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131.

Which of the following is correct of the Rorschach Ink Blot Cards ?

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: A

The Rorschach cards include five chromatic and five achromatic cards. Cards I, IV, V, VI and VII are black and grey, cards II and III have red along with black, and cards VIII, IX and X are multicoloured.

The other options give a different division, such as two chromatic and eight achromatic cards, or add unstructured cards, and none of these matches the ten-card set.

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132.

Substantially higher performance scores than verbal scores on the subtests of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) indicates

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: B

Substantially higher performance scores than verbal scores on the WAIS point to learning difficulties.

The Wechsler scale has a verbal part and a performance part. A person whose performance subtests, such as block design and picture arrangement, are far above the verbal subtests often has trouble with language-based learning, reading and schooling, and this pattern is used as a clue to a learning disability.

It does not by itself show gender differences, genetic influences or cultural bias, which need other evidence. The official key marks learning difficulties.

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133.

What is the correct sequence of development of the following personality tests :

1. Maudsley Personality Inventory
2. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
3. Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
4. NEO PI-3
Codes :

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The order of development is Maudsley, MMPI-2, Millon, NEO PI-3.

The key gives the order in which the tests came, beginning with the Maudsley Personality Inventory and ending with the revised NEO PI-3, the most recent of the four. The sequence 1, 3, 2, 4 is the last option.

The other options start with NEO PI-3 or MMPI-2, or reverse the order of the four tests, so they do not agree with the key.

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134.

Speed and power tests cannot be differentiated on the basis of

I. Time limit
II. Verbal content
III. Non-verbal content
IV. Difficulty level
Codes :

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: C

Speed and power tests cannot be differentiated on the basis of verbal content and non-verbal content.

A speed test has a strict time limit and easy items, and a power test has generous time and items that rise in difficulty. So the time limit and the difficulty level do differentiate them.

Either kind of test may use verbal or non-verbal material, so statements II and III cannot tell the two apart, and the option with II and III is correct. What separates the two kinds of test is how the items are set and timed, not the language or symbols in which they are written.

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135.

A fifth test was added to an established selection test battery of four tests. The old and new versions were correlated to an external criterion of job proficiency. The significant change in R2 was noted. This provided an evidence for

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UGC NET - 2013,

Answer: D

The significant change in R squared on adding the fifth test shows incremental validity: the new test improves the prediction of job proficiency beyond what the four earlier tests already gave. Incremental validity is judged from the gain in explained variance when a predictor is added to a regression.

Internal consistency concerns how well items or tests agree with each other, not prediction of an outside criterion. Construct validity is shown by convergent and discriminant evidence, and reliability is about consistency of scores. Correlation with an external criterion is validity, not reliability.

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136.

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

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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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137.

Different item functioning probably reveals

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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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138.

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 :

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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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139.

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

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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140.

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

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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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