PART I: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer among the given choices.

Shade your answers on the corresponding item number on your answer sheet. Avoid
erasures.
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1. Psychological tests are used to:

A. help make decisions about people C. promote self-understanding
B. measure psychological constructs D. all of the above

2. The first intelligence test was developed by

A. Binet and Simon B. Spearman C. Stanford and Binet D. Terman and Wechsler

3. Evidence of psychological testing can be traced back to:

A. cavemen challenging each other to lift heavy stones
B. selection of candidates for the Roman senate
C. public service examinations in ancient China
D. Hammurabi’s code of civil law

4. Psychological assessment refers to:

A. mental testing
B. testing people using psychological tests
C. writing reports based on psychological test scores
D. the high-level reasoning process involved in the application of psychological
procedures

5. _____ is a subprocess of _____

A. psychological testing; observation C psychological testing; interviewing
B. interviewing; psychological assessment D psychological assessment; observation

6. Which of the following is not usually used in psychological assessment?

A. psychological testing B. counselling C. interviewing D. observation

7. It refers to “all the possible uses, applications and underlying concepts of psychological
and educational tests”.
A. Psychological assessment C. Psychological testing
B. Psychological evaluation D. Psychometrics

8. The field of study concerned with the theory and techniques of psychological
measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities attitudes and
personality traits.
A. Psychological assessment C. Psychological testing
B. Psychological evaluation D. Psychometrics

9. This tests measures the previous learning.

A. Aptitude tests B. Achievement tests C. Intelligence tests D. Personality tests

10. He formulated the theory of correlation.

A. Francis Galton B. Charles Spearman C. Karl Pearson D. Jean Esquirol

11. This tests measures the potential for learning or acquiring a specific skill.
A. Aptitude tests B. Achievement tests C. Intelligence tests D. Personality tests
For items 12- 19. Below are examples of psychological tests used by various psychologists
and psychometricians in their assessment to clients. Classify them according to their type.
Choose among the choices below.
A. Aptitude test B. Personality test C. Intelligence test D. Achievement
test

12. Raven’s Progressive Matrices (Standard Progressive Matrices)

13. 16 PF Questionnaire
14. Purdue Non Language Test
15. Flanagan Industrial Test
16. Myers- Briggs Type Indicator
17. NEO PI R
18. Metropolitan Achievement Test
19. WAIS III and WISC

20. The following are purposes and uses of psychological testing in educational setting
except:
A. Diagnose academic failures C. classification of children for school instruction
B. Training of employees D. admission of new students

21. He administered the first test battery to thousands of citizens at the International Health
Exhibit.
A. Francis Galton B. Emil Kraepelin C. Jean Esquirol D. Karl Pearson

22. Psychometricians can do the following except:

A. administering and scoring of objective personality tests, structured personality tests,
excluding projective tests and other higher level forms of psychological tests.
B. conduct psychological counseling, psychotherapy and other psychological
interventions.
C. interpreting results of objective psychological tests and preparing a written report on
these results.
D. conducting preparatory intake interviews of clients for psychological invention
sessions.

23. Republic Act 9258 is otherwise known as:

A. Guidance and Counseling Act of 2003
B. Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004
C. Philippine Psychology Act of 2009
D. Philippine Psychology Act of 2010

24. Republic Act 10029 is otherwise known as:

A. Philippine Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004
B. Philippine Psychology Act of 2009
C. Philippine Psychometrics Act of 2009
D. Philippine Assessment Act of 2004

25. All of the following instances are justifiable not to gather informed consent prior to the
assessment of our clients except:
A. When it is mandated by law
B. When the purpose of the assessment is to determine the individual’s decisional
capacity.
C. When the client is a minor and there is no immediate parents only guardians
D. When it is implied as routine educational, institutional and organizational activity.

26. Gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a
psychological evaluation, accomplished through a variety of tools, including individual
tests, projective tests, clinical interview and other psychological assessment tools, for the
purpose of assessing diverse psychological functions including cognitive abilities,
aptitudes, personality characteristics, attitudes, values, interests, emotions and
motivations, among others, in support of psychological counseling, psychotherapy and
other psychological interventions.
A. Psychological programs C. psychological assessment
B. Psychological interventions D. psychological measurement

27. On the bases for assessment:

A. The expert opinions we provide through our recommendations, reports and diagnostic
or evaluative statements are based on substantial information and a specific
assessment technique.
B. The expert opinions we provide through our recommendations, reports and diagnostic
or evaluative statements are based on substantial information and appropriate
assessment techniques.
C. The expert opinions we provide through our recommendations, reports and diagnostic
or evaluative statements are based only on psychological testing.
D. The expert opinions we provide through our recommendations, reports and diagnostic
or evaluative statements are based on substantial information through interviews and
observation.

28. The rule of the thumb among practitioners in terms of the validity period of a
psychological report:
A. It can be used in a 6 months to 1 year period C. It can be used in a 2- year period
B. It can be used in a 3- year period D. it can be used in a 4- year period

29. What shall we do with obsolete and outdated test results?

A. We can base our interpretations, conclusions and recommendations on outdated test
results.
B. We do not base our interpretations, conclusions and recommendations on outdated
test results.
C. We can provide interpretations, conclusions and recommendations on the basis of
obsolete tests except for intelligence tests.
D. We do not provide interpretations, conclusions and recommendations on the basis of
obsolete tests.

30. Which of the following is not usually used in psychological assessment?

A. psychological testing B. counselling C. interviewing D. observation

31. Which of the following areas of psychology does not use psychological tests in practice?
A. forensic B. social C. educational D. clinical

32. Before administering a psychological test, a psychologist should ensure that:

A. the test has local norms
B. the test does not have any copyright restrictions
C. the test has been reviewed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook
D. the test is appropriate for use with the particular client in terms of his/her
demographics

33. Primum Non Nocere means:

A. Justice and Equity B. Do no harm C. For the welfare of all D. thou shall not
kill

34. Which of the following personality test is included in the screening of overseas workers
in the Philippines?
A. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- 2 (MMPI- 2)
B. Basic Personality Inventory (BPI)
C. Jackson Personality Inventory- Revised (JPI- R)
D. Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

35. Which of the following intelligence test is included in the screening of overseas workers
in the Philippines?
A. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
B. MD5 Mental Ability Test
C. Purdue Non Language Test (PNLT)
D. Slosson Full Range Intelliegence Test (SFRIT)

36. The technical standards for Guidance Counselor requires the practitioner the following
except one:
A. Professionalism B. Competence C. Commitment D. Challenge

37. In practice, battery of tests in different settings often includes but not limited to:
A. intelligence test, aptitude test and personality test- objective and projective
B. intelligence test, achievement test and personality test- objective and projective
C. intelligence test, aptitude test and personality test- projective only
D. intelligence test, aptitude test, achievement test and personality test- objective only

38. Which of the following is not part of the technical standards for assessment and report of
the Code or Manual of Technical Standards for licensed Registered Guidance
Counselors?
A. Practitioners should select standardized psychological tests that meet the purpose for
which they are to be used and that are appropriate for their intended client.
B. Practitioners must have the professional knowledge, skills and competencies in test
administration, scoring and interpretation except in preparing reports.
C. Practitioners should interpret test scores based on appropriate norms.
D. Practitioners should be aware of clients’ limitations in understanding language usage
and clinical terminology.

