Psychological Testing Questions and Answers

Q: Given below are two statements, the first labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below :Assertion (A) : The usual educational evaluation is aimed at maximizing examiner variance.Reason (R) : Examiner variance is reduced with higher interscorer reliability.Codes :

The assertion is false and the reason is true: (A) is false, but (R) is true.Educational evaluation aims to reduce, not to maximise, examiner variance, the differences in marks that arise from who does the scoring. Higher inter-scorer reliability means different examiners agree more, so examiner variance falls, which makes the reason true.The options that accept the assertion as true therefore fail, however they treat the reason.

Q: Which of the following can be employed to assess the vocational interests of the subjects in guidance and counselling set up ?1. EPPS2. SVIB3. DAT4. GATB

Only the SVIB assesses vocational interests, so the answer is 2 only.The Strong Vocational Interest Blank compares a person's likes and dislikes with those of people in various occupations. It is the standard interest inventory in guidance and counselling.The EPPS (Edwards Personal Preference Schedule) measures personality needs. The DAT (Differential Aptitude Tests) and GATB (General Aptitude Test Battery) measure aptitudes, not interests, so the options containing them are wrong.

Q: In a multiple choice achievement test, item-remainder correlation can be best obtained through

The correlation is best obtained through point-biserial correlation.In an item-remainder correlation each item score is dichotomous (right or wrong) and the remainder score, the total without that item, is continuous. Point-biserial correlation is the measure for one dichotomous and one continuous variable.Phi coefficient needs two dichotomies, the contingency coefficient is for categorical frequency tables, and rank difference correlation is for two sets of ranks, so none of these suits the data.

Q: Read each of the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). And indicate your answer using the codes given below :Assertion (A) : Though not infallible, polygraph tests are administered to infer the truthfulness of the subject's responses.Reason (R) : The assumption is that lying will be associated with lesser sympathetic activation.Codes :

The assertion is true and the reason is false: (A) is true, but (R) is false.Polygraph tests are used to infer truthfulness although they are not infallible (A). The assumption behind them is that lying is accompanied by greater sympathetic arousal, shown by higher heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and skin conductance, not by lesser activation. So the reason as stated is false.Hence the options saying both are true, or the assertion is false, do not fit.

Q: Which of the following is not scored for 'Determinants' in Rorschach Ink Blot Test ?

The item not scored for determinants is Space.In the Rorschach, determinants are the features of the blot that led to the response: form, movement (human, animal and inanimate), colour and shading. Form (negative) means poor form fit, inanimate movement and human movement are movement determinants, and all are scored as determinants.Space, the use of the white background, is scored under location, as a location feature, and not as a determinant.

141.

A psychologist employed in the school, at the instruction of school authorities, administered an IQ test to the school children and displayed the scores on the notice board. This is an

A.ethically incorrect practice since it violates confidentiality.
B.ethically incorrect practice since it violates informed consent.
C.ethically correct practice in view of the transparent policies of the school.
D.ethically correct practice provided the IQ scores are not taken into consideration while giving grades.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Displaying children's IQ scores on a notice board is ethically incorrect because it violates confidentiality. Test results are private information to be shared only with the child, parents and those with a need to know, and publishing them lets everyone compare and label the children.

The school's instruction does not remove the psychologist's duty, so the transparency argument fails. Not using the scores for grades does not cure the disclosure. The problem is public disclosure of results and not mainly missing consent to be tested.

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142.

Different item functioning probably reveals

A.Administration bias
B.Construct bias
C.Interpretation bias
D.Predictive bias

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Differential item functioning means people of equal ability from different groups have different chances of passing an item. That points to a bias in the construct the item taps, because the item measures something besides the intended trait for one group.

Administration bias comes from differences in how a test is given. Interpretation bias is about the meaning drawn from scores in different groups. Predictive bias occurs when a test predicts a criterion differently across groups. None of those is what item-level functioning differences show.

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143.

Given below are two statements, the first labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : The usual educational evaluation is aimed at maximizing examiner variance.
Reason (R) : Examiner variance is reduced with higher interscorer reliability.
Codes :

A.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C.(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D.(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The assertion is false and the reason is true: (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Educational evaluation aims to reduce, not to maximise, examiner variance, the differences in marks that arise from who does the scoring. Higher inter-scorer reliability means different examiners agree more, so examiner variance falls, which makes the reason true.

The options that accept the assertion as true therefore fail, however they treat the reason.

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144.

Which of the following can be employed to assess the vocational interests of the subjects in guidance and counselling set up ?

