Deck 2: Sources of Information About Tests

Question 1

Tests in Print attempts to list all tests that are ___.

A) commercially available in English
B) commercially available in all languages
C) commercially and non-commercially available in English
D) commercially and non-commercially available in all languages

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Tests in Print was originated by the same person and is published by the same organization as ___

A) Test Critiques
B) Mental Measurements Yearbook
C) Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
D) ETS Test Collection

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which is NOT one of the comprehensive listings of tests identified in the textbook?

A) PsycTESTS
B) ETS Test Collection
C) Mental Measurements Yearbook
D) Tests in Print

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Mental Measurements Yearbook is sometimes referred to simply by the name of its originator, that is, as ___

A) ETS
B) Wechsler
C) Buros
D) APA

Question 5

The PsycTESTS database contains ___.

A) Only published tests
B) Mostly published tests
C) Only unpublished tests
D) Mostly unpublished tests

Question 6

Which source contains actual copies of tests for at least some entries in the source?

A) ETS Test Collection
B) Buros MMY
C) PsycTESTS
D) Tests in Print

Question 7

Which of the following should NOT be used to determine the quality of a particular test?

A) other test users
B) publisher's catalogs
C) test reviews
D) book about the test

Question 8

The American Psychological Association (APA) recently introduced an electronic database of information about tests called ___________.

A) PsycTESTS
B) Online Tests
C) PsycINFO
D) Psyc-Data

Question 9

Which best describes what the textbook refers to as "special purpose collections?" They are sources of information about tests within a narrow range of ___

A) publication dates
B) target age ranges
C) topics
D) languages

Question 10

The book Handbook of Personality Assessment is an example of what type of source of information?

A) publisher's catalog
B) comprehensive listing
C) books about single tests
D) special purpose collection

Question 11

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Psychometrika, and Personnel Psychology are all examples of what type of source of information about tests?

A) textbooks on testing
B) electronic listings
C) journals
D) comprehensive listings

Question 12

Which of these sources would be best for casting a broad net to see what tests might be available for a particular purpose?

A) comprehensive listings
B) publisher's catalogs
C) textbooks on testing
D) journals

Question 13

A major drawback of the comprehensive listings of tests is that they ___.

A) do not list very many tests
B) are very out of date
C) do not provide any critical evaluation
D) are too expensive

Question 14

Which is a major drawback of the systematic reviews as a source of information about tests?

A) Many reviewers are unqualified.
B) They are too expensive.
C) The reviews are not available for all tests.
D) They are so technical that very few people can understand them.

Question 15

What has been the most important development in sources of information about tests in recent years?

A) availability of test reviews
B) availability of comprehensive listings
C) semi-annual rather than annual publisher's catalogs
D) increased availability of textbooks on testing

Question 16

Which is the most important source of information about the latest technical developments in testing?

A) comprehensive listings
B) special purpose collections
C) publishers' catalogs
D) journals

Question 17

Regarding which source do you need to be most concerned about less-than-candid reporting about a test?

A) comprehensive listings
B) special purpose collections
C) journals
D) publishers' catalogs

Question 18

Which source of information would be best regarding whether the answer sheets for a particular test can be scored with a certain machine (scanner)?

A) journals
B) comprehensive listings
C) special purpose collections
D) publisher's catalog

Question 19

Which of these sources of information would you use to find out quickly what tests for learning disability are most widely used in your state?

A) comprehensive listings
B) other users
C) special purpose collections
D) journals

Question 20

One of the sources of information about tests is "books about single tests." What is the major advantage of this source of information?

A) easy electronic access
B) in-depth coverage of a single test
C) several parallel reviews of a test
D) up-to-date information about scoring services for the test

Question 21

One of the sources of information about tests is "books about single tests." What is the major disadvantage of this source of information?

A) The books are too expensive
B) Such books are available for only a few tests
C) The books tend to be in foreign languages
D) Such books are not revised often enough

Question 22

One of the sources of information about tests is "books about single tests." Such books tend to be available only for ___

A) more widely used tests
B) very obscure tests
C) the most expensive tests
D) machine-scored tests

Question 23

The ETS Test Collection electronic listing does NOT provide ___

A) lists of tests based on keywords
B) identification of the publisher of a test
C) critical reviews of tests
D) titles and authors of tests

Question 24

Which of the following generally would NOT be included in an introductory kit for a test?

A) technical manual
B) test booklet
C) answer sheets
D) publisher's catalog

Question 25

The Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures has been replaced by ______.

A) journal articles
B) publishers' catalogs
C) PsycTESTS
D) Buros MMYnewspaper reports

Question 26

From an entry in TIP you should be able to determine all of the following EXCEPT the test's ___

A) publisher
B) author
C) year of publication
D) degree of reliability

Question 27

Which of these is the most well-known and useful source for obtaining reviews of psychological tests?

A) Annual Review of Tests
B) Mental Measurements Yearbook
C) The Journal of Test Reviews
D) Journal of Psychological Measurement

Question 28

Which of the following is available freely on the Internet without any subscription?

A) Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
B) EBSCOHost's Mental Measurements Yearbook
C) ETS Test Collection
D) PsycTESTS

Question 29

If you were interested in finding test score profiles for certain types of cases on the MMPI-2 you would most benefit from ___.

A) a book about the MMPI-2
B) an MMPI-2 entry in the Mental Measurements Yearbook
C) search results for the MMPI-2 from the ETS Test Collection
D) a textbook on testing

Question 30

Which is a commonly used alternate name for a test's introductory kit?

A) sampler
B) pretest
C) test list
D) specimen set

Question 31

Which of the following would be the best source to use in order to find the current price of a particular test?

A) professional journal
B) publisher's catalog
C) electronic index
D) test review

Question 32

If you want to find a variety of tests available for a particular variable, which of these would be your best source?

A) textbooks on testing
B) other test users
C) comprehensive listing
D) professional journals

Question 33

If you were interested in recent developments in testing methodology, your best source would be ________.

A) professional journals
B) systematic test reviews
C) publisher's catalog
D) comprehensive lists of tests

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a shortcoming of the systematic reviews of tests?

A) Reviews are not available for all tests.
B) Lag time between test publication and review.
C) Evaluation of the test is not detailed enough.
D) Reviews are only the opinion of the reviewers.