39. In fairness to our clients, under no circumstances should we report the test results without
taking into considerations of these characteristics of test except one:
A. Validity B. Reliability C. Length of the test D. Appropriateness of test

40. We used test that are:

I. Valid II. Standardized III. Has a normative data IV. Reliable V. Cost effective

A. Only I and IV B. II and III C. All choices expect V D. I, II and IV

41. One issue being raised by practitioners in Industrial setting is the use of personality tests
which measures psychopathological behaviors. Which of the following is an example of a
personality test that measures abnormal behaviors.
A. JPI- R B. 16 PF C. MMPI D. NEO PI- R

42. SPSS is an acronym of the following?

A. Statistical Predictions for Social Sciences
B. Sexual Preferences for the Sixties and Seventies.
C. Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences
D. Sexual Performance and SAD Syndrome

43. The following are all limitations of confidentiality except when:

A. The information is requested by teachers and professors.
B. After a careful deliberation.
C. There is imminent danger to the individual and community.
D. The court requested for the information but limited only to those pertinent
information.

44. In releasing test data:

A. We allow that test results and interpretations are used by persons in educational
institutions.
B. We do not release test data in the forms of raw and scaled scores.
C. We can release test data in the forms of client’s responses to test questions or stimuli.
D. We allow to release the notes regarding the client’s statements and behaviors during
examination to others.

45. What is our general advice with respect to the concept of do no harm?
A. So long as you did not set out to harm particiopants you have nothing to worry about
B. Reseach that involves risk to participants should not be carried out by sutudents
C. There are typically no hazards in student research studies.
D. None of the abive.

46. Telling the parents that a psychological test will be administered is an example of:
A. Informed assent B. informed Consent C. Debriefing D. Deception

47. A client suddenly refused to answer the remaining test battery and is uncooperative.
Initial action of the psychometrician should be:
A. Encourages the client to continue.
B. postpone the assessment.
C. Give clues to some items so the client will understand and continue.
D. Remain silent and let the client do what is comfortable.

48. Which of the following practices shows that the psychometrician followed the Code of
Ethics and Standards of Practice?
A. Providing pre- employment recommendations on the basis of personality tests alone.
B. Informing parents that their child has autism during initial interview/ observation.
C. Giving feedback and recommendation regarding the test results.
D. Recommending a child to a special education classes because the IQ is low according
to a standardized IQ test.

49. Where there test results have to be communicated to relatives, parents, or teachers, we
explain them through:
A. Psychological terms and judgements C. Non- technical language
B. terms usually used by social workers D. Highly technical terms
50. Asking for assent is done by:
A. Telling the parents that a psychological test will be administered.
B. Giving an informed consent form and letting the participant sign it.
C. Orienting the individual about the procedure.
D. Securing permission from a minor to take the psychological test.

51. A key difference between the terms “psychological testing” and “psychological
assessment” is that “psychological testing” refers to a process that:
A. Involves more problem- solving than psychological assessment.
B. Is more technician- like or more specific than psychological assessment
C. Is much broader in scope than psychological assessment
D. None of the above is correct.

52. Rapport is best defined in the testing situation as _____________________.

A. Ensuring total objectivity.
B. Making special efforts to motivate those students who do not show normal interest.
C. Arousing the examinee’s interest and cooperation.
D. Being especially friendly to the examinees.

53. Some controls must be placed on the availability of psychological test in order to
________________________.
A. Protect the content from disclosure.
B. Ensure that the test is administered by qualified people.
C. Preventing test misuse.
D. All of the above.

54. The psychometric approach measures which of the following?

A. Psychopathology symptoms C. Intelligence
B. Neurological or cognitive deficits D. All of the above

55. This is the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO) of professional

psychologists and psychometricians in the Philippines:
A. Psychological Association of the Philippines
B. Philippine Psychological Association
C. Philippine Network of Registered Psychologists and Psychometricians
D. Philippine Psychological Society

56. This standard score scaling system can be computed in the MS excel by providing the
formula: =STANDARDIZE (x, mean, standard deviation).
A. Percentile B. z- score C. t- score D. sten

57. Transforming scores on psychological tests is done primarily to

A. protect the privacy of the test taker C. aid interpretation of the scores
B. make the scores more manageable D make the scores available for research

