disorders
C. test the effect of the nervous system on human
behavior
D. detect particular cognitive weaknesses related to
damage to the brain
53. The Achievement Test for Math had just started
when a brown out occurred, rendering the room very
dark. What should you do as test administrator?
A. Ask the examinees to close their booklets and put
down their pencils.
B. Tell the students to get their cell phones and turn on
the flashlight.
C. Encourage the students to continue and do their best.
D. Go out to get some light without saying anything to
the students.
54. Any reservation concerning reliability or validity of
assessment procedure arising from administration,
norms or domain reference should ____.
A. be made explicit in any report
B. required retesting
C. be used for adjusting scores
D. just be ignored
55. Psychology practitioners should ensure that the use
of test results and interpretation shall be confined to
_____.
A. those explicitly agreed upon by the referral sources
prior to the assessment procedure
B. teachers or supervisors who may need to understand
examinee for better decision-making
C. referring agent alone
D. examinee alone
56. When establishing the population for tests of values,
you would include _____ the LEAST.
A. religious affiliation
B. age range
C. educational level
D. cultural background
57. A good test administrator should posses the
following psychological characteristics, the LEAST of
which should be _____.
A. polite
B. pleaser
C. objective
D. authoritative
58. If rapport is not well-established between examiner
and examinee in clinical assessments, the following may
happen to the examinee, the LEAST of which may be
_____.
A. giving random answers
B. giving false answers
C. trying to please examiner
D. refusing to take exams
59. Individually-administered intelligence tests usually
measure the following, ESCEPT _____.
A. logical reasoning
B. innate capacity
C. problem solving
D. comprehension
60. When a test is able to distinguish between those
who possess the trait and those who do not, it is said to
have ____.
A. discriminating power
B. content validity
C. internal validity
D. difficulty index
61. A number of test takers from barrios, shown by
academic grades to have the abilities being tested by a
valid standardized test, do not score as expected,
despite the best testing conditions. This could be
explained by any of all of the following, the LEAST of
which may be _____.
A. the language used in the test is not familiar to them
B. the basis used for prior judgement of abilities is
inaccurate
C. they lack the skills for taking multiple choice items
D. they are not used to timed tests
62. In using the Mental Status Examination, the
examiner must be MOST cognizant and mindful of
_____.
A. cultural matters
B. patient’s religion
C. age level
D. patient’s values
63. It is unethical to use a test with poor validity
primarily because _____.
A. validity is a requirement for a test to be considered
good
B. it is not going to be fair to the examinees
C. one cannot be sure if the test also has reliability
D. it cannot provide the information for its intended
purpose
64. Your school has always found the Wechsler Test
effective for screening applicants to your pre-school.
Because the number of applicants has been increasing
and the number of psychometricians is not, it would be
best for you to do the following, EXCEPT _____.
A. find out what tests comparable schools are
administering and test their usage
B. study the Buros Mental Measurement Yearbook and
study the attributes of equivalent tests
C. find the most popularly-used tests for preschoolers in
your area and use them
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D. find out which part of the Wechsler test really 74. Before administering a new test, it is MOST
predicts achievement and use that alone important that the test administrators do the following,
65. A test asked: “What would you do if fire suddenly EXCEPT _____.
occurred in the filled-to-capacity concert hall?” You A. read the manual thoroughly
would say that this is obviously a test of _____. B. become familiar with the test
A. achievement C. pre-try usage of test with cohorts of actual examinees
B. intelligence D. take the test following prescribed procedures
C. aptitude 75. When determining the MOST fit applicant for work
D. personality as a domestic helper in Singapore, you would do BEST
66. Assessment in industrial and organizational to screen through the use of ____.
psychology usually focus on all the following, EXCEPT A. interviews
_____. B. work sample
A. individuals C. psychological tests
B. work groups D. assessment center
C. the organization 76. Cognitive ability tests usually help employers to
D. structures measure all of the following about applicants, EXCEPT
67. For standardized test results to be ethical, it MUST _____.
consider all of the following, the LEAST of which can be A. use of logic and reasoning
_____. B. ability to learn quickly
A. lack of familiarity with timed tests C. comprehension
B. test anxiety D. work attitudes
C. cultural factors 77. Which behavior adheres LEAST to testing principles?
D. illness A. Victoria scores the test away from other people.
68. Of all the Five Factor Model components, research B. Gina corrects answers to an Intelligence Test based
has found ____ to positively correlate MOST with job on her memory.
