Psychometric Assessment Exam: Level 1 - PsyAsia International Community

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Psychometric Assessment Exam: Level 1

Final Course Exam: PAWL1

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1 / 30

The test developed by Hermann Rorschach is a:
(select all that apply)

Neuropsychological Test

Psychometric Test

Aptitude Test

Psychological Test

Projective Test

2 / 30

A candidate scores at the 18th percentile on a numerical reasoning test and at the 10th percentile on a verbal reasoning test. The candidate’s total score is at the 28th percentile.

True

False

3 / 30

A candidate is unhappy about getting all of their example questions wrong. What is the better course of action?

Tell them you cannot discuss the questions with them

Ignore them

Tell them that it is expected that some people will fail this test

Ensure that they understand the process, then reassure them and ask them to look over the questions again

4 / 30

After you achieve your Level 1 Qualification, your organisation will be qualified to administer psychometric tests indefinitely?

False

True

5 / 30

The area between Z scores of -1 and -2 is located where on this normal distribution curve? Choose the number that matches below:

6 / 30

Listen to the audio. I am playing the role of the candidate.
What level of evidence do you hear?

Level 1

Level 3

Level 2

7 / 30

If a test publisher does not provide example questions for you to send out to candidates prior to the actual assessment, you can simply devise your own example questions on the basis of some of the test questions?

False

True

8 / 30

A candidate complains that psychometric tests are biased towards certain groups. What is the best course of action initially?

Tell the candidate that is not true and offer to more discuss later

Tell the candidate they are free to leave if they don't want to take the test

Tell the candidate that this may be true of some poorly developed tests but that the one you have chosen has been shown to be free of bias – ask them to give the test a chance and feel free to discuss further later if he wishes

Tell the candidate that this is not true, but it's really all very complicated and you don't have time to explain

9 / 30

Which of the following types of scale provides us with superior richness of data?

Ordinal scales

Interval scales

10 / 30

Look at this picture and complete the blanks below using one correctly spelt word for each!

This is a test. It is also considered to be a performance test. This type of test tends to be associated with any cultural disadvatages than verbal reasoning tests.

11 / 30

Fill in the blanks using WHOLE NUMBERS only:

If a candidate scores 2 standard deviations above the mean, this represents a Z score of and a percentile score of .

12 / 30

Look at this picture. What test is this from?

13 / 30

Which of the following is correct?

Sten scores have a mean of 5

Percentiles are equally distributed across the normal distribution

T scores from different tests can be added together

14 / 30

What is the Z score for a candidate with a raw score of 24 on a test with a mean of 28 and a standard deviation of 3?
(Answer to the nearest TWO decimal places)

15 / 30

The candidate’s performance on a test comprised of questions directly relevant to the job is used to ascertain the candidate’s ability to do the job. This sentence is referring to ___________ referencing. Please type in the missing single word.

16 / 30

Match the items on the left with the items on the right:

Percentiles

T-scores

17 / 30

Arrange the following in the correct order to show the correct stages of psychometric test development.
Note that stages appear in random order!

Stage 6

Stage 1

Stage 3

Stage 5

Stage 2

Stage 4

Stage 7

18 / 30

The following sentence is describing supervised administration? Each candidate sits at a computer and is monitored by the trained test administrator.

True

False

19 / 30

Which of the two types of discrimination is most likely to occur when using psychometric tests?

Indirect Discrimination

Direct Discrimination

20 / 30

Listen to the audio. I am playing the role of the candidate.
What level of evidence do you hear?

Level 1

Level 3

Level 2

21 / 30

In a validity study for a psychometric test, it is found that women generally do better than men on the test, whilst, on the job there are no significant performance differences. Which ONE of the following statements is correct in this situation?

There appears to be no adverse impact

There is evidence of justified adverse impact

There is evidence of unjustified adverse impact

22 / 30

Which of these statements is correct?

Both statements are correct

Reliability is a precursor to validity

Validity is a precursor to reliability

23 / 30

Before the test day, a candidate contacts you to advise that he has trouble reading small text. What is the best course of action initially?

Tell him not to worry and offer to provide somebody to read the questions to him

Ask him to come along to the session anyway and remind you of his concern on the day

Tell him that regrettably he will be unable to sit the test

Ask him how best you can help him

24 / 30

What is the PRINCIPLE reason for standardisation being so important in psychometric test administration?

Because candidates need to feel secure in the process

To ensure mistakes are not made

Because it impacts reliability which in turn will impact validity

None of the other choices

25 / 30

Type in the single word that should be inserted in all of the blanks (_____) below:

A Psychometric Test must be:

Administered in a _____way. Scored in a _____way. Interpreted in a _____ way.

26 / 30

Your boss comes to you after you have administered an aptitude test for a small group of candidates and asks you to hand over their scores. What do you do?

Hand over the reports and explain them carefully to him

Hand over the scores

Politely refuse to hand over the scores

Explain that you need to first pass the results on to a Level 2 trained individual who will later offer feedback to your boss

27 / 30

Match the items on the left with the items on the right

Norm referencing

Criterion referencing

28 / 30

What makes direct discrimination particularly important in psychometric testing?

The fact that it only occurs with psychometric tests

The fact that it is typically unintended (and therefore more difficult to detect)

It's actually indirect discrimination that is more likely to occur – and it's an issue because it's unintended and so difficult to detect

The fact that we have a duty to protect society from this type of discrimination

29 / 30

For a candidate scoring at the 25th percentile, which of the following statements are correct. Check ALL that apply:

The candidate is in the bottom 25%

The candidate performed better than 25% of similar others

The candidate performed worse than 25% of similar others

The candidate is in the top 25%

The candidate scored 25 percent in the test

The candidate is in the top 75%

30 / 30

Calculate the percentile score for a candidate scoring 10 on a test completed by 200 people, whereby 64 people scored below 10. Please enter a numerical value only.

Your score is