58. Norm referencing of test scores:

A. compares scores among test takers
B. requires data gathering with a reasonably large sample
C. has been used since the early history of psychological testing
D. all of the above
59. A T score transformation:
A. gives rise to a distribution of scores with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10
B. has the same mean as the original distribution of raw scores
C. is derived using a non-linear transformation
D. is named after Terman, who was the first to use the transformation

60. z scores:
A. can be computed when either an estimate of the mean or an estimate of the standard
deviation is available
B. require access to a table of the normal curve for their calculation
C. were used by Wechsler in the first edition of his test of intelligence
D. are rarely used in scoring psychological tests
61. Percentiles:
A. is another name for scores expressed as per cent correct
B. express the person’s score in terms of where it lies in a distribution of scores
C. are only used when other transformations are not possible
D. provide a normal distribution of scores

62. What proportion of scores in a normal distribution lie above a z score of 1?

A. 50 per cent B. 16 per cent C. 25 per cent D. 10 per cent

63. If a z score of 1.33 is obtained we know that the person’s raw score:
A. is above average C. is lower than the scores of most others on the test
B. is about average D. falls at the 84th percentile

64. The Flynn effect refers to the observation that:

A. the raw score mean on intelligence tests has remained constant over the years
B. the standard deviation of scores on intelligence tests has remained constant over time
C. the raw score mean on intelligence tests has been increasing over the years
D. the raw score mean on intelligence tests has been decreasing over the years

65. The Flynn effect is a factor that needs to be considered :

A. with all forms of psychological tests C. with personality tests
B. with interest tests D with intelligence test

For items 67- 76. Below are the standard score scaling systems often used in interpreting
objective psychological tests. Select which system is being asked in each item. Choose your
answer on the choices given below. Shade your answer in your answer sheets provided.
A. z- score B. stanine C. sten D. t- score

66. This distribution requires that the mean and standard deviation should be computed first.
67. This is derived from “transformed score”.
68. This is expressed as a whole number from 1 to 10.
69. The mean of this standard score scaling system is 5.5.
70. The scale range of this scale ranges from 1 to 9.
71. The mean of this standard score scaling system is 5.
72. The mean of this standard score scaling system is 0 with standard deviation of 1.
73. Often used as an alternative to percentile in the interpretation of ability tests.
74. This kind of standardized score has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.
75. This kind of standardized score has a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 2.
76. As a rule of some practitioners, a calculated sten of 8.5 would be rounded down to:
A. 9 since it is usually rounded to the nearest whole number
B. 5.5 since it is the mean of sten
C. 9 since it is always rounded away from the mean
D. All choices are correct except B.

77. This is the specific scores or points within a distribution. It is also a score below, whereas
certain percentage of the score lies.
A. z- score B. percentile C. standard deviation D. t- score

78. Mean as a measure of central tendency:

A. refers to the middlemost score when all scores have been ranked.
B. refers to the average of a group of numbers.
C. refers to the most frequently occurring score.
D. Refers to the test score arranged from highest to lowest or lowest to highest according
to some criteria and then assigned a corresponding number.

79. Median as a measure of central tendency:

A. refers to the most frequently occurring score.
B. refers to the middlemost score when all scores have been ranked.
C. refers to the average of a group of numbers.
D. Refers to the test score arranged from highest to lowest or lowest to highest according
to some criteria and then assigned a corresponding number.

80. This scale of measurement are used to label, classify or identify the people or object of
interest. For example, the number that appears on the uniform of players identifies a
given player.
A. Interval scale B. Ordinal scale C. Nominal scale D. Ratio scale

81. This is a scale that has an equal distance between adjacent numbers. For example, Likert
scale gives an equal distance between responses for the attribute being measured.
A. Interval scale B. Ordinal scale C. Nominal scale D. Ratio scale

82. This is considered as rank order scale. It determines which is better or worse than any
other.
A. Interval scale B. Ordinal scale C. Nominal scale D. Ratio scale

83. Stens calculated to be lower than 1 (e.g. 0.75, -1.3) are:

A. Rounded in three decimal places.
B. Rounded up to 1, the bottom value of the scale.
C. Rounded up to 2, the second value of the system.
D. Rounded in two decimal places.