performance. C. Rachel uses the scoring stencil for the correction of all
A. openness to experience standardized tests.
B. extraversion D. Rosanne listens to music while correcting the
C. agreeableness intelligence test.
D. conscientiousness 78. -The new test you are using seems to be less
69. Psychometricians must ensure that the following, effective than the one you replaced in predicting the
EXCEPT ____, are kept secured from unqualified performance of the staff you hire. The simplest and
persons. effective way to verify would be to look through a _____
A. test interpretations study.
B. scored answered sheets A. concurrent validity
C. scratch papers B. content validity
D. test protocols C. standardization
70. In cases where the clients are not competent to D. norms
provide informed consent on assessment, the 79. Unstructured interviews have this advantage _____.
psychology practitioner should ____ A. scores are dependent on applicant response
A. explain thoroughly and in simple terms until he/she B. questions may vary from applicant to applicant
consents C. has no predetermined format
B. discuss the matters with the client’s immediate family D. provides for interview-interviewee dialogue
members 80. In selecting the appropriate assessment instrument
C. conduct the assessment without consent in industries, the key is _____.
D. refrain from conducting assessment A. the types of applicants the workplace gets
71. In what specific kind of test would you NOT include B. what assessment materials the workplace can afford
this item? “If my friend were convicted of a crime I C. what assessment instruments are popularly used by
know she is guilty of, I would say Well, she deserves it.” similar businesses
A. Interest D. understanding what type of workplace assessment is
B. Values best for the business
C. Attitude 81. Psychometric is used as a/n _____ for clinical
D. Personality interview.
72. A forensic assessment is only required for _____ A. enhancement
matters. B. complement
A. annulment C. replacement
B. child custody D. measurement
C. criminal 82. Standardized tests can help parents do the following,
D. legal the LEAST of which would be _____.
73. An experimental try out of the test is necessary to A. motivating the child to learn
determine all of the following, EXCEPT _____. B. understanding how child learns
A. vagueness and weaknesses’ C. determining what could facilitate learning
B. validity of content D. knowing why a child struggles in learning
C. difficulty level of items 83. When we talk about item difficulty, we refer to the
D. appropriate length of tests all the following, EXCEPT _____.
A. percentage of examinees who got the items correctly

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B. extent by which an item discriminates between the 91. If informed consent must be obtained from the
low scorers and high scorers examinee, the following information must be given,
C. proportion of the examinees who answer an item EXPECT the _____.
wrongly A. usage of the test results
D. the number of items the examinees answered right B. scoring procedures
84. You have just started work as a psychometrician for C. users of the test result
a psychologist. Your high school best friend confides D. purpose of testing
that two months ago, she underwent psychological 92. In what test would this item likely surface “if asked
evaluation in this same clinic but the results have not to do a clerical type of work, I would refuse if because I
come out. She is anxious because her husband had been will feel bored.”
accusing her of being Borderline and might win the A. Diagnostic Test
custody case he is fighting for, along with the B. Job Preference Inventory
annulment. She asks you for the results of the tests so C. Personality Test
that she could have peace of mind or prepare herself for D. Career Aptitude Test
the outcome of the case. You would _____. 93. The tendency to give socially desirable answers in a
A. not disclose because you do not know the results of personality test is often prevented through adding the
other methods of assessment _____.
B. not disclose because this is a matter between her and A. Standard error of measurement
the psychologist B. Validity coefficient
C. disclose just the test results because she has waited C. True Score
long enough anxiously D. Lie Scale
D. disclose because you have known her well enough to 94. The purpose of the Mental Status Examination is to
say she is not borderline obtain a comprehensive _____.
85. In what specific kind of test would you include this A. history of patient’s presenting problem
item? “If my child were rushed to the hospital and I was B. background regarding patient’s history
with a client making a multimillion deal, I would stay C. understanding of what the patient’s problem is
with my client.” D. cross-sectional description of the patient’s mental
A. Values state
B. Social Intelligence 95. In what kind of test would you include this item?
C. Aptitude “When my boss is standing behind my desk, the more I
D. Interest cannot focus.”
86. All standardized psychological tests are administered A. Personality
to ____ the examinee. B. Values
A. correct C. Intelligence
B. counsel D. Attitude
C. treat 96. If an item is good, people who are equal on the
D. understand measured construct also have a/n ____ of answering the
87. The 16 PF has been used extensively for sending test items accurately.
OFWs abroad. But employers have complained about the A. exact way
fact that the people sent them end up being extremely B. equal probability
depressed. Others have recommended the NEO-Pi-R C. corresponding way
because it has a specific Depression Scale. As a starting D. equal speed
point, it would be good to study whether the Depression 97. Which is the true ethical guideline?