1. EPPS
2. SVIB
3. DAT
4. GATB

A.2 only
B.1 and 2 only
C.3 and 4 only
D.2, 3 and 4 only

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

Only the SVIB assesses vocational interests, so the answer is 2 only.

The Strong Vocational Interest Blank compares a person's likes and dislikes with those of people in various occupations. It is the standard interest inventory in guidance and counselling.

The EPPS (Edwards Personal Preference Schedule) measures personality needs. The DAT (Differential Aptitude Tests) and GATB (General Aptitude Test Battery) measure aptitudes, not interests, so the options containing them are wrong.

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145.

In a multiple choice achievement test, item-remainder correlation can be best obtained through

A.Point-bi-serial correlation
B.phi coefficient
C.Contingency coefficient
D.Rank difference correlation

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The correlation is best obtained through point-biserial correlation.

In an item-remainder correlation each item score is dichotomous (right or wrong) and the remainder score, the total without that item, is continuous. Point-biserial correlation is the measure for one dichotomous and one continuous variable.

Phi coefficient needs two dichotomies, the contingency coefficient is for categorical frequency tables, and rank difference correlation is for two sets of ranks, so none of these suits the data.

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146.

Read each of the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). And indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Though not infallible, polygraph tests are administered to infer the truthfulness of the subject's responses.
Reason (R) : The assumption is that lying will be associated with lesser sympathetic activation.
Codes :

A.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B.Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C.(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D.(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The assertion is true and the reason is false: (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Polygraph tests are used to infer truthfulness although they are not infallible (A). The assumption behind them is that lying is accompanied by greater sympathetic arousal, shown by higher heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and skin conductance, not by lesser activation. So the reason as stated is false.

Hence the options saying both are true, or the assertion is false, do not fit.

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147.

Which of the following is not scored for 'Determinants' in Rorschach Ink Blot Test ?

A.Space
B.Form (Negative)
C.Inanimate Movement
D.Human Movement

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The item not scored for determinants is Space.

In the Rorschach, determinants are the features of the blot that led to the response: form, movement (human, animal and inanimate), colour and shading. Form (negative) means poor form fit, inanimate movement and human movement are movement determinants, and all are scored as determinants.

Space, the use of the white background, is scored under location, as a location feature, and not as a determinant.

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148.

Which scaling methods employ Law of Comparative Judgment to obtain scale values ?

1. Method of successive intervals.
2. Summated ratings method.
3. Magnitude estimation method.
4. Paired comparison method.
Codes :

A.4 only
B.1 and 4 only
C.3 and 4 only
D.2 and 3 only

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Thurstone's Law of Comparative Judgment gives scale values from judgements of pairs and from judgements placed in ordered categories, so it underlies the method of successive intervals (1) and the paired comparison method (4). The summated ratings method (2) is Likert's technique and uses item scores added together without that law. Magnitude estimation (3) is Stevens' direct scaling method, in which subjects assign numbers to stimuli. The answer is therefore 1 and 4 only. Option A leaves out successive intervals, and options C and D include methods that do not use the law.

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149.

The employer, who referred a case of an employee (client) to a psychologist, requested the psychologist to provide the employee's test scores and their interpretation.

A.The psychologist should firmly refuse to comply with this request.
B.The psychologist should comply with the request after informing the client.
C.The psychologist should comply with this request if the client agrees to it and gives an informed consent.
D.The psychologist should comply with this request only if the client shows criminal inclinations.

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

The psychologist should comply with the request only if the client agrees and gives informed consent. Test scores and their interpretation are confidential, and the person who was tested owns the right to decide who sees them. The employer who made the referral is a third party, so it cannot be given the results without the client's permission. A firm refusal in all cases is too rigid, since a client may allow release. Informing the client is not the same as obtaining consent, and the idea that criminal inclinations would justify release is not a standard of confidentiality.

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150.

Which of the following is/are considered culture-fair test/s of intelligence ?

1. Raven's Progressive Matrices
2. Cattell's Culture Fair Test of Intelligence.
3. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales.
4. Goodenough-Harris test
Codes :

A.2 only
B.2 and 3 only
C.1, 2 and 3 only
D.1, 2 and 4 only

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

Raven's Progressive Matrices (1), Cattell's Culture Fair Test (2) and the Goodenough-Harris Draw-a-Man test (4) are regarded as culture-fair tests because they use non-verbal, figural material that is less tied to language and schooling. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (3) has verbal subtests that depend on language, vocabulary and general knowledge, so it is not considered culture-fair. The answer is 1, 2 and 4 only. Options A, B and C either leave out valid tests or include the Wechsler scales.

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