84. As a rule of some practitioners, a calculated sten of 4.5 would be rounded down to:
A. 5 since it is usually rounded to the nearest whole number
B. 5.5 since it is the mean of sten
C. 4 since it is always rounded away from the mean
D. D. none of the choices

85. A correlation coefficient of +- .00 to +- .20 denotes:

A. high positive correlation. C. substantial or marked relationship
B. low or slight correlation. D. indifferent or negligible relationship

Use the following correlation matrix to answer items no. 87- 90.

Anger Inventory Aggression Test CES- D (Depression Scale)

Anger Inventory 1
Aggression Test 0.92 1
CES- D (Depression Scale) 0.79 0.54 1

86. The table above shows the results of Anger Inventory, Anger Test and CES- D
(Depression Scale) correlations. Anger Inventory and Aggression Test obtained a
correlation coefficient of .82 which denotes:
A. high positive correlation. C. substantial or marked relationship

B. low or slight correlation. D. indifferent or negligible relationship

87. Anger Inventory and CES- D obtained a correlation coefficient of .79 which denotes:
C. high positive correlation. C. substantial or marked relationship

B. low or slight correlation. D. indifferent or negligible relationship

88. Aggression test and CES- D obtained a correlation coefficient of .54 which
denotes:
D. high positive correlation. C. substantial or marked relationship

B. low or slight correlation. D. indifferent or negligible relationship

89. The table shows positive correlations among the three tests which means that:
A. An increase in set of scores correspond to increase in another set of scores.
B. An increase in set of scores correspond to decrease in another set of scores.
C. No relationship among variables.
D. None of the choices above.

Convert the following z- score to t- score, stanine and sten. Select your conversion on the
choices given. Use the following computed z-score below with a mean of 83.83 and SD of
7.20.
z s core s
2.11
1.97
1.83
1.00
0.86
0.86
0.86
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.58
0.58
0.44
-0.25
-0.25
-0.39
-0.53
-0.67
-0.67
-0.67
-0.67
-0.81
-0.81
-0.95
-0.95
-1.09
-1.09
-1.09
-1.09
-1.23

90. t- score of the z- score 2.11:

A. 71.07 B. 69.68 C. 68.29 D. 59.96
91. Stanine of the z- score -0.81:
A. 3.4 B. 3.1 C. 2.8 D. 2.5

92. Stanine of the z- score 0.44:

A. 5.9 B. 4.5 C. 4.2 D. 3.7

93. Sten of the z- score 0.72:

A. 6.7 B. 6.4 C. 5.0 D. 4.7

94. t-score of the z- score 0.86:

A. 58.57 B. 57.18 C. 55.79 D. 54.40
95. Sten of the z- score 1:
A. 9.7 B. 9.4 C. 9.2 D. 7.5

96. Stanine of the z- score -1.23:

A. 3.4 B. 3.1 C. 2.8 D. 2.5

97. If you lined children up according their weight, from highest to lowest, you would be
using a(n) ________________scale.
A. Interval B. ordinal C. nominal D. ratio

98. The normative group, or standardization sample is:

A. The group to which current examinees can be compared.
B. The population that scores in the extreme or clinical range on a test.
C. The sample of people in a criterion validity study
D. Typically not the target population for the test in question.

99. Which of the following findings is not a correlation?

A. As temperature increases ice- cream sales also increases
B. As testosterone increases so does verbal aggression ‘
C. Women scored higher than men on narcissism
D. None of these.
100. Which is NOT a type of standard score?
A. Stanine B. Deviation IQ C. T score D. J score