Items _____. A. Standardized psychological tests would always be part
A. are comprehensive enough of psychological assessment.
B. concur with employers' definition of depression B. Standardized psychological tests could always
C. are understood by the examinee precede intervention.
D. are accurate descriptions of depression C. No single psychological test could suffice to evaluate
88. Structured interviews for job applicants possess the a specific attribute, skill or tendency.
following characteristics, EXCEPT _____. D. No psychological diagnosis must be made without
A. have consistent scoring procedures standardized psychological tests.
B. involves interviewer-interviewee dialogue 98. The following are the factors that may not affect the
C. asked in the same format validity of achievement tests but affect the validity of the
D. judges on the answers to the same questions test scores, EXCEPT examinee_____.
89. If you want to be sure that your test has content A. physical condition
validity, the items must FIRST pass the scrutiny of ____. B. fatigue
A. test constructors C. level of knowledge
B. experts in the field tested D. motivation level
C. thorough research 99. Cognitive ability tests are usually aimed at
D. statistical study estimating the achievement or capacity for cognitive
90. For factory workers, psychological assessment can functioning in any of the following, EXCEPT ____.
provide information regarding the following, the LEAST A. amount or use of knowledge
necessary of which may be _____. B. verbal or math reasoning
A. behavior and abilities C. memory retention
B. interests D. judgement
C. cognitive skills
D. attitudes

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100. When determining the MOST fit applicant for work
as a company driver in Taiwan, you should screen
through the use of ______.
A. in-basket
B. preview
C. work sample
D. assessment centers
101. In what kind of test would you include this item.
“What would your reaction be if a person made a
negative comment on your looks?”
A. Intelligence
B. Attitude
C. Personality
D. Values
102. When companies give tests for pre-employment,
they usually look for a/n ____
A. good leader
B. intelligent person
C. match for the position applied for
D. socially adaptable employee
103. The following, EXCEPT ____, are serious ethical
considerations for employing psychological tests.
A. fairness to examinees
B. sensitivity to factors tested
C. appropriateness of norms used
D. defensibility of validity
104. In two test with a correlation coefficient of -1.0,
you would find the person who got the highest in Test A
_____ of Test B.
A. at any point
B. in the middle
C. at the bottom
D. at the top
105. Test results can be shared for research provided
that all of the following conditions are met, EXCEPT
____.
A. they will only be used for knowledge-building
B. the psychometrician agrees
C. there is a real need to share them
D. no names of examinees are given
106. According to RA10029 and its accompanying Ethics,
the practice of psychometricians must be guided by all
of the following, EXCEPT ____
A. never include unstructured tests
B. confined to the use of cognitive tests
C. limited to the use of paper-and-pencil test
D. always supervised by a psychologist
107. Diagnosing on the sole basis of test result _____.
A. should never be done because no psychological
assessment method alone could suffice to measure a
specific attribute, skill or tendency.
B. is important to prove to the examinee that no
contamination or misperception took place
C. should never be done because the person may have
been faking good his response
D. is important in order to reduce unwarranted
conclusions brought about by the clinician’s own biases,
prejudices and perceptions
108. Chuck’s mother insists that he becomes a dentist
because they have a state-of-the-art dental clinic. Chuck
has always gotten very low grades in science and had to
attend summer classes for biology and chemistry. But
his mother has been insistent that if he only studied
harder, he would make it. You have seen that Chuck’s
aptitude for Science is 5%ile and for Math is 20%ile. It
might be MOST beneficial if you explained to Chuck’s
mother, the following, the LEAST necessary of which is
____.
A. that extreme hard work may not be sufficient to
compensate for lack of aptitude
B. the connection among aptitudes, academic
achievement and possibility of learning
C. that the consistency in his science grades may be
indicative of real difficulty
D. that Chuck’s lack of faith in his abilities may block him
from actually learning
109. Of the following, ____, should be LEAST true.
A. assessment differ according to administrator’s style
B. assessment will differ considerably according to
methods used
C. some assessment will be aimed at the measurement
of a construct
D. some assessment will be aimed at diagnosis
110. One performs item analysis in order to determine
all of the following, EXCEPT _____.
A. item difficulty
B. discriminatory power of items
C. validity of options
D. effectiveness of distractions
111. Jobs like carpentry or welding would need a tool for
eye-hand coordination measured by ____.
A. psychomotor ability tests
B. biodata
C. physical ability tests
D. interview
112. To ensure that test administration would run
smoothly, the administrator must do the following, the
LEAST of which is _____.
A. ensure sufficient chairs, materials, environs
B. familiarize self with instructions and procedures
C. personally take the test before administration
D. sleep earlier than before, prior to testing day
113. To establishing percentile rankings, which of these
is necessary?
A. Dividing the score by the total number of items in the
test.
B. Getting the arithmetic mean of all the scores
C. Assigning the median of all the scores
D. Arranging all the test scores from smallest to largest
114. To avoid between subject variables that can affect
test results, test administrator must _____
A. ensure that all test-takers are qualified to take the
test
B. seek to standardize all aspects of the test under their
control
C. guarantee that all examinees are really only those
that should be test-takers
D. safeguard all the tests under their care, including
questionnaire and manual.
115. Industries use the _____ technique to gather
personal background information which covers job
history and family history in order to predict job
performance.
A. interview
B. psychological assessment
C. biodata
D. psychological testing
116. -The following are usually considered as the
benefits of Psychological Testing, the MOST important of
which is _____.
A. accurate information is gathered in an objective way
B. a lot of information is gathered over a short period of
time
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C. psychometricians, instead of the psychologists, can 124. An employment intelligence test you were taking
administer it asked “What is your favorite fruit?” It would be MOST
D. it is less costly than many hours of interview for data obvious to you that the test has no _____.
gathering A. construct validity
117. Your future mother-in-law knows that you are in B. predictive validity
charge of selection testing in your company. Her C. concurrent validity
youngest son whom she thinks is bright always fails D. face validity
employment examinations allegedly because of text 125. Practitioners of Industrial and Organizational
anxiety. She asks you if you can drill him on some timed Psychology are involved in the use of assessments
tests that you have in your office to reduce the anxiety aimed primarily at _____.
he would have for his application in another company. A. hiring and retaining the right people.
You would _____. B. rewarding the best or top performers
A. not agree because this will affect the validity and C. disciplining/dismissing the erring employees
integrity of the tests you have D. describing the status of individuals, groups and/or
B. agree because you are not deliberately giving the organizations
same test as that of the other office 126. Personality tests give employers the following
C. not agree because the same tests may be given by information which are important to them, EXCEPT
the company applied for _____.
D. agree because it is anxiety that is preventing him and A. traits related to work behavior
not lack of capability B. interpersonal interactions
118. Psychological tests can help in the development of C. satisfaction with different aspects of work
the person because they can do the following, the D. use of logic in solving personal concerns
LEAST necessary of which is _____. 127. Test that determine preferences are called_____
A. reveal both strengths and limitations tests.
B. show how strengths compensate for limitation A. interest
C. provide a starting point for making changes B. needs
D. help the person identify his pathology C. values
119. In what specific kind of test would you include this D. attitudes
item? “I would choose to accomplish may tasks no 128. In what specific kind of test would you include this
matter how difficult they may be.” item? “If I found a poor person lying on the ground, I
A. Diagnostic would ignore him.”
B. Values A. Aptitude
C. Emotional Intelligence B. Diagnostic
D. Preference C. Achievement
120. The Dean of your poor barrio Nursing School asks D. Values
you to prepare a test that could simulate the Nursing 129. When you are asked by the court to provide a
Board Examinations. She believes that their graduates diagnosis of an individual whom you had tested, it is
fail because they are not used to testing. You gathered BEST to _____.
all the nurses in a nearby hospital to contribute items A. discuss the diagnosis if you have made a
they remember of their Board Examinations. At BEST comprehensive assessment
your test has _____ validity. B. give the diagnosis but say your supervising
A. concurrent psychologist is the one authorized
B. construct C. share the diagnosis that your supervisor has shared
C. content with you
D. face D. say that it is your supervising psychologist alone who
121. A vocabulary test would be expected to have the is supposed to do that
highest correlation with a test of _____. 130. After writing the items for a test you are
A. math problem-solving constructing, you should take the following steps, with
B. practical judgement the LAST being _____.
C. study skills A. preliminary administration
D. comprehension B. determining reliability
122. Schools can use psychological tests for the C. preparation of the norms
following reasons, the LEAST of which would be _____. D. determining validity
A. identify students’ strengths and weaknesses 131. For cognitive or intellectual ability tests, the
B. determine children’s potential for achievement following norms are usually used, EXCEPT _____.
C. pinpoint areas where the students need further A. grade
instructions B. age
D. verify whether students should be allowed to C. stanine
graduate or not D. percentile
123. When considering objectivity in test construction, 132. _____ looks at the pattern of scores obtained on a
you are ensuring all of the following, EXCEPT _____. test with a number of sub-scales to see whether there
A. presentation of items in general terms are any abnormalities.
B. freedom from perceptions of examiners A. Factor Analysis
C. complete concurrence among experts regarding the B. Profile Analysis
scoring of the test C. Item Analysis
D. complete interpersonal agreement among experts D. Subset Analysis
regarding meaning of items

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133. In what kind of test would you LEAST include this A. imperceptible patterns
item? “Kilometer would be a measure of _____. B. latent variables
A. Intelligence C. discernible characteristics
B. Attitude D. hidden characteristics
C. Aptitude 143. In the high school where you are working, the
D. Achievement teachers develop a test to prepare their students for the
134. The following could be major limitations of foreign- Colleges Entrance Examinations in the top schools.
made tests utilized by Filipinos, EXCEPT _____. Surprisingly, those who fail the teacher-made exams are
A. vocabulary level those who make it. You can determine the underlying
B. nuances of language factors by doing the following, the LEAST of which would
C. cultural content be _____.
D. use of the English language A. converting to standard scores
135. Some of the limitations of psychological assessment B. doing validity studies
are the following, EXCEPT ___. C. studying the content
A. social or cultural changes easily lead to obsolescence D. performing item analysis
B. results are based on the subjective judgment of the 144. An examinee gets an excellent score in a grammar
examiner and punctuation test. An ethical conclusion is he ____.
C. responses given may not correspond to real-life A. excels at composing logical essays
situations B. is an excellent writer
D. what is discovered do not necessarily lead to any C. knows the rules of grammar
action D. Excels in reading and writing
136. Standardized psychological test differ from 145. It is MOST unethical to _____.
questionnaires in that the former measures _____ A. administer tests which have not been presented
performance. B. administer tests which the administrator has not
A. normative taken first
B. intellectual C. combine the results of objective tests with subjective
C. typical assessment tools
D. attitudinal D. diagnose on the basis of one administered test
137. Test interpretation should include the following, 146. In what kind of test would you include this item?
EXCEPT _____ “What number should replace the ? in this series of
A. non-useful findings number?”
B. test coverage A. Personality
C. meanings of scores B. Attitude
D. common misinterpretation of scores C. Intelligence
138. Which is the true ethical guideline? D. Values
A. Standardized psychological tests should always 147. The school who hired you is asking you to look for
validate observations and interviews. a cheaper test than the one you are already using but to
B. Observations and interviews with significant people ensure that the new test is just as effective and useful
can replace psychological tests. as the current one. What should you try to ensure?
C. Psychological assessment methods should involve A. Concurrent validity
various tests, clinical observations and interviews. B. Predictive validity
D. The most important aspect of the psychological C. Face validity
assessment is the use of various psychological tests. D. Content validity
139. The following are part of the test administration 148. A test item like “People are taking about me when I
standards, EXCEPT testing ____. pass by.” Will MOST likely be found in a test for _____
A. materials should be readable and understandable Personality Disorder.”
B. environment should be reasonably comfortable A. Paranoid
C. room should be free from of have only minimal B. Schizoid
distractions C. Avoidant
D. room must be located near the comfort room D. Schizotypal
140. In clinical situations where the examinee is 149. All of the following, EXCEPT _____, are ways of
referred, the first thing a test administrator must do is to estimating where an individual is located in comparison
____. to his or her peers
A. establish rapport A. Percentage
B. introduce the kinds of tests B. Means
C. state the purpose of testing C. Percentile
D. ask examinee’s feelings D. Stanine
141. Because companies appreciate the ability of a 150. If the examiner sees that the examinee in a clinical
person to use prior knowledge through learned assessment is dilly-dallying and stopping every now and
processes to solve problems, your assessment tool must then from answering a paper-and pencil personality test,
include measures of ____. it would be BEST to ___.
A. multiple intelligence A. interrupt and ask if the examinee needs or wants
B. crystallized intelligence anything
C. fluid intelligence B. ask if he/she would like to stop taking the test
D. general intelligence C. let him/her finish the test and just make notations
142. Unobserved constructs determined by psychological D. ignore his/her behavior until he/she finishes
tests are also known as ____.

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